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...so here's a shot from a couple summers ago as a precursor.
A Kyle railways slow-freight creeps towards the railroad's western terminal at Limon, CO at what had to be about 10 mph. Good news for me, as I had a 16 mile round trip to the nearest exit and back when I spotted him from I-70 while headed eastbound.
Kyle operates a significant portion of ex-Rock Island trackage in Colorado and Kansas.
Can't decide which would have made the better leader - the SD or the MK.
A precursor to the rain that is falling now. It is a signal that our rainy season has begun. Snow is promised in the higher elevations.
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
-----Maya Angelou
A precursor to the CN getting to Chicago was the operation of a pair of trains between the BN Northtown Yard at Minneapolis and CN's Symington Yard at Winnipeg. CN subsidiary Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific connected the BN and CN between Duluth and the Canadian border at Ranier/Fort Francis. So DW&P SD40s were in the pool as well.
Here one unit each from the pooling roads nears BN's Northtown Yard outside of Minneapolis.
The CN later went on to operate trains between The Twin Ports through the Twin Cities and on to Chicago via BN haulage rights. Then wanting a route of their own to Chicago from the northwest they acquired the Wisconsin Central in 2001.
A precursor to the PA-18 Super Cub, the PA-11 Cub Special incorporated many features that would find their way into that later variant. From Wikipedia; "The PA-11 was based on the earlier J-3, but with the engine cowling fully enclosed (as on the earlier J-5), the windshield sloped at a shallower angle, and the fuel tank placed in the port wing root.[2] Both seats were slightly moved back, and solo flying was usually from the front seat." _DSC7248
Clickety clack precursor to Windoze...in many respects better than the ubiquitous op sys...give me a Mac anytime!
This is a precursor to the Clark's Grebe's dance (rush). I believe this is called "Ratchet-pointing". When you see this behavior, get ready to photograph the dance. They might not, but they probably will.
Upper Klamath Lake in Klamath Falls, Oregon 5/2017
Storm clouds passing over the Utah Lake valley, which is hidden in this image between the mountain peak in the foreground and the distant mountain peaks.
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Se representa a San Juan Bautista, profeta, mártir y precursor de Cristo, como niño. Su cuerpo desnudo se apoya en una base que simula un suelo pedregoso, en alusión a su retiro en el desierto. La talla descansa sobre una peana dorada con gallones y se acompañan de los elementos propios de su iconografía, el cordero y el ‘lábaro crucífero’ o cruz con estandarte en su mano izquierda. Con su mano derecha señala al cordero, anunciando así el sacrificio de Cristo.
Presenta un cuerpo algo rollizo, Tiene las mejillas muy carnosas, los ojos son castaños, como su cabello con mechones rizados sobre la frente.
On a hill of travertine (precursor to marble), Mamoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, we are looking at Jupiter Terrace.. More can be learned about Mamoth Hot Springs here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_Hot_Springs More can be learned about Yellowstone National Park here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park
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Mid session precursor to Saturday night curry fest.
We always start with a 2 pint layer of Red Stripe, followed by a stiff (ooer missus!) G&t for me and a V&t for my GLW.
Creatures of habit are we.
Cambridge University Law Faculty building designed by Sir Norman Foster. The glass structure is a precursor for his famous Gherkin building in London.
The Gūr-i Amīr or Guri Amir (Amir Temur maqbarasi), is a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur (also known as Tamerlane) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It occupies an important place in the history of Persian-Mongolian Architecture as the precursor and model for later great Mughal architecture tombs, including Gardens of Babur in Kabul, Humayun's Tomb in Delhi and the Taj Mahal in Agra, built by Timur's Persianised descendants, the ruling Mughal dynasty of North India. It has been heavily restored.
Gur-e Amir is Persian for "Tomb of the King". This architectural complex with its azure dome contains the tombs of Tamerlane, his sons Shah Rukh and Miran Shah and grandsons Ulugh Beg and Muhammad Sultan. Also honoured with a place in the tomb is Timur's teacher Sayyid Baraka.
The earliest part of the complex was built at the end of the 14th century by the orders of Muhammad Sultan. Now only the foundations of the madrasah and khanaka, the entrance portal and a part of one of four minarets remains.
The construction of the mausoleum itself began in 1403 after the sudden death of Muhammad Sultan, Tamerlane's heir apparent and his beloved grandson, for whom it was intended. Timur had built himself a smaller tomb in Shahrisabz near his Ak-Saray palace. However, when Timur died in 1405 on campaign on his military expedition to China, the passes to Shahrisabz were snowed in, so he was buried here instead. Ulugh Beg, another grandson of Tamerlane, completed the work. During his reign the mausoleum became the family crypt of the Timurid Dynasty.
On a hill of travertine (precursor to marble), Mamoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, we are looking across Main Terrace towards Canary Spring steaming on the right and New Blue Spring on the left. This is the largest known carbonate depositing spring in the world. More can be learned about Mamoth Hot Springs here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_Hot_Springs More can be learned about Yellowstone National Park here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park
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La precursora de este sistema de conmutación observa orgullosa desde la vía 13 como una de sus primas, la 251.003, arrastra un tren de casi 2000t, demostrando la fiabilidad del interruptor chopper 34 años después.
This was a precursor to an even more intense severe thunderstorm that occurred a couple of hours later.
Picture of the Day
Beautifully subtle colours before dawn at Saltwick Bay. A 3.30am start for this morning shoot. The last dawn excursion before summer didn't disappoint with some great colour in the sky. After recovering from the shell shock of the early start being here at this time of day was quite magical. I can see why people get hooked on sunrise photography.
La storia del Cavatappi
La sua origine, che sembra risalire alla meta' del '400, e' legata alla produzione delle armi (e poi del vino) e anche se la sua sembra piu' una leggenda che una storia vera, conoscerla puo' appassionare i lettori e, perché no suggerire nuovi propositi.
L'origine del cavatappi rimane a tutt'oggi sconosciuta. Mancano dati storici precisi, ma ci sono numerose ipotesi di studiosi. Secondo Manfred Heckmann (teoria riportata anche dal volume "Cavatappi", edito da Bompiani), il precursore dei cavatappi fu il punteruolo per botti: in una paia d'altare dei 1450 circa, infatti, e' raffigurata una suora che, con questo strumento, spilla vino da una botte. Bernard Watney sostiene, invece, che il cavatappi deriva dalla verga attorcigliata, impiegata per rimuovere le palle di piombo incastrate nelle armi da fuoco ad avancarica. E' significativo, infatti, che la ditta Messrs Holtzapffel di Charing Cross, che nel 1680 ottenne il brevetto per fabbrica- re questo ferro, producesse anche cavatappi. Cavaturaccioli, in ferro, semplicissimi, sono costruiti anche da altri fabbricanti di armi.
Dalle armi alla bottiglia il passo e' breve. il '700 in Inghilterra il gia' un oggetto di uso te tutto questo secolo i fabbri artigiani si susseguono senza sosta: diventano meravigliosi oggetti dove la tecnica semplice si unisce a preziose decorazioni e a materiali raffinati come oro, argento e avorio. I cavatappi, o meglio, le "viti per bottiglie", a campana, tascabili, con astuccio e pieghevoli, diventano originali pezzi unici, riservati ai ricchi signori e ai nobili. Il 1795 segna una svolta. Il reverendo Samuci Henshali ottiene in Inghilterra il primo brevetto di cavaturaccioli, favorendo il passaggio dalla produzione artigianale a quella in serie. La rivoluzione industriale e' alle porte. A partire dal XIX secolo a oggi, la storia dei cavatappi e' contrassegnata dai nuovi brevetti, che conferiscono maggiore maneggevolezza e praticita', ma anche eleganza e originalita'.
Nei primi anni dell'800 nasce il cavatappi "a farfalla", nel 1828 si ha il primo brevetto francese "a rubinetto", nel 1838 quello a doppia vite". Nel 1860 nasce il cavatappi americano. In Italia, il "tirabuscione" compare tardi, non per mancanza di inventiva quanto per l'assenza dell'Ufficio Brevetti, istituito con Regio Decreto nel 1864. E ancora si inventano cavatappi "a concertina", "a manovella", "a leve", a due lame, da cameriere, con spazzolino per pulire il collo della bottiglia, a forma di animali, da tavolo, da muro e cosi' via fino ai giorni nostri. E' difficile fare una classificazione precisa dei tipi di cavaturacciolo, tante sono state le versioni lungo il corso del tempo. Generalmente, i modelli piu' conosciuti e piu' comuni sono quattro: cavatappi semplice, meccanico, a leve laterali, da tasca. li primo e' il piu' semplice e antico. E' costituito da una spirale, o "verme", che si avvita nel sughero, estratto con una rotazione applicata sul manico' All'inizio la spirale e' in ferro, piu' tardi in acciaio. li manico e' in legno duro (bosso, noce, faggio ed ebano, per esempio) e nei tipi piu' raffinati in ferro, argento, ottone, osso e avorio, spesso riccamente lavorati.
Il funzionamento meccanico nasce per migliorare quello semplice. Possiede una struttura metallica, a "campana", che si appoggia al collo della bottiglia, in modo da estrarre meglio il sughero. Questo tipo di funzionamento, nato nel '700, e' stato poi migliorato con altre versioni il cavatappi "a manovella", simile a un macinino da caffe'e quello a "pignone" o a "cremagliera", nel quale un piccolo manico laterale solleva il fusto attraverso una cremagliera. Il cavatappi a leve laterali, nato nel secolo scorso, ha dato origine a molti modelli: "a leve multiple" o "a concertina", simile a una fisarmonica. Il cavatappi tascabile, infine, da cameriere, possiede il verme rientrante nell'impugnatura. Questa funge da leva. Nasce alla fine del XIX secolo, anche se alcuni bellissimi esempi di cavatappi pieghevoli, con astuccio decorato, appaiono già nel '700. Il meccanismo, l'originalità del funzionamento, la preziosità dell'oggetto, e' cio' che spinge appassionati collezionisti e intenditori a raccogliere e conservare questi piccoli tesori d'antiquariato.
Le fonti di reperimento variano a seconda della rarità del pezzo e dell'epoca: mercatini d'antiquariato, rigattieri, antiquari, aste internazionali consentono di trovare qualche oggetto curioso, e iniziare una raccolta. Nel frattempo, si puo' ammirare la collezione del "Museo Martini di Storia dell'enologia"', nella sede della "Martini & Rossi" di Pessione (TO). Tra i vari oggetti legati alla cultura del vino, vi sono alcuni rari esemplari di cavatappi, appartenenti alle diverse epoche: cavatappi semplici con manico in legno, a una sola leva, con campana in bronzo, tascabili ad arpa, a pignone e cremagliera. Da non perdere, due piccoli, preziosi cavaturaccioli semplici, uno con manico in oro e onice, del XIX secolo, l'altro in madreperla e oro del '700, e due curiosi "rubinetti da Champagne", sempre dell'800.
Trecento anni di storia, dunque, passano tra le mani quando si stappa una bottiglia. Un mondo di cultura e di antiche tradizioni racchiuse in un piccolo, indispensabile utensile.
On a hill of travertine (precursor to marble), Mamoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, we are looking across Main Terrace towards Canary Spring, which vents in the distance. This is the largest known carbonate depositing spring in the world. More can be learned about Mamoth Hot Springs here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_Hot_Springs More can be learned about Yellowstone National Park here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park
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James Craik (c.1727—6 February 1814) was Physician General (precursor of the Surgeon General) of the United States Army, as well as George Washington's personal physician and close friend. (Wikipedia). Grave in Alexandria, VA.
The charming village of Barbizon nestling on the edge of Fontainebleau forest owes its fame to the 19th-century landscape painters Théodore Rousseau, Jean-Baptiste Corot, Charles-Francois Daubigny and Jean-François Millet who lived there. Their artistic movement, the Barbizon School (1830 to 1875), was considered a precursor of Impressionism. The artists appreciated the tranquillity of this peaceful village and the beauty of the surrounding nature.
Walking along the main street, you'll find a succession of beautiful homes, shops, restaurants and art galleries.
RM1005, RM597, RM1978 RM1654, RM242 and RM1941 climb Sack Hill between Gore Cross and Imber, on the last 23A service from Gore Cross to Imber Village until 2019.
Tra i monumenti più caratteristici, il mausoleo di Amir Temur, noto in Europa come Tamerlano.
Il mausoleo si trova nella città di Samarcanda nell'attuale Uzbekistan. Occupa un posto fondamentale nella storia della architettura islamica e in particolare per lo stile azero dell'architettura, inoltre fu precursore e modello per le posteriori grandi tombe dell'architettura Moghul, tra cui la tomba di Humayun a Delhi ed il Taj Mahal ad Agra.
Il complesso contiene le tombe di Tamerlano, dei suoi figli Shah Rukh e Miran Shah e dei nipoti Ulug Beg e Muhammad Sultan. Viene onorato anche Mir Sayyid Baraka, maestro di Tamerlano.
Among the most characteristic monuments, the mausoleum of Amir Temur, known in Europe as Tamerlane.
The mausoleum is located in the city of Samarkand in present-day Uzbekistan. It occupies a fundamental place in the history of Islamic architecture and in particular for the Azerbaijani style of architecture, it was also a precursor and model for the later great tombs of Mughal architecture, including Humayun's tomb in Delhi and the Taj Mahal in Agra.
The complex contains the tombs of Tamerlane, his sons Shah Rukh and Miran Shah and his grandsons Ulug Beg and Muhammad Sultan. Mir Sayyid Baraka, Tamerlane's teacher, is also honored.
ROMA - «Credo sia giusto affrontare in consiglio comunale un dibattito per giungere all’intitolazione di una strada a Giorgio Almirante».
È quanto dichiara il sindaco di Roma, Gianni Alemanno, a margine di un convegno di Repubblica Salute-Somedia a Roma, in occasione dell’anniversario della morte dello storico esponente della destra italiana e fondatore dell’Msi.
«Almirante- aggiunge Alemanno- è stato il precursore della moderna destra democratica in anni difficili e tormentati in cui era veramente difficile superare il ghetto in cui era chiuso il Movimento sociale di allora». Per questo, conclude Alemanno, «c’è un grande rispetto da parte di tutti noi nei suoi confronti».
« il razzismo è il più vasto e coraggioso riconoscimento di sé che l'Italia abbia mai tentato. Chi teme ancor oggi che si tratti di un'imitazione straniera non si accorge di ragionare per assurdo: perché è veramente assurdo sospettare che il movimento inteso a dare agli italiani una coscienza di razza […] possa servire ad un asservimento ad una potenza straniera »
(Giorgio Almirante,1938)
Bełżec (pronuncia [ˈbɛwʒɛts]) fu il primo dei campi di sterminio nazisti costruiti secondo l'Aktion Reinhard durante l'Olocausto (gli altri erano Sobibór e Treblinka).
Operativo dal 1942, il campo era situato nella Polonia occupata a circa due chilometri dalla stazione ferroviaria di Bełżec nel distretto di Lublino nel Governatorato Generale.
Le ultime ricerche, basate sull'intercettazione alleata di un telegramma tedesco, indicano lo sterminio di 434.508 persone a Bełżec, anche se non è chiaro se questo numero includa anche i prigionieri in transito. Numerosi storici fanno ascendere il numero complessivo delle vittime tra le 500.000 e le 700.000 (per approfondire vedi conteggio delle vittime).
Conosciamo solo due superstiti: Rudolf Reder e Chaim Herszman. La mancanza di superstiti può essere la ragione per la quale questo accampamento è così poco conosciuto malgrado l'enorme numero di vittime
This photograph was taken a few months back. I had arrived at mona vale seeing some nice pinks on the horizon, usually when you see this there is a high chance of an amazing sunrise. However, this wasn't to be on this day. It fizzled out and turned grey not long after I shot this photo. Very disappointed...
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The rufous-naped lark (Mirafra africana) or rufous-naped bush lark is a widespread and conspicuous species of lark in the lightly wooded grasslands, open savannas and farmlands of the Afrotropics. Males attract attention to themselves by their bold and repeated wing-fluttering displays from prominent perches, which is accompanied by a melodious and far-carrying whistled phrase.[2] This rudimentary display has been proposed as the precursor to the wing-clapping displays of other bush lark species.[3] They have consistently rufous outer wings and a short erectile crest,[2] but the remaining plumage hues and markings are individually and geographically variable. It has a straight lower, and longish, curved upper mandible.
Having seen some really cool ferrofluid images lately I decided to dust the cobwebs off mine. This time going for something I've never done before. This was one of the setup images and I quite like it. Looks like it could be a composite but I promise you it isn't. I'll reveal more once I've processed the rest.....
Die alle zwei Jahre veranstaltete Bundesgartenschau (BUGA) findet 2021 vom 23. April bis 10. Oktober in Erfurt, der thüringischen Landeshauptstadt statt. Hauptausstellungsflächen sind der egapark und der Petersberg mit der Zitadelle Petersberg, wobei die Größe der Ausstellungsfläche 430.000 m² beträgt. Erfurts Geschichte ist eng mit dem Gartenbau verbunden. Schon Martin Luther bezeichnete die Stadt als „des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Gärtner“. Im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert sorgten Unternehmen wie Haage, Schmidt, Benary, Heinemann und Chrestensen schließlich für Erfurts internationale Bekanntheit als „Blumenstadt“.
Eine erste Internationale Land- und Gartenbauausstellung fand in Erfurt vom 9. bis 17. September 1865 statt. Die „Allgemeine deutsche Ausstellung von Produkten des Land- und Gartenbaues“ lockte über 30 000 internationale Gäste nach Erfurt und gilt als „Ur-BUGA“.
Quelle: Wikipedia
The Federal Horticultural Show (BUGA), which is held every two years, takes place in 2021 in Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia, from 23 April to 10 October. The main exhibition areas are the egapark and Petersberg hill with the Petersberg Citadel, and the size of the exhibition area is 430,000 m². Erfurt's history is closely linked to horticulture. Even Martin Luther referred to the city as "the gardener of the Holy Roman Empire". In the 19th and 20th centuries, companies such as Haage, Schmidt, Benary, Heinemann and Chrestensen ultimately ensured Erfurt's international fame as a "flower city".
A first International Agricultural and Horticultural Exhibition was held in Erfurt from 9 to 17 September 1865. The "General German Exhibition of Agricultural and Horticultural Products" attracted over 30,000 international guests to Erfurt and is considered the "Precursor of the BUGA".
Source: Wikipedia
precursor to the Mini?
Riley was a British motorcar and bicycle manufacturer from 1890. The company became part of the Nuffield Organisation in 1938 and was later merged into British Leyland. Today, the trademark is owned by BMW.
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Eastbound CPKC train 781-675 crosses the Fox River at Elgin, IL., with a Military Tribute unit in trail. With a train made up of some junk freight and overflow from Intermodal train 181 out of Laredo, TX, little did I know this train was a precursor to something a little more fun.
The Pannonian Plain is a large plain in Central Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea dried out. It is a geomorphological subsystem of the Alps-Himalaya system.
The river Danube divides the plain roughly in half.
The plain is divided among Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
The plain is roughly bounded by the Carpathian mountains, the Alps, the Dinaric Alps and the Balkan mountains.
Although rain is not plentiful, it usually falls when necessary and the plain is a major agricultural area; it is sometimes said that these fields of rich loamy loess soil could feed the whole of Europe. For its early settlers, the plain offered few sources of metals or stone. Thus when archaeologists come upon objects of obsidian or chert, copper or gold, they have almost unparalleled opportunities to interpret ancient pathways of trade.
The precursor to the present plain was a shallow sea that reached its greatest extent during the Pliocene, when three to four kilometres of sediments were deposited.
The plain was named after the Pannonians, a northern Illyrian tribe. Various different peoples inhabited the plain during its history. In the first century BC, the eastern parts of the plain belonged to the Dacian state, and in the first century AD its western parts were subsumed into the Roman Empire. The Roman province named Pannonia was established in the area, and the city of Sirmium, today Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, became one of the four capital cities of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century.
On a hill of travertine (precursor to marble), Mamoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, we are looking at Jupiter Terrace.. More can be learned about Mamoth Hot Springs here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_Hot_Springs More can be learned about Yellowstone National Park here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park
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San Nicolás again. Reg Dixon’s precursor to the Mighty Wurlitzer...manufactured circa 1755 and still belting out scary hymns for the sinners to tremble before.
Precursor of things to come. BN C30-7-5589, U30C-5910 & SD40-2-7287 with ATSF SD40-2s-5104, 5211 & 5202 are on the point of a 108 car N/B empty hopper train on the Joint Line
Lantern House is composed of antique slides used in "magic lanterns," precursors to 35mm slide projectors. Part of Southern Roots, the Steve Tobin exhibit at Cheekwood.
Oh yes he is!
The precursor to the previous upload I made of these two:
www.flickr.com/photos/29288836@N00/37465311684/in/album-7...
Boeing's new P-8A Poseidon BuAerNo.169010/LL010 follows her predecessor the Lockheed P-3C Orion BuAerNo.163290/LL290 as they made an amazing US Navy based pairs demo during the 2017 NAS Jacksonville Airshow in Florida
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We had been watching the various Aurora Apps all day as a storm was predicted. As I returned home from work the red alert went off. A hurried tea and a dash to a local location that we had decided would give us a good chance of seeing the Aurora. As I arrived I was surprised to have the location to myself, a quick check of the sky with my phone got me scrambling to get across the field whilst trying to whatsapp Geoff to say there was an aurora going on. As soon as I could I plonked my tripod down and hurriedly took this shot, just in case it was a fleeting moment, I needn't have worried, what followed was stunning
Está situada en el corazón del barrio de San Carlos, en la Plaza de Argüelles. Es un conjunto armónico formado por cuatro casas totalmente independientes concebidas con un espíritu unitario, fue construida entre 1736 y 1745 por iniciativa del comerciante nacido en Damasco en 1656, de nacionalidad griega, llamado Juan Clat Fragela, que llegó a Cádiz en 1683 y que hizo una gran fortuna participando en la Carrera de Indias.
El edificio de las cuatro torres es de traza barroca, planta rectangular y sus fachadas concentran la decoración en los ángulos a base de pilastras pareadas con superposición de órdenes. Estas torres forman, sin lugar a dudas, el conjunto más logrado y de mayor monumentalidad de todas las torres realizadas en Cádiz.
En esta plaza se levanta el monumento al General Francisco de Miranda, conocido como el Precursor de la Emancipación Americana.
It is located in the heart of the San Carlos neighborhood, in the Plaza de Argüelles. It is a harmonious set formed by four totally independent houses conceived with a unitary spirit, it was built between 1736 and 1745 at the initiative of the merchant born in Damascus in 1656, of Greek nationality, named Juan Clat Fragela, who arrived in Cádiz in 1683 and who did a great fortune participating in the Race of the Indies.
The building with the four towers has a baroque layout, a rectangular floor plan and its facades concentrate the decoration in the corners based on paired pilasters with overlapping orders. These towers form, without a doubt, the most accomplished and most monumental of all the towers built in Cádiz.
In this square stands the monument to General Francisco de Miranda, known as the Precursor of American Emancipation.
Cádiz (Andalucía/ Spain)
“This artist’s concept shows what the 4-man GE space station would look like in space. The supply crafts hovering around the station are Gemini vehicles.”
So, this is possibly a MORL precursor? Or, is it MORL without being called MORL? Despite varied literature I came across it's sort of muddled...at least to me. Especially, with this being a General Electric entry/submittal & them being out of the running by the time "MORL" was the common jargon. I think. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I assume the station is spinning. 😉
This has got to be the thickest, heaviest-weight photographic paper with a black & white image on it that I’ve ever come across. It rivals ANY of the heaviest-weight “A KODAK PAPER” (with color image) specimens.
An unexpected & pleasant find, with some other works by the artist, Peter A. Bertolino:
dreamsofspace.blogspot.com/2014/02/an-adventure-in-space-...
Credit: John Sisson/”Dreams of Space” blog
Even more gratifying, thanks yet again to the Legacy website:
“Peter A. Bertolino:
BERTOLINO, PETER A., on May 5, 2004. Beloved husband of Adeline Bertolino, loving father of Michael and Peter Bertolino, devoted grandfather of 3. A Veteran of WWII-U.S. Army.”
While the above is cursory, the following comments more than make up for it:
“My condolences to Peter's family. He was a wonderful man. I can tell you that it was always a pleasure to work with him and to be in his company. I know he was always proud of his work, but even more so of his family. I will remember him fondly.”
Marlene Cecco
May 9, 2004”
And:
“Co-worker from GE days:
“I am very saddened by Pete's death. Pete was a loving and caring person. He always had a story to tell about family, life and especially about his artwork. I still picture Pete with his pipe in his mouth and a grin on his face as he worked on his board. He always made me smile. What a GREAT man. I will cherish all of his Christmas Cards.”
Anna Cecco Robbins
May 8, 2004”
Finally:
“Co-worker from GE days:
“Pete was certainly a great guy. He was a man that I always looked up to, a very special person.”
Paul Thomas
May 7, 2004”
At:
www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/peter-bertol...
May 2, 1923 - May 5, 2004:
Located in Delhi, India, Humayun's tomb or mausoleum was a precursor to the Taj Mahal but with major differences. Humayun's tomb was commissioned by his wife, and the facade uses mostly red sandstone with white marble highlights topped by a white marble dome. The Taj Mahal was commissioned for the emperor's wife and uses only white marble for the facade. Also Humayun's Tomb is located in a large garden setting and is symmetrical and almost the same from all four directions. It also has no minarets.
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Humayun's tomb (Persian: Maqbara-i Humayun) is the tomb of Emperor Mirza Nasir al-Din Muhammad commonly known as Humayun, the second Mughal emperor. Situated in Delhi, India, the tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum under her patronage in 1558, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, close to the Dina-panah Citadel, also known as Purana Qila (Old Fort), that Humayun founded in 1538. It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale. The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, and since then has undergone extensive restoration work, which is complete. Besides the main tomb enclosure of Humayun, several smaller monuments dot the pathway leading up to it, from the main entrance in the West, including one that even pre-dates the main tomb itself, by twenty years; it is the tomb complex of Isa Khan Niazi, an Afghan noble in Sher Shah Suri's court of the Suri dynasty, who fought against the Mughals, constructed in 1547.