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A statue of Benjamin Franklin, located in the rotunda for the Franklin Institute, which I am making the main sight for my first Philadelphia late morning.
In 1921, the “Hemingray-42″ style insulator was introduced which was an update/replacement for the Hemingray NO. 40 insulator. (The No. 40 had been in heavy production since 1911, for telegraph lines). The “new and improved” #42 model very rapidly gained in popularity for standard open-wire communication lines, and was soon the most popular and common insulator made for both telegraph and telephone lines. Many railroad lines used them for their telegraph communications, and the style became the standard for A T & T long distance “toll” lines. The 42 is classed as a “CD 154″, in the “consolidated design” cataloguing/identification system used by insulator collectors. Each CD number is assigned to a basic shape (profile/size), irrespective of exact embossed lettering, glass color or base type.
From the January 3, 2003, issue of the Memphis Business Journal. The actual photo part of this was taken by Alan Howell.
Here's the text:
Name: Gary Bridgman
New position: Public Relations Director, inferno
Hometown: Army brat, reared in Memphis.
Education: B.A., English, Univ. of Memphis
Career Advice: Stay curious—no, fascinated—about how things happen and why. Reading the rest of this newspaper would be a good start.
Thoughts/comments about your current position: inferno is a small but fast-growing advertising, marketing and design firm. Clients’ requests for more PR services are driving at lot of this growth, and I’m honored these guys tapped me to manage this expansion.
What you most like about your job: A good company gives its employees daily opportunities to do what they’re best at doing. inferno gives me that chance every fifteen minutes.
First job in your field: editor at Towery Publishing.
Most interesting job: Not counting inferno? Co-authoring Lonely Planet’s “Louisiana and the Deep South,” currently ranked 74,554th on Amazon.
Civic work: vice president, Wolf River Conservancy; board member, Agricenter International.
My other "employer": My wife, Melissa, operates Bridgman Pottery from our home near Rossville, TN.
Personal heroes: Benjamin Franklin and Hunter S. Thompson
Person you would most like to meet: Anthony Bourdain, author of “Kitchen Confidential” and Food Network personality. Before putting my degree to work, I was a fine-dining headwaiter. His book brought back good memories while convincing me once and for all never to open a restaurant…maybe.
Favorite restaurant: Wherever David Parks tends bar.
Favorite film: Fandango. It’s a thinking man’s Animal House,with the best wedding sequence since The Godfather.
Likes about Memphis: Everybody knows somebody who knows anybody.
Dislikes about Memphis: Civic insecurity. I’ve heard it like this: Put two guys from Atlanta and one from Memphis in a rowboat. The Memphian badmouths Atlanta and is thrown overboard. Fair enough, but turn the tables with one Atlantan ripping on Memphis—our two guys would just nod and do all the rowing while he complains.
What do you most enjoy doing in your free time: Taking people on canoe trips through the swampy Ghost section of the Wolf River--but they better not badmouth Memphis while I’m paddling!
His house was torn down around 22 years after his death. This white frame shows the approximate size and location of Benjamin Franklin's home. You can see a lot more in the original size!
One of the road markers for the old Albany Post Road (now Route 9) authorized by Benjamin Franklin in his role as Postmaster General of the American Colonies. The British appointed Franklin Joint Postmaster General for the American colonies in 1753 and dismissed him in 1774 on account of his revolutionary activities. Franklin again served in that capacity from July 26, 1775 to November 1776 from his appointment by the Continental Congress. Originally, the 28-mile marker was located near the southern border of Tarrytown, New York. It was later moved to the grounds of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow (Sleepy Hollow, New York)--May 10, 2009
For the next 15 years, Thomas splits his time between the two homes until 1783, when he sells the plantation. It is purchased by Col. Francis Nichols, Chief Marshall of Pennsylvania.
The United States one hundred-dollar bill ($100) is a denomination of United States currency featuring statesman, inventor, and diplomat Benjamin Franklin on the obverse of the bill.
The $100 bill is the largest denomination that has been printed since July 13, 1969, when the denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 were retired.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing says the average life of a $100 bill in circulation is 90 months (7.5 years) before it is replaced due to wear and tear.
The bills are also commonly referred to as "Benjamins", in reference to the use of Benjamin Franklin's portrait on the denomination, or "C-Notes", based on the Roman numeral for 100. The bill is one of two denominations printed today that does not feature a President of the United States; the other is the $10 bill, featuring Alexander Hamilton.
On April 24, 2013, the Federal Reserve announced the new $100 bill would enter circulation on October 8, 2013. The new bill will cost 12.6 cents to produce and have a blue ribbon woven into the center of the currency with "100" and Liberty Bells, alternating, that appear when the bill is tilted.
According to the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, more than two thirds of all $100 notes circulate outside of the United States making it the most popular banknote.
This is the Ben Franklin Bridge while standing on North Front Street that connects New Jersey to Philadelphia Pennsylvania. This photo was taken with the iPhone 3GS Camera.
Benjamin Franklin, Craftsman, designed by sculptor Joe Brown, was dedicated at Broad Street & John F. Kennedy Blvd, on June 27, 1981. The statue depicts a larger than life bronze figure of a young Ben Franklin working at a printing press. The statue was commissioned by the Pennsylvania Freemasons on the occasion of their 250th anniversary and installed across from their headquarters at the Masonic Temple next to the Municipal Services Building Plaza.
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The official pictures from the RSA's 2013 Benjamin Franklin Medal ceremony - presented to Walter Isaacson in New York City.
The award dinner was made possible in part by the generosity of members of the Benjamin Franklin Medal Committee.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the RSA-US Challenge Fund and RSA-US Student Design Awards Program, two foundation blocks of the core initiatives of the RSA in the United States. Both of these programs are going into their second year, and both have an impressive track record of inspiring and empowering young social innovators – perhaps among them a future Benjamin Franklin Medalist.
The Benjamin Franklin Medal has a rich history dating back to its inaugural year of 1956, the 250th anniversary of Franklin’s birth and the 200th anniversary of his membership to the RSA. It is awarded to individuals, groups and organizations who have made profound efforts to forward social progress in areas closely linked to the RSA’s agenda. Winners over the years have included General Colin Powell, Senator George Mitchell, Dame Judi Dench, Peter Ustinov, Margot Fonteyn, and David Attenborough. Long time Fellows will remember the Medal presentation to William Hewlett under the stars at Menlo College; or the moving speech given by UK Ambassador to the UN Sir Jeremy Greenstock at the event honoring Phil Lader just a few weeks after 9/11.
Each celebration is unique, and every medalist inspires us in a different way.
Learn more about the RSA's Fellowship in the US and how you can get involved here: www.blog.rsa-us.org/
Benjamin Franklin, Craftsman, designed by sculptor Joe Brown, was dedicated at Broad Street & John F. Kennedy Blvd, on June 27, 1981. The statue depicts a larger than life bronze figure of a young Ben Franklin working at a printing press. The statue was commissioned by the Pennsylvania Freemasons on the occasion of their 250th anniversary and installed across from their headquarters at the Masonic Temple next to the Municipal Services Building Plaza.