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Waddesdon Manor is a country house in the village of Waddesdon, in Buckinghamshire, England. The house was built in the Neo-Renaissance style of a French château between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898). Since this was the preferred style of the Rothschild's it became also known as the Goût Rothschild. The house, set in formal gardens and an English landscape park, was built on a barren hilltop overlooking Waddesdon village. The last member of the Rothschild family to own Waddesdon was James de Rothschild. He bequeathed the house and its contents to the National Trust in 1957. Today, following an extensive restoration, it is administered by a Rothschild charitable trust that is overseen by Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild. In 2007–08 it was the National Trust's second most visited paid-entry property, with 386,544 visitors. The Baron wanted a house in the style of the great Renaissance châteaux of the Loire Valley. The Baron, a member of the Viennese branch of the Rothschild banking dynasty, chose as his architect Gabriel-Hippolyte Destailleur. Destailleur was already experienced in working in this style, having overseen the restoration of many châteaux in that region, in particular that of the Château de Mouchy. Through Destailleur's vision, Waddesdon embodied an eclectic style based on the châteaux so admired by his patron, Baron Ferdinand. The towers at Waddesdon were based on those of the Château de Maintenon, and the twin staircase towers, on the north facade, were inspired by the staircase tower at the Château de Chambord. However, following the theme of unparalleled luxury at Waddesdon, the windows of the towers at Waddesdon were glazed, unlike those of the staircase at Chambord. They are also far more ornate. The structural design of Waddesdon, however, was not all retrospective. Hidden from view were the most modern innovations of the late 19th century including a steel frame, which took the strain of walls on the upper floors, which consequently permitted the layout of these floors to differ completely from the lower floors. The house also had hot and cold running water in its bathrooms, central heating, and an electric bell system to summon the numerous servants. The building contractor was Edward Conder & Son. The towers were modelled on the staircase towers of Château de Chambord. One of the twin staircase-towers inspired by those at the Château de Maintenon. Once his château was complete, Baron Ferdinand installed his extensive collections of French 18th-century tapestries, boiseries, furniture and ceramics, English and Dutch paintings and Renaissance works of art. Extensive landscaping was carried out and the gardens enhanced with statuary, pavilions and an aviary. The Proserpina fountain was brought to the manor at the end of the 19th Century from the Palace of the Dukes of Parma in northern Italy: the Ducal Palace of Colorno. The gardens and landscape park were laid out by the French landscape architect Elie Lainé. An attempt was made to transplant full-grown trees by chloroforming their roots, to limit the shock. While this novel idea was unsuccessful, many very large trees were successfully transplanted, causing the grounds to be such a wonder of their day that, in 1890, Queen Victoria invited herself to view them. The Queen was, however, more impressed by the electric lighting in the house than the wonders of the park. Fascinated by the invention she had not seen before, she is reported to have spent ten minutes switching a newly electrified 18th-century chandelier on and off. When Baron Ferdinand died in 1898, the house passed to his sister Alice de Rothschild, who further developed the collections. Baron Ferdinand's collection of Renaissance works and a collection of arms were both bequeathed to the British Museum as the "Waddesdon Bequest". During World War II, children under the age of five were evacuated from London and lived at Waddesdon Manor. Following Alice de Rothschild's death in 1922, the property and collections passed to her great-nephew James A. "Jimmy" de Rothschild of the French branch of the family, who further enriched it with objects from the collections of his late father Baron Edmond James de Rothschild of Paris. When James de Rothschild died in 1957, he bequeathed Waddesdon Manor, 200 acres (0.81 km2) of grounds and its contents to the National Trust, to be preserved for posterity. The Trust also received their largest ever endowment from him: £750,000 (£15,310,270 as of 2014).
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Having already taken a few different photos of the Savannah & Atlanta SD70ACe, I wanted something that allowed me to see a bit more detail in the engine; a "roster shot" as it were.
36Q passing by the eastbound signals at Allison in Belvoir, VA.
After a several-year hiatus, I made the pilgrimage to Milwaukee this weekend for Beecherfest. With Friday off, I took my time to do a bit of depot hunting along the way... I spent Friday tracing southwest and south central Iowa, zig-zagged from Ottumwa to Nahant on Saturday before the show, and hit a cluster between Clinton and Long Grove on Sunday. Between Clinton and Camanche stops, I paused at the drawbridge when I heard the dispatcher line up a westbound. With replacement signals in place, I decided to delay my progress for posterity.
Not what you think in regards to the 'light at the end of the tunnel' in this photo ;-)
Just a shot of me and the family during a visit at a War Museum in Los Angeles.
Title reflects what I love most about Flickr: It is an outlet for all of us to capture and *share* those 'light' moments in our lives for posterity.
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I know this isn't the best photograph of a Swallow but I wanted to record it for posterity as I think it is my latest UK Swallow ever. In my area (West Yorkshire) Swallow numbers fall away in the second half of September with small numbers lingering into October. So to see one on 23rd November is exceptional, though not the latest as one was seen at Elland on 5th December 1995 disappearing into a snow flurry. But by this time of year nearly all European breeding Swallows will be in the south of Africa for the winter. But I saw this Swallow at Horbury Wike this morning in West Yorkshire. It was sunny but there was a sharp frost and the puddles were frozen. But I watched this Swallow doing all the normal Swallow things, like catching insects, perching on a wire, and drinking from a pond (and the canal). I would normally expect such an unseasonal individual to be a youngster, but the long, pointed tail feathers and red (not buff) face point to this being an adult. I watched it for 45 minutes, then I left while it continued to hawk over the pools.
And being so very late and nearly December reminded me of a poem by Dr Seuss that I can just imagine this Swallow saying:
How did it get so late so soon?
It's night before it's afternoon.
December's here before it's June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?
At the base of the world's largest Tiffany glass dome, the following quote is found. A portion of it is visible in this photo.
"Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn." — Joseph Addison
In the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Bethesda Terrace, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. United States / November 2017
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Central Park is an urban park in Manhattan, New York City. It comprises 843 acres (341 ha) between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side, roughly bounded by Fifth Avenue on the east, Central Park West (Eighth Avenue) on the west, Central Park South (59th Street) on the south, and Central Park North (110th Street) on the north. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States, with 40 million visitors in 2013, and one of the most filmed locations in the world.
The park was established in 1857 on 778 acres (315 ha) of land acquired by the city. In 1858, landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and architect/landscape designer Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they titled the "Greensward Plan". Construction began the same year, and the park's first area was opened to the public in the winter of 1858. Construction north of the park continued during the American Civil War in the 1860s, and the park was expanded to its current size in 1873. After a period of decline in the early 20th century, Robert Moses started a program to clean up Central Park. Another decline in the late 20th century spurred the creation of the Central Park Conservancy in 1980, which refurbished many parts of the park during the 1980s and 1990s.
Central Park was designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1962, which in April 2017 placed it on the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage sites. The park, managed for decades by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, is currently managed by the Central Park Conservancy under contract with the municipal government in a public-private partnership. The Conservancy is a non-profit organization that contributes 75 percent of Central Park's $65 million annual budget and is responsible for all basic care of the 843-acre park.
Finally I legged it up onto the bridge but I was too late to include the back of the train, its messy but it does give you the flavour of summers past on the tramway.
33116+4-TC 410, 13.00 Weymouth Quay - Waterloo on 2 July 1985. That's all the Weymouth Quay shots, they are all in the album for posterity now.
Captured for posterity, my favourite bookshop is no more.
I think the single best thing about this bookshop was that the owner used to play some really off-the-wall jazz, on an awesome sounding hi-fi. The sort of jazz that sounds like a complete car crash with everyone doing their own thing.
Note the skull and cross bones by Phlegm
Digitalisiertes Bild (Kodak Gold 200)
Am 22. Juli 1996 fährt der RBDe 4/4I 222 bei Zollbrück als Regionalzug 4465 in Richtung Ramsei. Wer gerne mithelfen möchte, dieses Fahrzeug der Nachwelt zu erhalten, kann dies hier tun (innerhalb von 3 Tagen!): www.lokalhelden.ch/rbde1 Auf dem Bild trägt das Fahrzeug auf der abgebildeten Seite noch die Originallackierung, diese möchte man bei Gelingen des Projekts wieder so herstellen.
On 22 July 1996, the RBDe 4/4I 222 runs near Zollbrück as regional train 4465 towards Ramsei. If you would like to help preserve this vehicle for posterity, you can do so here (within 3 days!): www.lokalhelden.ch/rbde1 In the picture, the vehicle still has its original livery on the shown side, which we would like to restore if the project is successful.
Some images taken in October 2016 which I didn't include in the original collection so posting for posterities sake.
Diary note: After spending 5 days in the remote mountains of the Ben Alder Estate, we broke camp early on Friday morning. The Highland ponies watched us as we moved on out and one of them crossed the river to see me. I guess she was after seeing what food I had left, but we'd eaten the lot - otherwise we'd probably still be staying in there! These Highland ponies are free roaming on the estate and are used for carrying red deer off the hills when they are culled during the hunting season. They're tough, strong ponies and I couldn't help but be stirred by a pang of sadness as I said goodbye to them and their homeland on that Friday morning. I think it was knowing that I will probably never pass this way again - so many other wild places left to explore in the Highlands.
I went to Winwick for an hour today thinking this would be a rare daylight running of the 'Flasks' but was quickly put right by Steve Sienkiewicz who was making his first ever visit.
Good to meet up again with Steve who I have known for a couple of years now and I have included him here in the shot for posterity .. losing his Winwick virginity!
Scanned from the original 35mm slide, the image shows SHMD 45, a Northern Counties bodied Fleetline departing Ashton Bus Station for Dukinfield.
From memory, the slide was undated, but given that the bus was new in June 1968 and that it is still carries SHMD Joint Transport markings, it's likely taken in 1969 on the cusp of the formation of the SELNEC PTE.
What a shame one of these delightful SHMD Fleetlines was not put aside for posterity.
1995. Taken for posterity in my own Photo Studio in Athens at the end of the photo shoot for a Brochure (FIT advance). We all worked well together that day!
From left: Me, my client and his models.
I just scanned the old picture and using current technology, this is the final product!
(March 2, 2020)
Thanassis Fournarakos - Θανάσης Φουρναράκος
Professional Photographer, Athens, Greece
(retired in 2011, born in 1946).
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Looking out across the land, I see a sight that is not so grand.
A scene that is eerie and still,
But as the sun set behind the distant hill, Flags fluttered in the evening breeze, Leaves rustled in the nearby trees.
The memories of war came into view,
Fallen comrades and massive destruction too
Bringing back the horrors of an era past
Walking through those perished forms at last.
Rows of faded flags and crosses
In remembrance of our greatest losses.
All these buried souls did fight and die
When the call to arms was extremely high.
Many have fallen and lie in eternal sleep, Leaving posterity to ponder their keep.
Each flag and cross for a nation to bear In memory of a veteran under God's care..
Maysville, Kentucky
The men who built the Cox Building, William H. and George L. Cox, also underwrote the construction of a string of seven contiguous brick dwellings built simultaneously with the construction of the Cox Building, and extending south along the east side of Market Street from the Cox Building to Fourth Street.
The scale and audacity of this private undertaking must have been breathtaking to the Maysville residence of the 1800s. Located only three city blocks from the Ohio River, the Cox Building commands some of the highest ground in the business district, from which point its tower rises to share the skyline with the spires of various nearby churches and County Courthouse.
Maysville residents had good reason to be relieved when the Cox family built their new development on Lot 104, between Third Street and Fourth Street. Since at least 1815 this lot across the street from, overlooking, upstream from and upwind from the town market had been used as a tanyard.
Based on the wording of property transfers of 1870 and 1879, it appears that the tanyard closed at some time between those two dates. One of the many newspaper accounts of the dedication of the Cox Building noted,
“In gazing at the handsome 4-story structure at the southeast corner of Third and Market, one can hardly realize that only a year or so ago an old dingy-looking, dilapidated two-story brick occupied the ground. And in passing up Market to Fourth, a stranger would hardly imagine that the space now ornamented by the seven fine brick dwellings was a vacant lot twelve months ago, an “eye-sore” to that part of the city” (Daily Evening Bulletin, February 18, 1887).
The Cox Building was designed by W.R. Brown, a partner in the Cincinnati architectural firm of Crapsey & Brown. The firm headed by Charles Crapsey & William R. Brown was prolific in the 1880s and 1890s and executing commissions throughout the Midwest in the Romanesque and Gothic Revival idioms. The firm was experienced in complex large-scale structures such as churches, fraternal halls, college buildings and city halls.
Posterity is fortunate to have a surviving copy of an 1887 newspaper article that lists all of the contractors and suppliers who worked on the Cox Building (Daily Evening Bulletin, February 18, 1887).
The contractors “broke ground” for these buildings March 1, 1886. Amount of rock in foundation 1350 perch; contractors for same, N.B. Smith & Son and Jno. Powers, of this city. Amount of brick used, 1,400,000, furnished and laid by J.M. Blair & sons, of Cincinnati. Amount of plastering, 24,000 yards; contractor, L.B. Hancock, of Cincinnati. There were 50,000 bushels of sand used in laying the foundations, brick and plastering, all of which was furnished by the Gable brothers of this city. The lime used amounted to 1200 barrels. The framing timbers were furnished by W.B. Mathews & Co., and Collins, Rudy & Co., and the inside finishing by the Maysville Manufacturing Company, of this city. The plumbing, gas, and steam fitting was done by T.J. Curley, and the painting and glazing by Frank Hauck and John Carnahan. The slate roofing – about 200 squares – was put on by James Hunter, of Cincinnati. The gas fixtures throughout all the buildings were furnished by T.J. Curley.
The red stone work was done by David Hummel, of Cincinnati, the stone being brought from Mansfield, Ohio. The stone flagging for the pavements was furnished by Reitz & Co., of Portsmouth, Ohio. The tin was done by Allen, Hall & Co., and Bierbower & Co., and the galvanized iron work by McClanahan & Shea, Lane & Worrick, S.B. Chunn and Wormald & Willett did the carpenter work. J.P. Walton, of Cincinnati, did the iron work and furnished the material for same. Electric call-bells were put in by C.E. jones & Co., of Cincinnati (Daily Evening Bulletin, February 18, 1887)
In a second newspaper article appearing eight days later, under a column entitled, “Masonic Notes,” the craftsmen responsible for the stained glass window appearing in the third floor Third Street Façade are mentioned:
“The memorial window, presented by Mrs. Emily Gray, contains about seven hundred pieces of glass of almost every imaginable color and size and design. It was furnished at the cost of seven hundred dollars through Andrews & co., of Chicago” (Daily Evening Bulletin, February 25, 1887).
The construction was completed in a single year. On Wednesday, February 23, 1887 The Daily Evening Bulletin transcribes an account written at the time the Masonic Temple was dedicated:
A representative of the Bulletin was shown through the Temple Last Saturday afternoon by, Colonel Owens and Judge Coons, two of the most prominent and active Sir Knights of Maysville Commandery. On entering the Temple one is ushered into the reception room immediately at the right on reaching the third floor. It faces Market Street, and is 18 by 15 feet in size.
Adjoining this on the north is the Tyler’s Room, 18 by 20 feet in size. Passing through this, one enters the Asylum. This is the largest room in the Temple. It runs the full length of the building on Third street 73 feet and is 40 feet in width. It is the home of the Commandery. Here the secret conclaves of the Sir Knights are held. At the east end of the room is a platform raised a few feet above the floor. From this stage the Eminent Commander presides over the meetings. On either side are two seats for the Senior and Junior Warden and for distinguished guests. Over the E.C. chair is the inscription, “INRI,” in large jeweled letters. In the center of the Asylum is what is known as the Delta, a table patterned after the Greek letter of that name. It is covered with heavy white fringed black velvet and on it are arranged twelve golden candlesticks. The Delta is used in the secret work of the Order. In the north-east and south-east corners of the Asylum are desks, one for the Recorder and the other for the Treasurer.
The Reception Room, Tyler’s Room, and Asylum are all finely furnished in cherry, with rich velvet-cushioned furniture to correspond, and the floors are all covered with handsome Brussels carpet. The Asylum is lighted by eighty-three gas jets, most of them from a large chandelier suspended from the center of the ceiling. The Scene Room is south of the Asylum and occupies a somewhat central part of the floor. It is surrounded by a seven- foot hallway. Its dimensions are 21×13 feet. In it are kept the paraphernalia used in the secret work of the order. The Blue Lodge Room is found in the south-east corner of the third floor, and is 48×30 feet in size. The Worshipful Master’s chair is on an elevation at the east end, the senior Warden’s at the west end and the Junior Warden’s at the south side, midway. An alter occupies the middle of the room. It is heavily cushioned with deep blue velvet and is surrounded by a rest, likewise cushioned, for persons in kneeling posture. This room is finished in ancient oak. The furniture corresponds and is cushioned in deep blue velvet. The Asylum and Blue Lodge Room are connected by folding doors with the hallway that surrounds the Scene Room, and also with the main hallway.”
On the fourth floor is the banquet room, dimensions 100×23 feet, arranged to accommodate about 300 people at one time, the kitchen, pantry and china closet. In the foregoing an accurate description has not been attempted. It is merely an outline. There are a number of hallways, anti-rooms, vaults etc, that have not been mentioned, and which are difficult to describe. No expense was spared in making the Temple one of the handsomest in its finish and the most complete in its every arrangement in the state.
The city of Maysville purchased the building in 2006 for $200,000 and has since been working diligently in bringing the building back to its original grandeur. All in which came to a crashing halt on November 9th 2010 when a fire almost destroyed the building.
The roof, 4th and 5th floors were totally destroyed by fire. Since that time, the city has worked diligently in bringing this building back to life.
Today the Cox building is home to:
•First Floor: Maysville Community & Technical College Culinary Art Institute
•First Floor: Maysville Community & Technical College Culinary Art Institute Bakery
•First Floor: Maysville Community & Technical College Culinary Art Institute Cafe
•Second Floor: Maysville-Mason County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau (2nd location)
•Second Floor: Downing Academe
•Second Floor: Maysville Masonic Lodge Office
•Second Floor: Ohio River Valley Artist Guild Studio, Gallery & Shop
•Third Floor: Banquet & Business Rental Spaces
•Third Floor: Maysville Masonic Lodge
Happy Independence Day
Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it.
- John Adams
Taken @ The Wise Choice Coffee House & Gallery
The Hagen Open-air Museum (LWL-Freilichtmuseum Hagen – Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Handwerk und Technik; English: "LWL Open-air Museum Hagen – Westphalian State Museum for Craft and Technics") is a museum at Hagen in the southeastern Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded, together with the Detmold Open-air Museum, in 1960, and was first opened to the public in the early 1970s. The museum is run by the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL, regional authority for Westphalia and Lippe within North Rhine-Westphalia). It lies in the Hagen neighbourhood of Selbecke south of Eilpe in the Mäckingerbach valley.
The open-air museum brings a bit of skilled-trade history into the present, and it takes a hands-on approach. On its grounds stretching for about 42 ha, not only are urban and rural trades simply "displayed" along with their workshops and tools, but in more than twenty of the nearly sixty rebuilt workshops, they are still practised, and interested visitors can, sometimes by themselves, take part in the production.
As early as the 1920s, there were efforts by a group of engineers and historical preservationists to preserve technological monuments for posterity. The initiator, Wilhelm Claas, even suggested the Mäckingerbach valley as a good place for a museum to that end. The narrow valley was chosen, as wind, water and wood were the three most important location factors for industry in the 18th and 19th centuries.
In 1960, the Westphalian Open-Air Museum was founded, and thirteen years later, the gates opened to the public. Unlike most open-air museums, which show everyday life on the farm or in the country as it was in days gone by, the Hagen Open-Air Museum puts the history of these activities in Westphalia in the fore. From the late 18th century through the early years of the Industrial Revolution to the highly industrialized society emerging in the early 20th century, the visitor can experience the development of these trades and the industry in the region.
Crafts and trades demonstrated at the Westphalian Open-Air Museum include ropemaking, smithing, brewing, baking, tanning, printing, milling, papermaking, and much more. A favourite attraction is the triphammer workshop shown in the image above. Once the hammer is engaged, a craftsman goes to work noisily forging a scythe, passing it between the hammer and the anvil underneath in a process called peening.
The Hagen Westphalian Open-Air Museum is open from March or April until October.
Planting trees is one of the most optimistic things we do; they are pleasant in the their first few years but their real value is many years in the future. These cherry trees were planted about 6 months ago.
Taken for Flickr's Our Daily Challenge: FOR POSTERITY
Okay, so... this has been the best birthday. Ever. Mostly on account of Husband Mike who has pretty much dedicated every single moment of the last 72 hours to making sure I'm happy.
There have been fresh, locally grown, organic strawberries. And brilliant meals... served to me already cut in bite-sized pieces, so the "work" of using cutlery doesn't interfere with my enjoyment of flavours and textures and aromas. There have been long walks, with long meandering stops punctuated by frequent cries of "Just one more shot, okay?" (female voice) and its consistent response (male voice), "Take your time. We're not in any hurry."
There has been chocolate. (Oh, there's been chocolate.) And champagne. (Not just bubbly wine but real champagne!) And cheesecake. And plenty of lying around. And staying up late, and sleeping in, and music.
And... even though it was typically grey and mostly cold weatherwise, we did get a few hours of sunshine in the afternoon.
When I took this, we'd just come back from a long walk. Mike was getting dinner started, and I was sitting out on the back steps, eating strawberries and having a look (on my little LCD screen) at the 200-or-so pics I'd shot. It occurred to me that, since I wasn't in any of them, I should add a selfportrait... you know, for posterity. Me on my birthday. The day I turned 41. A keepsake of a really really really excellent day.
I held the camera out at arm's length and snapped. And had a look at the image. And quickly realized that the shadows from my hat were by far the most interesting thing going on here. So I tried a few more with my head at different angles to see what kinds of patterns I could make.
I managed a cat's whiskers effect. That was pretty sweet.
And a hockey mask scary-face effect. Chilling, but kind of cliche.
And a lot of random, abstract looking stuff that will probably bear further review in the future.
But this the one I like the best. It may not be overtly smiley but... believe me. It's a very happy birthday pic indeed.
Out baby sitting early evening with the Huawei P20 Pro in my pocket. Couldn’t resist popping in to the Craft & Tap for a swift couple of pints on the way home so took a picture too for posterity (and the 365). 😎
Memories from the 1990's - Athens, Greece.
Me (R) standing with my feet...in 5th position (!)
After taking portraits, on location, of these young dancers for their audition portfolios, we had this photo for posterity.
I just scanned the old worn out original print and using current technology, this is the final product!
(June 5, 2020)
Thanassis Fournarakos - Θανάσης Φουρναράκος
Professional Photographer, Athens, Greece
(retired in 2011, born in 1946).
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
None of my images may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, manipulated or used on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit written permission. THANK YOU!
The Hagen Open-air Museum (LWL-Freilichtmuseum Hagen – Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Handwerk und Technik; English: "LWL Open-air Museum Hagen – Westphalian State Museum for Craft and Technics") is a museum at Hagen in the southeastern Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded, together with the Detmold Open-air Museum, in 1960, and was first opened to the public in the early 1970s. The museum is run by the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL, regional authority for Westphalia and Lippe within North Rhine-Westphalia). It lies in the Hagen neighbourhood of Selbecke south of Eilpe in the Mäckingerbach valley.
The open-air museum brings a bit of skilled-trade history into the present, and it takes a hands-on approach. On its grounds stretching for about 42 ha, not only are urban and rural trades simply "displayed" along with their workshops and tools, but in more than twenty of the nearly sixty rebuilt workshops, they are still practised, and interested visitors can, sometimes by themselves, take part in the production.
As early as the 1920s, there were efforts by a group of engineers and historical preservationists to preserve technological monuments for posterity. The initiator, Wilhelm Claas, even suggested the Mäckingerbach valley as a good place for a museum to that end. The narrow valley was chosen, as wind, water and wood were the three most important location factors for industry in the 18th and 19th centuries.
In 1960, the Westphalian Open-Air Museum was founded, and thirteen years later, the gates opened to the public. Unlike most open-air museums, which show everyday life on the farm or in the country as it was in days gone by, the Hagen Open-Air Museum puts the history of these activities in Westphalia in the fore. From the late 18th century through the early years of the Industrial Revolution to the highly industrialized society emerging in the early 20th century, the visitor can experience the development of these trades and the industry in the region.
Crafts and trades demonstrated at the Westphalian Open-Air Museum include ropemaking, smithing, brewing, baking, tanning, printing, milling, papermaking, and much more. A favourite attraction is the triphammer workshop shown in the image above. Once the hammer is engaged, a craftsman goes to work noisily forging a scythe, passing it between the hammer and the anvil underneath in a process called peening.
The Hagen Westphalian Open-Air Museum is open from March or April until October.
Der Johannapark wurde in den Jahren 1858 bis 1863 von dem Leipziger Unternehmer und Bankier Wilhelm Theodor Seyfferth (1807–1881) auf eigene Kosten angelegt und später der Stadt gestiftet. Damit wollte er an seine im Alter von 21 Jahren verstorbene Tochter Johanna Natalie Schulz erinnern. Der Überlieferung nach war sie daran zerbrochen, dass sie dem väterlichen Wunsch entsprechend den ungeliebten Dr. Gustav Schulz heiraten musste. Voller Reue gedachte ihr Vater, der Nachwelt etwas, das in ihrem Sinne gewesen wäre, zu hinterlassen: Seyfferth erwarb die am Pleißeufer gelegene Martorffer Wiese und einige angrenzende Flächen und ließ sie nach Plänen von Peter Joseph Lenné (1789–1866) in einen Park im Stil englischer Landschaftsgärten verwandeln. Wie bei Lenné üblich wurden viele exotische Baumarten angepflanzt, so dass der Park streckenweise den Charakter eines Botanischen Gartens bekam. Im Zentrum der Grünanlage wurde ein Teich mit einer kleinen Insel und zwei Brücken angelegt. Mit Seyfferths Tod 1881 ging der Park testamentarisch auf die Stadt Leipzig über mit der Bedingung, das Gelände nicht zu überbauen. Er wurde nochmals bis zu einer Grundfläche von acht Hektar vergrößert. Mit dem Bau der Lutherkirche zwischen 1884 und 1887 wurde ein architektonischer Akzent im Stil der Neogotik gesetzt. Durch die Zusammenlegung mit den Gärten und Grundstücken einiger im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstörter Gebäude kam der Park zu seinen heutigen Abmessungen.
(Quelle: Wikipedia.de)
Johannapark (Johanna's Park) was laid out between 1858 and 1863 by the Leipzig entrepreneur and banker Wilhelm Theodor Seyfferth (1807-1881) at his own expense and later donated to the city. With this donation he wanted to honour the memory of his daughter Johanna Natalie Schulz, who died at the age of 21. According to tradition, she was broken by the fact that she had to marry the unloved Dr. Gustav Schulz according to her father's wish. Full of remorse, her father intended to leave behind to posterity something that would have been in her best interests: Seyfferth acquired the Martorff Meadow, located on the banks of the River Pleiße, and some adjoining areas and had it transformed into a park in the style of English landscape gardens according to plans by Peter Joseph Lenné (1789-1866). As usual for Lenné, many exotic tree species were planted, so that the park partly got the character of a botanical garden. A pond with a small island and two bridges was created in the centre of the park. With Seyfferth's death in 1881, the park was bequeathed to the city of Leipzig in his will, with the condition that the area not be built over. It was enlarged again to a total area of eight hectares. With the construction of Luther Church between 1884 and 1887, an architectural accent was set in the Gothic Revival style. By integrating the gardens and plots of land of some buildings destroyed in the Second World War, the park reached its current dimensions of 11 hectares.
Source: Wikipedia.de
Kärnan (the tower on the top) is a medieval tower in Helsingborg city. It is the only part remaining of a larger Danish fortress which, along with the fortress Kronborg on the opposite bank of the Øresund, controlled the entranceway between the Kattegat and the Øresund and further south the Baltic Sea.
Dendrochronological dating has shown that the tower was built in the 1310s. It was surrendered to Sweden along with the rest of Skåneland as part of the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. King Charles XI of Sweden ordered most of the fortress demolished fearing that it was too exposed to a sneak attack from Denmark. The only thing that was saved for posterity was the old medieval tower core.
The tower became slowly a ruin and was restored during 1893–94. The stairs and the terraces up to the tower were built in 1903.
Die Ortschaft Hofstetten liegt in einem kleinen Seitental des Kinzigtals. Die Mühle wurde 1828 errichtet und gehörte einst zum Heizmannshof, wo sie abgebaut wurde und an ihrem jetzigen Standort neu aufgebaut wurde um sie der Nachwelt zu erhalten.
The village of Hofstetten lies in a small side valley of the Kinzig valley. The mill was built in 1828 and once belonged to the Heizmannshof, where it was dismantled and rebuilt at its current location to preserve it for posterity.
Closed in April 1998, Indianapolis Union interlocking tower still stood proudly at the east end of the train shed at Union Station. Having controlled movements for named passenger trains such as Knickerbocker, The Penn Texas, Kentuckian, James Whitcomb Riley, The Hoosier, St. Louisan, South Wind, Cardinal and National Limited, along with many others and also freight trains from all of the Indianapolis area roads, it was the largest and busiest in the city. It was also the last active tower, outlasting other locations in the city by at least 15 years.
On this particular day, I my knowledge of the area actually came in handy. My fiend Eric Hendrickson was on a temporary assignment at Avon yard west of the city. Over conversation, the subject of I.U.Tower came up and he had never heard of it. He made a few phone calls to secure access to the building, and we coordinated a day off together for a visit. We saw several trains pass the tower and had a lengthy visit inside to photograph equipment, first for posterity, then with hopes of preserving as much as possible.
Almost an afterthought, Q591 passes westbound among the urban sprawl. On the left is Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the home of the Indiana Pacers, and mixed retail and condos are on the right.
22nd September 2019 - Mexican acoustic rock guitar duo 'Rodrigo Y Gabriela' were back in Liverpool's O2 Academy to promote their new album 'Mettavolution'. Of course I was there to record the events for posterity..
“Time will reveal everything to posterity; it is a babbler and speaks even when no question is put”
Euripides
Spending the day at Doncaster Balby Bridge sidings on 23rd February 2022 is Colas operated 37099 'MERL EVANS 1947-2016'. Pictured from St James's Bridge, minding not to get murdered or worse by the dodgy looking individuals that frequent the area, in the distance one of First South Yorkshire's new liveried X78 buses is captured for posterity on Balby Bridge.
Now wearing a headboard (The Last HST From London 1976-2021) the last HST in regular revenue earning service from the capital is captured here at Silkstream Junction, Hendon. 43 102 leads with 43 274 on the rear. Not the shot I was hoping for or wanted but posted here for posterity, not quality. It was my first time at this location, the heavens had opened up again, it was gone 8pm and the light was awful. Well, it's all history now...
A grey heron is standing on the bank of pond without bothering about the people passing close by in its back.
Der Johannapark wurde in den Jahren 1858 bis 1863 von dem Leipziger Unternehmer und Bankier Wilhelm Theodor Seyfferth (1807–1881) auf eigene Kosten angelegt und später der Stadt gestiftet. Damit wollte er an seine im Alter von 21 Jahren verstorbene Tochter Johanna Natalie Schulz erinnern. Der Überlieferung nach war sie daran zerbrochen, dass sie dem väterlichen Wunsch entsprechend den ungeliebten Dr. Gustav Schulz heiraten musste. Voller Reue gedachte ihr Vater, der Nachwelt etwas, das in ihrem Sinne gewesen wäre, zu hinterlassen: Seyfferth erwarb die am Pleißeufer gelegene Martorffer Wiese und einige angrenzende Flächen und ließ sie nach Plänen von Peter Joseph Lenné (1789–1866) in einen Park im Stil englischer Landschaftsgärten verwandeln. Wie bei Lenné üblich wurden viele exotische Baumarten angepflanzt, so dass der Park streckenweise den Charakter eines Botanischen Gartens bekam. Im Zentrum der Grünanlage wurde ein Teich mit einer kleinen Insel und zwei Brücken angelegt. Mit Seyfferths Tod 1881 ging der Park testamentarisch auf die Stadt Leipzig über mit der Bedingung, das Gelände nicht zu überbauen. Er wurde nochmals bis zu einer Grundfläche von acht Hektar vergrößert. Mit dem Bau der Lutherkirche zwischen 1884 und 1887 wurde ein architektonischer Akzent im Stil der Neogotik gesetzt. Durch die Zusammenlegung mit den Gärten und Grundstücken einiger im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstörter Gebäude kam der Park zu seinen heutigen Abmessungen.
(Quelle: Wikipedia.de)
Johannapark (Johanna's Park) was laid out between 1858 and 1863 by the Leipzig entrepreneur and banker Wilhelm Theodor Seyfferth (1807-1881) at his own expense and later donated to the city. With this donation he wanted to honour the memory of his daughter Johanna Natalie Schulz, who died at the age of 21. According to tradition, she was broken by the fact that she had to marry the unloved Dr. Gustav Schulz according to her father's wish. Full of remorse, her father intended to leave behind to posterity something that would have been in her best interests: Seyfferth acquired the Martorff Meadow, located on the banks of the River Pleiße, and some adjoining areas and had it transformed into a park in the style of English landscape gardens according to plans by Peter Joseph Lenné (1789-1866). As usual for Lenné, many exotic tree species were planted, so that the park partly got the character of a botanical garden. A pond with a small island and two bridges was created in the centre of the park. With Seyfferth's death in 1881, the park was bequeathed to the city of Leipzig in his will, with the condition that the area not be built over. It was enlarged again to a total area of eight hectares. With the construction of Luther Church between 1884 and 1887, an architectural accent was set in the Gothic Revival style. By integrating the gardens and plots of land of some buildings destroyed in the Second World War, the park reached its current dimensions of 11 hectares.
Source: Wikipedia.de
For sake of posterity. Buildings of what remain of Regent Park, once one of Canada's largest public housing projects.
Toronto, Ontario
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There's a bird on my windowsill, it's looking at meee,
There's a bird on my windowsill, it's distracting meee!
This little bird kept alighting on the sill & tapping on the window with its beak! I have no idea why. But i captured the moment for posterity anyway! :)
I think it was a female blackbird...perhaps.
Connected (in the Connect group): light through curtains.
Travelling the railway in the British Rail era Between 1983 and 1991 I spent many, many happy hours with my friends riding the rails around the UK. I managed to record many of the trips and railway scenes encountered on film for posterity. Those days are now long gone, but happily the photos remain for me to reminisce over and share ;)
A close-up view of Class 03 0-6-0 diesel mechanical shunter 03089 seen on typical light duties, with a couple of oil tank wagons, at York station, basking in the sunshine. Note the ubiquitous flat-wagon behind the locomotive - used to clear track circuits. As said, a typical scene of the times but now consigned to history.
D2089 was built at Doncaster Works as British Railways D2089 in the spring of 1960 - renumbered as 03089 around 1974, and withdrawn from service by British Rail on 6th Nov 1987.
The locomotive was fortunate to be preserved at the Mangapps Railway Museum near Burnham-on-Crouch in the County of Essex.
Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL SLR camera and standard lens.
You can see a random selection of my railway photos here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/themightyhood/random/
Beautiful shooting star over a fog covered Lake Leman under the watch of Orion the Hunter In a Moon lit night
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for an upcoming exhibition...
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What was once a common sight in London Ontario, now just a memory.
Photo quality not the best, my apologies. Posted more so for posterity.
My texsture
The origins of the Helsingborg fortress is disputed but Danish legend places its origin to the reign of the legendary King Fróði. However, this legend has not been supported by archaeological proof. Dendrochronological dating has shown that the core was built in the 1310s, when Eric VI of Denmark was King of Denmark. It was considered the most important fortress in Denmark, and was integral in securing control over the strait between Scania and Zealand.
It was surrendered to Sweden along with the rest of Skåneland as part of the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. The fortress was retaken by Danish forces in 1676 during the Scanian War, and its capture celebrated by flying a giant Flag of Denmark above it. This flag was later captured by the Swedish army and is preserved in the Army Museum (Armémuseum) in Stockholm. The fortress returned to Swedish control by the Treaty of Lund in 1679. Charles XI of Sweden ordered most of it demolished fearing that it was too exposed to a sneak attack from Denmark. The only thing that was saved for posterity was the old medieval tower core. The tower continued to serve as a landmark for shipping through Øresund.
I've always loved the colours the owners chose for this little building on Dalhousie St. near the ByWard Market. The light was just right so I had to capture it for posterity.
Jer gave me a heads up that this power was sitting in Appleton on Sunday. With a clear morning free of work, I decided to drive over Monday morning to investigate, hoping that they would be heading east in perfect light. I found them and left them sitting in this same spot, but took a few shots for posterity anyway.
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I decided to work on a picture I posted about 9 years ago, back when I had a functioning darkroom. I usually replace the originals on Flickr, rather than posting new versions, but the original was a scan of the print, and this is of the negative, and I wanted to leave both up for posterity.
This was taken with my 760mm SK Grimes lens fitted with a red # 25 filter on 8x10 Ilford FP4+.
Since I had two negs to process, I tried two different methods to get the sky to print easily next to the shaded foreground. The first method was to try divided D23: 4 minutes in the developer and 3 minutes in the alkalie bath. The negative came out splotchy, and completely unusable. Since one was ruined, I had to try something more fool-proof. I used Kodak HC110 and semi-stand development. This seems to largely have done the trick. The sky requires a little burning in, but not much.
Camera: Deardorff 8x10.
Lens: 760mm SK Grimes with red # 25 filter.
Film: Ilford FP4+ developed in Kodak HC110 semi-stand at 22:15 minutes.
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I'm not saying this is good or bad . . . I've seen better selections and I've seen far worse. I simply wanted to document for posterity a typical selection available.
This is a country Victorian town with a population around 1,000. Judging by the empty plates, they might sometimes have a few more items in stock.
Sein oder nicht sein..
Diese große Pose des Gorilla-Kindes musste ich einfach für die Nachwelt festhalten.. :-D
This large pose of the gorilla child I just had to hold on for posterity .. -D
May we always remember our fallen brothers & sisters from 9/11 and those who continue to struggle with the depth & breath of that tragic day villans tried to break our spirit.
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