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George Jeffrey, chairman of Playcast Europe, at a high-level working lunch on the economics of the digital revolution, hosted by the Lisbon Council, a Brussels-based think tank. For more, visit www.lisboncouncil.net.
Jazz singer George Benson in Yerevan © PanARMENIAN Photo/ Davit Hakobyan All the images presented in this photostream are part of photo sets that can be purchased for editorial or commercial use. Contact us
Postman's Park, London
Postman's Park is a park in central London, a short distance north of St Paul's Cathedral. Bordered by Little Britain, Aldersgate Street, King Edward Street, and the site of the former head office of the General Post Office, it is one of the largest parks in the City of London.
Opened in 1880 on the site of the former churchyard and burial ground of St Botolph's Aldersgate church, it expanded over the next 20 years to incorporate the adjacent burial grounds of Christ Church Greyfriars and St Leonard, Foster Lane, as well as the site of housing demolished during the widening of Little Britain in 1880.
In 1900, the park became the location for George Frederic Watts's Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice, a memorial to ordinary people who died saving the lives of others and might otherwise have been forgotten, in the form of a loggia and long wall housing ceramic memorial tablets. At the time of its opening, only four of the planned 120 memorial tablets were in place, with a further nine tablets added during Watts's lifetime. Following Watts's death in 1904, his wife Mary Watts took over the management of the project and oversaw the installation of a further 35 memorial tablets in the following four years, as well as a small monument to Watts.
George Foreman speaking at the 2016 FreedomFest at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
George Chaffey Adobe (4050 Adams Street) – This adobe residence was built in 1878 by William Chaffey for his father. Together with his brother, George Jr., William formed a partnership and established the colonies of Etiwanda, Ontario, and Upland in California.
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George Spasyk, Michigan '49 and Paul Robertson, Michigan '64 at Sigma Founders Day April 3, 2005.
In loving memory of George
only child of
G L & F H A Sayers
died 9 Feb 1924
aged 21 yrs
"Cheerio"
"..at 86 Clonbern Rd, Remuera, ..." [1]
His parents are beside him their headstone reads
In memory of
Florence Harriet Alberta Sayers
nee Button
wife of G L Sayers
died 7 Oct 1930
aged 57 yrs
Truely worthy as woman, wife and mother.
Father died 9 Dec 1939 aged 81
Sources:
[1]
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18630, 11 February 1924
George was one of the most influencial teachers in shaping Nancy's vocal style. Other Seattleites who studied with George include Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, and Grammy winning jazz vocalists Diane Schurr and Ernestine Anderson.
French postcard by Editions Chantal, Rueil, no. 7. Photo: Industrie Photographique.
Handsome and athletic Georges Marchal (1920 - 1997) was one of the main lead actors in the French cinema of the 1950’s, together with Jean Marais. He starred in several costume dramas and swashbuckling films and later appeared in films of Luis Buñuel.
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206 Essex Street
Salem, Massachusetts
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Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection,
Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts
One of Nova Scotia's two Cape George's, this one looks out over Bras d'Or Lake at the north entrance to St. Peter's Inlet. Though beautiful it may be, the road to get there isn't all that welcoming.
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George Gurnett (c. 1792 – November 17, 1861) was a Canadian journalist and city of Toronto politician. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.
Born in Sussex, England, he emigrated in the 1820s to Virginia. He later moved to Ancaster in Upper Canada, where he founded his first local paper, The Gore Gazette, and finally to York in 1829, where he founded the Tory paper The Courier of Upper Canada.[1] He sold The Courier in 1837.
When York was incorporated in May 1834 as the city of Toronto, Gurnett was elected to the city council as the representative for St. George's Ward. During his 17 years on the city council he served as mayor four times, in 1837, 1848, 1849, and 1850.[2] Due to his long service on council and his years as mayor he is often considered to be one of the founders of the city of Toronto.
Gurnett held many positions while on Council. In 1837 he was appointed as the city's first Tory mayor, as magistrate of the Home District, and district clerk of the peace.[3] He held positions on committees that dealt with harbour and wharves, gas and waterworks, and education. He was chairman of the board of health during the 1847 typhus epidemic [4]
Gurnett resigned from the city council at the end of 1850, after having been appointed the first police magistrate of Toronto. He served in this post until his death in 1861.[5]
Gurnett’s first wife died in 1835. In 1841 he married Catherine Darby of Trafalgar. He had eight children, six of whom died in infancy. When he died in 1861 he was survived by his second wife and two daughters
The bookplate of [George Smyth], in the collection of Daniel B. Fearing. Country: Scotland. Dimensions: 4.6 x 6.6. Features: "Mediis Tranquillus in Undis"; dolphin devouring a fish. Type: Bookplate. In the Fearing Fish Armorial collection.
Photograph from the Derbyshire Courier 26th May 1917
Hartley, George William, Private, 23587, 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
Born Eckington, Derbyshire
Enlisted Sheffield, Yorkshire
Killed in action 29th April 1917 aged 22
Son of Fanny Hartley, of 4, Church St., Eckington, Sheffield, and the late Alfred Hartley.
Buried in Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France, Grave reference: II, P, 11
1911 Census
A coal miner pony driver
Son of Alfred, a coal miner hewer, and Fanny Hartley, of 4, Church Street, Eckington, Derbyshire
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George R. Crook (September 8, 1828 – March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. During the 1880s, the Apache nicknamed Crook Nantan Lupan, which means "Grey Wolf."
Crook was born to Thomas and Elizabeth Matthews Crook on a farm near Taylorsville, Ohio (near Dayton). Nominated to the United States Military Academy by Congressman Robert Schenck, he graduated in 1852, ranking near the bottom of his class.
When the Civil War broke out, Crook accepted a commission as Colonel of Ohio's 36th regiment and led it on duty in western Virginia. He was in command of the 3rd Brigade in the District of the Kanawha where he was wounded in a small fight at Lewisburg, VA. Crook returned to command of his regiment during the Northern Virginia Campaign. He and his regiment were part of John Pope's headquarters escort at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Crook led his brigade at the battle of South Mountain and near Burnside's Bridge at the battle of Antietam. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general on September 7, 1862. During these early battles he developed a lifelong friendship with one of his subordinates, Col. Rutherford B. Hayes of the 23rd Ohio Infantry.
Crook successfully campaigned against the Snake Indians in the 1864-68 Snake War, where he won nationwide recognition. Crook had fought Indians in Oregon before the Civil War. He was assigned to the Pacific Northwest to us new tactics in this war, which had been waged for several years. Crook arrived in Boise City to take command on December 11, 1866. The general noticed that the Northern Paiute used the fall, winter and spring seasons to gather food, so he adopted the tactic recommended by a predecessor George B. Currey: to attack during the winter.[9] Crook had his cavalry approach the Paiute on foot in attack at their winter camp.
Crook served against the Sioux during the Great Sioux War of 1876-77. He fought the Lakota at the Battle of the Rosebud. On 28 May 1876, Brigadier General George Crook assumed direct command of the Bighorn and Yellowstone Expedition at Fort Fetterman. Crook had gathered a strong force from his Department of the Platte. Leaving Fort Fetterman on 29 May, the 1,051-man column consisted of 15 companies from the 2d and 3d Cavalry, 5 companies from the 4th and 9th Infantry, 250 mules, and 106 wagons. On 14 June, the column was joined by 261 Shoshone and Crow allies. Based on intelligence reports, Crook ordered his entire force to prepare for a quick march. Each man was to carry only 1 blanket, 100 rounds of ammunition, and 4 days' rations. The wagon train would be left at Goose Creek, and the infantry would be mounted on the pack mules. On 17 June, Crook's column set out at 0600, marching northward along the south fork of Rosebud Creek. The Crow and Shoshone scouts were particularly apprehensive. Although the column had not yet encountered any sign of Indians, the scouts seemed to sense their presence. The soldiers, particularly the mule-riding infantry, seemed fatigued from the early start and the previous day's 35-mile march. Accordingly, Crook stopped to rest his men and animals at 0800. Although he was deep in hostile territory, Crook made no special dispositions for defense. His troops halted in their marching order. The Cavalry battalions led the column, followed by the battalion of mule-borne foot soldiers, and a provisional company of civilian miners and packers brought up the rear.
The Crow and Shoshone scouts remained alert while the soldiers rested. Several minutes later, the soldiers heard the sound of intermittent gunfire coming from the bluffs to the north. As the intensity of fire increased, a scout rushed into the camp shouting, "Lakota, Lakota!" The Battle of the Rosebud was on. By 0830, the Sioux and Cheyenne had hotly engaged Crook's Indian allies on the high ground north of the main body. Heavily outnumbered, the Crow and Shoshone scouts fell back toward the camp, but their fighting withdrawal gave Crook time to deploy his forces. Rapidly firing soldiers drove off the attackers but used up much of the ammunition meant for use later in the campaign. Low on ammunition and with numerous wounded, the General returned to his post. Historians debate whether Crook's pressing on could have prevented the killing of the five companies of the 7th Cavalry Regiment led by George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Crook commanded the Department of the Platte from 1875 to 1882, with headquarters at Fort Omaha in North Omaha, Nebraska. During this period, in 1879, he spoke on behalf of the Ponca tribe and Native American rights during the trial of Standing Bear v. Crook, in which the federal judge affirmed that Standing Bear had some of the rights of US citizens. That same year his home, now called the General Crook House, was completed.
George is seen in the Motor Cycle Finish department at BSA Small Heath after he gave up road testing, a fine friend and workmate. Note the road test report in the saddle sping of Len's bike, standard practice. George was a member of the support team for the 1939 Maudes Trophy.
I am debating on cutting her Wendy Weekender hair into a shorter bob like this <3 and then I realized I kinda love this on my Little Baby Vamp :D What a cutie!
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206 Essex Street
Salem, Massachusetts
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Citation: Nelson Dionne Salem History Collection,
Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts
Co. C, 62nd ILL. Infantry
Bonner Springs Chieftain, Thursday, Nov. 23, 1916
Pg. 1 Vol. XXI, No. 28
DEATH CLAIMS ANOTHER
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
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George Foote Died Monday
Night After Brief Illness. Funeral
Services Wednesday.
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One of the most kindly, optimistic and well beloved of the citizens of Bonner Springs passed from among his fellow citizens forever on Monday night at 10:30 when George Foote, pioneer settler, loyal Mason and faithful officer of the church died at his home here.
His illness was brief. He worked for F. R. Walker Wednesday of last week. He became ill that evening with peritonitis and in spite of anything that could be done for him died Monday night.
The funeral was held from the Christian church Wednesday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Cooper. The services at the cemetery were in the hands of the Masonic lodge. The pall bearers were selected from the members of the official board of the Christian church in which Mr. Foote had been an elder for many years, and the Masonic lodge of which he was a loyal member.
Few men have so many friends and so few enemies as had George Foote. His ever ready smile, which spoke volumes of brotherly love and kindness was a characteristic for which he will long be remembered. He was always ready to serve others, yet never sought anything from his friends for himself. A kindlier, sweeter spirited, more loyal and steadfast friends never lived.
George Foote was born in Berkshire, Delaware Co., Ohio, on Feb. 16, 1846 and died on November 20, 1916. Had he lived until next February he would have been seventy years old. He served for a while in the Union army toward the close of the war. In 1867 he drove through to Kansas, settling first in Leavenworth and afterward in Jefferson County. In 1882 he came to Bonner Springs, then known as Tiblow. He united with the Christian Church in 1872. Shortly after coming to Bonner Springs in 1882 he married Miss Lizzie E. Lee. He leaves his wife and two daughters, Mrs. H. H. Hewett of Ottawa and Mrs. Murray Nicol of Bonner Springs to mourn his loss.
French postcard, no. 27. Photo: Industrie Cinématographique.
Handsome and athletic Georges Marchal (1920 - 1997) was one of the main lead actors in the French cinema of the 1950’s, together with Jean Marais. He starred in several costume dramas and swashbuckling films and later appeared in films of Luis Buñuel.
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Dobbies cocktail garden in George Street during the Edinburgh Festival August 2015. The bench seats have books in them.
The street has been undergoing a year-long trial, due to end on September 6th, during a dedicated cycle lane and a one-way system for general traffic and buses was introduced.
During the August festival period further disruption has been caused by closing part of the street to all traffic to create an ‘event space’ run by Universal Arts outside the New Town Theatre. This area largely provides bars and eating opportunities.
Although councillors claim they have had a lot of positive feedback, these initiatives are not universally popular and there is plenty of support locally for removing the alfresco dining and restoring the street to its former glory.
August 2021 update: Councillors are set to make George Street pedestrian only. Bus stops will be sited at either end and car parking will reduced to blue badge holders and loading access for businesses. These plans are part of Edinburgh City Council’splans to make the city centre car-free by 2030.
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www.edinburgh.gov.uk/blog/newsblog/post/874/festival-traf...
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Latest plans (2023): www.edinburgh.gov.uk/georgestreet/