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The statue of Benjamin Franklin (titled: Keys to Community) in Philadelphia (USA). The statue was made of bronze and textured with numerous keys collected from 1000 local schoolchildren.
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Why was Benjamin Franklin a hero in the American Revolution?
By bringing France into the war against Britain, Franklin is crucial in securing American independence. 1776–87 | Franklin is the only person to sign all three key documents in the creation of the United States: the Declaration of Independence (1776); the Treaty of Paris (1783); and the Constitution (1787)
¿Por qué Benjamin Franklin fue un héroe en la Revolución Americana?
Al llevar a Francia a la guerra contra Gran Bretaña, Franklin es crucial para asegurar la independencia estadounidense. 1776–87 | Franklin es la única persona que firmó los tres documentos clave en la creación de los Estados Unidos: la Declaración de Independencia (1776); el Tratado de París (1783); y la Constitución (1787)
Founded in 1123, the Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great is the City of London’s oldest surviving building of any description, and the capital’s oldest parish church. It’s in Smithfield, moments away from Barts Hospital.
It has elements of architecture covering every century of the past 900 years – not least the magnificent Romanesque arcades you see here. Sir John Betjeman, Poet Laureate and architectural campaigner who lived nearby, considered the church to have the finest Norman interior in London.
One particular point of interest: after Henry VIII’s sacking of the churches (the dissolution of the monasteries), the Lady Chapel at St Bart’s in due course became a printers workshop – and it was here that a teenage Benjamin Franklin worked in the 1720s. He went on to become one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and helped draft the Declaration of Independence.
A summer lightning storm over Yalikavak, near Bodrum in Turkey. Awe inspiring display. I've been waiting ages to get the chance to shoot something like this without getting wet!
Benjamin Franklin co-founded the Union Fire Company ("the Bucket Brigade”) on December 7, 1736—the first all-volunteer fire company in the colonies to protect all members of the community. This bust (formerly clad with pennies, now with brass keys) is in Philadelphia's Girard Fountain Park on Arch Street
"Brother George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, first President of the United States, and member of Alexandria Lodge (Fairfax County, Virginia), shows his Masonic Apron to Brother Benjamin Franklin, diplomat who negotiated French involvement in our independence, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and Master of Loge Les Neuf Soeurs in Paris. It was a gift from Brother General Lafayette, member of the Loge Contrat Social of Paris, who represented the French government and their commitment to American independence.
Sculpted by James West and donated to Our Country and Our Brothers."
Happy Birthday to the United States Postal Service.
On July 26, 1775, the U.S. postal system was established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin (1706-1790) put in place the foundation for many aspects of today's mail system.
“Like a man travelling in foggy weather,
those at some distance before him on the road
he sees wrapped up in the fog,
as well as those behind him,
and also the people in the fields on each side,
but near him all appears clear,
though in truth
he is as much in the fog as any of them.”
~ Benjamin Franklin ~
This is the Benjamin Franklin Monument in Lincoln Park, captured early last Sunday morning. This particular shot is a 54 second long exposure.
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The Masonic Temple (left) and Philadelphia City Hall are across the street from each other. Both were erected in the late 1800s and feature beautiful stone construction. The Masonic Temple's exterior is in the Norman style of architecture. The ornate interior required 15 years to complete. Officially it is the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Free and Accepted Masons.
The back and the front of a U.S. $100 Bill showing Independence Hall and backlit to show Benjamin Franklin's face and other details reversed from the front.
Blame it on Crazy Tuesday!
One of the drafters and signers of the Declaration of Independence, Franklin was a Founding Father and an inventor. His credits include the lightning rod, bifocals, the Glass Armonica, swim fins, the Franklin Stove, and others. He did not patent any of these and stated, ""That as we enjoy great Advantages from the Inventions of others, we should be glad of an Opportunity to serve others by any Invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously."
Franklin is only one of two non-Presidents on U.S. currency, the other being Alexander Hamilton.
Independence Hall in Philadelphia is where the Declaration was signed and the U.S. Constitution 11 years later.
The time on the clock is 10:30am. If it was PM, it would be dark! It was changed in 2013 from 4:10pm. No one knows the significance of either time! It's a timeless mystery!
Macro taken with 16-300mm Tamron lens @ 300mm and 20mm and 36mm Neweer extension tubes.
For Crazy Tuesday
Theme: Currency
Here's my entry for the second prompt of RebelLUG's Vignweek 2021 contest, with the theme of historical (being defined as roughly 500 AD to 1800). I wanted to try and do something more out of the box than just medieval or pirates, as I figured that those themes would be done a lot here. So, I went with something from early US history, and chose to depict Benjamin Franklin and his famous kite experiment that helped us understand the connection between lightning and electricity. I'm really happy with how this build turned out, I'm very pleased with how the cloud and lightning bolt turned out, especially after my first attempt at the lightning bolt was pretty garbage. I do wish I could've figured out a better way to hide or reduce the trans-clear bricks but unfortunately I needed the support for the cloud and lightning bolt. Anyway, hope y'all like it and check back for more builds soon!
You can see a close up of Franklin here.
It is the Distinguished Company at the Bijou Planks!
Today we see Benjamin Franklin. A true polymath, Ben Franklin epitomized the 'Renaissance man'. His fields of study and observation were varied and he could not only speak intelligently on almost any subject, but also progressively, furthering ideas and research.
Benjamin Franklin was born on Milk Street, in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1706, and baptized at the Old South Meeting House. He was one of seventeen children born to Josiah Franklin. When Ben was 15, one of his older brothers, James, founded The New-England Courant, which was the first truly independent newspaper in the colonies.
When James denied Ben the opportunity to write a letter to the paper for publication, Franklin adopted the pseudonym of "Silence Dogood", a middle-aged widow. Mrs. Dogood's letters were published and became a subject of conversation around town. Neither James nor the Courant's readers were aware of the ruse, and James was unhappy with Ben when he discovered the popular correspondent was his younger brother. Franklin was an advocate of free speech from an early age. When his brother was jailed for three weeks in 1722 for publishing material unflattering to the governor, young Franklin took over the newspaper and had Mrs. Dogood (quoting Cato's Letters) proclaim: "Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech."
Being the virtuoso of life that Ben Franklin was, it is impossible to concisely capture even the highlights of his endeavors. He was a leading writer, printer, political philosopher, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. So, would we talk about Franklin's tireless efforts for Colonial freedom, his studies and observations of nature, his inventions, his ambassadorships, his written works or his quotes?
So let his auspicious beginning recorded above motivate you to read further on Benjamin Franklin. A distinguished individual!
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
National Historical Society
Benjamin Franklin
Fine Pewter
1980
Just captured this as we are experiencing a lovely rain,
enhancing all the hues in our garden!
All these years we've had this sundial,
I've never noticed this bird-like profile until uploading this shot!
“Hide not your talents.
They for use were made.
What's a sundial in the shade?”
~ Benjamin Franklin ~
..... or, how about a sundial in the rain, Ben?!!!
A group was gathered listening to the words of Benjamin Franklin, when suddenly, several British Redcoats arrived and announced that Franklin was being arrested for sedition to the King. Here, a handcuffed Franklin is being led away. Fortunately for him, a contingent of American militiamen arrived moments later and, outnumbering the British, forced Franklin's release.
Seen at a Colonial reenactment this weekend at Michigan's Kensington Metropark
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Photographed at the largest, most
complete, fascinating museum of
its kind in the Americas:
The American Museum of Radio and Electricity
1312 Bay Street
Bellingham, Washington
AMRE: amre.us/
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The wise old saying "Waste not, Want not" is attributed to Benjamin Franklin one of the founding fathers of the US. This saying & scrap quilts date back to colonial days. Scrap quilts are made of at least 75 different fabrics from a quilter's scrap bag. I pieced & quilted this quilt from a traditional pattern as a 25th anniversary gift for a family member. My cat managed to get into the shot as well :)
The historic Fairmount Water Works along the banks of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania looking northeast.
A view of the skyline of Center City with Old City in the foreground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania looking west.
*Working Towards a Better World
"What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood." -- Aldous Huxley
"Do not ever say that the desire to 'do good' by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives." --Ayn Rand
"War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it." -- George Orwell
"It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." -- Albert Einstein
"We have guided missiles and misguided men." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." -- Mahatma Gandhi
"My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth." --George Washington
"When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?" -- Benjamin Franklin
This is for Friday Flickr Group
Money, Money, Money?
Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has none. -
Richard M. DeVos
Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants. -
Benjamin Franklin
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. -
Henry David Thoreau
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. -
Jonathan Swift
Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it. -
Mark Twain
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