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Date: Circa 1900
Source Type: Photograph
Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Otis, Indiana, located in LaPorte County, Indiana, just east of the county boundary with Porter County, was first settled in 1851.
The original name of the community was Salem Crossing, a name suggested by representatives of the Michigan Southern Railroad; however, the community was referred to simply as Salem. When the Louisville, New Albany, and Chicago Railroad passed through the community, representatives from that line insisted that the name of the community be changed to LaCroix. Thus, for a period of time, the community was referred to as LaCroix.
On June 27, 1874, when Solomon Tucker filed a plat for the community, he filed it under the name LaCroix. Apparently, the local population decided that two names (Salem and LaCroix) were confusing and decided to compromise on the name of Packard, Jasper Packard being a U.S. congressman representing the area at that time (Indiana's 11th District). The community was therefore referred to as Packard for a very short period of time until Packard requested that the name be changed to Otis, which the community accepted.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church was erected in 1872, though masses were said in the community as early as 1856. The St. Mary's School, seen in this image, was erected at some time between 1876 and 1880 (there is a date conflict as to when the school was built).
Otis was, and to some extent still is, a Polish community, and the diocese provided St. Mary's with a succession of Polish-speaking priests. The school was operated by the Felician Sisters of Livonia, Michigan. Though the school is no longer in operation, St. Mary's Church still serves the local community.
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The Indiana State
Mining and Manufacturing Company
No. 1146
Will pay on demand
five Dollars
to A. Lee or Bearer
MICHIGAN CITY July [January?] 4, 1857
N.D. Myers Cash'r
[The Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Company, Obsolete Scrip]
Date: 1857
Source Type: Obsolete Scrip
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This obsolete scrip is listed in Wolka et al. as 496-3 with a rarity of R-7 and in Wolka as 1565-04 with a rarity of R-7. The rarity scale ranges from R-1 to R-7, with R-7 indicating that only one to five specimens of a scrip are known to exist.
The Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Company in Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, was considered a "wild cat" bank that issued "shinplasters." A shinplaster was a derogatory name given to paper notes circulated in frontier areas during the 1800s. These notes were issued by banks, merchants, wealthy individuals, and associations. They were intended to serve as banknotes or IOUs. They were often issued due to the scarcity of circulating notes in a geographic region.
Wolka states that this note "was probably a fraudulent institution whose main purpose was to circulate large quantities of unsecured paper money as far from home as possible."
Evidence from contemporary newspapers support Wolka’s claim that this institution exercised banking privileges in fraud and in violation of the general banking laws of Indiana. For example, a detailed article appears in the Evansville Daily Journal (Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana) on November 1, 1854, outlining why The Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Company was an institution circulating fraudulent notes.
In addition, a detailed Indiana “Bank Note List” appears in the August 5, 1858, issue of the Randolph County Journal (Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana), which lists the “Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Co. Michigan City” as a “SHINPLASTER.” At the end of listing of shinplaster’s is the following explanation: “NOTE. – The above is a list of ‘shinplasters,’ or ‘Hat Banks,’ having no legal existence and whose notes have no security of redemption beyond the pleasure of the issuers.”
The Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Company of Michigan City also issued $1 and $2 notes.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the name shinplaster comes from the quality of paper on which the note was printed, which was of such low quality that starch could be used to make papier-mâché-like plasters to place under socks to warm the shins.
Newspapers in the state would often publish a list of "shinplaster" companies and banks, indicating that these concerns were neither registered nor recognized by Indiana's Auditor's Office.
In the November 1st and 2nd, 1854, issues of the Evansville Daily Journal, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana [Volume 7, Numbers 160 and 161], the newspaper's editor, A. H. Sanders, lays out evidence that although The Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Company was officially organized as a banking corporation, the company exercised its banking privileges "in fraud and violation and open defiance of both the Constitution and the general banking law of the State."
Despite being deemed a shinplasterer, wild cat bank, broken bank, and suspended bank soon after being organized, The Indiana State Mining and Manufacturing Company's notes were circulating as late as July 1858.
Source Information:
Evansville Daily Journal, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; November 1, 1854; volume 7, Number 160, Page 2, Columns Column titled “The Expose.”
Randolph County Journal, Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana; August 5, 1858; Volume 1, Number 31, Page 4, Column 8. Column titled “Bank Note List.”
Wolka, Wendell. 2018. A History of Indiana Obsolete Bank Notes and Scrip. Sun City Center, Florida: Wendell Wolka. 900 p. [see pp. 534-535]
Wolka, Wendell A., Jack M. Vorhies, and Donald A. Schramm. 1978. Indiana: Obsolete Notes and Scrip. Iola, Wisconsin, Krause Publications. 306 p. [see p. 169]
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LOGIE-BUCHAN, a parish, in the district of Ellon, county of Aberdeen, 2 miles (E. by S.) from Ellon; containing 713 inhabitants.
The word Logie, expressive of a low-lying spot, was given to this place on account of its applicability to the tract in which the church is situated; while the affix is descriptive of the position of the parish in that part of the county called Buchan.
Logie-Buchan Parish Church is located on the southern slope of the River Ythan valley, in gently rolling countryside with small fields, rough grazing and enclosures of trees. There is a narrow trackway and footbridge across the river a short distance to the north. The church stands in a sloping graveyard, bounded by a rubble wall. The large former manse is positioned to the south and the church itself closed recently and a new use had not been found when it was visited (2012).
A church here was granted to Aberdeen Cathedral by David II in 1361, while the current church was built in the late 18th century with later additions and alterations.
Description (exterior)
The church is a small, simple building with little architectural detailing. It is aligned roughly east-west and has harled, rubble walls and a slate roof. There are narrow strips of granite stone around the windows and doors. The church is rectangular on plan, with a small, gabled porch and a lean-to vestry at the west end.
The east elevation has a hipped or piended roof rather than a gable. There are two rectangular windows with simple timber tracery and small panes of leaded glass. There has clearly been alterations carried out at this end of the church, shown by two blocked openings, a doorway and window, in the centre of the east elevation.
The north elevation of the church has four equally-spaced rectangular windows, each with simple tracery and latticed glazing. The opposite south elevation has two larger rectangular windows, towards the centre, again with tracery and latticed glazing.
The west end of the church has a small, gabled porch with a rectangular doorway on the south side, which is the main entrance into the church. There is a rectangular window in the west gable of this porch and a tall chimney rises from the apex, serving a fireplace in the small lean-to vestry extension to the north of the porch. The church has a tall gable at the west end, topped by an ashlar-built bellcote, which has a stone ball finial.
Description (interior)
Some of the fittings remain in the church but are likely to be removed if and when a new use is found for the church, which is no longer in use.
People / Organisations:
Name RoleDates Notes
William RuxtonRecast the interior 1912
Robert MaxwellMade the church bell1728
Events:
Church built on site of older church (1787)
Porch and vestry added to west (1891)
Interior recast (1912)
Logie-Buchan is separated on the east from the German Ocean by the parish of Slains, and is intersected by the river Ythan.
The river abounds with various kinds of trout, also with salmon, eels, lounders, and mussels; and pearls are still occasionally found.
It has a ferry opposite the parish church, where its breadth at low water is about sixty yards; and two boats are kept, one for general passengers, and the other, a larger boat, for the conveyance of the parishioners to church from the northern side.
A tradition has long prevailed that the largest pearl in the crown of Scotland was obtained in the Ythan; and it appears that, about the middle of the last century, £100 were paid by a London jeweller to gentleman in Aberdeen, for pearls found in the river.
Most of the inhabitants of the district are employed in agricultural pursuits, a small brick-work recently established being the only exception.
The great north road from Aberdeen passes through the parish, and the mail and other public coaches travel to and fro daily. On another road, leading to the shipping-port of Newburgh, the tenantry have a considerable traffic in grain, lime, and coal, the last procured from England, and being the chief fuel.
The river Ythan is navigable for lighters often or twelve tons' burthen at high water. The marketable produce of the parish is sent to Aberdeen. Logie- Buchan is ecclesiastically in the presbytery of Ellon, synod of Aberdeen, and in the patronage of Mr. Buchan.
The church was built in 1787, and contains 400 sittings.
Cemeteries - Presbyterian / Unitarian
Logie Buchan Parish Church, Logie-Buchan, Church of Scotland
The church of Logie-Buchan was dedicated to St Andrew.
St Andrew's Church was built in 1787 and has been much altered. It contains a 1728 bell.
Logie-Buchan (Aberdeen, Buchan). Also known as Logie Talargy, the church was granted by David II in 1361 to the common fund of the canons of Aberdeen cathedral, and this was confirmed to the uses of the canons by Alexander, bishop of Aberdeen in 1362, both parsonage and vicarage fruits being annexed while the cure was to become a vicarage pensionary.
Although possession was obtained by the dean and chapter, this was subsequently lost, and the church had to be re-annexed in 1437, the previous arrangement being adhered to, with both parsonage and vicarage remaining annexed.
St Andrew's Kirk, 1787. Undistinguished externally, porch 1891, inside original ceiling with Adam-like centrepiece and two-light Gothic windows, part of 1912 recasting, William Buxton. Pulpit was originally in the centre of the N wall with a horseshoe gallery bearing the Buchan coat of arms (George Reid, Peterhead, carver). Monuments to Thomas (d. 1819) and Robert (d. 1825) Buchan.
Bell, 1728, Robert Maxwell. Church bought by Captain David Buchan to ensure access and survival.
Kirkyard: plain ashlar gatepiers and rubble walls; some table tombs.
Production Date: September 1904
Source Type: Photograph
Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The small community of Joseph, Idaho, no longer exists. It was located approximately three miles northeast of the Snake River - the border between Idaho and Oregon. The land in the immediate area around Joseph was primarily used to raise livestock.
The following description of Joseph, Idaho, appears in the book Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography, published in 1918:
"JOSEPH, Idaho county. -- Named for Chief Joseph of the Non-Treaty Nez Perces (q. v.). Most things, among whites, that are mysterious or weird are named for the Devil, as 'Seven Devils," or his above, 'Hell,' as 'Hellgate.' Hundreds of geographical names are thus derived. Likewise, anything that is mysterious or weird to the Indian mind is designated 'Thunder,' as in 'Thunder Mountain (q. v.). Joseph possessing a somber nature was designated accordingly, so that his Indian name, 'Hinmaton,' meant in English, 'The thunder that passes through the earth and water.' 'Joseph' was a baptismal name given Chief Joseph's father by Rev. Henry Splading (q. v.) and it became a tribal name to him who should succeed to chieftainship. In the Nez Perce War of 1877 he was war chief of the tribe and after their defeat by Gen. O. O. Howard at the battle of Clearwater, he advised his tribe to remain upon the lands of their inheritance and fight it out there, giving up their lives only on the soil of their homes. But other council prevailed. He then led the tribe, consisting of men, women and children, a distance of 1500 miles, it requiring the services of forty companies of soldiers and hundreds of volunteers and scouts for three months to capture them, and so masterly was this retreat conducted that he became known as the 'Xenophon of the red men' Afterwards he became reconciled to civilization and discouraged the vices and aided in the education of his tribe, yet it is said that he was ofttimes seen to brood over his campfires as if he observed some mournful scene within its consuming flames. The account of this war and its results by the Indians of this tribe is very pathetic and is quite beyond description. -- HANDBOOK of American Indians"
Source:
Rees, John R. 1918. Idaho: Chronology Nomenclature Bibliography. Chicago, Illinois: W. B. McConkey Company. 125 p. [see p. 83]
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Ferrell's Hotel; Beautiful Reflections
Date: Circa 1900
Source Type: Stereocard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: O. W. Watson Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: In 1900, Ferrell was considered a backwoods settlement located along the shore of the St. Joe River in northeastern Benewah County, Idaho. The community had been "synonymous with all that was wicked and wild," but was generally peaceable and few fights or killings took place there.
Steamboats plying the St. Joe River could dock to the right off the pier shown in this image.
The hotel, established as early as 1898, was owned and operated by William W. Ferrell (b. 1856, d. 1916). Ferrell also ran a general merchandise business in the small community.
Source:
Hult, Ruby El. 1968. Steamboats in the Timber. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. 209 p.
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RESIDENCE OF C. J. KERN.
Date: 1898
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Headlight Engraving Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: C. J. Kern and his wife Sidney resided at 301 North Lafayette in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. This house still stands in 2021. The photographer was standing on Erie Street when taking this photograph. Lafayette Street is located to the far right in this image.
The following biographical sketch of Clem J. Kern was published in the Lewis Publishing Company's 1912 history of Porter County, Indiana.
CLEM J. KERN. Probably no citizen of Porter county had a wider acquaintance and was more influential in the public life of the county than the late Clem J. Kern. His death, which occurred on December 26, 1911, removed an able, broad-minded and upright member from the community where he had for many years been known as a successful merchant, a legislator, and a loyal and devoted worker for the best things in the life of his home city and county.
Mr. Kern was born May 25, 1848, at Selins Grove, Snyder county, Pennsylvania, a son of John and Catherine (Tuttle) Kern, the father a native of Holland and the mother of Pennsylvania. John Kern was engaged in one of Pennsylvania's greatest industries, the manufacture of pig-iron, but later in life came west to take a share in the lumber industry. For some time his home was at White Pigeon, Michigan, and from there moved to Renssalaer, Indiana, where his death occurred. The widowed mother then removed with her family to Logansport. The children, who received their schooling for the most part in Pennsylvania, were William, Ammon, Adam, Stephen, Sabine, Jane, Eliza, Lillian and Clem J.
Clem J. Kern began his active career at Logansport, where he was in the mercantile business. There he met the young lady who was to become his wife while she was visiting friends in that city, and they were married at Detroit, Michigan, in 1876. Mrs. Kern before her marriage was Miss Sidney Piatt, a native of Dayton, Ohio, where she was reared and educated. Her parents were Isaac and Sarah (Smallwood) Piatt, her father being a farmer. Mrs. Kern had one sister, named Catherine.
After their marriage Mr. Kern and wife began their wedded life in Logansport, where he continued in business for a time, and then came to Valparaiso, where he established the mercantile business which he conducted with growing success for more than twenty-two years. He was a reliable business man, and as a merchant gained the influence and acquaintance which later resulted in his being chosen as the people's representative in public affairs. In politics his affiliation was with the Democratic party. His personal popularity was such that it overcame the normal Republican majority in Porter county, and he was elected and served during 1890-91 as state representative. He then refused on account of failing health to make the effort for another election, though his record entitled him to the continued support of the people. His service in the legislature was important both to the state and his county, and during his term he did excellent work in shaping the laws affecting the general welfare of the state.
Mr. Kern was a member of the Christian church of Valparaiso, while Mrs. Kern has for many years been identified with the Presbyterian church of the city. Both have always taken a public-spirited part in local affairs. Fraternally he was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Elks, and his brothers in the Elks lodge had charge of the funeral services.
The late Mr. Kern attained to success through his own industry, the death of his father having left him dependent on his own resources when only a boy. He possessed many admirable qualities of heart and mind, and it was largely in recognition of his worthy character that his fellow citizens paid him the tributes of public honors. He was especially the friend of children, and it is said that he was known personally to most of the boys and girls of Porter county, and one of his delights was to be merrily hailed by them when he was making his frequent drives through the country. A born sportsman and one of the best marksmen in the county, he found recreation in hunting and field sports. At his home in Valparaiso are two pictures, one being an oil painting of a fine black bass, weighing seven and a half pounds, which was one of his trophies as an angler; the other represents him with gun and several large wild geese which he had shot during an early morning tramp. It was these recreations that sustained his strength in later years until the final period of ill health which resulted in his death. At their home on LaFayette street Mr. and Mrs. Kern, who had no children of their own, often offered their genial hospitality to young people, and both young and old had cause to lament the passing of a citizen whose kindly personality was so esteemed. Among the many tributes paid at the time of his death was a letter from Senator Kern speaking in highest appreciation of the work done by the former representative while in the state legislature.
Sources:
Bumstead & Company. 1905. Bumstead's Valparaiso City and Porter County Business Directory, Including Rural Routes. Chicago, Illinois: Radtke Brothers. 421 p. [see p. 102]
Grand Trunk Railway. 1898. Headlight: Sights and Scenes Along the Grand Trunk Railway: Valparaiso, Ind.. Volume 3, Number, 6, Page 22.
Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. History of Porter County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its People and its Principal Interests. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company. 881 p. [see pp. 381-382]
Reading, A. H. 1905. The City of Homes, Schools and Churches: A Pictorial Story of Valparaiso, Its People and Its Environs. Valparaiso, Indiana: A. H. Reading. 82 p. [see p. 73]
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Date: July 4, 1918
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Above the hood of the automobile is a "GARAGE" sign next to a building with a gasoline pump in front, which is believed to be the Waverly Garage that was owned and operated by the Stephens Brothers. This is believed to be the intersection of Waverly Road and U.S. Route 12 (Dunes Highway), often referred to during the first half of the 1900s as Port Chester.
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The following newspaper item appeared in the May 25, 1916, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
CHESTERTON LOCALS.
Waverly Garage is the newest enterprise for this township. Stephens Bros. have just completed the building a garage at the intersection of Waverly Beach road with the Chicago-Michigan City road, about one and a half miles north of Chesterton. It is probably that more automobiles pass this point during the summer months than at any other point in Porter county. Last summer the Stephens boys, who live at this corner, installed a gasoline tank and a refreshment stand. From their experience in this venture the[y] felt justified in putting in more to accommodate the needs of the traffic. Now that the gravel road has been put in to the lake beach, the volume of travel has increased. They have hired George D. Valentine, a machinist of experience in the repair of automobiles and are prepared to handle all kinds of work in the auto line. The garage was opened May 1st, and since then business has been rushing. The firm is prepared to do all kinds of repair work not only for autos but for gas and steam engines, and guarantee satisfaction. Charges are reasonable. If you want to know anything further, call up Bell phone 500R1. They also handle all kinds of auto supplies, gas, oils and refreshments. Adjoining is a ten acre grove, the property of Stephens Bros. This is fitted up for picnic purposes, and those who wish to use it are welcome.
Source:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; May 25, 1916; Volume 33, Number 10, Page 7, Column 4. Column titled "Chesterton Locals."
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Name/Alias: Rebekka Johnson (Cosplay D'Escargot)
Character and source (if applicable): Anna from Frozen
Wig and color: Le Tigre in Pumpkin
Photographer credit: Sol Photography
The unpiloted X-34 is a technology testbed demonstrator that is designed to demonstrate key vehicle and operational technologies applicable to future low-cost reusable launch vehicles. The vehicle structure is all-composite with a one-piece delta wing design. The vehicle is 58.3 feet long and has a 27.7-foot wingspan.
The suborbital vehicle was designed and built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, Virginia, and is powered by an oxygen and kerosene Fastrac engine that was designed and built by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, Alabama. Fastrac is only the second American-made engine of the 29 engines developed in the last 25 years. The vehicle is designed to reach speeds of up to Mach 8 and altitudes of up to approximately 250,000 feet. Specific technologies built into the vehicle include composite structures, composite reusable propellant fuel tanks, an advanced thermal protection system, low-cost avionics, leading-edge tiles, and autonomous flight operation systems.
The project's goal is to reduce the cost of launching payloads into orbit from $10,000 per pound today to one of $1,000 per pound, thereby improving U.S. economic competitiveness. NASA and Orbital, using a small workforce, plan to demonstrate the ability to fly the X-34 every two weeks.
The X-34 was expected in early 2000 to undergo testing in New Mexico, California, and Florida. The first of three X-34 vehicles, a structural test vehicle designated A-1, began captive-carry flights at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in June 1999. Technicians from Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, have assisted in upgrading the A-1 vehicle with structural modifications and integrating avionics, hydraulics, landing gear, and other hardware needed to turn it into a flight vehicle-now known as A-1A-for unpowered glide tests in New Mexico.
Following a series of tow tests on the ground at Dryden, the X-34 A-1A will be used to conduct unpowered test flights at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, according to plans current in early 2000. This test series was expected to use Orbital's L-1011 carrier aircraft to air-launch the X-34. Powered flights, using the second and third vehicle (designated A-2 and A-3 respectively), are scheduled to be conducted at the Dryden Flight Research Center, California, and the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The X-34 vehicle A-3 was expected in early 2000 to be brought to Dryden for envelope expansion to the maximum capability of an approximate speed of Mach 8 and altitude of 250,000 feet. Plans called for A-3 to explore additional reusable launch vehicle technologies as carry-on experiments. Dryden's project manger was Seunghee Lee as of early 2000.
RESIDENCE OF A. E. WOODHULL WHEELER PORTER CO. IND.
Date: 1876
Source Type: Engraving
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: A. G. Hardesty
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: A. E. Woodhull owned 197 acres in Union Township's Sections 1 and 2, situated immediately south and southwest of the small community of Wheeler. The exact location of the house in this engraving is unknown, but the view is looking north since the Pennsylvania, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway is visible in the background. Given this evidence, the house was likely located on the west side of present day Jones Road.
The following biographical sketch of Colonel A. E. Woodhull is published in Goodspeed Brothers' 1894 biographical record of the counties of LaPorte, Porter, Lake, and Starke:
COL. A. E. WOODHULL.
Came originally from Orange County, New York, his birth occurring September 11, 1840, and is a son of Richard W. and Ruth E. (Strong) Woodhull, both natives of the same county and State. Members of the Woodhull family were among the first settlers of the Empire State and became noted people of the same. They served in the Revolutionary War. The grandparents on both sides of the house passed their entire lives in that State, and the old homestead of the Woodhull family was built of lumber, and sided and roofed with cedar shingles made by hand. The nails, of wrought iron, were also made by hand, and the house, when torn down, was quite well preserved for being over one hundred years old. During the Revolutionary War the Woodhulls took their horses to the cellar in order to keep them. Indians were numerous and not very friendly, and eternal vigilance was necessary. The father of our subject is a farmer by occupation and still resides in Monroe, Orange County, New York. The mother died in 1858. They were the parents of eight children, two of whom are now living: A. E. and Mrs. Ruth Beattie, of Little Falls, New Jersey. The original of this notice was reared partly on a farm and partly in New York City, his father being engaged in the wholesale milk and cream business in that city, although he still followed farming. Young Woodhull received a liberal common school education and assisted his father in business until the breaking out of the Rebellion, when he enlisted in the Ninth New York State Militia in New York City for three years' service. This was on the 30th of May, 1861, and he went direct to Washington, where he was mustered in. For seven months after this he was with Patterson through West Virginia as a private, and then, taking a leave of absence, he returned to New York, and at Plattsburg he assisted in recruiting the Ninety-sixth New York Volunteers. In March, 1862, he marched to the front as captain of Company D, and joined the Army of the Potomac at Alexandria, where they immediately embarked for the Peninsula, under Gen. McClellan. Mr. Woodhull was in the battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks and Seven Days' Fight. Peck's brigade, to which Capt. Woodhull belonged, was detached and went to Suffolk, Virginia, and on its arrival there our subject was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel of his regiment. In 1863 he resigned his position, left the service, and came West, stopping at Valparaiso, where he located and engaged in the saw-mill and lumber business, which he carried on several years. He next engaged in merchandising, and built and operated the first cheese factory in this part of the county. This business he continued successfully for some time, when he took up the butter and cheese commission in Chicago, where he remained about four years. In the year 1888 he engaged in the wholesale and retail milk and ice cream business. His place of business is in South Chicago, and he is an extensive ice cream dealer and manufacturer during the summer season. The colonel enjoys an enviable reputation for the high business principles he has pursued, and is likewise regarded as a gentleman of the soundest integrity. He owns a fine residence in Valparaiso, where, he makes his home, and he also owns a good farm of 138 acres at Wheeler and another of sixty-eight acres in Center Township, a portion of this farm lying within the city limits of Valparaiso. In the fall of 1863 he was married to Miss Eliza J. Campbell, a native of the Empire State, whose parents were pioneer settlers of Porter County, Indiana. To Colonel and Mrs. Woodhull have been born seven children: Laura F., wife of E. B. Stoddard, of Chicago; Cora L., wife of Dr. J. N. Renner, of Valparaiso; Edith G., Nellie V., wife of Grant Michener, of Valparaiso; Mabel, Ruth E., and Ross A. Mrs. Woodhull and children are members .of the Presbyterian Church. Socially, the colonel is a Mason, and politically he is a Democrat.
Sources:
Goodspeed Brothers. 1894. Pictorial and Biographical Record of La Porte, Porter, Lake and Starke Counties, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed Brothers. 569 p. [see pp. 76-78]
Hardesty, A. G. 1876. Illustrated Historical Atlas of Porter County, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: A. G. Hardesty. 90 p. [see p. 75]
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Bryant School
Boone Township School District No. 6
Hebron, Indiana
Date: Circa 1898 to 1902
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Brown's Drug Store, A. H. Reading (Knox, Indiana)
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The frame school house seen here, commonly referred to as the Bryant School, was constructed prior to 1880. The school was located two miles directly south of the town of Hebron on the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 23, Township 33 North, Range 6 West on land owned by Robert Bryant, hence the school's name. Nothing remains at the site today [2015], which can viewed by examining the northeast corner of the intersection of U.S. Route 231 and County Road 1000 South. Students attending this school lived within School District No. 6 of Boone Township. In 1922, with school consolidation taking place across all the townships of Porter County, the Bryant School was closed and students were transferred to the Hebron School in Hebron. By 1934, no school building was standing on the site.
The teacher visible to the far left is identified on the reverse of this photograph as Mabel Burgess Rice. According to records on Find A Grave, Mable Burgess was born Ellen Dolan in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. On February 14, 1879, she was placed in the Chicago Orphan Asylum, but was soon adopted by Joseph and Ann Burgess on August 3, 1880. Mable graduated from Valparaiso University and taught school prior to her marriage to Clair Malcolm Rice in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, on January 3, 1902. Mable and Clair had the following children: Burgess, James, Clair, John, Keaton, and Ruth. Mable died February 9, 1943, in Butler, Bates County, Missouri.
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www.sapadventures.com/ The Inca Trail is a magnificent, well preserved Inca Trail route which connects Machu Picchu with what once were other regions of the Inca Empire, and today it is one of the world’s most popular treks. This four-day walk goes from the highlands of 4,200mts and down through the cloud forests to finally arrive at Machu Picchu - 2,380mts.
DAY 01. - Between 06:00 and 06:30 we pick you up at your hotel in our private bus. Ensure you have your original passport and ISIC student card (if applicable – for a discount on entree fee to Machu Picchu).
The journey by bus to km 82 (the starting point for the Inca Trail) takes approximately 3 hours. Once we get there and are all ready to go, this first day will have us walking mostly through the valley. It starts at 2380m with a small climb to a plateau overlooking the Incan site of Llactapata and rewards you with superb views of Mount Veronica. Walking times are always approximate depending on weather conditions, group ability and other factors, but generally you will walk about 2-3 hours before lunch. Then after lunch we walk on just past the village of Wayllabamba to reach our first campsite at 3000m.
Approx 14km, 6 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 02. - Day 2 is the most difficult day as you Inca Trail walk from about 3000m to 4200m — the highest pass of the trek (known as Dead Woman’s Pass – but don’t be discouraged!). You can walk at your own pace and stop to get your breath whenever you like. You’ll find your energy returns once you continue down to the valley of Pacaymayo, where we camp at 3600m.
You can hire a porter from the village of Wayllabamba to carry your pack to the top of this pass for approximately 70 soles. If you wish to do so you must organize and pay this money directly to the person who carries your items, and please check your belongings upon receiving them at the end of this service as these people are not Sap Adventures staff.
This is the coldest night at Inca Trail; between +2/+4 degrees Celsius (in December) and -3/-5 degrees Celsius (in June). Approx 12km, 7 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 03.- Day 3 is exceptionally beautiful because of the ruins you will witness and the incredible stone Inca Trail you walk one, and also because there is a lot more downhill than uphill! However, there are about 2000 stairs descending from the ruins of Phuyupatamarca to those of Wiñaywayna, so take care with your knees. If you have had knee or ankle injuries an extra porter is recommended so that you are not carrying extra weight and overstressing your joints. There is a guided tour of all the ruins on the way. Camping is usually at Wiñaywayna 2700 mtrs.
Take extra care of your personal belongings at this campsite as all the tours campsites are nearby. As usual, always keep your daypack containing your valuables with you. The only hot shower on the Inca Trail is on this third night at Wiñaywayna. There is a hostel near the campsite with an 8min hot shower for 5 soles, and a bar and restaurant where you can purchase bottled water.
Approx 16km, 6 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
DAY 04.- We get up extremely early to arrive at the magical Intipunku "The Gate of the Sun" as the first rays begin illuminating the lost city of Machu Picchu down bellow. A further 20 min walk down from here takes us to the famous view from the terraces at the end of the trail. It is a good time to take pictures before the 10:30 crowds arrive. Your tour of Machu Picchu should last about 2 hours and finish between 10:30 and 11:00am. Then you have free time to climb Huayna Picchu if you wish (This is the famous peak in the background of most images of Machu Picchu. The trek is about 90 minutes). A maximum of 400 hikers can climb this mountain per day so if you are determined then start immediately after your tour! Or, of course, you may simply just collapse under a tree and quietly reflect in amazement at the mystery, the architectural achievement and beauty of Machu Picchu.
From Machu Picchu, it is a pleasant walk through sub-tropical jungle down to Aguas Calientes (about 45 mins), but if you are weary you may also take a bus – the $7 bus ticket is included and your guide will give you the ticket.
Once in Aguas Calientes you can have a hot shower, and then store your backpack while you go to have lunch, visit the hot springs or shop around the village.
If you are not extending your stay for one night in Aguas Calientes*, you will leave around 6pm to return to Cusco by train or by a combination of train & bus. Please note that during the high season there are a number of different departure times for the trains that run only to Ollantaytambo, from where buses run onwards till Cusco. The type of return journey depends simply on availability. You will arrive back in Cusco around 9 - 9.30pm.
Approx 7km, 2 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
REV. R. O'REILLY PASTOR.
Date: Circa 1860s (published in 1911)
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Joseph Decker
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Roman Catholics in the area around Valparaiso in Porter County, Indiana, would begin to regularly meet in the early 1850s on the farm of Patrick T. Clifford located immediately west of the intersection of present day Harrison Boulevard and Froberg Road. Mass was conducted outdoors and the congregation would establish a cemetery on the property. A new Catholic cemetery would later be established southeast of Valparaiso and most burials at the Clifford farm were removed to this new burial site. Burials remaining at the Clifford property were eventually obliterated due to agricultural activities.
The church shown in the above image was the first church to be built by Valparaiso's Roman Catholic congregation. Constructed in 1858, the structure was situated on the southwest corner of the intersection of present day Chicago Street and Weston Street, described as Lot 1, Block 3 of the West Valparaiso Addition. Today [2021], a residential structure is located on this site with a street address of 107 Weston Street.
This wood frame church had a footprint of 110 feet by 50 feet and cost approximately $2,000 to erect. Father John Force, who served as parish pastor from July 1858 to December 1858 was largely responsible for guiding the completion of the church's construction. It has been noted in some sources that the interior of the church was very simple and plain with wooden planks used for the floor boards.
It is interesting to note that when the West Valparaiso Addition was added within the boundaries of the City of Valparaiso, Weston Street was named 5th Street. When the church was constructed, the street's name was changed to St. Paul Street. It appears that at some point in time after 1893 the street was once again renamed to Weston Street.
Between 1858 and 1863, the parish was accumulating a substantial debt burden on their church property and the parish was forced to close the church due to a court injunction sought by creditors. As a result, the congregation met in the second story of Hughart's Hall in Valparaiso, which was rented for $2 per Sunday. Hughart's Hall was located in the upper floor of the Empire Block building (Block 18 on Main Street across north of the court house square). Hughart's Hall later became Wilson's Hardware.
On Easter Sunday 1863, local pastor Father Michael O'Reilly was able to secure the wood frame church property, which was at this time in dire need of repair. After putting the structure back into good working order, the congregation converted the wood frame church into the newly founded St. Paul Catholic School.
Later in 1863, Father O'Reilly purchased one acre of land at the intersection of present day Chicago Street and Campbell Street for $1,800. The congregation would raise funds for several years in order to build the pastoral residence on this property in 1870 at a cost of about $6,000. This residence was continually used by the church's clergy until June 2018 (148 years).
Near the pastoral home, a new brick school called St. Paul's Academy was completed in 1872 at a cost of $9,000 and opened in September of that year for use. The Sisters of Providence at St. Mary of the Woods in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, provided the teachers for the school.
A second St. Paul Catholic Church was constructed of brick on the northeast corner of the intersection of Chicago Street and Campbell Street, the cornerstone being laid on Sunday, October 7, 1883, by Bishop Dwenger of Fort Wayne. More than 8,000 people witnessed the laying of the church cornerstone.
This gothic-style structure, built under the direction of Father O'Reilly, was constructed at a cost of more than $65,000 and was one of the largest churches in Indiana upon its completion. Father O'Reilly passed away less than year after the church was completed. O'Reilly's funeral was one of the largest ever witnessed in Porter County as he was a very active and beloved member in the Valparaiso community.
The brick church was 153 in length, with a transept of 95 feet, a 65 foot nave, and a spire nearly 200 feet in height. Money was raised for church construction by parishioners donating 25 cents a week to a building fund. This brick church was dedicated for use on October 17, 1886.
After 80 years of use, the brick church was found to have several structural deficiencies that would be prohibitively expensive to repair. Thus, a third church was constructed on a 34 acre parcel along Harrison Boulevard, which was dedicated on Friday, October 27, 1967. In November 1967, demolition took place to remove the brick church.
After the congregation moved to its brick constructed church, the wood frame structure and surrounding site seen in this image was occupied by Henderlong Brothers & O'Neil's planing mill and lumber yard. The manufacturing concerning was owned by brothers Frank and Michael Henderlong and Edward C. O'Neil.
On May 16, 1897, the building and its contents were destroyed by a fire that was believed to be the result of arson. In the May 22, 1897, issue of The Westchester Tribune it was stated that "The fire removes one of the old land marks of the city [Valparaiso]. The building was the first Catholic church erected in Valparaiso, and was built by the lamented Father O'Reilly in the early sixties."
Sources:
Alerding, H. J. 1907. The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857 – September 22 – 1907: A Book of Historical Reference, 1669-1907. Fort Wayne, Indiana; The Archer Printing Company. 541 p. [pp. 268-270]
Decker, Joseph. 1911. Souvenir Book of Valparaiso, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: Valparaiso Printing Company. Unpaginated.
The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; January 28, 1935; Volume 8, Page 1, Columns 4-5 and Page 8, Columns 1-7.
The Westchester Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; May 22, 1897; Volume 14, Number 6, Page 1, Column 6 .Column titled "Eaten Up By Flames. Henderlong Bros, & O'Neil's Planing Mill and Lumber Yards Gutted by Fire."
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A Sea Gull flying at great speed - Snapped @ Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary - Andhra Pradesh, India.
My experience says, taking photos of flying Sea Gull (at Pulicat Lake) is the toughest job on the Earth. This is mainly because they fly at a great speed, sudden change in trajectory of flying and continuous up & down movement.
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Pulicat lake bird sanctuary is a saline backwater lake lying along the T.N.-A.P coast; part extending to Chengalpattu district of T.N. It has an area of 481 sq.KM and it is the 2nd largest brackish water lagoon in India after Chilka lake in Orissa. The area on the TN side is 153.67 sq.km.
The Pulicat sanctuary is drained by Arni river while the Buckingham canal brings in the city’s drainage water. At the southern end is an opening on to Bay of Bengal through a shallow mouth of 200 m in width. The rest of the lake is closed by a sand bar running parallel to the Bay of Bengal in the form of the Sriharikota island.
The sanctuary has an area of 321 Sq. KM with 108 sq.KM of National Park area.
It lies within 11o 30’ N to 11o 42’ N and 76o 30’ E to 76o 45’ E.
Rainfall ranges from 800 - 2000mm. Temperature varies from 14o C to 33o C.
Altitude ranges from 100’ MSL to 1200’ MSL.
The wetlands eco system are considered as among the richest areas of bio diversity. Pulicat, by virtue of the mixing of fresh water with sea water is found to be an ideal habitat for diverse life-forms. 160 species of fish, 25 species of polychaete worms, 12 species of prawn, 19 species of mollusk and 100 speceis of birds are well documented apart from a number of other aquatic flora and fauna.
Among the most spectacular is the flamingo-a tall gaunt, white-coloured bird with a touch of pink on the wings, pink beak and legs, seen feeding in shallow water. The squat, large-billed grey pelican with gular pouch and a number of ducks are commonly seen. Flocks of sea gulls and terns circling in the sky or bobbing up and down on the water are an added attraction at pulicat. Besides, there are a number of waterside birds and waders such as curlews, stilts, plovers, sand pipers, lapwings, redshank. Egrets, herons, kites etc. are some other birds found here. The lake is also home to crabs, clams, mussels, oysters, snails, fish worms, insects, spiders, sponges, anemone, prawns, plankton and so on including rare endemic species like gilled leech, an unidentified bloodred fish, etc., Rapid siltation has caused loss of bio diversity. It is seen that mangrove opllen is found on Sriharikota Island indicating their existence some years back. Loss of mangroves may be one of the resons hastening siltation, reducing biodiversity and hence depriving fisherfolk of their livelihood.
Source : www.forests.tn.nic.in/wildbiodiversity/bs_plbs.html
REVISITED
Tour highlights:
• Trek through this beautiful mountain region and observe the varied customs and cultures of some of the minority people.
• Enjoy your sweet sleep with Topas Ecolodge.
Night 1: On board the train to Sapa ( C, G):
South Pacific Travel's bus and guide will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you for the overnight train to Lao Cai Station. Enjoy the experience the romance of overnight train travel
Summary:
• Transfer hotel – railway station: AC vehicle.
• Accommodation: Soft sleeper in AC cabin.
• Meal: Not applicable.
Day 1: Lao Cai station - exploring Sapa – transfer to Topas Ecolodge (L, D):
Your guide and driver will be pick you up at Lao Cai Railways Station and transfer you to Sapa. You will then depart by jeep to the impressive Silver Water Fall. Following, you will continue by jeep to Heavens Gate, the highest stretch of road in Vietnam .
Upon arrival back in Sapa, you will continue the drive for 18 km more to the Topas Ecolodge, where you will enjoy a well prepared lunch. The rest of the day is free at your leisure.
Summary:
• Transfer Lao Cai – Sapa: 45 mins.
• Visit: Silver water fall, Heaven gate.
• Meals: Lunch and Dinner.
• Accommodation: Topas ecolodge.
Day 2: Day walk to the remote villages Su Pan – Ban Ho – Nam Tong – Topas Ecolodge (B, L, D):
You will head toward Su Pan from where you will commence your walk through the breathtaking scenery. You will have the opportunity to explore the Tay village of Ban Ho before crossing the suspension bridge over the river. The walk then continues through the rice fields to the Red Dao village of Nam Tong , where your guide will prepare a delicious lunch in a local house.
After lunch you will go swimming by a waterfall before you start your journey back to Topas Eco Lodge, where you arrive in the late afternoon.
Summary:
• Trekking: 5 hrs trek/dirt paths/downhill.
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
• Accommodation: Topas Ecolodge.
Day 3: Topas – Giang Ta Chai – Ta Van – Lao Chai – Sapa town – Overnight train back to Hanoi (B, L):
After having breakfast in the lodge, you will commence your trek today by taking the jeep on the road back to Sapa. You will have more then 2 hours walk through the bamboo forest to Ta Van village. You will have time to walk around the village, visiting the school, and enjoying your picnic lunch. From Ta Van, it will take a 2 hours easy walk through the terraced rice field to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai . Here the jeep will collect you for the journey to Sapa. The rest of the day is free at you leisure. You will enjoy your dinner in a nice restaurant in town.
At 19h00, you will have a transfer to Lao Cai Railways Station for the night train back to Hanoi , which depart at 21h15.
Summary:
• Trekking: 5 hrs trek/dirt paths/downhill.
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
• Accommodation: Soft sleeper in AC cabin.
Day 4: Arrive back to Hanoi:
You will arrive in Hanoi Station at around 5h30. Our tour finishes.
Quotation in USD per person:
Acomodation: Deluxe Topas Ecolodge
Our prices include:
Breakfast and 2 nights accommodation Topas Ecolodge twin or double room.
Pick-ups and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the itinerary above.
Return train tickets: Hanoi - Lao Cai – Hanoi ( King express train deluxe A/C soft sleeper cabin).
Travel in an appropriate private air-conditioned vehicle and/or a Jeep with an experienced safe driver.
The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary.
Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the programme.
Lunches and dinners (as specified in the itinerary) in the best local restaurants, or picnics where no suitable restaurant is available.
Our prices do not include:
International flight tickets and airport tax.
Visas.
Dinners, except as specified above.
Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.
Camera fees (if any).
Insurance.
The trekking day:
A typical trekking day start at about 8.30 am after breakfast. Lunch times can vary depending on the terrain. We aim to reach the next overnight stop by 4.30 or 5. During the trek we will have short breaks for rest, snack and photographing.
Food:
All meals which are indicated in the itinerary, are included in the price of this trip. Picnic lunch would be prepared by a local restaurant. The emphasis will be on healthy and nutritious fresh local produce. Please inform us if you have any special dietary requirement.
The transfers:
In Hanoi, Our guide will accompany you to the train to show you your cabin and tell you how to deal with night train traveling in Vietnam.
In Lao Cai, our guide will meet you at Lao Cai Railway Station in the morning of the first day. He also sees you off at Lao Cai Railway Station on the third day.
When you get back to Hanoi on day 4, you can easily find a taxi to get to your hotel.
What to bring:
Trekking boot, sun block, hat, anti-insect repellent, sunglasses, rain coat, toiletries, original passport.
Note on client safety:
We reserve the right to deviate from this itinerary for any reasons, including road and weather conditions, frequency of visits to a village, or for any other factor which may influence client safety.
www.sapadventures.com/ The Inca Trail is a magnificent, well preserved Inca Trail route which connects Machu Picchu with what once were other regions of the Inca Empire, and today it is one of the world’s most popular treks. This four-day walk goes from the highlands of 4,200mts and down through the cloud forests to finally arrive at Machu Picchu - 2,380mts.
DAY 01. - Between 06:00 and 06:30 we pick you up at your hotel in our private bus. Ensure you have your original passport and ISIC student card (if applicable – for a discount on entree fee to Machu Picchu).
The journey by bus to km 82 (the starting point for the Inca Trail) takes approximately 3 hours. Once we get there and are all ready to go, this first day will have us walking mostly through the valley. It starts at 2380m with a small climb to a plateau overlooking the Incan site of Llactapata and rewards you with superb views of Mount Veronica. Walking times are always approximate depending on weather conditions, group ability and other factors, but generally you will walk about 2-3 hours before lunch. Then after lunch we walk on just past the village of Wayllabamba to reach our first campsite at 3000m.
Approx 14km, 6 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 02. - Day 2 is the most difficult day as you Inca Trail walk from about 3000m to 4200m — the highest pass of the trek (known as Dead Woman’s Pass – but don’t be discouraged!). You can walk at your own pace and stop to get your breath whenever you like. You’ll find your energy returns once you continue down to the valley of Pacaymayo, where we camp at 3600m.
You can hire a porter from the village of Wayllabamba to carry your pack to the top of this pass for approximately 70 soles. If you wish to do so you must organize and pay this money directly to the person who carries your items, and please check your belongings upon receiving them at the end of this service as these people are not Sap Adventures staff.
This is the coldest night at Inca Trail; between +2/+4 degrees Celsius (in December) and -3/-5 degrees Celsius (in June). Approx 12km, 7 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 03.- Day 3 is exceptionally beautiful because of the ruins you will witness and the incredible stone Inca Trail you walk one, and also because there is a lot more downhill than uphill! However, there are about 2000 stairs descending from the ruins of Phuyupatamarca to those of Wiñaywayna, so take care with your knees. If you have had knee or ankle injuries an extra porter is recommended so that you are not carrying extra weight and overstressing your joints. There is a guided tour of all the ruins on the way. Camping is usually at Wiñaywayna 2700 mtrs.
Take extra care of your personal belongings at this campsite as all the tours campsites are nearby. As usual, always keep your daypack containing your valuables with you. The only hot shower on the Inca Trail is on this third night at Wiñaywayna. There is a hostel near the campsite with an 8min hot shower for 5 soles, and a bar and restaurant where you can purchase bottled water.
Approx 16km, 6 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
DAY 04.- We get up extremely early to arrive at the magical Intipunku "The Gate of the Sun" as the first rays begin illuminating the lost city of Machu Picchu down bellow. A further 20 min walk down from here takes us to the famous view from the terraces at the end of the trail. It is a good time to take pictures before the 10:30 crowds arrive. Your tour of Machu Picchu should last about 2 hours and finish between 10:30 and 11:00am. Then you have free time to climb Huayna Picchu if you wish (This is the famous peak in the background of most images of Machu Picchu. The trek is about 90 minutes). A maximum of 400 hikers can climb this mountain per day so if you are determined then start immediately after your tour! Or, of course, you may simply just collapse under a tree and quietly reflect in amazement at the mystery, the architectural achievement and beauty of Machu Picchu.
From Machu Picchu, it is a pleasant walk through sub-tropical jungle down to Aguas Calientes (about 45 mins), but if you are weary you may also take a bus – the $7 bus ticket is included and your guide will give you the ticket.
Once in Aguas Calientes you can have a hot shower, and then store your backpack while you go to have lunch, visit the hot springs or shop around the village.
If you are not extending your stay for one night in Aguas Calientes*, you will leave around 6pm to return to Cusco by train or by a combination of train & bus. Please note that during the high season there are a number of different departure times for the trains that run only to Ollantaytambo, from where buses run onwards till Cusco. The type of return journey depends simply on availability. You will arrive back in Cusco around 9 - 9.30pm.
Approx 7km, 2 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
Date: Circa 1874-1875
Source Type: Photograph, Carte de Visite
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: John Cadwallader
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.
Written in ink on the front of this carte de visite is the following:
Yours Minnie to
Lou & Mary.
[believed to be Louise and Mary DeMotte]
On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:
PRIZE MEDAL
Awarded by Indiana State Board of Agriculture.
Artistic Photography.
Pre-eminence Established.
Pre-Payment System
Abolished.
CADWALLADER Studio,
CORNER
Washington and Illinois Sts.
Indianapolis.
Entrance Opposite Hotel Bates.
The Negative No. 2143 from which this is printed is carefully preserved. Copies can be had, or an enlarged portrait made with great accuracy.
The photograph was taken by John Cadwallader at his studio in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Cadwallader had numerous studio locations; it is known that his Washington and Illinois Street location in Indianapolis existed from 1874 to 1875.
Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.
Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.
DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.
DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).
DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.
DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.
Copyright 2020. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.
LOGIE-BUCHAN, a parish, in the district of Ellon, county of Aberdeen, 2 miles (E. by S.) from Ellon; containing 713 inhabitants.
The word Logie, expressive of a low-lying spot, was given to this place on account of its applicability to the tract in which the church is situated; while the affix is descriptive of the position of the parish in that part of the county called Buchan.
Logie-Buchan is separated on the east from the German Ocean by the parish of Slains, and is intersected by the river Ythan.
The river abounds with various kinds of trout, also with salmon, eels, lounders, and mussels; and pearls are still occasionally found.
It has a ferry opposite the parish church, where its breadth at low water is about sixty yards; and two boats are kept, one for general passengers, and the other, a larger boat, for the conveyance of the parishioners to church from the northern side.
A tradition has long prevailed that the largest pearl in the crown of Scotland was obtained in the Ythan; and it appears that, about the middle of the last century, £100 were paid by a London jeweller to gentleman in Aberdeen, for pearls found in the river.
Most of the inhabitants of the district are employed in agricultural pursuits, a small brick-work recently established being the only exception.
The great north road from Aberdeen passes through the parish, and the mail and other public coaches travel to and fro daily. On another road, leading to the shipping-port of Newburgh, the tenantry have a considerable traffic in grain, lime, and coal, the last procured from England, and being the chief fuel.
The river Ythan is navigable for lighters often or twelve tons' burthen at high water. The marketable produce of the parish is sent to Aberdeen. Logie- Buchan is ecclesiastically in the presbytery of Ellon, synod of Aberdeen, and in the patronage of Mr. Buchan.
The church was built in 1787, and contains 400 sittings.
Cemeteries - Presbyterian / Unitarian
Logie Buchan Parish Church, Logie-Buchan, Church of Scotland
The church of Logie-Buchan was dedicated to St Andrew.
St Andrew's Church was built in 1787 and has been much altered. It contains a 1728 bell.
Logie-Buchan (Aberdeen, Buchan). Also known as Logie Talargy, the church was granted by David II in 1361 to the common fund of the canons of Aberdeen cathedral, and this was confirmed to the uses of the canons by Alexander, bishop of Aberdeen in 1362, both parsonage and vicarage fruits being annexed while the cure was to become a vicarage pensionary.
Although possession was obtained by the dean and chapter, this was subsequently lost, and the church had to be re-annexed in 1437, the previous arrangement being adhered to, with both parsonage and vicarage remaining annexed.
St Andrew's Kirk, 1787. Undistinguished externally, porch 1891, inside original ceiling with Adam-like centrepiece and two-light Gothic windows, part of 1912 recasting, William Buxton. Pulpit was originally in the centre of the N wall with a horseshoe gallery bearing the Buchan coat of arms (George Reid, Peterhead, carver). Monuments to Thomas (d. 1819) and Robert (d. 1825) Buchan.
Bell, 1728, Robert Maxwell. Church bought by Captain David Buchan to ensure access and survival.
Kirkyard: plain ashlar gatepiers and rubble walls; some table tombs.
RESIDENCE OF WILL GARDNER.
Date: 1898
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Headlight Engraving Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Will Gardner and his wife Estella resided at 207 North Washington Street in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. This house still stands in 2020.
The following biographical sketch of William Gardner was published in the Lewis Publishing Company's 1912 history of Porter County, Indiana.
WILLIAM H. GARDNER. Recognized as a man of sterling integrity and pronounced business acumen, and also as one who has materially contributed towards the advancement and growth of Valparaiso, his home city, William H. Gardner, president of the Farmers National Bank at Valparaiso and of the Hobart Bank, at Hobart, holds a position of importance in the financial circles of Porter county. The only child of the late Joseph Gardner, he was born August 20, 1861, at Little York, California, in a mining camp.
His paternal grandfather, Robert Gardner, Jr., was born in 1784, in Ireland, a son of Robert Gardner, Sr., a native of Scotland, who settled in Ireland as a young man, and there spent his remaining years. Brought up in Ireland, Robert Gardner, Jr., married, in Belfast, Martha Maine, and in 1818 immigrated to the United States, settling in Chautauqua county, New York. Buying a tract of land, he was there engaged in farming until his death, June 5, 1855. Six years later his widow came to Indiana to live with her son Joseph, and died at his home in 1864.
The seventh son in a family of nine children, Joseph Gardner was born June 10, 1821, in Chautauqua county, New York. An industrious, ambitious boy, he began life for himself when but fifteen years of age, for three summers sailing on the Great Lakes. Coming then to Indiana, he was employed in a warehouse in Michigan City until the spring of 1844, when he made his way to Mackinac, where for five years he was engaged in fishing and coopering. On February 6, 1849, in company with five other adventurous spirits, he started for the gold fields of California. Arriving in that state, the little band mined on Bear Creek, near what is now Little York, for a few weeks, each man clearing about sixteen dollars a day. At the end of two months the five comrades went to Sacramento, where the company was dissolved. Going to Nevada City in 1850, Joseph Gardner mined there for two years, and then returned to Little York, where in addition to mining he subsequently engaged in ditching, in that business investing $100,000 which he had made as a miner.
Returning to Indiana in 1868, Mr. Joseph Gardner spent three years farming in Morgan township, Porter county. In 1874 he established the Valparaiso Savings Bank, which was merged in February, 1870, into the Farmers National Bank, of which he continued as president until his death, October 29, 1906. Succeeding well in that venture, he established a few years later a private banking institution at Hobart, Porter county, and conducted both banks the remainder of his life. In 1890, in company with George C. Morgan, he organized the Chesterton Bank, and after the death of Mr. Morgan, in 1894, managed it for eight years, when, in 1902, he sold his interests to the cashier of the bank, Charles L. Jeffrey.
Mr. Joseph Gardner married, in 1858, Sarah M. Hill, whose death occurred at her home in Valparaiso, Indiana, November 4, 1894. Their only child, William H. Gardner, is the special subject of this brief sketch.
A lad of eight years when his parents settled in Porter county, William H. Gardner received his early education in the public schools, and after his graduation from the Valparaiso high school completing the course of study in the business department of the Indiana Normal school, now the Valparaiso University. Thus fitted for an active career, he began work as assistant cashier in the Farmers National Bank in 1880, later being promoted to the cashiership. On the death of his father, Mr. Gardner succeeded to his position as president of the Farmers National Bank, and likewise of the Hobart Bank, of which he is the sole proprietor, its capital stock being $10,000.
The Farmers National Bank is capitalized at $50,000, and has a strong and able corps of officers, as follows; President William H. Gardner; vice-presidents, W. G. Windle and P. W. Clifford; cashier, E. J. Gardner; assistant cashier, A. N. Worstall; directors, H. B. Brown, P. W. Clifford, James McFetrich, W. G. Windle and William H. Gardner.
Actively interested in public affairs, Mr. Gardner served for six years as a member of the Valparaiso board of education. Fraternally he is a member of Valparaiso Lodge, No. 500, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, which he has three times served as exalted ruler.
On May 10, 1883, Mr. Gardner was united in marriage with Estella Jeffrey, who was born in Richmond, Indiana, a daughter of Charles A. and S. (Davis) Jeffrey. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner have one child, Ethelyn Louise Gardner.
Sources:
Bumstead & Company. 1905. Bumstead's Valparaiso City and Porter County Business Directory, Including Rural Routes. Chicago, Illinois: Radtke Brothers. 421 p. [see p. 88]
Grand Trunk Railway. 1898. Headlight: Sights and Scenes Along the Grand Trunk Railway: Valparaiso, Ind.. Volume 3, Number, 6, Page 20.
Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. History of Porter County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its People and its Principal Interests. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company. 881 p. [see pp. 543-545]
Copyright 2020. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.
LOGIE-BUCHAN, a parish, in the district of Ellon, county of Aberdeen, 2 miles (E. by S.) from Ellon; containing 713 inhabitants.
The word Logie, expressive of a low-lying spot, was given to this place on account of its applicability to the tract in which the church is situated; while the affix is descriptive of the position of the parish in that part of the county called Buchan.
Logie-Buchan Parish Church is located on the southern slope of the River Ythan valley, in gently rolling countryside with small fields, rough grazing and enclosures of trees. There is a narrow trackway and footbridge across the river a short distance to the north. The church stands in a sloping graveyard, bounded by a rubble wall. The large former manse is positioned to the south and the church itself closed recently and a new use had not been found when it was visited (2012).
A church here was granted to Aberdeen Cathedral by David II in 1361, while the current church was built in the late 18th century with later additions and alterations.
Description (exterior)
The church is a small, simple building with little architectural detailing. It is aligned roughly east-west and has harled, rubble walls and a slate roof. There are narrow strips of granite stone around the windows and doors. The church is rectangular on plan, with a small, gabled porch and a lean-to vestry at the west end.
The east elevation has a hipped or piended roof rather than a gable. There are two rectangular windows with simple timber tracery and small panes of leaded glass. There has clearly been alterations carried out at this end of the church, shown by two blocked openings, a doorway and window, in the centre of the east elevation.
The north elevation of the church has four equally-spaced rectangular windows, each with simple tracery and latticed glazing. The opposite south elevation has two larger rectangular windows, towards the centre, again with tracery and latticed glazing.
The west end of the church has a small, gabled porch with a rectangular doorway on the south side, which is the main entrance into the church. There is a rectangular window in the west gable of this porch and a tall chimney rises from the apex, serving a fireplace in the small lean-to vestry extension to the north of the porch. The church has a tall gable at the west end, topped by an ashlar-built bellcote, which has a stone ball finial.
Description (interior)
Some of the fittings remain in the church but are likely to be removed if and when a new use is found for the church, which is no longer in use.
People / Organisations:
Name RoleDates Notes
William RuxtonRecast the interior 1912
Robert MaxwellMade the church bell1728
Events:
Church built on site of older church (1787)
Porch and vestry added to west (1891)
Interior recast (1912)
Logie-Buchan is separated on the east from the German Ocean by the parish of Slains, and is intersected by the river Ythan.
The river abounds with various kinds of trout, also with salmon, eels, lounders, and mussels; and pearls are still occasionally found.
It has a ferry opposite the parish church, where its breadth at low water is about sixty yards; and two boats are kept, one for general passengers, and the other, a larger boat, for the conveyance of the parishioners to church from the northern side.
A tradition has long prevailed that the largest pearl in the crown of Scotland was obtained in the Ythan; and it appears that, about the middle of the last century, £100 were paid by a London jeweller to gentleman in Aberdeen, for pearls found in the river.
Most of the inhabitants of the district are employed in agricultural pursuits, a small brick-work recently established being the only exception.
The great north road from Aberdeen passes through the parish, and the mail and other public coaches travel to and fro daily. On another road, leading to the shipping-port of Newburgh, the tenantry have a considerable traffic in grain, lime, and coal, the last procured from England, and being the chief fuel.
The river Ythan is navigable for lighters often or twelve tons' burthen at high water. The marketable produce of the parish is sent to Aberdeen. Logie- Buchan is ecclesiastically in the presbytery of Ellon, synod of Aberdeen, and in the patronage of Mr. Buchan.
The church was built in 1787, and contains 400 sittings.
Cemeteries - Presbyterian / Unitarian
Logie Buchan Parish Church, Logie-Buchan, Church of Scotland
The church of Logie-Buchan was dedicated to St Andrew.
St Andrew's Church was built in 1787 and has been much altered. It contains a 1728 bell.
Logie-Buchan (Aberdeen, Buchan). Also known as Logie Talargy, the church was granted by David II in 1361 to the common fund of the canons of Aberdeen cathedral, and this was confirmed to the uses of the canons by Alexander, bishop of Aberdeen in 1362, both parsonage and vicarage fruits being annexed while the cure was to become a vicarage pensionary.
Although possession was obtained by the dean and chapter, this was subsequently lost, and the church had to be re-annexed in 1437, the previous arrangement being adhered to, with both parsonage and vicarage remaining annexed.
St Andrew's Kirk, 1787. Undistinguished externally, porch 1891, inside original ceiling with Adam-like centrepiece and two-light Gothic windows, part of 1912 recasting, William Buxton. Pulpit was originally in the centre of the N wall with a horseshoe gallery bearing the Buchan coat of arms (George Reid, Peterhead, carver). Monuments to Thomas (d. 1819) and Robert (d. 1825) Buchan.
Bell, 1728, Robert Maxwell. Church bought by Captain David Buchan to ensure access and survival.
Kirkyard: plain ashlar gatepiers and rubble walls; some table tombs.
LOGIE-BUCHAN, a parish, in the district of Ellon, county of Aberdeen, 2 miles (E. by S.) from Ellon; containing 713 inhabitants.
The word Logie, expressive of a low-lying spot, was given to this place on account of its applicability to the tract in which the church is situated; while the affix is descriptive of the position of the parish in that part of the county called Buchan.
Logie-Buchan Parish Church is located on the southern slope of the River Ythan valley, in gently rolling countryside with small fields, rough grazing and enclosures of trees. There is a narrow trackway and footbridge across the river a short distance to the north. The church stands in a sloping graveyard, bounded by a rubble wall. The large former manse is positioned to the south and the church itself closed recently and a new use had not been found when it was visited (2012).
A church here was granted to Aberdeen Cathedral by David II in 1361, while the current church was built in the late 18th century with later additions and alterations.
Description (exterior)
The church is a small, simple building with little architectural detailing. It is aligned roughly east-west and has harled, rubble walls and a slate roof. There are narrow strips of granite stone around the windows and doors. The church is rectangular on plan, with a small, gabled porch and a lean-to vestry at the west end.
The east elevation has a hipped or piended roof rather than a gable. There are two rectangular windows with simple timber tracery and small panes of leaded glass. There has clearly been alterations carried out at this end of the church, shown by two blocked openings, a doorway and window, in the centre of the east elevation.
The north elevation of the church has four equally-spaced rectangular windows, each with simple tracery and latticed glazing. The opposite south elevation has two larger rectangular windows, towards the centre, again with tracery and latticed glazing.
The west end of the church has a small, gabled porch with a rectangular doorway on the south side, which is the main entrance into the church. There is a rectangular window in the west gable of this porch and a tall chimney rises from the apex, serving a fireplace in the small lean-to vestry extension to the north of the porch. The church has a tall gable at the west end, topped by an ashlar-built bellcote, which has a stone ball finial.
Description (interior)
Some of the fittings remain in the church but are likely to be removed if and when a new use is found for the church, which is no longer in use.
People / Organisations:
Name RoleDates Notes
William RuxtonRecast the interior 1912
Robert MaxwellMade the church bell1728
Events:
Church built on site of older church (1787)
Porch and vestry added to west (1891)
Interior recast (1912)
Logie-Buchan is separated on the east from the German Ocean by the parish of Slains, and is intersected by the river Ythan.
The river abounds with various kinds of trout, also with salmon, eels, lounders, and mussels; and pearls are still occasionally found.
It has a ferry opposite the parish church, where its breadth at low water is about sixty yards; and two boats are kept, one for general passengers, and the other, a larger boat, for the conveyance of the parishioners to church from the northern side.
A tradition has long prevailed that the largest pearl in the crown of Scotland was obtained in the Ythan; and it appears that, about the middle of the last century, £100 were paid by a London jeweller to gentleman in Aberdeen, for pearls found in the river.
Most of the inhabitants of the district are employed in agricultural pursuits, a small brick-work recently established being the only exception.
The great north road from Aberdeen passes through the parish, and the mail and other public coaches travel to and fro daily. On another road, leading to the shipping-port of Newburgh, the tenantry have a considerable traffic in grain, lime, and coal, the last procured from England, and being the chief fuel.
The river Ythan is navigable for lighters often or twelve tons' burthen at high water. The marketable produce of the parish is sent to Aberdeen. Logie- Buchan is ecclesiastically in the presbytery of Ellon, synod of Aberdeen, and in the patronage of Mr. Buchan.
The church was built in 1787, and contains 400 sittings.
Cemeteries - Presbyterian / Unitarian
Logie Buchan Parish Church, Logie-Buchan, Church of Scotland
The church of Logie-Buchan was dedicated to St Andrew.
St Andrew's Church was built in 1787 and has been much altered. It contains a 1728 bell.
Logie-Buchan (Aberdeen, Buchan). Also known as Logie Talargy, the church was granted by David II in 1361 to the common fund of the canons of Aberdeen cathedral, and this was confirmed to the uses of the canons by Alexander, bishop of Aberdeen in 1362, both parsonage and vicarage fruits being annexed while the cure was to become a vicarage pensionary.
Although possession was obtained by the dean and chapter, this was subsequently lost, and the church had to be re-annexed in 1437, the previous arrangement being adhered to, with both parsonage and vicarage remaining annexed.
St Andrew's Kirk, 1787. Undistinguished externally, porch 1891, inside original ceiling with Adam-like centrepiece and two-light Gothic windows, part of 1912 recasting, William Buxton. Pulpit was originally in the centre of the N wall with a horseshoe gallery bearing the Buchan coat of arms (George Reid, Peterhead, carver). Monuments to Thomas (d. 1819) and Robert (d. 1825) Buchan.
Bell, 1728, Robert Maxwell. Church bought by Captain David Buchan to ensure access and survival.
Kirkyard: plain ashlar gatepiers and rubble walls; some table tombs.
Date: December Circa 1870s
Source Type: Photograph, Carte de Visite
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Lewis H. Mandeville
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.
On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:
FROM THE
ART GALLERY
OF
L. H. MANDEVILLE,
Valparaiso, Ind.
All Negatives preserved.
This photograph was taken by Lewis H. Mandeville at his Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, photograph gallery. Mandeville was born January 15, 1823. During the 1850s, he trained in photography with Clark H. Lillibridge of Chicago. He opened his own photograph studio in Valparaiso in May 1855. Mandeville passed away on December 25, 1906.
Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.
Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.
DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.
DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).
DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.
DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.
Copyright 2020. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.
VIETNAM: The Alternative Art Area (3A) - Ho Chi Minh City
The 3A – Alternative Art Area, a new space for experimental and applicable art, was established in April 2014, after four months of conceptualization and another four months of construction.
Based on the existing concepts of Saigon Open City (S.O.C) and Mai’s Gallery, we redeveloped three old warehouses and transformed the space into an alternative art area to bring together artists, designers, stylists, photographers, film makers, etc. They are enabled to create their own shops, their own spaces.
The trend of creating a contemporary art space is very popular in many big cities all over the world. It gives local residents and tourists a chance to interact with artists and their work, and in return, it also gives artists opportunities to connect to their audience. Many contemporary art areas have become internationally recognized like Beijing 798 art zone or Soho in New York City.
Inspired by the idea of creating a contemporary art area and with the purpose of introducing applicable art to the public, Alternative Art Area (3A), a project of Man Nghi Company, has been created in the center of Ho Chi Minh City.
Within the 2,000 square meter area, 3A is a collective of warehouses offering art and design spaces, boutiques, cafes, consignment shops and event space for charity events.
3A also has a place for recurring community activities such as an art “flea” market, antique market, performances, fashion shows, etc. 3A will continuously host these types of activities to promote emerging and established artists and develop a vibrant art scene.
Picture © M. Waibel
Tiếng Việt
Khu 3A - Sài Gòn, Việt Nam
TP. HCM, ngày 6/4/2014, một không gian nghệ thuật mới, mang tính ứng dụng cao, chính thức được mở cửa giới thiệu với công chúng tại TP.HCM: Không Gian Nghệ Thuật Đương Đại Ứng Dụng 3A (Alternative Art Area), số 3A Tôn Đức Thắng, quận 1 TP. HCM.
Việc hình thành những khu nghệ thuật đương đại khá phổ biến tại nhiều thành phố lớn trên thế giới, giúp cho người dân trong thành phố, khách du lịch có cơ hội tiếp xúc với nghệ sĩ và các sản phẩm nghệ thuật-và ngược lại, là cơ hội cho các nghệ sĩ và những người làm trong ngành công nghiệp sáng tạo tiếp cận với công chúng của mình. Nhiều khu nghệ thuật trong số đó đã trở nên nổi tiếng thế giới như Khu 798 tại Bắc Kinh, khu Soho ở New York…
Lấy cảm hứng ý tưởng từ những khu nghệ thuật đương đại trong trào lưu quốc tế, với mong muốn góp phần mang nghệ thuật ứng dụng đến gần hơn với công chúng, Khu nghệ thuật đương đại ứng dụng 3A, dự án do công ty TNHH MTV TM Mân Nghi khởi xướng và thực hiện, được xây dựng bước đầu trên diện tích khuôn viên gần 2000 m2, nằm ngay trung tâm thành phố HCM, rất thuận tiện cho công chúng, đặc biệt là khách du lịch. Dự án bao gồm một chuỗi các không gian gồm: Gallery, Studio, Shop và Boutique, Kho hàng ký gửi, Kho hàng từ thiện, Cà phê thư giãn, Không gian ở cho cộng đồng với các hoạt động định kỳ như Chợ phiên nghệ thuật, Chợ phiên đồ xưa, trình diễn nghệ thuật, trình diễn thời trang.v.v. Trong thời gian tới, Khu 3A sẽ tiếp tục đẩy mạnh các hoạt động và sự kiện nghệ thuật nhằm xây dựng một môi trường văn hoá lành mạnh, hữu ích cho xã hội.
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The X-34 Technology Testbed Demonstrator being delivered to NASA Dryden FRC. The X-34 will demonstrate key vehicle and operational technologies applicable to future low-cost reusable launch vehicles. 16 April 1999
NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: X-34 Advanced Technology Demonstrator
NASA's X-34 program was initiated in 1996 to provide a low-cost advanced technology flight demonstration test bed vehicle for space access and to demonstrate a streamlined management approach with a rapid development schedule and limited testing.
Initiated and managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, the program's objective was to build and demonstrate a space access vehicle with greater reliability than was currently available, while reducing the cost of launching payloads into orbit from $10,000 per pound to about $1,000 per pound.
To accomplish this, the craft had several unique features: lightweight composite airframe structures; reusable composite propellant tanks, tank insulation; advanced thermal protection systems capable of surviving subsonic flights through inclement weather; integrated low-cost avionics, including differential Global Positioning System and Inertial Navigation System; and integrated automated vehicle health monitoring and checkout.
A completely new rocket motor, the reusable Fastrac engine, was to be the X-34's power. It was designed and developed by Marshall Space Flight Center engineers and built by NASA's industry partners.
The unmanned X-34 was expected to fly at speeds up to eight times the speed of sound and reach altitudes of approximately 50 miles before descending to a controlled landing on a runway, similar to landings performed by the space shuttles. Three airframes were planned, designated A-1, A-2, and A-3, but only two airframes were completed before the project was canceled.
Following initial testing by the builder, the first X-34 arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, in the late 1990s to begin a series of captive-carry and unpowered flights that would lead to actual powered test flights. The craft was to have an automatic landing system, linked to GPS, enabling it to fly a mission profile and land itself.
The first X-34 captive carry flight, using Orbital Sciences Corporation's Lockheed L-1011 as the mothership, took place on June 29, 1999. NASA and its partner completed two more captive-carry flights later that same year. The vehicle never flew again.
A joint NASA/Orbital Sciences Corporation review of the project in 2000 revealed the need to redefine the project's approach, scope, budget and schedule. Among risks identified were inadequate system testing, single-string avionics, and the lack of auto-land validation. To ensure safety and mission success of the X-34 would have required increased government technical insight, hardware testing and integrated systems assessments.
As a result, the projected cost of completing the X-34 program at an acceptable level of risk rose significantly above the planned budget. NASA determined that the benefits to be derived from continuing the X-34 program did not justify the cost, and that Space Launch Initiative (SLI) funds should be applied to higher priority needs.
In March 2001 NASA announced that no funds for the X-34 program under the SLI would be provided, and the cooperative agreement between NASA and Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., for the X-34 program expired on March 31, 2001. The two completed X-34s and components for the third vehicle were transferred in 2002 to the U.S. Air Force and placed in long-term storage pending use for potential future testing or display at the Edwards Air Force Base museum.
X-34 Specifications & Features:
Length: 58.3 feet
Wingspan: 27.7 feet
Weight unfueled: 18,000 lb
Fuel: LOX/RP-1, 30,000 lb
Main propulsion: 1 Marshall-designed Fastrac engine
Thrust: 60,000 lb
Maximum speed: Mach 8
Maximum altitude: approximately 50 miles
All composite primary and secondary structure
Autonomous flight control, including approach and landing
Motor Transport Corps, Mess Hall
Valparaiso, Indiana
Date: 1918
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Charles Beam
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: M.T.C. is the acronym for Motor Transport Corps, United States Army, which had a training camp located at Valparaiso University during World War I. The majority of the members of this particular corps were discharged from service by mid-December 1918. The M.T.C. Mess Hall was also known on campus as the East Hall dining room.
East Hall was located southeast of the intersection of present day Greenwich Street and Short Street.
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The following news item appeared in the February 28, 1918, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
Local, Personal, Social
Valparaiso University is now making preparations for the instruction of from one thousand to two thousand soldiers for the U. S. government in the art of civil engineering. The deal has not yet been completed, but indications are that within a short time a large number of Uncle Sam's boys in the war service will be housed in Valparaiso to learn civil engineering to help them in their work in France. Already plans are being made at the various hall and rooming houses on the hill to take care of this additional lot of men.
Source:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; February 28, 1918; Volume 34, Number 50, Page 5, Column 4. Column titled "Local, Personal, Social."
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RESIDENCE OF RICHARD HILL JACKSON TP, PORTER CO. IND.
Date: 1876
Source Type: Engraving
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: A. G. Hardesty
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The following biographical sketch of Richard B. Hill is published in Goodspeed and Blanchard's 1882 history of Porter County:
R. B. HILL, son of Samuel and Rhoda (Evans) Hill, was born in Cicero, Onondaga Co., N. Y., August 1, 1829; his parents were born in East Hartford, Conn., his father May 31, 1785, and his mother March 23, 1787. After marriage they moved to Onondaga County, N. Y.; thence to Niagara County, and thence to Porter County, Ind., in 1856, settling in this township and living here until they died - the father in 1867, the mother in 1871. R. B. Hill received an ordinary education, and at the age of fourteen began work on the Erie Canal, and afterward worked at farming. On July 4, 1853, he was married, at Niagara Falls, to Lydia A. Taylor, daughter of Oliver and Samantha Taylor. She was born January 18, 1833; her father was a native of Virginia, her mother of Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Hill have had seven children, six of whom survived - Harriet, James M., Emma, Schuyler C., Edward C. and Frank. Mr. Hill came to this county in 1857, when, as he says, "it was a wild looking place." His prospects were discouraging, and, but for the support and encouragement of J. P. Noble and others, he would have gone away; his first crop, from cleared ground, was eighty-two bushels of wheat, and favorable ever after; he now has a fine farm of 107 acres, being in comfortable circumstances. In the beginning, he was greatly assisted by his wife, who drove the ox (for they had no horse) while Mr. Hill held the plow.
Sources:
Goodspeed, Weston A., and Charles Blanchard. 1882. Counties of Porter and Lake, Indiana: Historical and Biographical, Illustrated. Chicago, Illinois: F. A. Battey & Company. 771 p. [see pp. 358-359]
Hardesty, A. G. 1876. Illustrated Historical Atlas of Porter County, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: A. G. Hardesty. 90 p. [see p. 90]
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Photographed at Destination Star Trek Europe (NEC Birmingham) 2016.
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Maitland Dramatic Art Club
Maitland Town Hall
December 1949
Souvenir Programme
Programme courtesy of Mrs R. Sharkey
Title Page
‘Gipsy Love’ was the second production produced by Colin Chapman and the Maitland Dramatic Art Club. Colin Chapman was an important local figure who brought theatre to Newcastle and Maitland with the establishment in 1938 of the Colin Chapman Students’ Club (Newcastle Dramatic Art Club) and later the Academy of Music in Maitland, Cessnock and other towns.
A singer, teacher, producer, playwright and conductor, Colin himself was a successful singer who won the Operatic Championship in the City of Sydney eisteddfod in 1935 and 1936. Locally he also wrote a column in the Maitland Mercury during the 1930’s called “Voice Culture” where he discussed issues as the importance of correct breathing, stammering and stuttering and how to achieve success in life with speech and song. Through the hard work and determination of Colin Chapman, Newcastle and Maitland enjoyed decades of theatrical performances and a rich array of musical performances.
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Date: December 1874
Source Type: Photograph, Carte de Visite
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Albert William Cadman
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.
Written in pencil on the reverse of this carte de visite is the following:
December 1874.
Jacksonville,
Ill.
The subject of this photograph has been identified as Catharine "Kate" Louise DeMotte, age 14. Kate was the daughter of daughter of William Holman DeMotte and Catharine Waymire Hoover. Kate was born on July 14, 1860, in Darlington, Montgomery County, Indiana. She married Rugene A. Gates in Delavan, Wisconsin, on July 7, 1880. Kate passed away on September 28, 1959, in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois.
On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:
CADMAN.
Photographer,
P. O. BLOCK,
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.
Duplicates can be obtained at any time, at reduced rates.
This photograph was taken Albert William Cadman. Cadman served in Company E of the 8th Missouri Infantry during the Civil War. At the conclusion of the conflict he moved to Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, where he established a photographer business that operated till his death in 1895.
Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.
Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.
DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.
DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).
DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.
DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.
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Main Passage Way Into Kiln, Showing Track Used to Bring Dry Brick From Dryer Direct to Kiln.
Date: 1906
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: The Clay-Worker, March 1906
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: In 1890, the Chicago Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company established a large production facility at Porter. Two additional facilities were erected in Porter over the next decade. On October 21, 1904, the plant was destroyed by fire, with the exception of the barns, clay sheds, and some minor buildings. The fire resulted in a loss reported to be $50,000. Early in the spring of 1905 the plant was rebuilt, and the buildings were made to be more fire proof. The image how the brick manufacturing facility in 1906 after it was rebuilt. The facility ceased operations in 1924 when clay was becoming scarce, and thereby too expensive, to make brick manufacturing profitable in the area.
This image was obtained from the following article published in the March 1906 issue in The Clay-Worker:
A MODEL PRESSED BRICK PLANT.
A MODEL PLANT, unique in more than one detail, is that put into commission by the Chicago Hydraulic Pressed Brick Co., at the beginning of the season just closed. Located at Porter, Ind., it has risen, Phoenix-like, (with apologies for that thread-bare phrase) from the ashes of the company's first plant, which was destroyed by fire October, 1904.
A device for using the waste heat from the cooling kilns in a dryer into which the brick are run on rack cars directly from the presses and again directly to the kilns, a truss roof stock shed absolutely without center supports to interfere with handling, and a movable shelter shed under which the clay is dug out from the rich clay bank, are among the features which make the Hydraulic's plant at Porter, remarkable among the other pressed brick plants in the country.
The Chicago Pressed Brick Company was incorporated February, 1890. It is controlled by the Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company of St. Louis, which, prior to 1890, had furnished practically ninety per cent. of the face brick of all colors used in Chicago. Operating at Porter, Ind., prior to 1890 were the Purington-Kimbell Brick Company, the Thomas Moulding Company, and the Hinchcliff and Owen Brick Company.
The Chicago Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company purchased the yards from the parties last named, and other acreage comprising a total of 420 acres. This area contains the only deposits of clay burning a deep red, within 150 miles of Chicago. As Porter is only 45 miles from Chicago, and with an unlimited supply of clay, the object of the Chicago Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company in securing this property is self-evident.
The plant up to October 1904 had a capacity of 20,000,000 brick a year. Then came the fire, entirely destroying this valuable and productive plant, at the close of a season when it had been worked to its limit. The Company was not long in preparing the recoup this loss and rebuild the plant. Rebuilding operations commenced March 2, 1905, were completed the following May, and the plant is now the most modern pressed brick plant owned by any company, according to Chicago experts. No expense was spared in rebuilding, and every advantage given be recent patents in handling the product in an up-to-date manner, was eagerly seized by the alert management. E. C. Kimbell himself, had immediate oversight of almost every detail, and spent the greater part of his time down at Porter during the building of the new plant.
The output of the plant during its first year was practically 18,000,000. Being located on the Michigan Central, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railways, with switch connections with the Pere Marquette and the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern, the shipping facilities are perfect. The plant is equipped to run winter and summer, and since rebuilding, has been run continually to its full capacity.
The officers of the company are: E. C. Eliot, president, St. Louis; F. G. Middlekauff, first vice-president, St. Louis; F. L. Joy, second vice-president and secretary, St. Louis; G. F. Baker, treasurer, St. Louis; and E. C. Kimbell, assistant secretary and general manager, Chicago.
At the Hydraulic's new plant it has been demonstrated for the first time that a pressed brick manufactured by the hydraulic process can be successfully passed through a dryer in which the waste heat from the cooling kilns is used, and this process in addition to turning out a superior product of brick, lessens the cost considerably, as the brick have only one handling from machine to kiln, ready to set. Reference to the cut will show the position of the rack car as bricks are being loaded onto the pallets direct from the machine. This will make it clear to any one interested in the manufacture of pressed brick wherein the advantage of handling brick in this manner lies.
A 50,000 per day Potts machine for the manufacture of sand molded brick, which are also handled through the dryer, is another feature of the plant, and the cut shows also the sand mold clay pit with the track cars are drawn up the incline by cable direct to the disintegrating hopper.
One of the prize features of the plant, however, is the temporary shelter shed which has been installed. This follows along the clay bank as the clay is dug out, enabling the shovelers to work in any kind of weather. This shed is thirty-two feet square. The corner supports are six by eight timbers. The "bank side" of the shelter is seven feet high and runs along the top of the bank on a grooved wheel which rides a track set on a plank. The low side is sixteen feet high and also rides along on grooved wheels set at the two lower corners, these also running on a track bent to a plank. This shed keeps twelve feet of the clay bank under operation. Two tracks run through it and the cars carry the clay away as it is "mined." A volcano stove rests on a platform which is hung from a truss in the roof by rods. The mean leave their dinner pails around this stove and have hot dinners, while on an ordinary winter day the temperature is so hot that the men work with their coats off. The shelter is equally good against the heat of summer, however. The shed is so strong that it has been found possible to explode a two-pound charge of dynamite under it without effecting [sic] it at all, and one man with a crowbar can "pinch," the whole structure along by working at the front wheel.
Another cut shows the main passageway into the kilns, and the track used to bring brick from the dryers direct to the kiln. Three transfer tracks run from the main kiln track, and each car on these tracks is a double transfer car. These double cars run on a four-foot guage [sic]. The pallet or rack cars are on a two-foot guage [sic]. These run out from the dryers to the double transfer cars, aboard the double transfer cars, down the movable tracks, running into the kilns. These movable tracks are also two-foot guage [sic], and the cars are run off the transfer car direct to the kilns.
The interior of the stock shed is also shown in a cut. It is 290 feet long and sixty-four feet wide. Its truss roof and absence of center posts make it absolutely unique. A loading track runs through the center of the shed. It is the first stock shed of its kind used for this purpose.
This model plant is in charge of W. J. Soper, the superintendent, who, with the exception of three years has been with the company since its organization.
Source:
Anonymous. 1906. A Model Pressed Brick Plant. The Clay-Worker 45(3):475-476.
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Date: Circa 1890s
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Allen Ellsworth Hayes
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The subject of this photograph, Isaac "Ike" Crisman, was born in Carroll County, Ohio, on June 3, 1839, the son of Benjamin G. Crisman and Elizabeth (Baughman) Crisman; Benjamin was the founder of the small community of Crisman in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana.
Ike married Jane White in 1870 and this union resulted in five children: Wilbur, Myrta, Burten, Fannie, and Lucy. Ike died on February 3, 1923, in Gary, Lake County, Indiana, and was buried in McCool Cemetery in Porter County's Portage Township.
The photographer of this photograph, Allen Ellsworth Hayes, operated a photography studio in Valparaiso, Indiana, for a short period of time during the late 1890s before removing to reside in Minnesota.
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Date: Circa 1870s
Source Type: Photograph, Carte de Visite
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: R. T. Jones
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.
On the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:
R. T. Jones
BAYER'S BLOCK GREENCASTLE, IND.
The photograph was taken by R. T. Jones of Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana. It is believed that Jones headquartered his photography business in Greencastle, but also traveled to surrounding counties and set up a temporary studio to take photographs for local residents. The following news item appeared in the January 29, 1890, issue of The Evening Item published in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana:
"Greencastle, Jan. 28. -- R. T. Jones, a photographer, has turned over all his assets to Thomas Bayne, his landlord, to whom he is indebted in the sum of $1,900. The gallery will pass into the hands of Bower & Osgood."
Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.
Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.
DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.
DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).
DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.
DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.
Sources:
The Mitchel Commercial, Mitchel, Lawrence County, Indiana; July 13, 1882; Volume 17, Number 28, Page 3, Column 2. Column titled "Purely Local."
The Evening Item, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana; January 29, 1890; Volume 13, Number 26, Page 1, Column 4. Column title "Business Embarrassments."
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Date: 1886
Source Type: Photograph, Cabinet Card
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Marion M. Mudge
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This cabinet card was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman. This individual is identified in the album as Dr. Andrew Letherman but is instead believed to Andrew's father, Dr. Joseph Hampton Letherman.
The following biography of Joseph H. Letherman was published in Goodspeed and Blachard's 1882 history of Lake and Porter County, Indiana:
"Dr. J. H. Letherman was born in Washington County, Penn., March 4, 1819, the son of Dr. Joseph and Sarah (Mercer) Letherman, natives of Pennsylvania and the parents of two children, of whom the Doctor only is living. Daniel Letherman, his grandfather, was a native of Prussia, came to America when a child, with his parents, and was a preacher of the Dunkard Church. Our subject's maternal ancestors were of Irish-Engligh descent, and his grandfather Mercer was a Presbyterian minister. Dr. J. H. Letherman was reared in Pennsylvania, where he received a good common-school education, afterward entering Jefferson College, where he remained four years. Having a liking for the study of medicine, and his father being a physician, as were a number of other near relatives, he began the study of that profession in about 1843, and attended medical school at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, also from the last named and receiving his diploma as 'M.D.' He began practicing in his native State, but in 1845 removed to Des Moines County, Iowa, remaining there until, in November 1853, he came to Valparaiso, and his remained here ever since, engaged in active practice, and in this time he has booked $100,000. In Porter County. In 1871, he admitted his son, Dr. A. P. Letherman, a graduate of Louisville Medical College of Kentucky, as a partner. Dr. J. H. Letherman was married March 2, 1848 to Miss Jane Mary Peirce, of Cumberland County, Penn., and to this union was born ten children - Joseph H., an attorney and engaged in the Internal Revenue Department of Texas; Andrew P., now his father's partner; William C., druggist of Valparaiso; Rebecca, deceased; Elizabeth, deceased; Lawrence L., mail agent on the Michigan Central Railroad; John and Alice A., twins, the former deceased; Jane B. and Carrie M. The parents are members of the Presbyterian Church, and Dr. Letherman is a Republican. He has been County Coroner twelve years, and has served at different times in city official positions, and is one of the present Aldermen of Valparaiso."
Letherman would pass away on March 24, 1886, in Valparaiso and was interred in the Union Street Cemetery in that community. Given his date of death and the date on the photograph, it is believed that this photograph was taken between January 1 and March 23, 1886.
The photograph was taken by Marion M. Mudge at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. Mudge operated a photography studio in Valparaiso from 1886-1937 at 56 West Main Street (today known as Lincolnway).
Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.
Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.
In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.
DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.
DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).
DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.
DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.
Source:
Goodspeed, Weston A., and Charles Blanchard. 1882. Counties of Porter and Lake, Indiana: Historical and Biographical, Illustrated. Chicago, Illinois: F. A. Battey & Company. 771 p. [see pp. 255-256]
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Snapped at the Palace Lawn of erstwhile Maharaja of Patiala - now a Himachal Pradesh Tourism Hotel - at Chail - Himachal Pradesh, India.
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When Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala was expelled from Shimla - The Summer Capital of the British India, he decided to create his own capital for the warm months. The little village of Chail was perfect. It lay surrounded by magnificent deodar forests, Shimla was in direct vision and most importantly, Chail at 2226 m was somewhat higher than British controlled Shimla. Today, the Maharaja's creation can be experienced by everyone. And for Himachal Tourism, now owner of the gracious mansion, every visitor is a Royalty. Here is a resort in the true sense of the word. A beautiful Palace with ornate furniture, charming cottages, delightful log huts, thick forests, quiet walks, a 'lovers hill', an orchard of its own, elegant lawns, badminton and lawn tennis court, billiards and even a children's park. Each regally appointed room, each quaint cottage and every warm log hut offers a memorable holiday. Whether you are on a honeymoon and in search of seclusion or wish to organize a conference, Chail offers it all. Then, there are good sightseeing places and possibility of some fishing and trekking. Chail also has the world's highest cricket pitch and polo ground. After accession to the Indian Union, Maharaja of Patiala donated most of his buildings to Chail Military School and Government of India.
Chail is connected by road. From Shimla via Kufri the distance is 45 km and via Kandaghat is 61 km. Kalka is 86 km away. Regular buses for Chail leave from Shimla, Chandigarh and Delhi. The closest airports are at Chandigarh (120 km) and Shimla (63 km).
In winter, the temperature can drop below freezing point when heavy woolens are required. In summer the climate is mild and light woolens / cottons are recommended.
Source : www.hptdc.nic.in/cir0104.htm
LOGIE-BUCHAN, a parish, in the district of Ellon, county of Aberdeen, 2 miles (E. by S.) from Ellon; containing 713 inhabitants.
The word Logie, expressive of a low-lying spot, was given to this place on account of its applicability to the tract in which the church is situated; while the affix is descriptive of the position of the parish in that part of the county called Buchan.
Logie-Buchan Parish Church is located on the southern slope of the River Ythan valley, in gently rolling countryside with small fields, rough grazing and enclosures of trees. There is a narrow trackway and footbridge across the river a short distance to the north. The church stands in a sloping graveyard, bounded by a rubble wall. The large former manse is positioned to the south and the church itself closed recently and a new use had not been found when it was visited (2012).
A church here was granted to Aberdeen Cathedral by David II in 1361, while the current church was built in the late 18th century with later additions and alterations.
Description (exterior)
The church is a small, simple building with little architectural detailing. It is aligned roughly east-west and has harled, rubble walls and a slate roof. There are narrow strips of granite stone around the windows and doors. The church is rectangular on plan, with a small, gabled porch and a lean-to vestry at the west end.
The east elevation has a hipped or piended roof rather than a gable. There are two rectangular windows with simple timber tracery and small panes of leaded glass. There has clearly been alterations carried out at this end of the church, shown by two blocked openings, a doorway and window, in the centre of the east elevation.
The north elevation of the church has four equally-spaced rectangular windows, each with simple tracery and latticed glazing. The opposite south elevation has two larger rectangular windows, towards the centre, again with tracery and latticed glazing.
The west end of the church has a small, gabled porch with a rectangular doorway on the south side, which is the main entrance into the church. There is a rectangular window in the west gable of this porch and a tall chimney rises from the apex, serving a fireplace in the small lean-to vestry extension to the north of the porch. The church has a tall gable at the west end, topped by an ashlar-built bellcote, which has a stone ball finial.
Description (interior)
Some of the fittings remain in the church but are likely to be removed if and when a new use is found for the church, which is no longer in use.
People / Organisations:
Name RoleDates Notes
William RuxtonRecast the interior 1912
Robert MaxwellMade the church bell1728
Events:
Church built on site of older church (1787)
Porch and vestry added to west (1891)
Interior recast (1912)
Logie-Buchan is separated on the east from the German Ocean by the parish of Slains, and is intersected by the river Ythan.
The river abounds with various kinds of trout, also with salmon, eels, lounders, and mussels; and pearls are still occasionally found.
It has a ferry opposite the parish church, where its breadth at low water is about sixty yards; and two boats are kept, one for general passengers, and the other, a larger boat, for the conveyance of the parishioners to church from the northern side.
A tradition has long prevailed that the largest pearl in the crown of Scotland was obtained in the Ythan; and it appears that, about the middle of the last century, £100 were paid by a London jeweller to gentleman in Aberdeen, for pearls found in the river.
Most of the inhabitants of the district are employed in agricultural pursuits, a small brick-work recently established being the only exception.
The great north road from Aberdeen passes through the parish, and the mail and other public coaches travel to and fro daily. On another road, leading to the shipping-port of Newburgh, the tenantry have a considerable traffic in grain, lime, and coal, the last procured from England, and being the chief fuel.
The river Ythan is navigable for lighters often or twelve tons' burthen at high water. The marketable produce of the parish is sent to Aberdeen. Logie- Buchan is ecclesiastically in the presbytery of Ellon, synod of Aberdeen, and in the patronage of Mr. Buchan.
The church was built in 1787, and contains 400 sittings.
Cemeteries - Presbyterian / Unitarian
Logie Buchan Parish Church, Logie-Buchan, Church of Scotland
The church of Logie-Buchan was dedicated to St Andrew.
St Andrew's Church was built in 1787 and has been much altered. It contains a 1728 bell.
Logie-Buchan (Aberdeen, Buchan). Also known as Logie Talargy, the church was granted by David II in 1361 to the common fund of the canons of Aberdeen cathedral, and this was confirmed to the uses of the canons by Alexander, bishop of Aberdeen in 1362, both parsonage and vicarage fruits being annexed while the cure was to become a vicarage pensionary.
Although possession was obtained by the dean and chapter, this was subsequently lost, and the church had to be re-annexed in 1437, the previous arrangement being adhered to, with both parsonage and vicarage remaining annexed.
St Andrew's Kirk, 1787. Undistinguished externally, porch 1891, inside original ceiling with Adam-like centrepiece and two-light Gothic windows, part of 1912 recasting, William Buxton. Pulpit was originally in the centre of the N wall with a horseshoe gallery bearing the Buchan coat of arms (George Reid, Peterhead, carver). Monuments to Thomas (d. 1819) and Robert (d. 1825) Buchan.
Bell, 1728, Robert Maxwell. Church bought by Captain David Buchan to ensure access and survival.
Kirkyard: plain ashlar gatepiers and rubble walls; some table tombs.
Jackson Center Church
Jackson Township, Porter County, Indiana
Date: Pre-1920
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not applicable
Collection: Michael Fleming
Remark: Just prior to the Civil War, likely in 1857, a Methodist congregation was formed at Jackson Center. Upon its formation, the congregation used a renovated old school house to conduct it activities and services.
The church seen in this image was affiliated with Methodist Episcopal faith and is believed to have been constructed during the winter of 1883-1884, with a foot print of 35-feet x 55-feet and a ceiling height of 12-feet.
The church was located at the northwest corner of the present day intersection of Tratebas Road and County Road 400 East. It is known that the church was still in use as late as September 1946. The church no longer stands and the site in now a vacant lot filled with grass and brush.
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The following news item appears in the April 1, 1909, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
JACKSON CENTER.
Last Saturday Robert Wallace and son, Glen, Frank Link and son, Clarence, and John Vaneslow with necessary equipment, met at the church, and by dint of hard labor succeeded in raising the church edifice preparatory to placing under it a firmer foundation, either of brick or stone, which is to be done later on.
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The following news item appears in the April 15, 1909, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
SUMAN.
Repairs on the Jackson Center church are progressing slowly owing to bad weather. The church has been raised and shingles have been purchased. We hope the work will soon be accomplished.
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The following news item appears in the August 19, 1909, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
SUMAN.
The Jackson Center church is being papered and painted inside at present. As soon as the work is completed, Sunday school and church services will resume. We hope it will be soon.
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The following news item appears in the September 23, 1909, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
SUMAN.
Our church at the Center is now in fine condition, having been newly paper, the roof shingled and the floor carpeted. Now what we want is Sunday school and also church services. We hope our young and old folks will make an effort to establish the same in the near future.
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The following news item appears in the February 22, 1917, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
Jackson Center Church Organized.
The church at Jackson Center was organized last evening at a big meeting, as the Church of Christ, officers being elected and the best meeting in 30 years was the verdict of everyone present.
Approximately 60 people were present. Mads Nielson was elected as elder, Miss Laurie Wallace and Mrs. Mads Nielsen were elected as deaconesses, and Miss Wallace was chosen as treasurer.
J. W. Coleman is the pastor of the church, and he made a short talk. The other speakers of the evening were Rev. P. Y. Pendleton of the Christian church of Valparaiso, and Chas. W. Shull, of Chicago, superintendent of the Sunday school of the Metropolitan Church there.
Rev. B. Y. Pendleton spoke on the organization of the church and the general work of the institution. In addition to his talk he ordained the officers.
Chas. W. Shull, the main speaker of the evening, dwelt at length upon the church finances. He made an earnest plea to the people for funds for the general expenses of the church. The church at Jackson Center is in better condition at this time than at any other time in the past 30 years.
The services of the evening were concluded with four additions to the congregation.
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The following news item appears in the March 10, 1927, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
The Jackson Township Farm Bureau members have purchased the old Jackson Center church building and will convert it into an up-to-date community building. The report of the committee was made by Otto Jardine, secretary of the Jackson Township organization at a meeting held last Friday night. Frank Burner, president of the organization presided. More than 125 persons attended, and enthusiasm was high regarding the proposed new home. It will not be long now before every township in the county will have a community home, because the need for one is becoming imperative.
Sources:
Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; March 6, 1884; Volume 28, Number 10, Page 4, Column 3. Column titled "The County. Jackson."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; April 1, 1909; Volume 26, Number 1, Page 2, Column 1. Column titled "Jackson Center."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; April 15, 1909; Volume 26, Number 3, Page 2, Column 2. Column titled "Suman."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; August 19, 1909; Volume 26, Number 21, Page 2, Column 3. Column titled "Suman."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; September 23, 1909; Volume 26, Number 26, Page 2, Column 1. Column titled "Suman."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; February 22, 1917; Volume 33, Number 49, Page 2, Columns 4-5. Column titled "Jackson Center Church Organized."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; March 10, 1927; Volume 43, Number 52, Page 8, Column 4. Column titled "Social and Personal."
The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; August 18, 1936; Volume 10, Section on Religion-Education-and Civic Organizations, Page 7, Columns 1-8. Column titled "Porter Methodists Point to 101 Years of Progress."
The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; September 6, 1946; Volume 20, Number 54, Page 2, Column 4. Column titled "Evangelist."
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ST. MARY'S RC School
OTIS, IND
Date: Circa 1900
Source Type: Photograph
Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Otis, Indiana, located in LaPorte County, Indiana, just east of the county boundary with Porter County, was first settled in 1851.
The original name of the community was Salem Crossing, as was a name suggested by representatives of the Michigan Southern Railroad; however, the community was referred to simply as Salem. When the Louisville, New Albany, and Chicago Railroad passed through the community, representatives from that line insisted that the name of the community be changed to LaCroix. Thus, for a period of time, the community was referred to as LaCroix.
On June 27, 1874, when Solomon Tucker filed a plat for the community, he filed it under the name LaCroix. Apparently, the local population decided that two names (Salem and LaCroix) were confusing and decided to compromise on the name of Packard, Jasper Packard being a U.S. congressman representing the area at that time (Indiana's 11th District). The community was therefore referred to as Packard for a very short period of time until Packard requested that the name be changed to Otis, which the community accepted.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church was erected in 1872, though masses were said in the community as early as 1856. The St. Mary's School, seen in this image, was erected at some time between 1876 and 1880 (there is a date conflict as to when the school was built).
Otis was, and to some extent still is, a Polish community, and the diocese provided St. Mary's with a succession of Polish-speaking priests. The school was operated by the Felician Sisters of Livonia, Michigan. Though the school is no longer in operation, St. Mary's Church still serves the local community.
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Diamonds have no mercy. "They will show up the wearer if they can," says one character in The Sandcastle, an early novel by British writer Iris Murdoch. But is it applicable to Elizabeth Taylor? Those well-publicized gifts which she received from her fifth husband, the late Richard Burton, certainly enhance her appearance and do not look out of place on her. A rapport is established between the jewel and its wearer.
Richard Burton's first purchase for Elizabeth Taylor was the 33.19-carats emerald-cut Krupp diamond, in 1968. This had formerly been part of the estate of Vera Krupp, second wife of the steel magnate, Alfred Krupp. Taylor wore this stone in a ring. Next came the magnificent pearl known as La Peregrina for which Burton paid ?15,000.
For Elizabeth Taylor's fortieth birthday in 1972 Richard Burton gave her a heart-shaped diamond set with rubies in a pendant. "I would have liked to buy her the Taj Mahal," he remarked, "but it would cost too much to transport. This diamond has so many carats, it's almost a turnip." Then he added, "Diamonds are an investment. When people no longer want to see Liz and I on the screen, then we can sell off a few baubles."
By far the best known of Richard Burton's purchases was the 69.42-carats pear shape, later to be called the Taylor-Burton diamond. It was cut from a rough stone weighing 240.80 carats found in the Premier mine in 1966 and subsequently bought by Harry Winston.
After the rough piece of 240.80 carats had arrived in New York, Winston and his cleaver, Pastor Colon Jr, studied it for six months. Markings were made, erased and redrawn to show where the stone should be cleaved. There came the day appointed for the cleaving. In this instance the usual tension that surrounds such an operation was increased by the heat and the glare of the television lights that had been allowed into the workroom. After he had cleaved the stone, the 50-year-old cleaver said nothing--he reached across the workbench for the piece of diamond that had been separated and looked at it through horn-rimmed glasses for a fraction of a second before exclaiming "Beautiful!"
This piece of 78 carats was expected to yield a gem weighing around 24 carats, while the larger piece, of 162 carats, was destined to produce the pear shape whose weight had originally been expected to be about 75 carats.
In 1967 Winston sold the pear shape to Harriet Annenberg Ames, the sister of Walter Annenberg, the American ambassador in London during the Presidency of Richard Nixon. Two years later, she sent the diamond to Parke-Bernet Galleries in New York for auction.
The diamond was put up for auction on October 23, 1969, on the understanding that it could be named by the buyer. Before the sale speculation was rife as to who was going to bid for the gem, with the usual international names being bandied about by the columnists. The name of Elizabeth Taylor was among them, and she did indeed have a preview of the diamond when it was flown to Switzerland for her to inspect, then back to New York under precautions delicately described as "unusual".
The auctioneer began the bidding by asking if anyone would offer $200,000, at which the crowded room erupted with "Yes". Bidding then continued to climb and with nine bidders active, rushed to $500,000. At $500,000 the individual bids increased in $10,000 steps. At $650,000 only two bidders remained in the fray. When the bidding reached $1,000,000, Al Yugler of Frank Pollack, who was representing Richard Burton, dropped out. Pandemonium broke out when the hammer fell and the entire room stood up, so that the auctioneer could not identify who had won the prize, and he had to call for order. The winner was Robert Kenmore, the Chairman of the Board of Kenmore Corporation, the owners of Cartier Inc., who paid the record price of $1,050,000 for the gem, which he promptly named the "Cartier". The previous record price for a jewel had been $305,000 for a diamond necklace from the Rovensky estate in 1957.
As well as Richard Burton, Harry Winston had also been an under-bidder at the sale. But the former was not finished yet and he was determined to acquire the diamond. So, speaking from the pay-phone of a well-known hotel in the south of England, he spoke to Kenmore's agent. Sandwiched between the lounge bar and the saloon, Burton negotiated for the gem while continually shoving coins into the box.
Patrons quietly putting away their drinks would have heard the actor's ringing tones exclaiming, "I don't care how much it is; go and buy it." In the end Robert Kenmore agreed to sell it, but on condition that Cartier were able to display the stone, by now named the 'Taylor-Burton', in New York and Chicago. He did not deny that Cartier had made a profit: "We're businessmen, and we're happy that Miss Taylor is happy."
More than 6,000 people a day flocked to Cartier's New York store to see the Taylor-Burton, the crowds stretching down the block. Shortly afterwards Taylor wore the Taylor-Burton in public for the first time, when she attended Princess Grace's fortieth birthday party in Monaco. It was flown from New York to Nice in the company of two armed guards hired by Burton and Cartier. In 1978, following her divorce from Richard Burton, Taylor announced she was putting the diamond up for sale and was planning to use part of the proceeds to build a hospital in Botswana. In June of the following year Henry Lambert, the New York jeweller, stated that he had bought the Taylor-Burton for nearly $5,000,000. By December he had sold the Taylor-Burton to its present owner, Robert Mouawad.
Caveat: these observations are applicable to only two cameras, i.e. the only two Super Ikontas I tinkered with (a 532/16 and a 531/2, both post-war). Yet, the similarities between both cameras were such that I assumed generalisations could be made. Should you note, before disassembly, wild dissimilarities between my notes and your camera, then these notes are probably wrong, and not to be used as guidelines. I also have no idea if this method could work on Moskvas. In any case, it wouldn't work on the Zeiss Ikon Contessa (on which the rotating prisms have a much smaller diameter and rotate less). That being said, here are my notes:
Notice the two grooves on each of the the rotating wedges (RWs), these can be used as points of reference. In case of the 532/16, the RW against the baseplate is thicker than the one on top. They will not fit otherwise. (The same isn't true for other Super Ikontas, at least not for the 531/2 "C", where both RWs are identical (and interchangeable). I don't know for other SIs, as I haven't yet had the pleasure of working on them, but I suspect the A to be very similar to the C.) When one RW turns clockwise, the other one turns counter-clockwise. This always leaves the grooves in a symmetrical position. What is far more important: it always leaves the grooves in a symmetrical position with respect to the orientation of the rangefinder base-prism.
How to reassemble:
1) arrange both RWs into the gears with their grooves looking symmetrical (grooves overlapping is easiest, and when well adjusted will focus on objects around 150 cm), with respect to the orientation of the rangefinder base (which, on the 532/16, is NOT horizontal (and might, on the 531/2, mainly due to manufacturing tolerances or age, not be perfectly horizontal either)),
2) look through the rangefinder, you may have to iterate though 4 positions (0°, 0°; 0°, 180°; 180°, 0°; 180°, 180°), if the images do not coincide, it will be quite clear,
3) turn any of the gears that make both RWs rotate, and focus on any distance you want (I focus on about 150 cm (~5') as this is where the images coincide when both RWs's grooves are overlapping).
To calibrate the rangefinder (as usual):
1) focus the front element on infinity (use a piece of ground glass/ground plexiglas (perspex)/wax paper/… and a strong magnifying glass)
2) set the rangefinder on infinity (this also means, in case of the 532/16 to set the rangefinder coupling ring on infinity)
3) couple the rangefinder to the front element
What is all this overlapping of grooves and 150 cm about? I don't know, and this is all speculation, but it may have served some practical purpose. Imagine the Zeiss factory, and the people assembling those cameras. They get a Super Ikonta in their hands and have to calibrate the rangefinder. Before them lies a box full of rotating prisms. If there wasn't a method to this madness, and they had to iterate through every possible position of the prisms (i.e. number of teeth squared), Super Ikontas would take hours to calibrate. So a simple method was devised: with overlapping grooves, the rangefiner would coincide images around 150 cm, for all intents and pursposes a practical distance in a crowded factory. Again, this is all speculation. Perhaps they had an even more practical method. (They probably had.)
LOGIE-BUCHAN, a parish, in the district of Ellon, county of Aberdeen, 2 miles (E. by S.) from Ellon; containing 713 inhabitants.
The word Logie, expressive of a low-lying spot, was given to this place on account of its applicability to the tract in which the church is situated; while the affix is descriptive of the position of the parish in that part of the county called Buchan.
Logie-Buchan Parish Church is located on the southern slope of the River Ythan valley, in gently rolling countryside with small fields, rough grazing and enclosures of trees. There is a narrow trackway and footbridge across the river a short distance to the north. The church stands in a sloping graveyard, bounded by a rubble wall. The large former manse is positioned to the south and the church itself closed recently and a new use had not been found when it was visited (2012).
A church here was granted to Aberdeen Cathedral by David II in 1361, while the current church was built in the late 18th century with later additions and alterations.
Description (exterior)
The church is a small, simple building with little architectural detailing. It is aligned roughly east-west and has harled, rubble walls and a slate roof. There are narrow strips of granite stone around the windows and doors. The church is rectangular on plan, with a small, gabled porch and a lean-to vestry at the west end.
The east elevation has a hipped or piended roof rather than a gable. There are two rectangular windows with simple timber tracery and small panes of leaded glass. There has clearly been alterations carried out at this end of the church, shown by two blocked openings, a doorway and window, in the centre of the east elevation.
The north elevation of the church has four equally-spaced rectangular windows, each with simple tracery and latticed glazing. The opposite south elevation has two larger rectangular windows, towards the centre, again with tracery and latticed glazing.
The west end of the church has a small, gabled porch with a rectangular doorway on the south side, which is the main entrance into the church. There is a rectangular window in the west gable of this porch and a tall chimney rises from the apex, serving a fireplace in the small lean-to vestry extension to the north of the porch. The church has a tall gable at the west end, topped by an ashlar-built bellcote, which has a stone ball finial.
Description (interior)
Some of the fittings remain in the church but are likely to be removed if and when a new use is found for the church, which is no longer in use.
People / Organisations:
Name RoleDates Notes
William RuxtonRecast the interior 1912
Robert MaxwellMade the church bell1728
Events:
Church built on site of older church (1787)
Porch and vestry added to west (1891)
Interior recast (1912)
Logie-Buchan is separated on the east from the German Ocean by the parish of Slains, and is intersected by the river Ythan.
The river abounds with various kinds of trout, also with salmon, eels, lounders, and mussels; and pearls are still occasionally found.
It has a ferry opposite the parish church, where its breadth at low water is about sixty yards; and two boats are kept, one for general passengers, and the other, a larger boat, for the conveyance of the parishioners to church from the northern side.
A tradition has long prevailed that the largest pearl in the crown of Scotland was obtained in the Ythan; and it appears that, about the middle of the last century, £100 were paid by a London jeweller to gentleman in Aberdeen, for pearls found in the river.
Most of the inhabitants of the district are employed in agricultural pursuits, a small brick-work recently established being the only exception.
The great north road from Aberdeen passes through the parish, and the mail and other public coaches travel to and fro daily. On another road, leading to the shipping-port of Newburgh, the tenantry have a considerable traffic in grain, lime, and coal, the last procured from England, and being the chief fuel.
The river Ythan is navigable for lighters often or twelve tons' burthen at high water. The marketable produce of the parish is sent to Aberdeen. Logie- Buchan is ecclesiastically in the presbytery of Ellon, synod of Aberdeen, and in the patronage of Mr. Buchan.
The church was built in 1787, and contains 400 sittings.
Cemeteries - Presbyterian / Unitarian
Logie Buchan Parish Church, Logie-Buchan, Church of Scotland
The church of Logie-Buchan was dedicated to St Andrew.
St Andrew's Church was built in 1787 and has been much altered. It contains a 1728 bell.
Logie-Buchan (Aberdeen, Buchan). Also known as Logie Talargy, the church was granted by David II in 1361 to the common fund of the canons of Aberdeen cathedral, and this was confirmed to the uses of the canons by Alexander, bishop of Aberdeen in 1362, both parsonage and vicarage fruits being annexed while the cure was to become a vicarage pensionary.
Although possession was obtained by the dean and chapter, this was subsequently lost, and the church had to be re-annexed in 1437, the previous arrangement being adhered to, with both parsonage and vicarage remaining annexed.
St Andrew's Kirk, 1787. Undistinguished externally, porch 1891, inside original ceiling with Adam-like centrepiece and two-light Gothic windows, part of 1912 recasting, William Buxton. Pulpit was originally in the centre of the N wall with a horseshoe gallery bearing the Buchan coat of arms (George Reid, Peterhead, carver). Monuments to Thomas (d. 1819) and Robert (d. 1825) Buchan.
Bell, 1728, Robert Maxwell. Church bought by Captain David Buchan to ensure access and survival.
Kirkyard: plain ashlar gatepiers and rubble walls; some table tombs.
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It's been a busy week for Poppy Parker, from an assignment for "Jazzy Jewels" where she is the picture of elegance, to a shoot for the latest in swinging pantsuits for a hip new catalog, to a groovy assignment modeling futuristic garb for "Way Out!" magazine. No matter the look, Poppy is perfectly prepared for all of her changing moods!
This unique and exciting Poppy Parker dressed doll gift set features three individual fashions and three unique heads that utilize the Quickswitch feature.
Poppy's first look is an elegant party dress in black satin with silver and black organza overlay. Glittering jewelry, a matching bolero jacket and black hose and shoes complete this "Jazzy" ensemble. Her hair is in a side swept low bun in a lovely shade of auburn and her makeup is in smoky shades of gray.
The second look is a delicate lace pantsuit in a vision of sea foam. Satin trim details finish off this lovely look on Poppy. Her side parted raven wavy hair accentuates her stunning makeup in complementary shades of sea foam.
The last look is a stunning pale pink mini dress with silver sequin trim. It's out there and it's fun! Completing the look is a smashing hairstyle in a subtle shade of lilac and pink makeup making for over the top goodness!
Poppy Parker is a 12-inch vinyl/plastic articulated fashion doll with three fully rooted, interchangeable heads. Comes complete with accessories and a doll stand. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only.
Official list entry
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: I
List Entry Number: 1228336
Date first listed: 28-Nov-1950
List Entry Name: PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY
Statutory Address 1: St Mary's Church,84 South St, Bridport DT6 3NW
Location
Statutory Address: St Mary's Church,84 South St, Bridport DT6 3NW
District: Dorset (Unitary Authority)
Parish: Bridport
National Grid Reference: SY 46577 92595
Details
I Dates of main phases, name of architect (where applicable): 13th century E.E. transepts, the rest mainly late C14 and C15. Two west bays of nave and the entire eastern arm rebuilt by John Hicks of Dorchester, 1859-60. Nave roof repaired after fire damage in 1996.
Materials: Ham hill stone, with clay tiled roofs.
Plan: Cruciform plan with crossing tower, 6-bay aisled nave. North and south chapels to chancel, porch and chapel of two storeys between the south aisle and transept.
Exterior: From the road the dominant view is of the impressive triple-gabled and buttressed east end, of 1860, with Perp traceried windows of five lights (chancel) and four lights to the chapels. The north and south windows to the chapels have three-light windows with reticulation units; these are matched in the aisles, where the medieval tracery was replaced in 1860. The aisles have solid parapets above a string course of fleurons. The transepts have big gabled ends with Perp windows (six lights south, five lights north), seemingly not renewed 1859-60. The square angle buttresses with chamfered corners topped by octagonal pinnacles are an Early English feature. West of the south transept is a two-bay addition probably of the late 14th century, containing a chapel (of St Katherine) with a two-storey porch to its west. The porch has a standard Perp two-centred moulded arch, and a small oriel window above. It also has a small octagonal chimney stack at the corner of the parapet, with a crenellated rim; the oriel perhaps lit a priest¿s room. The nave has three-light Perp windows between buttresses; four bays clear on the south side, six on the north side. The two west bays are of 1859-60, virtually indistinguishable from the medieval work. The west front is gabled in the centre, with a door under square label, and four-light window. The ends of the aisles are treated as rectangular blank walls. The imposing tower is late 14th or 15th century, and rises above the roof in two stages, with offset buttresses at the lower stage, and a two-light bell opening in each face of the upper stage. It has an embattled parapet with a continuous moulding around the merlons. The square angle-pinnacles are small and insignificant. Access to the tower is by a big stair turret in the angle of the north aisle and transept, then horizontally through a passage over the aisle roofs into the tower.
Interior: Floors mainly stone flagged. The nave arcades have Perp piers that are a variant on the standard four shafts and four hollows pattern ¿ here, the north and south sides of each pier have a flat face flanked by hollow chamfers, the east and west faces each have three shafts continuing up to the arch mouldings. The former room over the south porch was opened up to the south aisle with an arched opening above the internal porch door, and by removing its eastern wall towards St Katherine¿s chapel. The rear arch of the oriel window which lit this room has shafts and ring-moulded capitals in the E.E. style; if in situ, this implies that the porch may be 13th century with Perp remodelling. The transepts have in their east walls arches, now blocked, to former east chapels. E.E. fluted trumpet capitals. In the west wall of the south transept is a former lancet window which now opens into St Katherine¿s chapel. The crossing piers are Perp, with slim shafts and a little foliage decoration in bands at the capitals. Over the crossing is a ribbed vault with a large bell-hole in a concave-sided lozenge. This must all correspond with the rebuilding date of the tower. The chancel and its chapels are all Victorian, continuing the style of the crossing and nave. Nave and transepts have ceiled wagon roofs with moulded ribs and carved bosses, the aisles have lean-to panelled roofs with plain rafters on carved corbels. The roofs in the west arm were conservatively repaired after fire damage in 1996. The chancel roof is more elaborate, of dark stained timber with hammerbeam trusses. The north chapel serves as an organ loft and sacristy.
Principal Fixtures: On the outside west wall of the south porch is a badly weathered medieval carving from St Andrew¿s chapel (see History), placed there in 1883. Light oak bench seating in the nave and aisles, of the late 20th century. The chancel retains few fittings; a late 20th century reordering installed a nave altar and simple three-sided communion rail just west of the crossing. Late 20th century nave benches. Heavy pulpit of Caen stone, 1860, with much Perp carving and three sides opened up beneath ogee arches to form a frame for a high relief scene of the Sermon on the Mount. The font is Perp, octagonal with quatrefoil panels on the bowl, and a heavy panelled foot. At the west end of the south aisle, the Royal Arms painted on board in an arched frame; said to have been given in 1820, now with arms of Queen Victoria. Good pale oak organ case, 1984-8. In the north transept is a trefoil-headed piscina of the 13th century. In the south chapel is a Gothic oak reredos, 1907, and an entrance screen of wrought-iron, from a reordering and restoration of the chapel in 1900, when encaustic tiles were laid in the sanctuary. Monuments: The outstanding monument is in the north transept, a knight in chain mail of c. 1250, possibly John Gervase d. 1262; the face was restored c. 1860. Small brass in decorative frame, to Edward Coker, gentleman, shot in 1685 by one of the Duke of Monmouth¿s officers. Slate tablet to Katherine Frampton d. 1705, with naive incised decoration. Stained glass: a varied collection of 1850-1914. East window with typically bright colouring of c. 1860. South chapel east, by A.L. Moore, 1902, depicting Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. South chapel south, second from east, by E. Baillie, 1851. The south transept east dated 1865 may be by Clayton & Bell. St Katherine¿s chapel south window is c. 1894. Four in the nave of c. 1890-1914; the first from east (north wall) signed A.L. Moore, 1908, and the fourth signed Cox, Son, Buckley & Co., London, c. 1890. North transept east also by Moore, 1908.
Subsidiary Features: Large churchyard with a yew walk to the south porch, and many good monuments, including prominent obelisks near the road. South-east of the chancel, gatepiers with heavy V-jointed rustication, dated 1831.
History: One of four Saxon boroughs in Dorset, Bridport was a substantial settlement by the 11th century. The earliest parts of the present church are early 13th century, probably indicating rebuilding on the site of a Saxon predecessor. As Bridport grew from the 13th century, the centre of settlement moved northwards, accounting for the church¿s position on the southern edge of the old town centre. This resulted in the building of a chapel of St Andrew dedicated in 1362, on the site of the town hall c. ¼ mile north of the church. It was demolished by 1798. Several chantries in the church were endowed in the late 14th century (1368, two in 1387, two in 1400) and these may coincide approximately with the Perp rebuilding around the crossing, and of the south chapel and adjacent porch. Galleries were added over the aisles in 1717 and 1790, removed in 1859. The north transept was `repaired and beautified¿ in 1776 for the use of the poor, at the expense of Mr Jullantigh. Thomas Hardy seemingly did not approve of the restoration of 1859-60. In Wessex Tales (1888) he wrote, "The church had had such a practical joke played upon it by some facetious restorer or other as to be scarce recognisable...", which is odd since the `facetious restorer¿ was John Hicks of Dorchester, to whom Hardy was articled 1856-62, and became an assistant, 1867-9. Pevsner offers `congratulations¿ for Hicks¿s restoration. John Hicks (1815-69) was born at Totnes, Devon, and worked as an architect in Bristol c. 1838-48 before settling in Dorchester. He restored or built at least 27 churches, mostly Gothic. He was popular, amiable and scholarly, and was seemingly at work on at least three churches when he died; yet his death went almost unremarked, and he is little known now except for his association with Hardy.
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