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Mariahilferstraße
Mariahilferstraße, 6th, 7th, 14th and 15th, since 1897 (in the 6th and 7th district originally Kremser Sraße, then Bavarian highway, Laimgrubner main road, Mariahilfer main street, Fünfhauserstraße, Schönbrunnerstraße and Penzinger Poststraße, then Schönbrunner Straße), in memory of the old suburb name; Mariahilf was an independent municipality from 1660 to 1850, since then with Gumpendorf, Magdalenengrund, Windmühle and Laimgrube 6th District.
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Mariahilferstraße, 1908 - Wien Museum
Mariahilferstraße, 1908
Picture taken from "August Stauda - A documentarian of old Vienna"
published by Christian Brandstätter - to Book Description
History
Pottery and wine
The first ones who demonstrably populated the area of today's Mariahilferstraße (after the mammoth) were the Illyrians. They took advantage of the rich clay deposits for making simple vessels. The Celts planted on the sunny hills the first grape vines and understood the wine-making process very well. When the Romans occupied at the beginning of our Era Vienna for several centuries, they left behind many traces. The wine culture of the Celts they refined. On the hill of today's Mariahilferstraße run a Roman ridge trail, whose origins lay in the camp of Vindobona. After the rule of the Romans, the migration of peoples temporarily led many cultures here until after the expulsion of the Avars Bavarian colonists came from the West.
The peasant Middle Ages - From the vineyard to the village
Thanks to the loamy soil formed the winery, which has been pushed back only until the development of the suburbs, until the mid-17th Century the livelihood of the rural population. "Im Schöff" but also "Schöpf - scoop" and "Schiff - ship" (from "draw of") the area at the time was called. The erroneous use of a ship in the seal of the district is reminiscent of the old name, which was then replaced by the picture of grace "Mariahilf". The Weinberg (vineyard) law imposed at that time that the ground rent in the form of mash on the spot had to be paid. This was referred to as a "draw".
1495 the Mariahilfer wine was added to the wine disciplinary regulations for Herrenweine (racy, hearty, fruity, pithy wine with pleasant acidity) because of its special quality and achieved high prices.
1529 The first Turkish siege
Mariahilferstraße, already than an important route to the West, was repeatedly the scene of historical encounters. When the Turks besieged Vienna for the first time, was at the lower end of today Mariahilferstrasse, just outside the city walls of Vienna, a small settlement of houses and cottages, gardens and fields. Even the St. Theobald Monastery was there. This so-called "gap" was burned at the approach of the Turks, for them not to offer hiding places at the siege. Despite a prohibition, the area was rebuilt after departure of the Turks.
1558, a provision was adopted so that the glacis, a broad, unobstructed strip between the city wall and the outer settlements, should be left free. The Glacis existed until the demolition of the city walls in 1858. Here the ring road was later built.
1663 The new Post Road
With the new purpose of the Mariahilferstrasse as post road the first three roadside inn houses were built. At the same time the travel increased, since the carriages were finally more comfortable and the roads safer. Two well-known expressions date from this period. The "tip" and "kickbacks". In the old travel handbooks of that time we encounter them as guards beside the route, the travel and baggage tariff. The tip should the driver at the rest stop pay for the drink, while the bribe was calculated in proportion to the axle grease. Who was in a hurry, just paid a higher lubricant (Schmiergeld) or tip to motivate the coachman.
1683 The second Turkish siege
The second Turkish siege brought Mariahilferstraße the same fate. Meanwhile, a considerable settlement was formed, a real suburb, which, however, still had a lot of fields and brick pits. Again, the suburb along the Mariahilferstraße was razed to the ground, the population sought refuge behind the walls or in the Vienna Woods. The reconstruction progressed slowly since there was a lack of funds and manpower. Only at the beginning of the 18th Century took place a targeted reconstruction.
1686 Palais Esterhazy
On several "Brandstetten", by the second Turkish siege destroyed houses, the Hungarian aristocratic family Esterhazy had built herself a simple palace, which also had a passage on the Mariahilferstrasse. 1764 bought the innkeeper Paul Winkelmayr from Spittelberg the building, demolished it and built two new buildings that have been named in accordance with the Esterhazy "to the Hungarian crown."
17th Century to 19th Century. Fom the village to suburb
With the development of the settlements on the Mariahilferstraße from village to suburbs, changed not only the appearance but also the population. More and more agricultural land fell victim to the development, craftsmen and tradesmen settled there. There was an incredible variety of professions and trades, most of which were organized into guilds or crafts. Those cared for vocational training, quality and price of the goods, and in cases of unemployment, sickness and death.
The farms were replaced by churches and palaces, houses and shops. Mariahilf changed into a major industrial district, Mariahilferstrasse was an important trading center. Countless street traders sold the goods, which they carried either with them, or put in a street stall on display. The dealers made themselves noticeable by a significant Kaufruf (purchase call). So there was the ink man who went about with his bottles, the Wasserbauer (hydraulic engineering) who sold Danube water on his horse-drawn vehicle as industrial water, or the lavender woman. This lovely Viennese figures disappeared with the emergence of fixed premises and the improvement of urban transport.
Private carriages, horse-drawn carriages and buggies populated the streets, who used this route also for trips. At Mariahilferplatz Linientor (gate) was the main stand of the cheapest and most popular means of transport, the Zeiselwagen, which the Wiener used for their excursions into nature, which gradually became fashionable. In the 19th Century then yet arrived the Stellwagen (carriage) and bus traffic which had to accomplish the connection between Vienna and the suburbs. As a Viennese joke has it, suggests the Stellwagen that it has been so called because it did not come from the spot.
1719 - 1723 Royal and Imperial Court Stables
Emperor Charles VI. gave the order for the construction of the stables to Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. 1772 the building was extended by two houses on the Mariahilferstrasse. The size of the stables still shows, as it serves as the Museum Quarter - its former importance. The Mariahilferstraße since the building of Schönbrunn Palace by the Imperial court very strongly was frequented. Today in the historic buildings the Museum Quarter is housed.
The church and monastery of Maria Hülff
Coloured engraving by J. Ziegler, 1783
1730 Mariahilferkirche
1711 began the renovation works at the Mariahilferkirche, giving the church building today's appearance and importance as a baroque monument. The plans stem from Franziskus Jänkl, the foreman of Lukas von Hildebrandt. Originally stood on the site of the Mariahilferkirche in the medieval vineyard "In Schoeff" a cemetery with wooden chapel built by the Barnabites. Already in those days, the miraculous image Mariahilf was located therein. During the Ottoman siege the chapel was destroyed, the miraculous image could be saved behind the protective walls. After the provisional reconstruction the miraculous image in a triumphal procession was returned, accompanied by 30,000 Viennese.
1790 - 1836 Ferdinand Raimund
Although in the district Mariahilf many artists and historical figures of Vienna lived , it is noticeable that as a residence they rather shunned the Mariahilferstraße, because as early as in the 18th Century there was a very lively and loud bustle on the street. The most famous person who was born on the Mariahilferstrasse is the folk actor and dramatist Ferdinand Raimund. He came in the house No. 45, "To the Golden deer (Zum Goldenen Hirschen)", which still exists today, as son of a turner into the world. As confectioners apprentice, he also had to visit the theaters, where he was a so-called "Numero", who sold his wares to the visitors. This encounter with the theater was fateful. He took flight from his training masters and joined a traveling troupe as an actor. After his return to Vienna, he soon became the most popular comedian. In his plays all those figures appeared then bustling the streets of Vienna. His most famous role was that of the "ash man" in "Farmer as Millionaire", a genuine Viennese guy who brings the wood ash in Butte from the houses, and from the proceeds leading a modest existence.
1805 - 1809 French occupation
The two-time occupation of Vienna by the French hit the suburbs hard. But the buildings were not destroyed fortunately.
19th century Industrialization
Here, where a higher concentration of artisans had developed as in other districts, you could feel the competition of the factories particularly hard. A craftsman after another became factory worker, women and child labor was part of the day-to-day business. With the sharp rise of the population grew apartment misery and flourished bed lodgers and roomers business.
1826
The Mariahilferstraße is paved up to the present belt (Gürtel).
1848 years of the revolution
The Mariahilferstraße this year was in turmoil. At the outbreak of the revolution, the hatred of the people was directed against the Verzehrungssteuerämter (some kind of tax authority) at the lines that have been blamed for the rise of food prices, and against the machines in the factories that had made the small craftsmen out of work or dependent workers. In October, students, workers and citizens tore up paving stones and barricaded themselves in the Mariahilfer Linientor (the so-called Linienwall was the tax frontier) in the area of today's belt.
1858 The Ring Road
The city walls fell and on the glacis arose the ring-road, the now 6th District more closely linking to the city center.
1862 Official naming
The Mariahilferstraße received its to the present day valid name, after it previously was bearing the following unofficial names: "Bavarian country road", "Mariahilfer Grund Straße", "Penzinger Street", "Laimgrube main street" and "Schönbrunner Linienstraße".
The turn of the century: development to commercial street
After the revolution of 1848, the industry displaced the dominant small business rapidly. At the same time the Mariahilferstraße developed into the first major shopping street of Vienna. The rising supply had to be passed on to the customer, and so more and more new shops sprang up. Around the turn of the century broke out a real building boom. The low suburban houses with Baroque and Biedermeier facade gave way to multi-storey houses with flashy and ostentatious facades in that historic style mixture, which was so characteristic of the late Ringstrasse period. From the former historic buildings almost nothing remained. The business portals were bigger and more pompous, the first department stores in the modern style were Gerngross and Herzmansky. Especially the clothing industry took root here.
1863 Herzmansky opened
On 3 March opened August Herzmansky a small general store in the Church Lane (Kirchengasse) 4. 1897 the great establishment in the pin alley (Stiftgasse) was opened, the largest textile company of the monarchy. August Herzmansky died a year before the opening, two nephews take over the business. In 1928, Mariahilferstraße 28 is additionally acquired. 1938, the then owner Max Delfiner had to flee, the company Rhonberg and Hämmerle took over the house. The building in Mariahilferstrasse 30 additionally was purchased. In the last days of the war in 1945 it fell victim to the flames, however. 1948, the company was returned to Max Delfiner, whose son sold in 1957 to the German Hertie group, a new building in Mariahilferstrasse 26 - 30 constructing. Other ownership changes followed.
1869 The Pferdetramway
The Pferdetramway made it first trip through the Mariahilferstraße to Neubaugasse.
Opened in 1879 Gerngroß
Mariahilferstraße about 1905
Alfred Gerngross, a merchant from Bavaria and co-worker August
Herzmanskys, founded on Mariahilferstrasse 48/corner Church alley (Kirchengasse) an own fabric store. He became the fiercest competitor of his former boss.
1901 The k.k. Imperial Furniture Collection
The k.k. Hofmobilien and material depot is established in Mariahilferstrasse 88. The collection quickly grew because each new ruler got new furniture. Today, it serves as a museum. Among other things, there is the office of Emperor Franz Joseph, the equipment of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico from Miramare Castle, the splendid table of Charles VI. and the furniture from the Oriental Cabinet of Crown Prince Rudolf.
1911 The House Stafa
On 18 August 1911, on the birthday of Emperor Franz Joseph, corner Mariahilferstraße/imperial road (Kaiserstraße) the "central palace" was opened. The construction by its architecture created a sensation. Nine large double figure-relief panels of Anton Hanak decorated it. In this building the "1st Vienna Commercial sample collective department store (Warenmuster-Kollektivkaufhaus)", a eight-storey circular building was located, which was to serve primarily the craft. The greatest adversity in the construction were underground springs. Two dug wells had to be built to pump out the water. 970 liters per minute, however, must be pumped out until today.
1945 bombing of Vienna
On 21 February 1945 bombs fell on the Mariahilferstrasse, many buildings were badly damaged. On 10th April Wiener looted the store Herzmansky. Ella Fasser, the owner of the café "Goethe" in Mariahilferstrasse, preserved the Monastery barracks (Stiftskaserne) from destruction, with the help other resistance fighters cutting the fire-conducting cords that had laid the retreating German troops. Meanwhile, she invited the officers to the cafe, and befuddled them with plenty of alcohol.
In 1980, a major volcanic eruption occurred at Mount St. Helens, a volcano located in state of Washington, in the United States. The eruption (which was a level 5 event) was the only significant one to occur in the contiguous 48 U.S. states since the 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak in California.[1] The eruption was preceded by a two-month series of earthquakes and steam-venting episodes, caused by an injection of magma at shallow depth below the volcano that created a huge bulge and a fracture system on the mountain's north slope.
Prior to the eruption, USGS scientists convinced local authorities to close Mount St. Helens to the general public and to maintain the closure in spite of local pressure to re-open it; their work saved thousands of lives. An earthquake at 8:32:17 a.m. PDT (UTC−7) on Sunday, May 18, 1980, caused the entire weakened north face to slide away, suddenly exposing the partly molten, gas- and steam-rich rock in the volcano to lower pressure. The rock responded by exploding a hot mix of lava and pulverized older rock toward Spirit Lake so fast that it overtook the avalanching north face.
An eruption column rose 80,000 feet (24 km; 15 mi) into the atmosphere and deposited ash in 11 U.S. states.[2] At the same time, snow, ice and several entire glaciers on the volcano melted, forming a series of large lahars (volcanic mudslides) that reached as far as the Columbia River, nearly 50 miles (80 km) to the southwest. Less-severe outbursts continued into the next day, only to be followed by other large, but not as destructive, eruptions later in 1980.
Fifty-seven people were killed, including innkeeper Harry R. Truman, photographer Reid Blackburn and geologist David A. Johnston.[3] Hundreds of square miles were reduced to wasteland causing over a billion U.S. dollars in damage ($2.88 billion in 2014 dollars[4]), thousands of game animals were killed, and Mount St. Helens was left with a crater on its north side. At the time of the eruption, the summit of the volcano was owned by the Burlington Northern Railroad, but afterward the land passed to the United States Forest Service.[5] The area was later preserved, as it was, in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Wooden jetty on the Herreninsel (in English: "Gentlemen’s Island") on Lake Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany
Some background information:
Lake Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in the Alpine Foreland, a rather southern part of the Bavarian district of Upper Bavaria. It is located near the Austrian border, between the cities of Rosenheim, Germany, and Salzburg, Austria. In the vernacular Chiemsee is often called "The Bavarian Sea”, because with its surface area of about 80 km² (30.9 square miles) it is the biggest lake that is completely situated in Bavaria. Lake Bodensee is bigger of course, but its area is shared between the two German federal states of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg as well as the countries of Austria and Switzerland. Chiemsee is also the third biggest lake in Germany, only excelled by the abovementioned Bodensee and the Mueritz. The region around the Chiemsee, the Chiemgau, is a popular recreation area.
Like many other pre-alpine lakes, the Chiemsee was formed at the end of the last ice age about 10,000 years ago, from a hollow carved out by a glacier. Hence it is a glacial lake with its origins in a melted glacier. It is fed by the rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien, which flow into the lake from the south, while the river Alz is the lake’s outlet in the north. The Chiemsee comprises a water quantity of 2.048 km³ and has a shore line of 63.96 km (39.7 miles). Including the islands the shore line is actually 83 km long.
There are three main islands on the lake: Herreninsel (in English: "Gentlemen’s Island") with an area of 238 ha is the largest. Herreninsel has a palace built by King Ludwig II in 1878 called Herrenchiemsee, which was never completed but was meant to be an even larger replica of the Palace of Versailles. The second largest is Fraueninsel (in English: "Ladies’ Island") with an area of 15.5 ha. It houses a Benedictine nunnery, built in 782, as well as a small village of about 300 residents, who made a living from fishing in former times, but today are fishermen, artists or even innkeepers. Finally the third largest island is Krautinsel (in English "Cabbage Island") with an area of 3.5 ha, which is inhabited. Another three smaller islands complete the Chiemsee’s island world.
The major settlements on the lake with a lakeside promenade are Prien, Chieming, Uebersee, Gstadt, Breitbrunn and Seebruck. There is also a community on the lake named Chiemsee, which consists from the three major islands and their residents.
As mentioned before, the Chiemsee is a popular local recreation area (among others for the citizens of Munich) and also a well-frequented tourist area. There is a walkway and a cycle lane around the lake and people can carry out all kinds of aquatic sport. Above all the lake with its consistent winds coming from the Alps is a popular sailing area. However, the wind direction often changes, which may lead to sailing boats that sail around in circuits, although their yachtsmen don’t even change the position of the sails.
Along the south bank of the Chiemsee visitors can view the Alps, in particular the Chiemgau Alps, whose highest peak is the Sonntagshorn (1,961 m resp. 6,434 feet) and the Wilder Kaiser mountain range (in English: "Wild Emperor") which is located in the Tyrol district in Austria, with the Ellmauer Halt (2,344 m resp. 7,690 feet) and the Ackerlspitze (2,329 m resp. 7,641 feet) as its highest summits.
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Lauren a modern day woman, wakes up one night and finds herself being teleported to a fantasy world. scared, confused and homeless she is taken in but a kindly old woman who runs an inn, and now she has become.... the Isekai Tavern Wench.
(( Check the aptly named album for the rest of the comic, more mages to come as quickly as i finish them. ))
This is a nativity scene despite its more unconventional look!
The remit for this model was to create something more in keeping with the bible accounts and history. rather than the popular depiction of the complete Nativity story 'in a nutshell' approach.
Firstly; I have not included the wise men. The biblical account mentions that Jesus was a young child and in a house. While the exact age is not known, it was clearly after his birth in the innkeepers stable,
Secondly; The stable depiction is based on historical concepts. They did not have barns in the way the western world understands them. Rather they would have had either caves or lean too stables. Given this belonged to an inn keeper I felt the lean too stable was the more likely option.
Finally; we have the limited focus on Jesus. He would have been just another baby to the people around them. I have a guest on the roof looking out obliviously to mark this.
The only remarkable thing about the birth would have been the unexpected arrival of the shepherds, offering their testimony about what the angels had told them. So Jesus is much harder to notice in my model than the arrival of shepherds.
There is of course no donkey mentioned in the bible either! Though entirely possible there was one there at the birth I left this animal out.
I hope you enjoy it and have a very Merry Christmas
Guarded Inn - also known as The Bacon House
The MOC shows an inn built around a tower belonging to old castle ruins. The place is known for different types of pork from own breeding. The inn also runs hotel services.
At the moment, in the courtyard, we see several banqueters, innkeeper checking the roasting pig and two waitresses taking care of guests. One of them is roughly adored by a client.
A fresh group of consumers comes in - soldiers and their not too bright master returning from a medium-successful military expedition.
On the right below, the stable is being cleaned, and higher on the wall a boy pretending to be a guard (an element of the decoration) consumes his fee.
On the left back, the innkeeper prepares himself for the pig slaughter, while a swine thief tries to lure one of the fine specimen from the pigsty.
An old one from 2007. The Sheep Dipping Bridge, has holes in it where farmers would push sheep into the river during sheep dipping time.
Legend has it that there was an Inn next to the bridge and the innkeeper used to murder travelers to steel their valuables.
"Saint Martin de Porres was born in the city of Lima on December 9, 1579, the illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman and a black former slave. Along with Saint Rose of Lima, Saint Martin de Porres was baptized and confirmed by Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, the Archbishop of Lima.
Martin grew up in poverty and, at some point, was placed with a barber/surgeon to learn the medical arts. Though he was only ten years old, this gave him great joy.
From an early age, Martin spent each night in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, a practice which increased rather than diminished as he grew older.
At the age of 15 Martin asked for admission to the Dominican Convent of the Rosary in Lima. He was received first as a servant boy; and, as his duties grew he was promoted to almoner. Eventually he felt the call to enter the Dominican Order, and he was received as a tertiary. Years later, his piety and miraculous cures led his superiors to drop the racial limits on admission to the friars, and he was made a full Dominican Brother.
When he was 24, after he had been given the habit of a Cooperator Brother, Martin was assigned to the priory.
Martin was a friend of both Saint John de Massias and Saint Rose of Lima. When he died in Lima on November 3, 1639, Martin was known to the entire city. Word of his miracles had made him known as a saint throughout the region. As his body was displayed to allow the people of the city to pay their respects, each person snipped a tiny piece of his habit to keep as a relic. It is said that three habits were taken from the body. His body was then interred in the grounds of the monastery.
After he died, the miracles and graces received when he was invoked multiplied in such profusion that his body was exhumed after 25 years and said to be found intact, and exhaling a fine fragrance.
Letters to Rome pleaded for his beatification; the decree affirming the heroism of his virtues was issued in 1763 by Pope Clement XIII. Pope Gregory XVI beatified Martin de Porres in the year 1837. Nearly one hundred and twenty five years later Blessed Martin was canonized in Rome by Pope John XXIII on May 6, 1962.
His feast day is November 3. He is the Patron Saint of people of mixed race, innkeepers, barbers, public health and more besides."
Statue in the Rosary Basilica in Guatemala City.
"89 High Street was for decades the site of an imposing local landmark "The Crown Hotel"
It is a surviving building of 18th Century origin. It was orginally built as a stylish townhouse (tenement syle). The land upon which the building was built was owned by the Cadell family, the dominant local landowners and major mine owners. The earliest record is in 1793 when sister's Margaret Wilson and Katherine Finlayson bought ownership of the building from the Cadells. It appears it had been owned (the house not the land) by their uncle George Kirkwood a local merchant. Prior to that it was the property of Mrs Oliver a 'widow of an innkeeper'.
It was definitely an inn by the early 19th Century. A Mrs Nisbet is recorded as opening the tenement as an inn after the death of her husband who had previously bought the house.
At the time of the 2nd Statistical Account of Scotland it is noted as one of only two hotels providing accommodation in Tranent. The High Street being a stretch of the London-Edinburgh post road the inn was used as a coaching inn with a significant livery stable.
By 1903 it was one of the first premises to have a telephone its number was Tranent 2.
In the 20th Century it was further developed with a third floor added and the distinctive turreted tower constructed atop. This must have been at a date after 1907 as an early image of it from that year shows it unchanged then.
Sadly it declined in popularity in the post war years and became dilapidated it was damaged by fire in May 1990. Its future was in serious doubt but East Lothian Council Planning Dept and their Tranent Regeneration Plan recognised its importance historically and striking presence on the high street. It was insisted it be refurbished retaining as close as possible the existing structure. Mr Kenneth Duncan, property developer saved and refurbished the structure within those strictures under the guidance of the planning dept. An attempt to have it listed in 1993 was eventually not successful. It was converted in to residential flats."
Information (abridged) by John Greg of the Tranent History Society with information taken from a document written by the Rev Donald Lindgren called The Crown Hotel of Tranent, 1993.
This ancient, polished dark stone font, with its unique carvings of the miracles of St Nicholas, the kindly children’s saint, is one of the Cathedral’s greatest treasures. It was brought from Tournai, in modern Belgium, in the 12th century, and has been in constant use ever since. You can find it on the north side of the nave.
This massive, ancient font, carved from a single block weighing about 1.5 tonnes, dates from about 1150. Its upper, ‘marble’ section sits on a stone base with four corner pillars. However, it’s not real marble, a term once used for any stone that took a polish. It’s in fact made of carboniferous limestone quarried in Tournai, in modern Belgium, and was probably shipped to England in separate pieces.
It is the finest of just 10 fonts of this type in England today, including three others in Hampshire. This font is lavishly decorated with unique carvings of the miracles of St Nicholas, alongside images of symbolic animals such as lions and birds.
It was brought from Tournai. It’s said to have been the gift of Henry of Blois, the French-speaking grandson of William the Conqueror and Bishop of Winchester during the 12th century.
Who was St Nicholas?
We know that he was Bishop of Myra in modern Turkey in the 4th century, and his remains are housed in a shrine in Bari, Italy. But many legends and stories cluster around these bare facts.
He is strongly associated with acts of kindness, especially to children – lending his name to the jolly Santa Claus who brings Christmas gifts down the chimney today.
The font’s carvings work a bit like a modern cartoon strip. Several different stories are depicted, but you can always spot St Nicholas by his bishop’s mitre and crozier, a stylised shepherd’s crook symbolising his care for his flock.
One shows the saint miraculously bringing three apprentices back to life after their murder by a wicked innkeeper. In another, he saves lives at sea. The panel features the earliest known picture of a ship with a high prow and fixed stern rudder.
A third shows him with the three grateful daughters of an impoverished nobleman. He had saved them from a life on the street by secretly throwing three bags of gold into their home. These led to the symbol of three gold ‘balls’ still used by pawnbrokers today.
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I had just finished making a bunch of pictures in the Cholla Cactus Garden and was about to leave when I saw this young man arriving with what appeared to be his parents (they were indeed his parents, as it turned out). He had such a great look, and the colors he was wearing blended so perfectly with the environment, that I mustered up the courage to ask him if I could take his portrait. (I suspect Marsu gets asked to be photographed a lot.) When I asked him where I might find him if I liked how the photo turned out, he said, "My name's Marsu and you can find me at the Joshua Tree Inn."
The Joshua Tree Inn is probably best known for being the place where Gram Parsons, the 'father'-founder of "Cosmic American Music," sadly died of a drug overdose in 1973 at the tender age of 26. (Room #8 is the Gram Parsons Room -- if you're planning a pilgrimage.)
Here's fellow folkie-country singer Emmy Lou Harris talking about Gram and his music: youtu.be/BtSw3CR1Xmo The first song on the video, "Hickory Wind," is probably one of my favorite songs -- and one that I secretly fantasize about singing, as a duet, for an audience some day...
Italien / Südtirol - Schloss Sigmundskron MMM
Sigmundskron Castle (German: Schloss Sigmundskron, Italian: Castel Firmiano) is an extensive castle and set of fortifications near Bolzano in South Tyrol. Today its ruins house the fourth mountain museum established by the South Tyrolean mountaineer, Reinhold Messner. On 9 June 2006 the MMM (Messner Mountain Museum Firmian) was opened in this fortified castle dating to the Late Middle Ages.
History
The first historical mention of the castle, under the name Formicaria (later Formigar), dates back to AD 945. In 1027 Emperor Conrad II transferred it to the Bishop of Trent. In the 12th century it was given to ministeriales, who from then on were named the Firmian family. Around 1473 the Prince of Tyrol, Duke Sigismund the Rich, bought the castle, renamed it Sigmundskron Castle and had it developed to withstand firearms. Of the old castle of Formigar there are only a few remnants left today, mostly located on the highest point of the site. Due to financial difficulties Sigmund had to pledge the castle soon afterwards. As a result the site fell increasingly into disrepair.
At the end of the 18th century the castle belonged to the Count Wolkenstein, from 1807 to 1870 the counts of Sarnthein and from then until 1994 the counts of Toggenburg. In 1976, the half-ruined castle was partially restored by an innkeeper's family and opened as a restaurant. In 1996 the castle passed into the possession of the Province of Bolzano. In the spring of 2003, after much controversy, Reinhold Messner was given a licence for his long-planned mountain museum.
During construction work a Neolithic grave was discovered in March 2006, in which a woman's skeletal remains were found. The age of the grave is estimated to be 6,000-7,000 years.
A symbol of the independence movement
The fortress is an important political symbol in South Tyrol. In 1957, under the leadership of Silvius Magnago, the largest protest rally in the history of South Tyrol was held here. More than 30,000 gathered in the castle to protest against the failure of the Paris Convention to protest and demand freedom for South Tyrol ("Freedom from Trent").
(Wikipedia)
Firmiano Castle MMM
The mighty Firmiano Castle, located between Bolzano and Appiano, houses the MMM Firmian Museum.
In the south-west of Bolzano, above Frangarto in the municipality of Appiano, there is Firmiano Castle - "Schloss Sigmundskron" in German, "Castel Firmiano" in Italian -, sitting enthroned on the back of a mountain. It is one of the largest castles of the region: Its original name "Formigar" dates from the Latin "formicaria", which is one of the oldest castle names of South Tyrol. This name has been mentioned for the first time in 945 AD and later on changed into "Firmian".
Since 1027, the building was in possession of the Bishops of Trento, in 1473 it changed hands and was passed to Sigismund, Archduke of Austria and territorial lord of Tyrol. Only then the castle received the name German name of "Schloss Sigmungskron" - this name as well as the form of the castle complex reminds the owner ("Crown of Sigismund"). Moreover this castle is a political symbol for many inhabitants of South Tyrol, as in 1957 the historical event "Los von Trient" was held in this place. This was a huge manifestation with participation of Silvius Magnago, calling for autonomy and protesting against the non compliance of the Agreement of Paris.
Since 1996, Firmiano Castle is in possession of the Province of Bolzano. In June 2006, Reinhold Messner inaugurated the Messner Mountain Museum MMM Firmian in the castle. It gives an insight into the importance and significance of mountains for humans with the permanent exhibition "The enchanted mountain". The so-called "White Tower", however, is dedicated to the history of the castle and the struggle for the autonomy of South Tyrol. And how to reach Firmiano Castle? A small road leads you from Frangarto up the hill where a large parking space is located (subject to charge). From there, in a few minutes walk you reach the castle gate.
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Schloss Sigmundskron (auch Firmian, italienisch Castel Firmiano) ist eine ausgedehnte Burg- und Festungsanlage bei Bozen in Südtirol. Die Ruine beherbergt heute das vierte Bergmuseum des Südtiroler Extrembergsteigers Reinhold Messner. Am 9. Juni 2006 wurde das MMM (Messner Mountain Museum Firmian) in der spätmittelalterlichen Festungsanlage eröffnet.
Geographische Lage
Sigmundskron liegt auf dem nördlichsten Ausläufer des Mitterbergs (hier auch Kaiserberg genannt) im Etschtal am Südwestrand des Bozner Talkessels. Administrativ liegt die Burg auf dem Gemeindegebiet von Bozen; die nächstgelegene Siedlung ist Frangart, eine Fraktion von Eppan. Unterhalb des Porphyrfelsens fließen Etsch und Eisack. Durch den Felsen unter der Burg verläuft die Schnellstraße Meran–Bozen in einem Tunnel.
Geschichte
Die erste geschichtliche Erwähnung unter dem Namen Formicaria (= Ameisenhaufen) (später Formigar) stammt aus dem Jahre 945. Kaiser Konrad II. übergab 1027 die Burg dem Bischof von Trient. Im 12. und 13. Jahrhundert wurde sie mehreren Ministerialenfamilien (Estrich, Hahn, Häring, Kastraun, Ripp und Zungel) verliehen, die sich von da an von Firmian nannten. Um 1473 kaufte der Landesfürst von Tirol, Herzog Sigmund der Münzreiche, die Burg, benannte sie in Schloss Sigmundskron um (1474: „unser slosz Sigmundskron“) und ließ sie mit Bering und Ecktürmen massiv ausbauen, so dass sie Feuerwaffen standhalten konnte. Von der alten Burg Formigar blieben nur noch relativ kleine Reste erhalten, größtenteils auf dem höchsten Punkt des Festungsterrains rund um die Burgkapelle St. Blasius und Ulrich von Augsburg gelegen. Wegen finanzieller Schwierigkeiten musste Sigmund die Burg bald darauf verpfänden. In der Folge verfiel die Anlage zunehmend.
Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts gehörte die Burg den Grafen Wolkenstein, 1807 bis 1870 den Grafen von Sarnthein, danach bis 1994 den Grafen Toggenburg. 1976 wurde die Halbruine von einer Gastwirtsfamilie teilweise restauriert und ein Gastbetrieb eröffnet. 1996 ging das Schloss in das Eigentum der Südtiroler Landesverwaltung über. Im Frühjahr 2003 erhielt Reinhold Messner nach vielen Diskussionen eine Konzession für die Benutzung der Anlage für ein seit langem geplantes Bergmuseum. Das architektonische Adaptierungsprojekt besorgte Werner Tscholl.
Bei Bauarbeiten wurde im März 2006 ein jungsteinzeitliches Grab entdeckt, in dem Skelettreste einer Frau gefunden wurden. Das Alter des Grabes wird auf 6000 bis 7000 Jahre geschätzt.
Sigmundskron als Symbol der Autonomiebestrebung
Die Festungsanlage ist ein wichtiges politisches Symbol für die Südtiroler: Am 17. November 1957 fand hier unter der Führung von Silvius Magnago die Großkundgebung von Schloss Sigmundskron statt. Über 30.000 Südtiroler versammelten sich in der Burganlage, um gegen die Nichteinhaltung des Pariser Abkommens zu protestieren und eine weitreichende Autonomie Südtirols zu fordern („Los von Trient“).
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Schloss Sigmundskron MMM
Auf Schloss Sigmundskron, zwischen Bozen und Eppan gelegen, befindet sich das Museum MMM Firmian.
Südwestlich von Bozen, oberhalb des kleinen Dorfes Frangart in der Gemeinde Eppan, trohnt Schloss Sigmundskron auf einem Porphyrfelsen, eine der größten Burganlagen Südtirols. Der ursprüngliche Name "Formigar" stammt aus dem Lateinischen "formicaria" . Es handelt sich um einen der ältesten bekannten Namen einer Burg in Südtirol. Unter diesem Namen wurde der Bau um 945 n. Chr. zum ersten Mal erwähnt, später wurde der Name in "Firmian" geändert. Die italienische Bezeichnung von Sigmundskron ist heute noch Firmiano.
Seit 1027 im Besitz des Bischofs von Trient, ging die Anlage 1473 an Sigmund "den Münzreichen" über, den Landesfürsten von Tirol. Erst zu dieser Zeit erhielt das Schloss seinen heutigen Namen "Schloss Sigmundskron". Den Namen verdankt das Schloss auch seiner Form, da die breit angelegte Anlage an eine Krone erinnert (Sigmunds Krone). Das Schloss ist außerdem ein politisches Symbol für viele Südtiroler, da 1957 hier das "Los von Trient" stattfand, eine große Volkskundgebung unter Silvius Magnago, um eine eigenständige Autonomie zu fordern und gegen die Nichteinhaltung des Pariser Abkommens zu protestieren.
Seit 1996 ist Schloss Sigmundskron im Besitz der Provinz Bozen. 10 Jahre darauf, im Juni 2006, eröffnete Reinhold Messner hier eines seiner sechs Messer Mountain Museen, kurz MMM: Schloss Sigmundskron beherbergt nun das vierte und zentrale Haus des Museumskonzeptes, das MMM Firmian. Nach Abschluss aufwendiger Renovierungsarbeiten erzählt es dir heute in der Dauerausstellung "Der verzauberte Berg" von der Bedeutung der Berge für den Menschen. Der sogenannte "Weiße Turm" ist hingegen der Geschichte der Burg und dem Kampf um die Autonomie des Landes gewidmet. Und wie ist Schloss Sigmundskron zu erreichen? Eine kleine Straße führt bei Frangart links den Hügel hinauf, wo sich ein großer Parkplatz befindet (gebührenpflichtig). Das Gebäude ist dann in wenigen Minuten Fußweg erreichbar.
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So what to we have here. We have a vintage Coca-Cola ad that is mostly obscured by a picture of a 1927 Hudson Super Six Roadster, the primary subject of this artwork.
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The 1927 Hudson was significantly different from its predecessor. The redesigned car featured a higher radiator hood line and full crown fenders. The headlamps were now bullet-shaped. Thanks, in part, to 18-inch wheels, the 1927 Hudson had a lower, smarter profile. Additional news for 1927 included the retirement of the Super Six engine in favor of a new six-cylinder with F-head architecture displacing 288.5 cubic inches and offering 92 rated horsepower. Four-wheel brakes were new, along with a new rear suspension setup and new paint colors.
No car in the 1927 Hudson line-up looked sportier than the Super Six Custom roadster, which sold new for $1500. It is believed this roadster aluminum body was designed and built by the Walter M. Murphy Co. of Pasadena, California, and supplied by Biddle and Smart. They shipped over 400 bodies per week to Detroit. Previous to supplying bodies to Hudson, Biddle and Smart had supplied bodies for Rolls-Royce production in Springfield, Massachusetts.
This car was previously owned by Herbert Bell, whose other Hudsons were used in the movie 'Driving Miss Daisy.' He promised the car to a grandson who decided to sell it years later in 2016 to Eldon Hostetler who at the time maintained what was believed to be the largest vintage Hudson collection in the world. Yours truly has many fond memories of the Hostetler Hudson Museum located in Shipshewanna, Indiana. I had been fortunate enough to have visited Mr. Hostetler’s fine museum on several occasions and have many pictures of the exquisite Hudson cars. Sadly Eldon Hostetler died, at age 93 in 2016 and his widow, Esta, died in 2017, after which the local government changed the innkeepers tax structure, sold the community-center building and announced that the museum would close and its contents sold at auction.
The collection of more than 60 vehicles had been appraised at more than $4 million. At the end of the Worldwide sale, with everything selling with no reserve prices, 32 of the vehicles went for auction-record prices and sales totaled $7.2 million. It was almost as if the bidders knew they were participating in something very special and were honoring Hostetler and his Hudsons by preserving his cars.
This car is no stranger to me. I first “tried to” record it at the Hostetler Hudson Museum sometime around 2012 or 13 but because of the poor lighting (halogen spot lights) I did not consider the resultant picture acceptable. I ran into this car again (not literally) sometime later at the Grand Experience show in Hickory Corners, Michigan (Gilmore Museum) but for some reason or another I wasn’t able to get any pictures of it. The Picture seen above was taken at the 2023 Geneva Concours d’Elegance……….once again under less than desirable conditions. Fighting mobs of people I managed to slide in between a throng of people to snap off a shot……..mottled lighting, distracting reflections and partially obscured shadow and all. Spent many hours retouching in Photoshop attempting to pull the best I could out of a frustrating image.
The car is finished in maroon paint with gold body pinstriping and brown leather livery. Period accessories include correct headlamps, side lights built into each side of the windshield frame, a tail light, rear spare-tire assembly, a stanchion-type spotlight mounted on the driver's side running board, Pilot-Ray pivoting driving lights, Federal bumpers, a Boyce Moto-Meter atop the radiator, wind wings, and a stop light at the rear of the vehicle. It has original 19-inch wood-spoke wheels, original Hudson-scripted hubcaps, and newer period-style black wall tires.
Source: conceptcars
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The Origin of Coca‑Cola
On May 8, 1886, Dr. John Pemberton brought his perfected syrup to Jacobs' Pharmacy in downtown Atlanta, Georgia where the first glass of Coca‑Cola was poured. Serving about nine drinks per day at five cents a glass in its first year, Coca‑Cola was an exciting new drink from its inception. “Delicious and Refreshing”, a theme that continues to echo today.
………I do, so hope you’all enjoy.
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This two-storeyed masonry hotel was built in 1860 for John Vincent Cassim and his wife Mary Tealy, Cleveland boarding house/hotel keepers since 1855.
Cassim was a Mauritian Indian, whom it appears was transported to Moreton Bay in 1840. A person named Cassim, who had been tried at the Port Louis, Mauritius, assizes, and had received a seven year sentence, was amongst a group of Mauritian convicts who were transported to Sydney via the Layton early in 1840 (Mauritius had been occupied by the British since 1810). In April 1840 fifteen of these men, including Cassim, were sent on to Moreton Bay, which was soon to be opened for free settlement, apparently to conduct experiments in sugar growing. Sugar was the principal Mauritian cash crop at this period and was exported regularly to New South Wales. Presumably, the Mauritian convicts were considered to have had some experience in the sugar industry.
Cassim received a ticket-of-leave at Moreton Bay in February 1844, and in mid-1845 a John Cassim and his wife Mary were residents in Brisbane Town. It is likely that Cassim, John Cassim and John Vincent Cassim, who in 1845 married at Moreton Bay an Irish girl named Mary Tealy, were one and the same person. Little is known about Mary, or how she came to be at Moreton Bay, other than that she had arrived in New South Wales in the early 1840s. By 1851, John and Mary Cassim were operating a boarding house at Kangaroo Point, which they maintained until late 1855.
From late 1855 to mid-1860 the Cassims leased Cleveland House, now the Grandview Hotel, and an adjacent dwelling, from pastoralist Francis Bigge. These buildings had been erected at Cleveland in the early 1850s as part of Bigge's unsuccessful push to establish Cleveland as the principal port of the Moreton Bay region. Amongst the earliest buildings in the township, they appear to have remained unoccupied for several years until taken up as Cassim's Family Hotel and Boarding House.
In the late 1850s, with Queensland separation from New South Wales imminent, there was some renewal of interest in Cleveland as the port to service Ipswich, which was still a strong contender for the capital of Queensland. Although Brisbane interests prevailed and Cleveland was to remain an isolated seaside resort, by 1860 the township had gained sufficient popularity as a watering place to support two hotels: the Brighton (formerly Cassim's Family Hotel), and Cassim's new hotel, the Cleveland.
In 1858 JV Cassim had acquired allotment 1 of section 6, par Cleveland, adjacent to and north of Cleveland House, on the road toward Cleveland Point. On this site, in 1860, Cassim erected his Cleveland Hotel. The building was extant by September 1860, when he took out a £300 mortgage on the property and was required to insure the house situated on the land. About this time it was discovered that the hotel had been constructed across the southern boundary of the allotment; subsequently, a small parcel of land was surveyed as allotment 1A and purchased by Cassim in January 1861.
By 1863 the hotel comprised bar, parlour, sitting-rooms, bedrooms, storeroom, a kitchen with servant's room attached, and verandahs front and back. The grounds included stables, a coachhouse, a fowlhouse, gardens, a jetty and a bathing house. In 1872/73, Cassim acquired the adjacent allotment to the north (allotment 2 of section 6), and in 1879, two adjoining blocks to the south (allotments 20 & 21 of section 6).
Mary Cassim died in 1861, and was buried at Dunwich Cemetery. In 1868 John married Irish immigrant Anne (or Mary Anne) Rafter, who appears to have arrived at Moreton Bay in the mid-1860s. From neither marriage were there any children. JV Cassim died in 1884, and was buried at Dunwich. Anne held the license of the Cleveland Hotel until 1903, and retained the property until 1916. She died at the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum in 1921, and was buried at Nudgee Cemetery.
The Cassims were well-known and respected Cleveland identities and devout Catholics, whose hotel not only was synonymous with Cleveland as a seaside resort, but also served as a mass centre from the early 1860s until the construction of the first catholic church at Cleveland in 1877. John was a trustee of the local church in the 1870s and 1880s, and would not accept payment from any priest staying at the hotel. Cassim's Island, in Moreton Bay, is named after him.
By 1912 a verandah had been added to the southern side of the hotel, and the shingled roof had been replaced with corrugated iron. About 1919 the southern allotments containing the gardens were resurveyed into eight subdivisions, six of which were sold.
The building was renovated in 1924, and continued to function as the Cleveland Hotel until severely storm damaged in June 1929. The property changed ownership in July 1929, but whether the building was repaired at this stage is not clear. In July and August 1929, Brisbane architect JP Donoghue called tenders for the rebuilding of the Cleveland Hotel, but in 1930 publican Nicholas J Thurecht, who had acquired the lease of the Cleveland Hotel in 1927, had removed to the new centre of Cleveland township and the new Raby Bay Hotel [now the Cleveland Sands], for which Donoghue had called tenders in September and October 1929.
Local residents believe the old Cleveland Hotel remained vacant until converted into flats during or just after the Second World War. This may correspond to a change in ownership in 1948. The renovations, still evident, included rebuilding the roof with its present gables and chimney stacks; removal of what was left of the southern and rear verandahs; replacing the front verandah balustrading with weatherboards; cutting additional doors in the north and south walls; and rendering the exterior.
In the 1940s and 1950s, the former Cleveland Hotel appears to have been known as the Sorrento Flats. The building is understood to have remained unoccupied since the 1960s, possibly following another change in ownership in 1965.
The Cleveland Hotel was renovated in the year 2000.
Source: Queensland Heritage Register.
Guarded Inn - also known as The Bacon House
The MOC shows an inn built around a tower belonging to old castle ruins. The place is known for different types of pork from own breeding. The inn also runs hotel services.
At the moment, in the courtyard, we see several banqueters, innkeeper checking the roasting pig and two waitresses taking care of guests. One of them is roughly adored by a client.
A fresh group of consumers comes in - soldiers and their not too bright master returning from a medium-successful military expedition.
On the right below, the stable is being cleaned, and higher on the wall a boy pretending to be a guard (an element of the decoration) consumes his fee.
On the left back, the innkeeper prepares himself for the pig slaughter, while a swine thief tries to lure one of the fine specimen from the pigsty.
Cassop (formerly New Cassop) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cassop-cum-Quarrington, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It has a population of about 500 and is located near the city of Durham. A former mining village, mining is no longer the main occupation of Cassop's inhabitants due to extensive mine closure over the last 30 years.
Cassop Primary School is believed to have been the first in the UK to generate some of its own electricity with its own wind turbine which was erected in February 1999.
Cassop was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Kelloe, from 1866 Cassop was a civil parish in its own right, on 24 March 1887 the parish was abolished an merged with Quarrington to form "Cassop cum Quarrington". In 1881 the parish had a population of 596.
The church of St. Paul, Cassop cum Quarrington was built in 1868. The stones that were used in its construction were allegedly transported by William Smith, innkeeper of the Half Moon Inn, Quarrington Hill, as he was the only villager to own such a cart to make this possible. It was closed during the 1980s and is now demolished. Services for the parish are held at Bowburn. The churchyard is still used for burials.
Ferrara appears first in a document of the Lombard king Desiderius of 753 when he captured the town from the Exarchate of Ravenna. Later the Franks, after routing the Lombards, presented Ferrara to the Papacy in 754. In 988 Ferrara was ceded by the Church to the House of Canossa, but at the death of Matilda of Tuscany in 1115, it became a free commune. During the 12th century, the history of the town was marked by the wrestling for power between the Guelph Adelardi and the Ghibelline Salinguerra families. The Ghibellines won and in 1264 Obizzo II d'Este was proclaimed lifelong ruler of Ferrara. His rule marked the end of the communal period in Ferrara and the beginning of the Este rule, which lasted until 1598.
Near the present church of San Giuliano was already a church in the 13th century, demolished in 1385 to make way for the construction of the Castello Estense. The new church was built in 1405 by a citizen on land donated by Marquis Niccolò II.
From the time of the Este family, this building housed the arts of innkeepers, goldsmiths and fishmongers until 1616, under the patronage of the Avogari, one of the city's most famous families.
In 1796 the church was closed and remained closed for years. To prevent its desecration and possible demolition, the priest Count Don Pietro Dalla Fabbra bought the church. It changed hands a couple of times. It was restored in the 19th century and again in the mid-20th century. By now it is in the possession of the archdiocese.
On the outside wall is this carving from the 15th century, depicting San Guiliano killing his parents.
The legend of Giuliano (Julianus) originated in the 9th century. Jacobus de Voragine added it to the famous "Legenda Aurea".
According to the tradition reproduced in the "Legenda Aurea", Giuliano unknowingly killed his parents. To atone, he made a pilgrimage to Rome. Afterward, he is said to have settled by a river and helped travelers cross.
Climbing Wearyall Hill in Glastonbury, Somerset.
Wearyall Hill is a long narrow ridge to the southwest of Glastonbury. Its summit offers views across to Glastonbury Tor and the Somerset levels to one side, the town to another. It is on this hill that the legend of the Glastonbury Holy Thorn begins.
The original was said to have blossomed from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea whom legend says came to Glastonbury after the crucifixion. Glastonbury was once an inland isle, surrounded by water and only connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land. Visitors to the Isle could sail up the tidal river Brue and legend tells us that on arrival, Joseph planted his staff which took root and blossomed into the now world-famous Glastonbury Thorn.
Hearse’s History and Antiquities of Glastonbury (1722) describes a Mr. Eyston being given information on the Thorn by a local innkeeper:
"I was told by the innkeeper where I set up my horses, who rents a considerable part of the enclosure of the late dissolved abbey, that St. Joseph of Arimathea landed not far from the town, at a place where there was an oak planted in memory of his landing, called the Oak of Avalon; that he and his companions marched thence to a hill near a mile on the south side of the town, and there being weary, rested themselves; which gave the hill the name of Weary-all-Hill; and Joseph on arrival, planted his staff in the ground and it immediately blossomed."
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A stripe in the papers in Denmark tell stories about people and places in this small danish provins town, where the vicker, the editor of the paper, the local police officer, the innkeeper and other persons in the town are the actors.
I have been there and took some photos. Here I triy to show you the cosy little town through the camera lens and PS..
Looking from Wearyall Hill towards the town of Glastonbury in Somerset.
Wearyall Hill is a long narrow ridge to the south west of Glastonbury. Its summit offers views across to Glastonbury Tor and the Somerset levels to one side, the town to another. It is on this hill that the legend of the Glastonbury Holy Thorn begins. The original was said to have blossomed from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea whom legend says came to Glastonbury after the crucifixion. Glastonbury was once an inland isle, surrounded by water and only connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land. Visitors to the Isle could sail up the tidal river Brue and legend tells us that on arrival, Joseph planted his staff which took root and blossomed into the now world-famous Glastonbury Thorn.
Hearse’s History and Antiquities of Glastonbury (1722) describes a Mr. Eyston being given information on the Thorn by a local innkeeper: "I was told by the innkeeper where I set up my horses, who rents a considerable part of the enclosure of the late dissolved abbey, that St. Joseph of Arimathea landed not far from the town, at a place where there was an oak planted in memory of his landing, called the Oak of Avalon; that he and his companions marched thence to a hill near a mile on the south side of the town, and there being weary, rested themselves; which gave the hill the name of Weary-all-Hill; and Joseph on arrival, planted his staff in the ground and it immediately blossomed."
From the wonderful St Nicholas Center:
"Another story tells of three theological students, traveling on their way to study in Athens. A wicked innkeeper robbed and murdered them, hiding their remains in a large pickling tub. It so happened that Bishop Nicholas, traveling along the same route, stopped at this very inn. In the night he dreamed of the crime, got up, and summoned the innkeeper. As Nicholas prayed earnestly to God the three boys were restored to life and wholeness. In France the story is told of three small children, wandering in their play until lost, lured, and captured by an evil butcher. St. Nicholas appears and appeals to God to return them to life and to their families. And so St. Nicholas is the patron and protector of children."
This statue of St Nicholas, whose feast is on 6 December, is in Salisbury Cathedral.
British postcard in the Picturegoer Series, London, no. 810. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
American film and stage actress Jean Parker (1915–2005) landed her first screen test while still in high school. She played the tragic Beth in the original Little Women (1933), starred as the spoiled daughter of an American chain store millionaire who persuades her nouveau riche father to transport a Scottish castle in the hilarious British fantasy-comedy The Ghost Goes West (1936), and she was a perfect stooge for Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, as an innkeeper's daughter with whom Ollie falls in love in The Flying Deuces (1939).
Jean Parker was born Lois Mae Green in 1915. Her father was Lewis Green, a gunsmith and hunter, and her mother was Pearl Melvina Burch. Later, her mother worked at MGM in the set department and created magnificent flowers, trees and other greenery for such notable films as National Velvet (1944), known professionally as Mildred Brenner. Lois was an accomplished gymnast and dancer. At age 10, she was adopted by the Spickard family of Pasadena when both her father and mother were unemployed during the Great Depression. She initially aspired to be an illustrator and artist. At 17, she entered a poster-painting contest and won for portraying Father Time. After a photograph of her was published in a Los Angeles newspaper, Ida Koverman, the assistant to MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer, contacted the would-be starlet and had Mayer offer her an MGM contract. She made her feature film debut in the pre-code drama Divorce in the Family (Charles Reisner, 1932), before being loaned to Columbia Pictures, who cast her in Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933). Parker made several important films in the following years, including Little Women (George Cukor, 1933) with Joan Bennett and Katharine Hepburn; Sequoia (Chester M. Franklin, Edwin L. Marin, 1934) with Russell Hardie, shot in the Sequoia National Forest near Springville, California; Operator 13 (Richard Boleslawski, 1934) with Marion Davies and Gary Cooper; and The Ghost Goes West (René Clair, 1935) with Robert Donat.
Jean Parker remained active in film throughout the 1940s. Parker later starred in the Laurel and Hardy comedy The Flying Deuces (A. Edward Sutherland, 1939), followed by the sports film The Pittsburgh Kid (Jack Townley, 1941), and the Film Noir Dead Man's Eyes (Reginald Le Borg, 1944), opposite Lon Chaney Jr. After several successful cross-country trips entertaining injured servicemen during World War II, Jean Parker wed and divorced Curt Grotter of the Braille Institute in Los Angeles, and moved on to New York to star in the play 'Loco'. She also starred on Broadway in 'Burlesque' (1946-1947) with Bert Lahr, and in the hit 'Born Yesterday' (1948), filling in for Judy Holliday. Parker's fourth and last husband, actor Robert Lowery, played opposite her as Brock in the play for a short stint. By this marriage, Parker bore her only child, a son, Robert Lowery Hanks. By the 1950s, Parker's film career had slowed, though she continued to appear in supporting parts in the Westerns The Gunfighter (Henry King, 1950) with Gregory Peck and Toughest Man in Arizona (R. G. Springsteen, 1952), and the Film Noir Black Tuesday (Hugo Fregonese, 1954) opposite Edward G. Robinson. Parker made her final film appearance in Apache Uprising (R. G. Springsteen, 1965) starring Rory Calhoun. Later in her career, she played in the West Coast theatre circuit and worked as an acting coach. Parker died in 2005 at the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, aged 90, from a stroke. She lived there from 1998 until her death. Jean was survived by her son and two granddaughters, Katie and Nora Hanks.
Sources: Ronald Bergan (The Guardian), Robert Sieger (IMDb), Wikipedia and IMDb.
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For Katy's birthday; she and Elan invited some friends out to East Brother Light House , where they are the innkeepers.
While I should have been helping her celebrate; I was off taking pictures.
Hope you had a Happy Birthday Katy
Here are the bios for the characters that I did not cover in my last series of bios. Thanks again to Jonathan (Wolfgrimdark) for suggesting that I write these.
Name: Lif
Age: 26
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Lif is the daughter of a Nord father and a Breton mother. Her father was a skald who taught her many an old song and how the make the string of a lute sing. Her mother was an innkeeper in a village of Highrock but was oddly knowledgeable in making valuables vanish. Lif is a wandering bard whose audiences often find themselves with a few less valuables after she is gone. She has earned the nickname "Singing Bluejay". She has followed the rumours of a familiar name to the lands of Skyrim.
I took that image @ "Santa's Enchanted Forest"
Miami, Florida, USA.
December 26th/2009
Nikon D 5000
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Isaiah 9:6 (New International Version, ©2010)
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
A Bethlehem Grotto from The First Christmas
by Dr. Paul L. Maier
While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Luke 2:6-7
Some critics doubt that Jesus was born in Bethlehem and argue instead for Nazareth or elsewhere. Such opinions, however, are based only on scholarly conjecture, and no source has been discovered to date that disproves Jesus' birth in Bethlehem.
It is almost certain that Joseph and Mary reached Bethlehem in the late afternoon or early evening. Had they arrived earlier, lodging would not have been so difficult to find, although Bethlehem would have been crowded enough with the many descendants of King David returning to register at their ancestral home.
The picture of Joseph going from door to door, desperately begging shelter because Mary was in labor, has always struck a poignant chord amid the joy wreathing the rest of the Christmas story. And the nameless innkeeper who refused them refuge is usually associated with Judas Iscariot in the popular mind. But probably he - or was it his sympathetic wife? - remembered the cave behind the inn, where animals were sheltered, and he threw it open to the hapless couple. The hills around Bethlehem are perforated with such caverns, and they are still used to shelter cattle and sheep. Grateful for any refuge in the crisis of his wife's birth pangs, Joseph carefully led the donkey and its precious burden down a steep path behind the caravansary to the cave below it.
From all accounts of the Nativity, it seems that no one assisted Mary at the birth of Jesus - not even Joseph, for husbands were not to play the role of midwives. Self-delivery was by no means uncommon at the time. The women of Palestine, unlike neighboring mothers, prided themselves on delivering their babies rather easily and were quite able to take care of themselves in the absence of a midwife, though physicians and midwives were also regularly used. Luke simply relates that Mary gave birth to her firstborn son, wrapped him in bands of swaddling cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, which must have had the sweetish, grainy smell of hay, barley, and oats.
And so the incredible paradox happened at Bethlehem: history's greatest figure was born, not in a palace or mansion, but in a cavern-stable. For Joseph and Mary, the holiest moment of all must have come before the shepherds paid their famous visit as they gazed at the extraordinary baby whose mission even they could scarcely comprehend. Small wonder that this has been the most familiar scene in all the florid history of art. Each generation, each school has attempted to portray the Nativity, with backgrounds ranging from Oriental to Italian to Flemish, and yet the tableau of the Holy Family in the Bethlehem grotto has remained an unconquered artistic challenge.
There is evidence that someone in Bethlehem relented and offered more normal accommodations to Joseph, Mary, and the newborn Jesus. For by the time the Wise Men arrived to present their gifts, the Holy Family seems to have been living in a "house" (Matt. 2:11). Or, as happens on any vacation trip today, the motel vacancies that are nonexistent on the night of arrival because the traveler failed to call ahead for reservations quickly materialize the next day.
All Bethlehem must have rustled with news about "that poor girl from Galilee" who had no sooner arrived in town than she bore a child, since the shepherds and, later, the Magi had no trouble finding the Holy Family. Clearly, they must have been directed by the townspeople.
Jesus' birth in this particular town had vast implications for the people of Palestine. Bethlehem, which means "House of Bread," was not only the setting for the story of Ruth, but it became the birthplace of David, and here the prophet Samuel anointed him King. Later it became the expected birthplace of that great "Son of David," or "Messiah," who was supposed to liberate the land from foreign control. It was no accident that over in Jerusalem, King Herod's priests came up with Bethlehem as the logical place to send the Wise Men for any newborn Christ, the Greek translation for the Hebrew Messiah.
Dutch postcard by JosPe, Arnhem, no. 347. Photo: M.G.M.
American film and stage actress Jean Parker (1915–2005) landed her first screen test while still in high school. She played the tragic Beth in the original Little Women (1933), starred as the spoiled daughter of an American chain store millionaire who persuades her nouveau riche father to transport a Scottish castle in the hilarious British fantasy-comedy The Ghost Goes West (1936), and she was a perfect stooge for Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, as an innkeeper's daughter with whom Ollie falls in love in The Flying Deuces (1939).
Jean Parker was born Lois Mae Green in 1915. Her father was Lewis Green, a gunsmith and hunter, and her mother was Pearl Melvina Burch. Later, her mother worked at MGM in the set department and created magnificent flowers, trees and other greenery for such notable films as National Velvet (1944), known professionally as Mildred Brenner. Lois was an accomplished gymnast and dancer. At age 10, she was adopted by the Spickard family of Pasadena when both her father and mother were unemployed during the Great Depression. She initially aspired to be an illustrator and artist. At 17, she entered a poster-painting contest and won for portraying Father Time. After a photograph of her was published in a Los Angeles newspaper, Ida Koverman, the assistant to MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer, contacted the would-be starlet and had Mayer offer her an MGM contract. She made her feature film debut in the pre-code drama Divorce in the Family (Charles Reisner, 1932), before being loaned to Columbia Pictures, who cast her in Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933). Parker made several important films in the following years, including Little Women (George Cukor, 1933) with Joan Bennett and Katharine Hepburn; Sequoia (Chester M. Franklin, Edwin L. Marin, 1934) with Russell Hardie, shot in the Sequoia National Forest near Springville, California; Operator 13 (Richard Boleslawski, 1934) with Marion Davies and Gary Cooper; and The Ghost Goes West (René Clair, 1935) with Robert Donat.
Jean Parker remained active in film throughout the 1940s. Parker later starred in the Laurel and Hardy comedy The Flying Deuces (A. Edward Sutherland, 1939), followed by the sports film The Pittsburgh Kid (Jack Townley, 1941), and the Film Noir Dead Man's Eyes (Reginald Le Borg, 1944), opposite Lon Chaney Jr. After several successful cross-country trips entertaining injured servicemen during World War II, Jean Parker wed and divorced Curt Grotter of the Braille Institute in Los Angeles, and moved on to New York to star in the play 'Loco'. She also starred on Broadway in 'Burlesque' (1946-1947) with Bert Lahr, and in the hit 'Born Yesterday' (1948), filling in for Judy Holliday. Parker's fourth and last husband, actor Robert Lowery, played opposite her as Brock in the play for a short stint. By this marriage, Parker bore her only child, a son, Robert Lowery Hanks. By the 1950s, Parker's film career had slowed, though she continued to appear in supporting parts in the Westerns The Gunfighter (Henry King, 1950) with Gregory Peck and Toughest Man in Arizona (R. G. Springsteen, 1952), and the Film Noir Black Tuesday (Hugo Fregonese, 1954) opposite Edward G. Robinson. Parker made her final film appearance in Apache Uprising (R. G. Springsteen, 1965) starring Rory Calhoun. Later in her career, she played in the West Coast theatre circuit and worked as an acting coach. Parker died in 2005 at the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, aged 90, from a stroke. She lived there from 1998 until her death. Jean was survived by her son and two granddaughters, Katie and Nora Hanks.
Sources: Ronald Bergan (The Guardian), Robert Sieger (IMDb), Wikipedia and IMDb.
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Inferno Canto 2
Lo giorno se n'andava, e l'aere bruno
toglieva li animai che sono in terra
da le fatiche loro; e io sol uno
The day was now departing; the dark air
released the living beings of the earth
from work and weariness; and I myself
m'apparecchiava a sostener la guerra
sì del cammino e sì de la pietate,
che ritrarrà la mente che non erra .
alone prepared to undergo the battle
both of the journeying and of the pity,
which memory, mistaking not, shall show.
O muse, o alto ingegno, or m'aiutate;
o mente che scrivesti ciò ch'io vidi,
qui si parrà la tua nobilitate .
O Muses, o high genius, help me now;
o memory that set down what I saw,
here shall your excellence reveal itself!
Io cominciai: «Poeta che mi guidi,
guarda la mia virtù s'ell'è possente,
prima ch'a l'alto passo tu mi fidi .
I started: "Poet, you who are my guide,
see if the force in me is strong enough
before you let me face that rugged pass.
Tu dici che di Silvio il parente,
corruttibile ancora, ad immortale
secolo andò, e fu sensibilmente .
You say that he who fathered Sylvius,
while he was still corruptible, had journeyed
into the deathless world with his live body.
Però, se l'avversario d'ogne male
cortese i fu, pensando l'alto effetto
ch'uscir dovea di lui e 'l chi e 'l quale ,
For, if the Enemy of every evil
was courteous to him, considering
all he would cause and who and what he was,
non pare indegno ad omo d'intelletto;
ch'e' fu de l'alma Roma e di suo impero
ne l'empireo ciel per padre eletto :
that does not seem incomprehensible,
since in the empyrean heaven he was chosen
to father honored Rome and her empire;
la quale e 'l quale, a voler dir lo vero,
fu stabilita per lo loco santo
u' siede il successor del maggior Piero .
and if the truth be told, Rome and her realm
were destined to become the sacred place,
the seat of the successor of great Peter.
Per quest'andata onde li dai tu vanto,
intese cose che furon cagione
di sua vittoria e del papale ammanto .
And through the journey you ascribe to him,
he came to learn of things that were to bring
his victory and, too, the papal mantle.
Andovvi poi lo Vas d'elezione,
per recarne conforto a quella fede
ch'è principio a la via di salvazione .
Later the Chosen Vessel travelled there,
to bring us back assurance of that faith
with which the way to our salvation starts.
Ma io perché venirvi? o chi 'l concede?
Io non Enea, io non Paulo sono:
me degno a ciò né io né altri 'l crede .
But why should I go there? Who sanctions it?
For I am not Aeneas, am not Paul;
nor I nor others think myself so worthy.
Per che, se del venire io m'abbandono,
temo che la venuta non sia folle.
Se' savio; intendi me' ch'i' non ragiono ».
Therefore, if I consent to start this journey,
I fear my venture may be wild and empty.
You're wise; you know far more than what I say."
E qual è quei che disvuol ciò che volle
e per novi pensier cangia proposta,
sì che dal cominciar tutto si tolle ,
And just as he who unwills what he wills
and shifts what he intends to seek new ends
so that he's drawn from what he had begun,
tal mi fec'io 'n quella oscura costa,
perché, pensando, consumai la 'mpresa
che fu nel cominciar cotanto tosta.
so was I in the midst of that dark land,
because, with all my thinking, I annulled
the task I had so quickly undertaken.
«S'i' ho ben la parola tua intesa»,
rispuose del magnanimo quell'ombra;
«l'anima tua è da viltade offesa ;
"If I have understood what you have said,"
replied the shade of that great-hearted one,
"your soul has been assailed by cowardice,
la qual molte fiate l'omo ingombra
sì che d'onrata impresa lo rivolve,
come falso veder bestia quand'ombra .
which often weighs so heavily on a man-
distracting him from honorable trials-
as phantoms frighten beasts when shadows fall.
Da questa tema acciò che tu ti solve,
dirotti perch'io venni e quel ch'io 'ntesi
nel primo punto che di te mi dolve .
That you may be delivered from this fear,
I'll tell you why I came and what I heard
when I first felt compassion for your pain.
Io era tra color che son sospesi,
e donna mi chiamò beata e bella,
tal che di comandare io la richiesi .
I was among those souls who are suspended;
a lady called to me, so blessed, so lovely
that I implored to serve at her command.
Lucevan li occhi suoi più che la stella;
e cominciommi a dir soave e piana,
con angelica voce, in sua favella :
Her eyes surpassed the splendor of the star's;
and she began to speak to me-so gently
and softly-with angelic voice. She said:
"O anima cortese mantoana,
di cui la fama ancor nel mondo dura,
e durerà quanto 'l mondo lontana ,
'O spirit of the courteous Mantuan,
whose fame is still a presence in the world
and shall endure as long as the world lasts,
l'amico mio, e non de la ventura,
ne la diserta piaggia è impedito
sì nel cammin, che volt'è per paura ;
my friend, who has not been the friend of fortune,
is hindered in his path along that lonely
hillside; he has been turned aside by terror.
e temo che non sia già sì smarrito,
ch'io mi sia tardi al soccorso levata,
per quel ch'i' ho di lui nel cielo udito .
From all that I have heard of him in Heaven,
he is, I fear, already so astray
that I have come to help him much too late.
Or movi, e con la tua parola ornata
e con ciò c'ha mestieri al suo campare
l'aiuta, sì ch'i' ne sia consolata .
Go now; with your persuasive word, with all
that is required to see that he escapes,
bring help to him, that I may be consoled.
I' son Beatrice che ti faccio andare;
vegno del loco ove tornar disio;
amor mi mosse, che mi fa parlare .
For I am Beatrice who send you on;
I come from where I most long to return;
Love prompted me, that Love which makes me speak.
Quando sarò dinanzi al segnor mio,
di te mi loderò sovente a lui".
Tacette allora, e poi comincia' io :
When once again I stand before my Lord,
then I shall often let Him hear your praises.'
Now Beatrice was silent. I began:
"O donna di virtù, sola per cui
l'umana spezie eccede ogne contento
di quel ciel c'ha minor li cerchi sui ,
'O Lady of virtue, the sole reason why
the human race surpasses all that lies
beneath the heaven with the smallest spheres,
tanto m'aggrada il tuo comandamento,
che l'ubidir, se già fosse, m'è tardi;
più non t'è uo' ch'aprirmi il tuo talento .
so welcome is your wish, that even if
it were already done, it would seem tardy;
all you need do is let me know your will.
Ma dimmi la cagion che non ti guardi
de lo scender qua giuso in questo centro
de l'ampio loco ove tornar tu ardi ".
But tell me why you have not been more prudent-
descending to this center, moving from
that spacious place where you long to return?'
"Da che tu vuo' saver cotanto a dentro,
dirotti brievemente", mi rispuose,
"perch'io non temo di venir qua entro .
'Because you want to fathom things so deeply,
I now shall tell you promptly,' she replied,
'why I am not afraid to enter here.
Temer si dee di sole quelle cose
c'hanno potenza di fare altrui male;
de l'altre no, ché non son paurose .
One ought to be afraid of nothing other
than things possessed of power to do us harm,
but things innocuous need not be feared.
I' son fatta da Dio, sua mercé, tale,
che la vostra miseria non mi tange,
né fiamma d'esto incendio non m'assale .
God, in His graciousness, has made me so
that this, your misery, cannot touch me;
I can withstand the fires flaming here.
Donna è gentil nel ciel che si compiange
di questo 'mpedimento ov'io ti mando,
sì che duro giudicio là sù frange .
In Heaven there's a gentle lady-one
who weeps for the distress toward which I send you,
so that stern judgment up above is shattered.
Questa chiese Lucia in suo dimando
e disse: - Or ha bisogno il tuo fedele
di te, e io a te lo raccomando -.
And it was she who called upon Lucia,
requesting of her: "Now your faithful one
has need of you, and I commend him to you."
Lucia, nimica di ciascun crudele,
si mosse, e venne al loco dov'i' era,
che mi sedea con l'antica Rachele .
Lucia, enemy of every cruelty,
arose and made her way to where I was,
sitting beside the venerable Rachel.
Disse: - Beatrice, loda di Dio vera,
ché non soccorri quei che t'amò tanto,
ch'uscì per te de la volgare schiera ?
She said: "You, Beatrice, true praise of God,
why have you not helped him who loves you so
that-for your sake-he's left the vulgar crowd?
non odi tu la pieta del suo pianto?
non vedi tu la morte che 'l combatte
su la fiumana ove 'l mar non ha vanto ? -
Do you not hear the anguish in his cry?
Do you not see the death he wars against
upon that river ruthless as the sea?"
Al mondo non fur mai persone ratte
a far lor pro o a fuggir lor danno,
com'io, dopo cotai parole fatte,
No one within this world has ever been
so quick to seek his good or flee his harm
as I-when she had finished speaking thus-
venni qua giù del mio beato scanno,
fidandomi del tuo parlare onesto,
ch'onora te e quei ch'udito l'hanno ".
to come below, down from my blessed station;
I trusted in your honest utterance,
which honors you and those who've listened to you.'
Poscia che m'ebbe ragionato questo,
li occhi lucenti lagrimando volse;
per che mi fece del venir più presto ;
When she had finished with her words to me,
she turned aside her gleaming, tearful eyes,
which only made me hurry all the more.
e venni a te così com'ella volse;
d'inanzi a quella fiera ti levai
che del bel monte il corto andar ti tolse .
And, just as she had wished, I came to you:
I snatched you from the path of the fierce beast
that barred the shortest way up the fair mountain.
Dunque: che è? perché, perché restai?
perché tanta viltà nel core allette?
perché ardire e franchezza non hai ?
What is it then? Why, why do you resist?
Why does your heart host so much cowardice?
Where are your daring and your openness
poscia che tai tre donne benedette
curan di te ne la corte del cielo,
e 'l mio parlar tanto ben ti promette? ».
as long as there are three such blessed women
concerned for you within the court of Heaven
and my words promise you so great a good?"
Quali fioretti dal notturno gelo
chinati e chiusi, poi che 'l sol li 'mbianca
si drizzan tutti aperti in loro stelo ,
As little flowers, which the chill of night
has bent and huddled, when the white sun strikes
grow straight and open fully on their stems,
tal mi fec'io di mia virtude stanca,
e tanto buono ardire al cor mi corse,
ch'i' cominciai come persona franca :
so did I, too, with my exhausted force;
and such warm daring rushed into my heart
that I-as one who has been freed-began:
«Oh pietosa colei che mi soccorse!
e te cortese ch'ubidisti tosto
a le vere parole che ti porse !
"O she, compassionate, who has helped me!
And you who, courteous, obeyed so quickly
the true words that she had addressed to you!
Tu m'hai con disiderio il cor disposto
sì al venir con le parole tue,
ch'i' son tornato nel primo proposto .
You, with your words, have so disposed my heart
to longing for this journey-I return
to what I was at first prepared to do.
Or va, ch'un sol volere è d'ambedue:
tu duca, tu segnore, e tu maestro».
Così li dissi; e poi che mosso fue ,
Now go; a single will fills both of us:
you are my guide, my governor, my master."
These were my words to him; when he advanced
intrai per lo cammino alto e silvestro .
I entered on the steep and savage path.
Dante Alighieri
Montañas de La Mussara (Tarragona) a 850 mts. de altitud.
En tareas de procreación se tambaleaban con las ráfagas de viento que de cuando en cuando se dejaban notar. No se si por esa razón recuerdo que cambiaron de posadero un par veces. En esta foto, de reverso, el macho -un poco mas grande- queda a la derecha. Curiosamente el apodo común por el que se la conoce es el de “Niña”. Añadir que sus nutricias son amplias y variadas, de los géneros Lotus, Ulex, Cystisus, Genista, Colutea, Astragalus, Medicago, Hippocrepis, Coronilla, etc. y como particularidad recordar que las larvas son atendidas por hormigas (Lasius niger y Formica cinerea), hibernando en sus nidos.
Mountains of La Mussara (Tarragona) at 850 mts. of altitude
In tasks of procreation they staggered with the gusts of wind that from time to time let themselves be noticed. I do not know if for that reason I remember that they changed innkeeper a couple of times. In this photo, on the reverse, the male - a little larger - is on the right. Curiously, the common nickname by which she is known is "Niña". Add that their nutrients are wide and varied, of the genera Lotus, Ulex, Cystisus, Genista, Colutea, Astragalus, Medicago, Hippocrepis, Coronilla, etc. and as a particularity to remember that the larvae are attended by ants (Lasius niger and Formica cinerea), hibernating in their nests.
František Cína Jelínek
(1882-1962)
Vilnius Art Gallery
Vilnius, Lithuania
František Cína Jelínek (6 June 1882 in Prague-Karlín - 3 February 1961 in Prague) was a Czech landscape painter.
Born on 6 June 1882 in Prague, he was the son of an innkeeper. He graduated from high school in Křemencova Street, then switched to the fourth grade art technical college and later studied at the Prague Academy under professors Vojtěch Hynais and Rudolf Otto von Ottenfeld.
His work was realistic and romantic. He painted natural pictures of the landscape outdoors in rural areas;, he did not like the elements of civilization. Its landscape work is full of dynamism. He built a cottage in Křižánky where he spent the rest of his life.
His paintings are mainly located in galleries in the Czech Republic.[1]
He died in Prague 3 February 1961.
He was a great athlete - a skier and cyclist and was also one of the first promoters of skiing in Svratka, Žďár nad Sázavou.
Literature
Jelínek, František Cína. In Slovník českých a slovenských výtvarných umělců 1950-2002. Ostrava : Výtvarné centrum Chagall, 1999. ISBN 80-86171-04-3. Svazek IV., s. 218.
TOMAN, Prokop. Nový slovník československých výtvarných umělců. 3. vyd. Svazek 1. Praha : Rudolf Ryšavý, 1947. Heslo Jelínek, Cína František, s. 428.
This is a nativity scene despite its more unconventional look!
The remit for this model was to create something more in keeping with the bible accounts and history. rather than the popular depiction of the complete Nativity story 'in a nutshell' approach.
Firstly; I have not included the wise men. The biblical account mentions that Jesus was a young child and in a house. While the exact age is not known, it was clearly after his birth in the innkeepers stable,
Secondly; The stable depiction is based on historical concepts. They did not have barns in the way the western world understands them. Rather they would have had either caves or lean too stables. Given this belonged to an inn keeper I felt the lean too stable was the more likely option.
Finally; we have the limited focus on Jesus. He would have been just another baby to the people around them. I have a guest on the roof looking out obliviously to mark this.
The only remarkable thing about the birth would have been the unexpected arrival of the shepherds, offering their testimony about what the angels had told them. So Jesus is much harder to notice in my model than the arrival of shepherds.
There is of course no donkey mentioned in the bible either! Though entirely possible there was one there at the birth I left this animal out.
I hope you enjoy it and have a very Merry Christmas
The Grade II Listed Queens Arcade in Leeds West Yorkshire.
Leeds first began as a Saxon village, by 1207 the Lord of the Manor, Maurice De Gant, had extended it into a town. He created a new street of houses west of the existing village and he divided the land into plots for building. In Medieval Leeds, there were butchers, bakers, carpenters, and blacksmiths. However, the main industry in Leeds was making wool.
In 1628 a writer described Leeds as standing pleasantly in a fruitful and enclosed vale upon the north side of the River Eyer over or beyond a stone bridge from where it has a large and broad street leading directly north and continually ascending. The houses on both sides are very thick and closely compacted together, being old, rough, and low built and generally all made of timber.
In 1642 came civil war between king and parliament. Most of the townspeople supported the king and a royalist army occupied Leeds. But in January 1643 parliamentary soldiers captured it. They held Leeds until the summer of 1643 when, after losing a battle in Yorkshire, they were forced to abandon the town. The parliamentary army returned to Leeds in April 1644. They held Leeds for the rest of the civil war.
In the 17th century Leeds was a wealthy town. The wool trade boomed. However, like all towns in those days, it suffered from outbreaks of the plague. There was a severe outbreak in 1645. However, in 1694 Leeds gained a piped water supply (for those who could afford to be connected).
In the 18th century wool manufacture was still the lifeblood of Leeds but there were other industries. Leeds pottery began in 1770. There was also a brick making industry in Georgian Leeds. There were also many craftsmen such as coachmakers, clockmakers, booksellers, and jewelers as well as more mundane trades such as butchers, bakers, barbers, innkeepers, carpenters, blacksmiths, and glaziers. In 1700 the rivers Aire and Calder were made navigable from Leeds to Wakefield. In 1794 work began on the Leeds to Liverpool canal. It was completed in 1816. For the rich and the middle-class life grew more comfortable and more genteel during the 18th century.
The city flourished in the Victorian year’s textiles became less important. But tailoring for a more mass market flourished with the leather industry boot and shoemakers. Leeds grew rapidly but many of the new houses built were dreadful. Overcrowding was rife and streets were very dirty.
In the 1850s the council-built sewers but very many of the houses in Leeds were not connected to them. Many dwellings continued to use cesspits or buckets which were emptied at night by the 'night soil' men. Not until 1899 was it made compulsory for dwellings in Leeds to be connected to sewers.
Information Source:
The Dawson Hotel was built in 1883 with a Joseph Richardson registered as its first licence publican. The hotel closed in 1961 with the general decline of the township.
Dawson, South Australia:
The ghost town of Dawson, named after Henry Dawson, the first mail contractor from Burra to Outalpa, is located 23 kilometers north east of Peterborough in the Hundred of Coglin. The area was opened up for agricultural use in 1880, the Hundred being proclaimed in 1878. The first land sale occurred shortly after and some 30 individuals bought land in the Hundred with the undoubted intention of developing wheat farms.
The town of Dawson was also created at the same time, with 360 allotments laid out in a grid pattern that were first offered for sale in June 1881. Some 14 individuals bought land in the township. Dawson and the surrounding lands lie beyond Goyder's Line. It is marginal agricultural land and the years after settlement were not kind to the farmers.
The farms and hence the town did not thrive. The later years of the nineteenth century after the sale of the Hundred of Coglin were difficult years where drought conditions were experienced. The land simply could not be used to grow crops and with the failure of the farms, the township also declined.
The creation of the Hundred, its presumed use as agricultural land and the subdivision of the township of Dawson illustrate the optimistic mood that surrounded the expansion of the northern agricultural frontier in South Australia during this period.
Source: Dawson Hall Incorp. (plaque at hotel) & Heritage Of the Upper North, Volume 6 - District Council of Peterborough, page 56.
British Real Photograph postcard, no. 100. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
American film and stage actress Jean Parker (1915–2005) landed her first screen test while still in high school. She played the tragic Beth in the original Little Women (1933), starred as the spoiled daughter of an American chain store millionaire who persuades her nouveau riche father to transport a Scottish castle in the hilarious British fantasy-comedy The Ghost Goes West (1936), and she was a perfect stooge for Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, as an innkeeper's daughter with whom Ollie falls in love in The Flying Deuces (1939).
Jean Parker was born Lois Mae Green in 1915. Her father was Lewis Green, a gunsmith and hunter, and her mother was Pearl Melvina Burch. Later, her mother worked at MGM in the set department and created magnificent flowers, trees and other greenery for such notable films as National Velvet (1944), known professionally as Mildred Brenner. Lois was an accomplished gymnast and dancer. At age 10, she was adopted by the Spickard family of Pasadena when both her father and mother were unemployed during the Great Depression. She initially aspired to be an illustrator and artist. At 17, she entered a poster-painting contest and won for portraying Father Time. After a photograph of her was published in a Los Angeles newspaper, Ida Koverman, the assistant to MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer, contacted the would-be starlet and had Mayer offer her an MGM contract. She made her feature film debut in the pre-code drama Divorce in the Family (Charles Reisner, 1932), before being loaned to Columbia Pictures, who cast her in Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933). Parker made several important films in the following years, including Little Women (George Cukor, 1933) with Joan Bennett and Katharine Hepburn; Sequoia (Chester M. Franklin, Edwin L. Marin, 1934) with Russell Hardie, shot in the Sequoia National Forest near Springville, California; Operator 13 (Richard Boleslawski, 1934) with Marion Davies and Gary Cooper; and The Ghost Goes West (René Clair, 1935) with Robert Donat.
Jean Parker remained active in film throughout the 1940s. Parker later starred in the Laurel and Hardy comedy The Flying Deuces (A. Edward Sutherland, 1939), followed by the sports film The Pittsburgh Kid (Jack Townley, 1941), and the Film Noir Dead Man's Eyes (Reginald Le Borg, 1944), opposite Lon Chaney Jr. After several successful cross-country trips entertaining injured servicemen during World War II, Jean Parker wed and divorced Curt Grotter of the Braille Institute in Los Angeles, and moved on to New York to star in the play 'Loco'. She also starred on Broadway in 'Burlesque' (1946-1947) with Bert Lahr, and in the hit 'Born Yesterday' (1948), filling in for Judy Holliday. Parker's fourth and last husband, actor Robert Lowery, played opposite her as Brock in the play for a short stint. By this marriage, Parker bore her only child, a son, Robert Lowery Hanks. By the 1950s, Parker's film career had slowed, though she continued to appear in supporting parts in the Westerns The Gunfighter (Henry King, 1950) with Gregory Peck and Toughest Man in Arizona (R. G. Springsteen, 1952), and the Film Noir Black Tuesday (Hugo Fregonese, 1954) opposite Edward G. Robinson. Parker made her final film appearance in Apache Uprising (R. G. Springsteen, 1965) starring Rory Calhoun. Later in her career, she played in the West Coast theatre circuit and worked as an acting coach. Parker died in 2005 at the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, aged 90, from a stroke. She lived there from 1998 until her death. Jean was survived by her son and two granddaughters, Katie and Nora Hanks.
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Mariahilferstraße
Mariahilferstraße, 6th, 7th, 14th and 15th, since 1897 (in the 6th and 7th district originally Kremser Sraße, then Bavarian highway, Laimgrubner main road, Mariahilfer main street, Fünfhauserstraße, Schönbrunnerstraße and Penzinger Poststraße, then Schönbrunner Straße), in memory of the old suburb name; Mariahilf was an independent municipality from 1660 to 1850, since then with Gumpendorf, Magdalenengrund, Windmühle and Laimgrube 6th District.
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Mariahilferstraße, 1908 - Wien Museum
Mariahilferstraße, 1908
Picture taken from "August Stauda - A documentarian of old Vienna"
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History
Pottery and wine
The first ones who demonstrably populated the area of today's Mariahilferstraße (after the mammoth) were the Illyrians. They took advantage of the rich clay deposits for making simple vessels. The Celts planted on the sunny hills the first grape vines and understood the wine-making process very well. When the Romans occupied at the beginning of our Era Vienna for several centuries, they left behind many traces. The wine culture of the Celts they refined. On the hill of today's Mariahilferstraße run a Roman ridge trail, whose origins lay in the camp of Vindobona. After the rule of the Romans, the migration of peoples temporarily led many cultures here until after the expulsion of the Avars Bavarian colonists came from the West.
The peasant Middle Ages - From the vineyard to the village
Thanks to the loamy soil formed the winery, which has been pushed back only until the development of the suburbs, until the mid-17th Century the livelihood of the rural population. "Im Schöff" but also "Schöpf - scoop" and "Schiff - ship" (from "draw of") the area at the time was called. The erroneous use of a ship in the seal of the district is reminiscent of the old name, which was then replaced by the picture of grace "Mariahilf". The Weinberg (vineyard) law imposed at that time that the ground rent in the form of mash on the spot had to be paid. This was referred to as a "draw".
1495 the Mariahilfer wine was added to the wine disciplinary regulations for Herrenweine (racy, hearty, fruity, pithy wine with pleasant acidity) because of its special quality and achieved high prices.
1529 The first Turkish siege
Mariahilferstraße, already than an important route to the West, was repeatedly the scene of historical encounters. When the Turks besieged Vienna for the first time, was at the lower end of today Mariahilferstrasse, just outside the city walls of Vienna, a small settlement of houses and cottages, gardens and fields. Even the St. Theobald Monastery was there. This so-called "gap" was burned at the approach of the Turks, for them not to offer hiding places at the siege. Despite a prohibition, the area was rebuilt after departure of the Turks.
1558, a provision was adopted so that the glacis, a broad, unobstructed strip between the city wall and the outer settlements, should be left free. The Glacis existed until the demolition of the city walls in 1858. Here the ring road was later built.
1663 The new Post Road
With the new purpose of the Mariahilferstrasse as post road the first three roadside inn houses were built. At the same time the travel increased, since the carriages were finally more comfortable and the roads safer. Two well-known expressions date from this period. The "tip" and "kickbacks". In the old travel handbooks of that time we encounter them as guards beside the route, the travel and baggage tariff. The tip should the driver at the rest stop pay for the drink, while the bribe was calculated in proportion to the axle grease. Who was in a hurry, just paid a higher lubricant (Schmiergeld) or tip to motivate the coachman.
1683 The second Turkish siege
The second Turkish siege brought Mariahilferstraße the same fate. Meanwhile, a considerable settlement was formed, a real suburb, which, however, still had a lot of fields and brick pits. Again, the suburb along the Mariahilferstraße was razed to the ground, the population sought refuge behind the walls or in the Vienna Woods. The reconstruction progressed slowly since there was a lack of funds and manpower. Only at the beginning of the 18th Century took place a targeted reconstruction.
1686 Palais Esterhazy
On several "Brandstetten", by the second Turkish siege destroyed houses, the Hungarian aristocratic family Esterhazy had built herself a simple palace, which also had a passage on the Mariahilferstrasse. 1764 bought the innkeeper Paul Winkelmayr from Spittelberg the building, demolished it and built two new buildings that have been named in accordance with the Esterhazy "to the Hungarian crown."
17th Century to 19th Century. Fom the village to suburb
With the development of the settlements on the Mariahilferstraße from village to suburbs, changed not only the appearance but also the population. More and more agricultural land fell victim to the development, craftsmen and tradesmen settled there. There was an incredible variety of professions and trades, most of which were organized into guilds or crafts. Those cared for vocational training, quality and price of the goods, and in cases of unemployment, sickness and death.
The farms were replaced by churches and palaces, houses and shops. Mariahilf changed into a major industrial district, Mariahilferstrasse was an important trading center. Countless street traders sold the goods, which they carried either with them, or put in a street stall on display. The dealers made themselves noticeable by a significant Kaufruf (purchase call). So there was the ink man who went about with his bottles, the Wasserbauer (hydraulic engineering) who sold Danube water on his horse-drawn vehicle as industrial water, or the lavender woman. This lovely Viennese figures disappeared with the emergence of fixed premises and the improvement of urban transport.
Private carriages, horse-drawn carriages and buggies populated the streets, who used this route also for trips. At Mariahilferplatz Linientor (gate) was the main stand of the cheapest and most popular means of transport, the Zeiselwagen, which the Wiener used for their excursions into nature, which gradually became fashionable. In the 19th Century then yet arrived the Stellwagen (carriage) and bus traffic which had to accomplish the connection between Vienna and the suburbs. As a Viennese joke has it, suggests the Stellwagen that it has been so called because it did not come from the spot.
1719 - 1723 Royal and Imperial Court Stables
Emperor Charles VI. gave the order for the construction of the stables to Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. 1772 the building was extended by two houses on the Mariahilferstrasse. The size of the stables still shows, as it serves as the Museum Quarter - its former importance. The Mariahilferstraße since the building of Schönbrunn Palace by the Imperial court very strongly was frequented. Today in the historic buildings the Museum Quarter is housed.
The church and monastery of Maria Hülff
Coloured engraving by J. Ziegler, 1783
1730 Mariahilferkirche
1711 began the renovation works at the Mariahilferkirche, giving the church building today's appearance and importance as a baroque monument. The plans stem from Franziskus Jänkl, the foreman of Lukas von Hildebrandt. Originally stood on the site of the Mariahilferkirche in the medieval vineyard "In Schoeff" a cemetery with wooden chapel built by the Barnabites. Already in those days, the miraculous image Mariahilf was located therein. During the Ottoman siege the chapel was destroyed, the miraculous image could be saved behind the protective walls. After the provisional reconstruction the miraculous image in a triumphal procession was returned, accompanied by 30,000 Viennese.
1790 - 1836 Ferdinand Raimund
Although in the district Mariahilf many artists and historical figures of Vienna lived , it is noticeable that as a residence they rather shunned the Mariahilferstraße, because as early as in the 18th Century there was a very lively and loud bustle on the street. The most famous person who was born on the Mariahilferstrasse is the folk actor and dramatist Ferdinand Raimund. He came in the house No. 45, "To the Golden deer (Zum Goldenen Hirschen)", which still exists today, as son of a turner into the world. As confectioners apprentice, he also had to visit the theaters, where he was a so-called "Numero", who sold his wares to the visitors. This encounter with the theater was fateful. He took flight from his training masters and joined a traveling troupe as an actor. After his return to Vienna, he soon became the most popular comedian. In his plays all those figures appeared then bustling the streets of Vienna. His most famous role was that of the "ash man" in "Farmer as Millionaire", a genuine Viennese guy who brings the wood ash in Butte from the houses, and from the proceeds leading a modest existence.
1805 - 1809 French occupation
The two-time occupation of Vienna by the French hit the suburbs hard. But the buildings were not destroyed fortunately.
19th century Industrialization
Here, where a higher concentration of artisans had developed as in other districts, you could feel the competition of the factories particularly hard. A craftsman after another became factory worker, women and child labor was part of the day-to-day business. With the sharp rise of the population grew apartment misery and flourished bed lodgers and roomers business.
1826
The Mariahilferstraße is paved up to the present belt (Gürtel).
1848 years of the revolution
The Mariahilferstraße this year was in turmoil. At the outbreak of the revolution, the hatred of the people was directed against the Verzehrungssteuerämter (some kind of tax authority) at the lines that have been blamed for the rise of food prices, and against the machines in the factories that had made the small craftsmen out of work or dependent workers. In October, students, workers and citizens tore up paving stones and barricaded themselves in the Mariahilfer Linientor (the so-called Linienwall was the tax frontier) in the area of today's belt.
1858 The Ring Road
The city walls fell and on the glacis arose the ring-road, the now 6th District more closely linking to the city center.
1862 Official naming
The Mariahilferstraße received its to the present day valid name, after it previously was bearing the following unofficial names: "Bavarian country road", "Mariahilfer Grund Straße", "Penzinger Street", "Laimgrube main street" and "Schönbrunner Linienstraße".
The turn of the century: development to commercial street
After the revolution of 1848, the industry displaced the dominant small business rapidly. At the same time the Mariahilferstraße developed into the first major shopping street of Vienna. The rising supply had to be passed on to the customer, and so more and more new shops sprang up. Around the turn of the century broke out a real building boom. The low suburban houses with Baroque and Biedermeier facade gave way to multi-storey houses with flashy and ostentatious facades in that historic style mixture, which was so characteristic of the late Ringstrasse period. From the former historic buildings almost nothing remained. The business portals were bigger and more pompous, the first department stores in the modern style were Gerngross and Herzmansky. Especially the clothing industry took root here.
1863 Herzmansky opened
On 3 March opened August Herzmansky a small general store in the Church Lane (Kirchengasse) 4. 1897 the great establishment in the pin alley (Stiftgasse) was opened, the largest textile company of the monarchy. August Herzmansky died a year before the opening, two nephews take over the business. In 1928, Mariahilferstraße 28 is additionally acquired. 1938, the then owner Max Delfiner had to flee, the company Rhonberg and Hämmerle took over the house. The building in Mariahilferstrasse 30 additionally was purchased. In the last days of the war in 1945 it fell victim to the flames, however. 1948, the company was returned to Max Delfiner, whose son sold in 1957 to the German Hertie group, a new building in Mariahilferstrasse 26 - 30 constructing. Other ownership changes followed.
1869 The Pferdetramway
The Pferdetramway made it first trip through the Mariahilferstraße to Neubaugasse.
Opened in 1879 Gerngroß
Mariahilferstraße about 1905
Alfred Gerngross, a merchant from Bavaria and co-worker August
Herzmanskys, founded on Mariahilferstrasse 48/corner Church alley (Kirchengasse) an own fabric store. He became the fiercest competitor of his former boss.
1901 The k.k. Imperial Furniture Collection
The k.k. Hofmobilien and material depot is established in Mariahilferstrasse 88. The collection quickly grew because each new ruler got new furniture. Today, it serves as a museum. Among other things, there is the office of Emperor Franz Joseph, the equipment of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico from Miramare Castle, the splendid table of Charles VI. and the furniture from the Oriental Cabinet of Crown Prince Rudolf.
1911 The House Stafa
On 18 August 1911, on the birthday of Emperor Franz Joseph, corner Mariahilferstraße/imperial road (Kaiserstraße) the "central palace" was opened. The construction by its architecture created a sensation. Nine large double figure-relief panels of Anton Hanak decorated it. In this building the "1st Vienna Commercial sample collective department store (Warenmuster-Kollektivkaufhaus)", a eight-storey circular building was located, which was to serve primarily the craft. The greatest adversity in the construction were underground springs. Two dug wells had to be built to pump out the water. 970 liters per minute, however, must be pumped out until today.
1945 bombing of Vienna
On 21 February 1945 bombs fell on the Mariahilferstrasse, many buildings were badly damaged. On 10th April Wiener looted the store Herzmansky. Ella Fasser, the owner of the café "Goethe" in Mariahilferstrasse, preserved the Monastery barracks (Stiftskaserne) from destruction, with the help other resistance fighters cutting the fire-conducting cords that had laid the retreating German troops. Meanwhile, she invited the officers to the cafe, and befuddled them with plenty of alcohol.
Burton is a village 2 miles north of Lincoln with a history going back to Roman times when an unknown Roman built a villa on the limestone escarpment commanding views over the Trent valley. The village was well established in 1086 when the lands in “Burtone” were recorded in the Domesday book. Joining Burton to one of the main roads through Lincolnshire, the old Roman Ermine Street (now the very busy A15), is an old coach road which runs due east from opposite the entrance to Burton Hall. The road is no longer accessible by vehicles but is a popular place for dog walkers. As you enter the old coach road you pass through the Cocked Hat Plantation (so known because of it's shape) and it was here on a dark evening in late October 1798 that a robbery took place. Abraham the Jew, a wealthy trader in silver and gold articles was on his way back to Kirton-in-Lindsey from Lincoln. It is supposed that as Abraham entered the wood, an ideal spot to provide cover and concealment for a highwayman, he was held at gunpoint. whilst he carried firearms to protect himself in such an event he was killed in an exchange of gunfire and robbed of all his possessions. Suspicion fell upon Long Tom, a man who was “known to the police” and a customer at the Inn where Abraham had been staying. The Innkeeper also happened to remember that on the night of the murder, Tom had asked him to change a large denomination banknote for a Leather Dresser. The Tradesman, in his evidence, stated that he had never asked Tom to cash a note. Although the evidence was circumstantial Long Tom was arrested and committed to Lincoln prison. His trial was presided over by Mr Justice Hastings whose philosophy was “that it was better to hang an innocent man that let a guilty person escape”. In the end the evidence of the Innkeeper proved decisive, Long Tom was found guilty and publicly hanged in Lincoln Castle - his body cut down and hung in chains upon a gibbet at Burton where the murder had been committed. Years later the Innkeeper, who had become a wealthy man, made a deathbed confession that he had shot the old Jew and had concocted the story of Long Tom changing money. The authorities acted swiftly, they stripped the Innkeeper's family of their possessions, leaving them homeless and destitute. Eventually, the government awarded the widow of Long Tom a yearly pittance in settlement.
Italian postcard by B.F.F. Edit. (Casa Editr. Ballerini & Fratini, Firenze), no. 3894. Photo: Bragaglia.
Luisa Ferida (1914-1945) was an Italian stage and screen film, who was a popular leading actress in the late 1930s and 1940s Italian sound film. She was married to actor Osvaldo Valenti. Because of his close links with the fascist regime, the couple was shot by partisans in April 1945.
Luisa Ferida was born Luigia Manfrini Frané in Castel San Pietro Terme, near Bologna, in 1914. Her father Luigi, a rich lander owner, died when she was a child. She was then sent to a convent school. Ferida started her career as a stage actress. In 1935 she made her first film appearance with a supporting role in the crime film La Freccia d'oro/Golden Arrow (Piero Ballerini, Corrado D'Errico, 1935). Because of her photogenic looks and talent as an actress, she soon graduated to leading roles in such films as the historical comedy Il re Burlone/The Joker King (Enrico Guazzoni, 1935) with Armando Falconi. The following year, she appeared in the comedy Lo smemorato/The Amnesiac (Gennaro Righelli, 1936) starring Angelo Musco, the screwball comedy Amazzoni bianche/White Amazons (Gennaro Righelli, 1936) starring Paola Barbara, and the historical comedy L'ambasciatore/The Ambassador (Baldassarre Negroni, 1936) starring Leda Gloria. She starred opposite Antonio Centa in the romantic comedy I tre desideri/The Three Wishes (Giorgio Ferroni, Kurt Gerron, 1937) of which also a Dutch-language version was made - without Ferida. Next, she appeared opposite Amedeo Nazzari in the drama La fossa degli angeli/Tomb of the Angels (Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, 1937). Roberto Rossellini co-wrote the screenplay and served as assistant director. It was shot on location in the Apuan Alps in Liguria and is set amidst the marble quarries of the area. It marked an early attempt at realism in Italian cinema, anticipating neorealism of the postwar era, and it celebrated Italy's industrial strength in line with the propaganda of the Mussolini regime. She co-starred with Totò in the comedy Animali pazzi/Mad Animals (Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, 1939). In 1939, while working on the Swashbuckler Un Avventura di Salvator Rosa/An Adventure of Salvator Rosa (Alessandro Blasetti, 1940), Luisa Ferida met the actor Osvaldo Valenti. The pair became romantically involved and had a son, Kim, who died 4 days after his birth. Valenti had been linked with many Fascist officials and personalities for years and he eventually joined the Italian Social Republic, and for these reasons, he was on the partisans' hit list.
In the first half of the 1940s, Luisa Ferida's career was at its zenith, and she played memorable roles in such films as La fanciulla di Portici/The girl from Portici (Mario Bonnard, 1940), La corona di ferro/The Iron Crown (Alessandro Blasetti, 1941), and the drama Gelosia/Jealousy (Ferdinando Maria Poggioli, 1942). She had a supporting role in the drama Nozze di sangue/Blood Wedding (Goffredo Alessandrini, 1941) starring Beatrice Mancini, and Fosco Giachetti. The film about an arranged marriage in 19th century South America, is based on the Spanish play by Federico Garcia Lorca. She played the lead in the historical drama Fedora (Camillo Mastrocinque, 1942) opposite Amedeo Nazzari and Osvaldo Valenti. Opposite Fosco Giacchetti, she starred in the drama Fari nella nebbia/Headlights in the Fog (Gianni Franciolini, 1942). The film about a group of truck drivers is considered to be part of the development of Neorealism, which emerged around this time. She starred with Osvaldo Valenti in the adventure film I cavalieri del deserto/Knights of the Desert (Gino Talamo, Osvaldo Valenti, 1942) with a screenplay by Federico Fellini and Vittorio Mussolini, the son of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini. It was produced by the Rome-based ACI which was run by Vittorio Mussolini and shot on location in Libya before the North African Campaign turned decisively against Italy and its Allies. Fellini may have directed some of the Libyan scenes after Gino Talamo was injured in a car accident. The film was ultimately never released due to the defeats suffered in Libya, which meant its plot was now a potential embarrassment to the regime. She appeared again with Valenti in the extremely popular historical film La cena delle beffe/The Jester's Supper (Alessandro Blasetti, 1942), also starring Amedeo Nazzari, and Clara Calamai. The film is set in the 15th century Florence of Lorenzo the Magnificent and portrays a rivalry that leads to a series of increasingly violent jokes. She again co-starred with Valenti and Nazzari in the drama Sleeping Beauty (Luigi Chiarini, 1942), which belongs to the films of the Calligrafismo style. Calligrafismo is in sharp contrast to the Telefoni Bianchi-American style comedies and is rather artistic, highly formalistic, expressive in complexity, and deals mainly with contemporary literary material. In 1942 she won the Best Italian Actress award. In the historical comedy La locandiera/The Innkeeper (Luigi Chiarini, 1944), she co-starred again with Armando Falconi and Osvaldo Valenti. During the last stages of completion, Mussolini was overthrown. The final editing was done in Venice, the film capital of the Italian Social Republic, but without the presence of Chiarini. At the end of 1943, the fascist government of the Republic of Salo decided to create an Italian cinematographic center in the north of the country.
Ferida and Valenti agreed to go there. They made Un fatto di cronaca/A Chronicle (Piero Ballerini, 1945), which was released in February 1945. Two months later, Valenti was finally arrested in Milan, alongside a pregnant Ferida. They were both sentenced to be executed and shot immediately in the street, without a proper trial. Opinions are divided as to whether the couple deserved this fatal fate. The pregnant Ferida had a blue shoe of her deceased son Kim in her hand when she was killed. The twelve suitcases of the couple, full of clothes, furs, money, and jewels were stolen that day. Her Milanese house was burglarised a few days later. The partisan chief who organised the execution, Giuseppe 'Vero' Marozin, declared years later that one of the partisan leaders that ordered the two actors to be executed was Sandro Pertini, who decades later became president of the Italian republic. No other source, however, supports Marozin's version of the incident. Her mother Lucia asked for support from the Italian government since her daughter was her only support. After the actress was cleared of charges during the 1950s, Lucia received a small monthly pension. She died in poverty. Both lovers' graves are side to side in Cimitero Maggiore di Musocco in Milan. The film Sanguepazzo/Wild Blood (Marco Tullio Giordana, 2008) starring Monica Bellucci and Luca Zingaretti, discusses Luisa Ferida's relationship with Osvaldo Valenti.
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Zunfthaus zur Meisen, Münsterhof, Zurych, 3 kwietnia 2019 r.
Budynek, w którym swoją siedzibę miał cech kupców winnych, zbudowany został w 1757 r. w miejscu średniowiecznego domu. Rokokowy budynek zaprojektował David Morf.
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Zunfthaus zur Meisen, Münsterhof, Zurich, April 3, 2019
The building which was the seat of the innkeepers' guild was built in 1757 on the location of a medieval house. The rococo building was designed by David Morf.
The Keene Hotel is representative of a country inn of the 1870s. The rough-cast construction frame covered with sand blown onto plaster is typical of English settlers’ building methods in this area. Hotels were plentiful along the main roads and served as stops along the stage-coach line.
Martin and Mary Jane Kennaley were the innkeepers of this fourteen-room hotel in the 1870s. The Kennaleys had eight children of their own and raised Mary Jane’s six nieces and nephews after their parents were killed in a sleigh accident. The Kennaleys’ quarters are upstairs, at the rear of the building.
On the hotel’s first floor is a barroom for men only, waiting and retiring rooms, a dining room with a large communal table, and a kitchen and bake-oven room. One meal was included in the price of the room as well as lodging for the traveller’s horse in the Drive Shed. Upstairs are four bedrooms for rental. The salesman’s room includes a showroom – a travelling salesman would advertise with handbills around the village and customers would come to the hotel to see his wares. The “best bedroom” cost 75¢ per night and included a double bed with linen, a stove for heat, and hot water for a bath. The bathwater was carried up from the kitchen, and slop water was taken away. The second-best room cost 25¢ per night and had two single beds with linen; the traveller might have to share the room with a stranger. A straw tick in the flop room was 10¢ per night and the traveller would sleep in his clothes – there was no linen provided and no source of heat.
Behind the hotel is a reconstruction of an 1870s chicken coop that would have supplied the eggs and poultry necessary to feed large numbers of guests, an Ash House which was used to collect and store hardwood ashes from the wood stoves and bake oven and a Drive Shed which was used to house the family’s and guests’ vehicles.
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Majorette, 1/32 scale, White Limo, Die cast, with 18 Picture Proof Autographs (P.P.A.),
#E1D-1-3, Autographed White Limo by 17 signers, The Late Dale Earnhardt Sr., and 16 others,
1) Ericca Kum, Olympics,
2) Bob Strauser, Owner Of Star Limos,
3) Lanu McAlista, W.M.V.P.,
4) Mark Carrier, Chicago Bears, N.F.L., Football,
5) Patti Haze, Radio D.J., Chicago,
6) The Late Dale Earnhardt Sr., NASCAR, #3, GM Goodwrench,
7) Bill Kurtis, News Anchor,
8) Shirley Hayes, Radio D.J. Chicago,
9) Leon Spinks, Pro Heavy Weight Boxer,
10) Dan Hampton, Chicago Bears,
11) Kevin Butler, Chicago Bears,
12) Robin George, Ch. 5 NBC, News Reporter,
13) Dick Biondi, WLS Radio, D.J.,
14) Robin Leach, Life Styles Of The Rich And Famous,
15) The Late Norm Van Lear, NBA, Basketball,
16) Wayne Messmore, Chicago Bulls, Announcer, Singer,
17) The Late Jan Grabrail, Famous for the U.S. 30 Drag Strip saying, Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, and the TV show, The Super Chargers,
Majorette, 1/32 scale, White Limo, Die cast, with 17 Picture Proof Autographs (P.P.A.),
#E1D-1-4, Autographed White Limo By The Late Davy Jones, (The Monkees), and 11 others,
1) Ray Szmanda, The Menards Guy,
2) Raymond Benson, James Bond Writer,
3) Dick Beyondi, WLS Radio, D.J.,
4) Jaks Johns, TV show, The Appraisal Fair,
5) The Late Davy Jones, TV show, (THE MONKEES),
6) The Late Stephen J. Cannell, Writer, Producer, The A Team, The Rockford Files, 21 Jump street, Wiseguy, Hardcastle and McCormick, Riptide, Baretta, Booker, Stingray, and many more,
7) The Late Roger Ebert, Movie Credit, At The Movies,
8) Leslie Hindman, TvV show, The Appraisal Fair,
9) Konan, W.C.W. Wrestler,
10) Scott Miller, WJMK Radio,
11) Isabel, WOJO 105.1 FM Radio,
12) Rich Koz, Svengoolie,
Majorette, 1/32 scale, White Limo, Die cast, with 12 Picture Proof Autographs (P.P.A.),
#E1D-1-5, Autographed White Limo By Paul La Mat, (American Graffiti) and 20 others,
1) Marnilis Baker, Miss Illinois, 2003,
2) Ray Szmanda, The Menards Guy,
3) Eiric, Loop Girl, Rock 97.9 FM radio,
4) Amaury Nolasco, The Movie, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Julieous, Orange car,
5) Jerrica, Playboy's Miss January, 2004,
6) N/A, no Picture,
7) Troy Trepanier, Famous Car Customizer,
8) Tom Barton, Editor of Toy Shop Paper,
9) Bill Wildt, TV show, Motorsports Unlimited,
10, Vinnie DiMartino, Custom Motorcycle Builder,
11) Chila , WCKG 105.9 FM radio,
12) Ron Finch, Custom Motorcycle Builder,
13) Paul La Mat, the Movie, American Graffiti,
14) Pixie XO, TV show, LA Ink,
15) Kevin Mathews, Signing Kev Head, Radio DJ,
16) Peggy O'Donald, TV show, Motorsports Unlimited,
17) The Late Jan Grabrail, Famous for the U.S. 30 Drag Strip saying, Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, and the TV show, The Super Chargers,
18) Bob Levien, Creator of, The World Of Wheels,
19) Mark Giangreco, ABC, Ch.7, Sports anchor,
20) N/A, no Picture,
21) The Late Bob (Broadway Bob) Metzler, owner and promoter of U.S. 30 Drag strip,
Majorette, 1/32 scale, White Limo, Die cast, with 21 Picture Proof Autographs (P.P.A.),
#E1D-2-1, NASCAR Bush series, Havoline3 250, 1993, Autographed White Track Car by The Late Davey Allison and 6 others,
1) Rodney Combs, #11, Luaire Heating , Pole Sitter,
2) Jerry Grandville, #81, Harley Davidson, Atlanta Felcons Coach,
3) Bobby Dotter, #08, Dewalt, Arizona Ice Tea, Pole Sitter,
4) Hermie Sadler, #25, Virginia Is For Lovers,
5) The Late Davey Allison, #28, Havoline, Died 6 months later after signing, No Picture
6) Steve Grissom, #31, Channellock Tools, Winner Of Race,
7) Chuck Bown, #63, Nescafe Nestea, Busch Grand National Champion,
Revell, 1/24 scale die cast, white track car signed by 7 drivers with 6 Picture Proof Autographs, (P.P.A.)
#E1D-2-2, NASCAR Busch series, Havoline3 250, 1994, Autographed White Track Car by 20 Drivers,
1) Robert Presley, #99, Skoal,
2) Mike Garvey, #0, Lawarre Racing,
3) Jason Keller, #57, Budget Gourmet,
4) Shawna Robinson, $46, Polaroid,
5) Elton Sawyer, #38, Ford Motor Credit,(2 Pictures)
6) Hermie Sadler, #26, Virginia Is For Lovers,
7) Nathan Butthe, #66, STP, (2 Pictures)
8) Jim Bown, #63, Lysol,
9) Chad Little, #23, Bayer Select, (2Pictures)
10) Bob Beveak, #3, Country Concert,
11) Dennis Setzer, #59, Alliance,
12) Stevie Reeves, #96, Glabber Girl,
13) Kenny Wallace, #8, TIC Fin. Systems,
14) Dirk Stephens, #15, Greased Lightning,
15) Randy Pemerton, T.N.N. TV,
16) Bobby Dotter, #08, DeWalt,
17) Larry Pearson, #92, Stanley Tools,
18) Rodney Combs, #43, Black Flag,
19) David Green, #44, Slim Jim,
20) Randy Porter, #35, Laughlin Racing,
Revell, Repainted, 1/24 scale die cast, signed by 20 drivers with Picture Proof Photos, (P.P.P.)
#E1D-2-3, NASCAR, Busch Series, Sears Auto Center 250, 1995, Signed by The Late Buddy Baker, and 20 other drivers,
1) Chad Little, The Late Kenny Irving is in the back ground, Winston Cup,
2)Tracy Leslie, #72, Detroit Gasket,
3) Jeff Fuller, #47, Sinoco 260,
4) Jerry Nadeau, #15, Bussman, Winston Cup,
5) Kenny Wallace, #8, Red Dog, Beer, Winston Cup,
6) Bobby Doter, #08,
7) Johnny Benson, #74, Lipton Tea, Winston Cup,
8) Ed Berrier, Caterpillar,
9) Phil Parsons, Winston Cup,
10) Glen Jarrett, T.N.N.,
11) Tim Fedawa, #55, McDonald's,
12) Hermie Sadler, #1, DeWalt,
13) Larry Pearson, Stanley Tools, Winston Cup,
14) Johnny Rumley, #25, Big Johnson,
15) The Late Buddy Baker, H.O.F., Winston Cup, T.N.N.,
16) Dirk Stephens, #64, Dura Lube,
17) Jim Bown, Rubbed,
18) Rich Bickle, #54, Kleenex,
19) Elton Sawyer, #38, Ford Credit,
20) Rodney Combs, #43, Jebco,
21) M. Wal, #88,
Revell, 1/24 scale, Die Cast, autographed by 21 drivers with Picture Proof Photos, (P.P.P.)
#E1D-2-4, NASCAR, Mark Martin, Greg Sacks, Rick Wilson, Signing, with 21 Others drivers #4 White Track Cars 1995. GM Goodwrench 400 and Detroit Gasket 200 at Michigan International Speedway.
Mark Martin was the winner of the 1995 Detroit Gasket 200.
1) Bobby Dotter, #08, Hyde Tools,
2) Curtis Markum, #63, Lysol,
3) Hermie Sadler, #1, DeWalt,
4) Phil Parsons, #99, Luxair,
5) Mike Wallace, #90, Duron, Winston Cup,
6) Kenny Wallace, #8, Red Dog, Beer, Winston Cup,
7) Tim Fedewa, #55, Innkeeper,
8) Elton Sawyer, #38, Ford Credit, Winston Cup,
9) Steve Grissom, #29, Channellock, Winston Cup,
10) Jason Keller, #57, The Budget Gourmet,
11) Greg Sacks, #32, Active Trucking, Winston Cup,
12) Terry LaBonte, #14, MW Windows, Winston Cup,
13) Rodney Combs, #43, Jebco,
14) Bill Brodrick, The Unical 76 Hat Man,
15) Jeff Purvis, #4, Kodak Fun Saver,
16) Greg Clark, #53, Clark Racing,
17) Rick Wilson, #75, Food Country, Winston Cup,
18) Tommy Ellis, #50, Healthsource,
19) David Green, #44, Slim Jim, Winston Cup,
20) Mike McLaughlin, #43, Black Flag,
21) Jim Weber, T.N.N. Motorsports,
22) Mark Martin, #60, Winn Dixie, Winston Cup,
23) Randy Porter, #18, Unifirst Uniforms,
24) Kevin LaPage, #71, Vermont Teddy Bear, Winston Cup.
Revell, 1/24 scale, Die Cast, autographed by 21 drivers with Picture Proof Photos, (P.P.P.)
#E1D-2-5, NASCAR, The Late Jim Sauter, H.O.F. Ned Jarrett, and 27 other Drivers Signing White Track car #5, 1996, Sears Auto Center 250, at Milwaukee Mile Speedway,
1) David Green, #95, Caterpillar, Winston cup,
2) Chad Little, #23, John Deere, Winston Cup,
3) Dale Fishline, #70, Murphy Motorsports,
4) Stevie Reeves, #96, Glabber Girl,
5) Ron Hel Jr., #66, Levitz Furniture,
6) Dennis Setzer, #38, Lipton Tea,
7) Phil Parsons, #10, Channellock,
8) Jim Bown, #51, Barbasol,
9) Todd Bodine, #81, Cape Carrsol, Winston Cup,
10) The Late Jim Sauter, #32,
11) Tim Fedewa, #40, Kleenex,
12) Mark Green, #37, Timber Wolf,
13) Chad Little, #23, John Deere, Winston Cup,
14) Kevin LaPage, #88, Farmers, Choice Fert, W.C.,
15) Curtis Markum, #63, Lysol,
16) Nathen Butkey, #4, Dura Glass,
17) Dick Berggren, CBS Sports, Announcer,
18) Bobby Dotter, #55, Lub Tek,
19) Larry Pearson, #92, Stanley Tools, Winston Cup,
20) Buckshot Jones, #00, Aqua Fresh,
21) Mike McLaughlin, #34, Royal Oak,
22) Elton Sawyer, #38,
23) Joe Hanson, #76,
24) Tommy Houston, #6, Suburbar, Propane,
25) Ned Jarrett, H.O.F., Winston Cup Champion,
26) Jason Keller, #57, Slim Jim,
27) Glen Jarrett, T.N.N. Motorsports,
28) Mike Dillion, #72, Detroit Gasket,
29) Jim Mclivaine, #29 Basket Ball Player, Grand Marshall,
Revell, 1/24 scale, Die Cast, autographed by 29 drivers with Picture Proof Photos, (P.P.P.)
#E1D-2-5, NASCAR, The Late Jim Sauter, H.O.F. Ned Jarrett, and 27 other Drivers Signing White Track car #5, 1996, Sears Auto Center 250, at Milwaukee Mile Speedway,
1) David Green, #95, Caterpillar, Winston cup,
2) Chad Little, #23, John Deere, Winston Cup,
3) Dale Fishline, #70, Murphy Motorsports,
4) Stevie Reeves, #96, Glabber Girl,
5) Ron Hel Jr., #66, Levitz Furniture,
6) Dennis Setzer, #38, Lipton Tea,
7) Phil Parsons, #10, Channellock,
8) Jim Bown, #51, Barbasol,
9) Todd Bodine, #81, Cape Carrsol, Winston Cup,
10) The Late Jim Sauter, #32,
11) Tim Fedewa, #40, Kleenex,
12) Mark Green, #37, Timber Wolf,
13) Chad Little, #23, John Deere, Winston Cup,
14) Kevin LaPage, #88, Farmers, Choice Fert, W.C.,
15) Curtis Markum, #63, Lysol,
16) Nathen Butkey, #4, Dura Glass,
17) Dick Berggren, CBS Sports, Announcer,
18) Bobby Dotter, #55, Lub Tek,
19) Larry Pearson, #92, Stanley Tools, Winston Cup,
20) Buckshot Jones, #00, Aqua Fresh,
21) Mike McLaughlin, #34, Royal Oak,
22) Elton Sawyer, #38,
23) Joe Hanson, #76,
24) Tommy Houston, #6, Suburbar, Propane,
25) Ned Jarrett, H.O.F., Winston Cup Champion,
26) Jason Keller, #57, Slim Jim,
27) Glen Jarrett, T.N.N. Motorsports,
28) Mike Dillion, #72, Detroit Gasket,
29) Jim Mclivaine, #29 Basket Ball Player, Grand Marshall,
Revell, 1/24 scale, Die Cast, autographed by 29 drivers with Picture Proof Photos, (P.P.P.)
#E1D-2-7, NASCAR, 17 Busch Series Drivers Signing, White Track Car, 1998, Diehard 250, at The Milwaukee Mile Speedway,
1) Joe Bessey, #6, Power Team,
2) Kevin LaPage, #40, Channellock,
3) Jeff Fuller, #89, Fiberall, Allerest, Pole Setter!!!
4) Phil Parsons, T.N.N. Motorsports Announcer,
5) Dave Blanney, #93, Amoco, Winston Cup,
6) Jimmy Means, #52, Winston Cup,
7) Elton Sawyer, #38, Barbasol,
8) Jeff Purvis, #4, Lance Snacks,
9) Randy LaJoie, #74, Fina, 1996 and 1997 Busch Series Champion,
10) Jimmy Foster, #90, Dr. Peper,
11) Casey Atwood, #28, LesCare Kitchens, Winston Cup,
12) Wayne Grubb, #83, Link Belt,
13) Patty Moise, #14, Rodes, Woman,
14) David Green, #56, Stanley, Winston Cup, 1994 Busch Series Champion,
15) Lance Hooper, #27, W.C.W. Wrestling,
16) Elliott Sadler, #66, Phillips 66, Winston Cup,
17) Kat Teasdale, #54, IGA, Woman,
Revell, 1/24 scale, Die Cast, autographed by 17 drivers with Picture Proof Photos, (P.P.P.)
#E1D-2-8, NASCAR, The Late Adam Petty, The Late Dick Trickle, The Late Steve Brynes, and 16 other Drivers signing, White Track Car, #8, 1999, Sears Diehard 250, at The Milewaukee Mile Speedway,
Casey Atwood was the Pole setter and Winner of the Race.
1) The Late Adam Petty, #45, Spree, Richard Petty's Grandson,
2) Randy LaJoie, #1, Bob Evans,
3) Phil Parsons, ESPN Sports Reporter,
4) Buckshot Jones, #00, Cheese-It,
5) Jason Keller, #57, IGA,
6) Jerry Grandview, #81, Unifirst Uniforms, Jerry was the Atlanta Felcons football Coach,
7) The Late, Barry Dodson, #35, Scana, Was a Winston Cup Crew chief for #17,
8) Mike Dillion, #59, Channellock,
9) Tony Raines, #33, Pennzoil,
10) Bobby Dotter, #08, Team Rensi,
11) Justin LaBonte, #44, Slim Jim,
12) The Late Dick Trickle, #5, Schnieder, Winston Cup,
13) Casey Atwood, #27, Castrol, Was Pole Setter and Winner of Race,
14) The Late Steve Brynes, T.N.N. Motorsports Reporter,
15) Jeff Purvis, #4, Lance Snacks,
16) Clair B. Lang, Nascar , Writer,
17) Jeff Green, #32, Kleenex,
18) Glen Allen Jr., #38, Barbasol,
19) Mike McLaughlin, #34, Gould Pumps,
Revell, 1/24 scale, Die Cast, Signed By 19 NASCAR Drivers all with Picture Proof Photos
#E1D-2-9, NASCAR, The Late Dick Trickle, The Late Jim Sauter, The Late Kevin Grubb, and 21 other drivers signing, White Track Car, #9, 2000, Sears Die Hard 250, at The Milwaukee Mile Speedway,
Jeff Green was the Pole Setter and The Winner Of The Race and the 2000 Busch Series Champion,
David Green was the 1994 Busch Series Champion,
Randy LaJoie was the 1996 and 1997 Busch Series Champion,
1) Jason Keller, #57, Excedrin,
2) Jeff Green, #10, Nestle, Pole Setter, Winner, and the Busch Series Champion,
3) Elton Sawyer, #98, Lysol,
4) The Late Dick Trickle, #5, Schneider, Winston Cup,
5) Mark Green, #63, Exxon Super-Flo,
6) The Late Kevin Grubb, #57, Timber Wolf,
7) Todd Bodine, #66, Phillips 66, Winston Cup,
8) Tony Raines, #33, Alka Seltzer, Bayer,
9) David Green, #34, AFG Glass, Winston Cup,
10) Bobby Hillin, #8, Kleenex, Winston Cup,
11) Mike McLaughlin, #48, Gould Pumps.
12) Jason Jarrett, #11, Rayovac, Ned Jarrett's Grandson,
13) The Late Jim Sauter, #45,
14) Jimmy Means, #52, Winston Cup,
15) Andy Santerre, #25, Lance Snacks,
16) Bobby Hamilton Jr., #26, Baywatch,
17) Tim Fedewa, #36, Stanley Tools,
18) Justin LaBonti, #44, Slim Jim,
19) Anthony Lazzard, #97, McDonald's, Indy Driver,
20) Jason Schuler, #17, Vision,
21) Mike Dillon, #21, Rockwell,
22) Jeff Purvis, #4, Porter Cables,
23) Chad Chaffin, #77, Lear Corp.,
24) Randy LaJoie, #1, Bob Evans,
Revell, 1/24 scale, Die Cast, Signed By 24 NASCAR Drivers all with Picture Proof Photos, (P.P.P.)
#E1D-3-1, NASCAR, The Late John Nemecheck, Mike Skinner, and 20 other drivers signing, White Track Truck, #1, 1995, Sears Auto Center 125, at The Milwaukee Mile Speedway, Mike Skinner was the pole Setter and Winner of the Race and the 1995 Nascar Truck Series Champion.
1) Dick Bergeren, CBS, Sports Reporter,
2) Mike Bliss, #2, Ultra Custom Wheels,
3) P.J. Jones, #1, Sears Diehard,
4) Scott Legasses, #24, DuPont,
5) John Kinder, #14, Stoppe Motorsports,
6) Ron Hornaday Jr., #16, Papa John's Pizza,
7) Dennis Setzer, #30, Taylor Togs,
8) T.J. Clark, #23, ASE,
9) Rodney Combs, #43, U.S. Olympic Bob Slide,
10) The Late John Nemecheck, #87, Burger King, Signature Rubbed,
11) Ken Squire, CBS, Motorsports Reporter,
12) Butch Miller, #98, Raybestos,
13) Bob Keselowski, #29, Winnebago,
14) Rick Carelli, #6, Total Petroleum,
15) Mike Skinner, #3, GM Goodwrench, Pole Setter, Winner of The Race and 1995 Truck Champion,
16) Bill Sedwick, #75, Spears Motorsports,
17) Kerry Teague, #51, Teamsters Local 71,
18) Kenny Allen, #65, ONSAT, TV Plus,
19) Bob Brevak, #34, Scaffidi Mack,
20) Ron Evans, #20, Barbary Coast,
21) Johnny Benson Jr., #18, Performance Friction, Winston Cup,
22) Mike Joy, CBS Motorsports, no Picture,
Racing Champions, stripped and repainted, 1/24 scale, die cast, signed by 22 drivers with Picture Proof Photos, (P.P.P.)
#E1D-3-2, NASCAR, 27 Drivers signing, White Track Truck, #2, 1996, Sears Auto Center 200, at the Milwaukee Mile Speedway, Mike Bliss was the Pole Setter. Ron Hornaday Jr. was the 1996 NASCAR Truck Series Champion.
1) Barry Dobson, #2, Team ASE Crew Chief, Winston Cup,
2) Mike Bliss, #2, Team ASE, POLE SETTER,
3) Rich Bickle, #43, Cummins Engines,
4) Mike Skinner, #3, GM Goodwrench, Last Years Pole Setter, Winner, and Champion, Winston Cup,
5) Lonnie Cox, #36, DuPont Thompson,
6) Rick Carelli, #6, ReMax International,
7) Lance Norwick, #19, Macklanburg Duncon,
8) Jerry Granville, #81, Flickers, was the Atlanta Felcons football Coach,
9) Michael Dokken, #64, Clearwater Linen,
10) Dave Rezendes, #7, QVC,
11) Robbie Reiser, #4, GMC Trucking, Winston Cup, Matt Kenseth Crew Chief,
12) Walker Evans, #20, DANA, Dirt Road Race Legend,
13) Bob Keselowski, #29, Winnebago, Brad's Father,
14) Ron Hornaday Jr., #16, NAPA, Becomes The 1996 Nascar Truck Champion.
15) David Smith, #12, Blake Racing,
16) Bryon Reffner, #44, 1-800-COLLECT,
17) Dick Bergeren, CBS Sports Reporter,
18) Doug George, #21, ORTHO,
19) Mike Hurbert #11, RPM Racing,
20) Bob Brevak, #31, Ho-Chunk Casino,
21) Joe Ruttman, #80, Roush Parts, Winston Cup,
22) Ron Barfield Jr., #94, Super 8 Motel,
23) Frank Dan, #69, Ford Racing, Did not Qualify,
24) Butch Miller, #98, Raybestos Brakes,
25) Bobby Gil, #75, Spears ,
26) Kenny Allen, #65, Action Rent-To-Own,
27) Mike Joy, CBS Sports Reporter,
Racing Champions, stripped and repainted, 1/24 scale, die cast, signed by 22 drivers with Picture Proof Photos, (P.P.P.)
#E1D-3-3, NASCAR, H.O.F. Legend, Ned Jarrett, and 19 other Truck Series drivers signing White Track Truck #3, 1997, Sears Diehard 200, at The Milwaukee Mile Speedway, Ron Hornaday Jr. was the WINNER of the RACE.
1) Mike Bliss, #2, Team ASE,
2) Tammy Jo Kirk, #7, Lovable, Woman Driver,
3) Mark Green, #37, Red Man Golden Blend,
4) Eli Gold, CBS Motorsports Reporter,
5) Rick Carelli, #6, ReMax,
6) Joe Rutman, #80, LCI International, Winston Cup,
7) Tony Raines, #19, Pennzoil,
8) Rick Crawford, #14, Circle Bar Motel,
9) Jerry Granville, #81, Frickers, Atlanta Felcons Coach,
10) Ned Jarrett, H.O.F. Legend, CBS Sports, Winston Cup,
11) Ron Hornaday Jr., #16, NAPA, WINNER of the RACE,
12) Dave Rezendes, #35, Ortho Lawn and Garden,
13) Ken Square, CBS Motorsports announcer,
14) Cindy Peterson, Did Not Qualify,
15) Rich Bickle, #17, Sears Diehard, Sponsor of race,
16) Dick Bergeren, CBS Motorsports Reporter,
17) Mike Joy, CBS Motorsports Reporter,
18) Lance Norwick, #90, NHL,
19) Dave Eniet, Founder Of The Truck Series,
20) Bob Keselowski, #29, Mopar Performance, Brad's Dad.
Racing Champions, stripped and repainted, 1/24 scale, die cast, signed by 20 drivers with Picture Proof Photos, (P.P.P.)
#E1D-3-4, NASCAR, The Late Buddy Baker, The Late Jim Sauter, The Late Tony Roper, and 22 other Truck Series Drivers signing, White Track Truck #4, 1998, Sears Diehard 200, at the Milwaukee Mile Speedway.
Jack Spague was the Pole Setter.
Mike Bliss was the WINNER of the Race.
Barry Dobson was the winning Crew Chief.
Ron Hornaday Jr., was the 1998 NASCAR Truck Champion.
Greg Biffle was the 1998 NASCAR Truck Series Rookie of the year.
1) Ron Hornaday Jr., #16, NAPA, 1998 NASCAR Truck Series Champion,
2) Mike Wallace, #52, Purolator Pure One,
3) Stacy Compton, #86, Royal Crown Cola, RC cola,
4) Glen Jarrett, CBS Motorsports Reporter,
5) Jay Sauter, #3, GM Goodwrench,
6) Wayne Anderson, #84, Porter Cable Power,
7) Kevin Cywinski, #31, Allied Signal, Bendix,
8) Mike Bliss, #2, Team ASE, WINNER Of The RACE,
9) Rick Crawford, #14, Circle Bar Motel and RV,
10) Mike Garvey, #68, Metro Milwaukee Auto,
11) N/A,
12) Butch Miller, #18, Dana Corp.,
13) Jimmy Hensley, #43, Cummins Engines,
14) KEVIN HARVICK, #75, Spears, Winston Cup,
15) Barry Dobson, Winning Crew Chief,
16) Brain Reffner, #66 Carlin Burners,
17) GREG BIFFLE, #50, Grainger, 1998 NASCAR Truck Series ROOKIE Of The Year, Winston Cup,
18) Jack Sprague, #24, Team Hendrick,
19) The Late Jim Sauter, IROC test Driver,
20) BORIS SAID, #44, FEDERATED Auto Parts, Winston Cup Road Racer,
21) Tammy Jo Kirk, #51 Failed to Qualify, Woman Driver,
22) Joe Bush, #67, Failed to Qualify,
23) Dennis Setzer, #29, Mopar Performance,
24) The Late Tony Roper, #55, Icehouse Beer, Tony died in a accident later that year.
25) The Late Buddy Baker, H.O.F., Legend, CBS Motorsports Announcer,
RACING CHAMPIONS, Stripped and Repainted, 1/24 scale, die cast, signed by 25 drivers with Picture Proof Photos
#E1D-3-5, NASCAR, Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle, and 14 more drivers signing, White Track Truck, #5, 1999, Sears Diehard 200, at The Milwaukee Mile Speedway,
Greg Biffle was the POLE SETTER and the WINNER of the race.
1) KEVIN HARVICK, #98, Porter Cable Tools, Winston Cup,
2) Tim Steel, #21, HS Die and Engineering,
3) Jeff Andretti, EML Rockford , INDY Driver,
4) Kevin Cywinski, #31, Auto Trim Design,
5) Ron Barfield, #55 Icehouse Beer,
6) Rick Crawford, #14, Circle Bar and Motel,
7) Jerry Grandville, #81, Unifirst Uniforms, Atlanta Felcons football Coach,
8) Jay Sauter, #3, GM Goodwrench,
9) Eli Gold, CBS Motorsports Announcer,
10) Jimmy Hensley, #43, Dodge Motorsports,
11) Rick Corelli, CBS Motorsports Announcer,
12) GREG BIFFLE, #50, Grainger, Winston Cup, Greg was the POLE SETTER and the WINNER of The RACE,
13) Randy Tolsma, #25, Superguard Motor oil, CITGO,
14) Lance Norwick, #90, L R Motorsports,
15) Ron Hornaday Jr., #16, NAPA Auto Parts,
16) Dennis Setzer, #1, Mopar Performance,
RACING CHAMPIONS, Stripped and Repainted, 1/24 scale, die cast, signed by 16 drivers with Picture Proof Photos, (P.P.P.).
#E1D-4-1, INDY, CART, Sign by Mario Andretti, A.J.Foyt, and 9 other drivers signing White Track INDY CAR #1, From Elk Heart Lake Wis., Road America stripped ; Repainted , Racing Champions,,1/24th scale Diecast Autographed With Picture Proof Photo
Sign by:
1) Mario Andretti,
2) Greg Ray,
3) Raul Bossel,
4) Eddie Cheever,
5) Al Unser Jr.,
6) Roger Penski,
7) Arie Luyendyk,
8) Scott Goodyear,
9) #9,
10) Paul Tracy,
11) AJ Foyt
Roger Penske(no picture), Indy/Cart, stripped and Repainted , Racing Champions,,1/24th scale Diecast Autographed With Picture Proof Photo
#E1D-4-2, INDY, CART, Tony Stewart, Helleo Castroneves, and 17 other drivers signing, White Track INDY CAR #2.
Signed by:
1) Helleo Castroneves, Before Dancing With The Stars Championship, Alumax,
2) Mark Blundell, Motorola,
3) Bryan Herta, Shell,
4) Tony Kannon, McDonald's,
5) Mark Dismore, Menards,
6) Mike T. Reid, #3, Water Joe,
7) Al Unser Jr., Marlboro,
8) #66, Players,
9) Meno Gidley, Hogan Racing,
10) Players Lynn's Racing,
11) Tony Stewart, Menards,
12) Scott Purett, Visteon Racing,
13) Adrian Fernandez, Tecate,
14) Ruth? Lacus?,
15) The Late Carl Hogan, Owner Of Hogan Racing,
16) Danny Sullivan,
17) #9 No Picture,
18) Marla Kleen, Speed Channel,
19) Indy Owner and Media
Racing Champions, stripped and repainted, 1/24th scale, Diecast, Autographed With Picture Proof Photo,
.#E1D-4-1, INDY, CART, Sign by Mario Andretti, A.J.Foyt, and 9 other drivers signing White Track INDY CAR #1, From Elk Heart Lake Wis., Road America stripped ; Repainted , Racing Champions,,1/24th scale Diecast Autographed With Picture Proof Photo
Sign by:
1) Mario Andretti,
2) Greg Ray,
3) Raul Bossel,
4) Eddie Cheever,
5) Al Unser Jr.,
6) Roger Penski,
7) Arie Luyendyk,
8) Scott Goodyear,
9) #9,
10) Paul Tracy,
11) AJ Foyt
Roger Penske(no picture), Indy/Cart, stripped and Repainted , Racing Champions,,1/24th scale Diecast Autographed With Picture Proof Photo
#E1D-4-2, INDY, CART, Tony Stewart, Helleo Castroneves, and 17 other drivers signing, White Track INDY CAR #2.
Signed by:
1) Helleo Castroneves, Before Dancing With The Stars Championship, Alumax,
2) Mark Blundell, Motorola,
3) Bryan Herta, Shell,
4) Tony Kannon, McDonald's,
5) Mark Dismore, Menards,
6) Mike T. Reid, #3, Water Joe,
7) Al Unser Jr., Marlboro,
8) #66, Players,
9) Meno Gidley, Hogan Racing,
10) Players Lynn's Racing,
11) Tony Stewart, Menards,
12) Scott Purett, Visteon Racing,
13) Adrian Fernandez, Tecate,
14) Ruth? Lacus?,
15) The Late Carl Hogan, Owner Of Hogan Racing,
16) Danny Sullivan,
17) #9 No Picture,
18) Marla Kleen, Speed Channel,
19) Indy Owner and Media
Racing Champions, stripped and repainted, 1/24th scale, Diecast, Autographed With Picture Proof Photo,
1960's COX Gas Funny Car with 22 NHRA P.P. Autographs.
1) Don Prudhomme, Funny Car, Top Fuel, Champion, Owner, Hot Wheels, Army, Pepsi,
2) Del Worsham, Funny Car, Checker,
3)N/A,
4) Bob Glidden, Pro Stock Champion,Motorcraft,
5) Kenny Bernstein, Funny, Top Fuel, Champion, Budweiser,
6) Frank Pedregon, Funny Car, Redline Oil,
7) Mark Oswald, Funny car, Mac Tools,
8) Marty Reed, ESPN,
9) Cruz Pedregon, Funny Car, McDonald's, Advance Auto Parts,
10) Larry Dixon, Top Fuel, Champion, Miller, Beer,
11) Tommy Johnson, Funny Car, Skoal,
12) Brandon Bernstein, Top Fuel, Budweiser,
13) Scotty Cannon, Funny Car, (O),
14) Doug Herbert, Top Fuel, Snap On,
15) Gary Skelzi, Tpo Fuel, Winston,
16) Dick LaHaie, Top Fuel, Miller, Crew Chief,
17) Dale Greasy Jr., Funny Car, Craftmans,
18) Dean Skuza, Funny Car, Mopar, TV Show,
19) Red Hair, ESPN,
20) Billy Stephen, ESPN,
21) Tony Pedregon, Funny Car, GTX Castrol,
22) Tony Schumacher, Top Fuel, Champion, ARMY, Exide Batteries,
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The Grade II Listed Lion & Snake public House, 79 Bailgate, Lincoln, Lincolnhsire.
Originally dating from 1590 the current building was mostly rebuilt in 1919, while retaining first-floor jetty and some medieval stone walls. Upper storey rendered. Ground floor underbuilt in brick. Incorporates rear stables. It was called the Lion in 1515, the Ram 1500s/1600s, 1649 the Greyhound; 1667 the Red Lion, 1668 the Ram; 1726 the Red Lion; 1735 (William Poole landlord) Red Lyon and Snake; 1783 the Red Lion and Snake, 1826 the Lion and Snake. 1807-1820 John and Frances Woodthorpe; 1839-1841 John Moss; 1842, 1857 Robert Jackson, innkeeper; 1867-1892 G R Brailsford. Mostly rebuilt after the roof collapsed in 1919. J Hole and Co in 1925-1948.