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The quarry was named after a Danish businessman and tea farmer, Jens Hindhede (the elder son of Danish physician Mikkel Hindhede). And ceased operations in the 1980s.
The Hindhede Quarry, close to the primary forest of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve became a secret haunt for picnickers, nature lovers and adventure seekers. Thrill seeking rock climbers would venture to climb the cliff walls above the lake which is said to be some 10 stories deep and extending 18m below sea level, while daredevils were not afraid to dive off the cliff and swim in the waters. The quarry was declared off-limits in 1997 however as its rapidly rising waters became a cause for safety concerns. It reopened as a proper nature park in 2001, although sadly the quarry cliff and lake can now only be appreciated from afar, from the safety of a lookout platform.
love this house and the time it represents. Not sure if the doctor is still living and if this was his office. I have enjoyed this sign in the window for at least twenty years.
Francysk Skaryna (alternative transcriptions of his name: Francišak Skaryna or Francisk Skaryna; Latin: Franciscus Scorina, Belarusian: Францыск (Францішак) was a Belarusian humanist, physician, and translator. He is known to be one of the first book printers in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and in all of Eastern Europe, laying the groundwork for the development of the Belarusian izvod of the Church Slavonic language.
Gerrit Dou's The Physician
Gerrit Dou, a leading figure in Dutch painting's Golden Age, was Rembrandt's first pupil for three years from the age of fourteen in 1628. Before long, he had eclipsed his master's reputation; his meticulous, highly detailed paintings were prized by the wealthiest collectors.
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia is the oldest private medical society in the United States. Founded in 1787 by 24 Philadelphia physicians "to advance the Science of Medicine, and thereby lessen human misery, by investigating the diseases and remedies which are peculiar to our country" and to promote "order and uniformity in the practice of Physick," it has made important contributions to medical education and research. The College hosts the Mütter Museum, a gallery of 19th-century specimens, teaching models, instruments, and photographs, as well as the Historical Medical Library, which is one of the country's oldest medical libraries.[3][4][5]
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Building, designed by the firm of Cope & Stewardson and built in 1909, was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in October, 2008. It was also then listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The genus name Delphinium derives from the Ancient Greek word δελφίνιον (delphínion) which means "dolphin", a name used in De Materia Medica for some kind of larkspur.
[Pedanius Dioscorides said the plant got its name because of its dolphin-shaped flowers.
I did not know this -
are the flowers actually dolphin shaped ?
will have to look more closely
if I encounter them
(which is rarely )
and who is Pedanius Dioscorides ?
Pedanius Dioscorides (Ancient Greek: Πεδάνιος Διοσκουρίδης, Pedánios Dioskourídēs; c. 40–90 AD), "the father of pharmacognosy", was a Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and author of De materia medica (in the original Ancient Greek: Περὶ ὕλης ἰατρικῆς, Peri hulēs iatrikēs, both meaning "On Medical Material") , a 5-volume Greek encyclopedic pharmacopeia on herbal medicine and related medicinal substances, that was widely read for more than 1,500 years. For almost two millennia Dioscorides was regarded as the most prominent writer on plants and plant drugs.
thanks to Wikipedia which I seem to consult
at least once a day.
A Spot-Billed Pelican caught in flight. This species was once used by fishermen in parts of eastern Bengal as decoys for certain fish. These fishermen believed that an oily secretion from the bird attracted certain fish. The propensity of these birds to nest close to human habitations has been noted from the time of T C Jerdon, the British physician, zoologist and botanist. Several colonies have since been discovered and while many of these have vanished others have been protected and a few villages with nesting colonies have become popular tourist attractions.
In Mexico, this is the date when physicians that have passed the exam for making a medical residency begin their specialities.
25 years ago I started my training in general surgery, which means that now I have spent half of my life in surgical wards or in the operating rooms. I want to thank to all my professors here and abroad, my hospital partners in residency, all my students, my mother, my late father, my wife and my kids, and and most of all, to all my patients.
Also on March 1st, but in 1973, the band Pink Floyd released their eighth studio album, The Dark Side of the Moon.
The album explores themes such as conflict, greed, time, death and mental illness. (from Wikipedia)
Each side of the album is a continuous piece of music. The five tracks on each side reflect various stages of human life, beginning and ending with a heartbeat, exploring the nature of the human experience and, according to Waters, "empathy". "Speak to Me" and "Breathe" together highlight the mundane and futile elements of life that accompany the ever-present threat of madness, and the importance of living one's own life – "Don't be afraid to care". By shifting the scene to an airport, the synthesiser-driven instrumental "On the Run" evokes the stress and anxiety of modern travel, in particular Wright's fear of flying. "Time" examines the manner in which its passage can control one's life and offers a stark warning to those who remain focused on mundane pursuits; it is followed by a retreat into solitude and withdrawal in "Breathe (Reprise)". The first side of the album ends with Wright and vocalist Clare Torry's soulful metaphor for death, "The Great Gig in the Sky".
The first track on side two, "Money", mocks greed and consumerism using tongue-in-cheek lyrics and cash-related sound effects. "Us and Them" addresses the isolation of the depressed with the symbolism of conflict and the use of simple dichotomies to describe personal relationships. "Any Colour You Like" tackles the illusion of choice one has in society. "Brain Damage" looks at mental illness resulting from the elevation of fame and success above the needs of the self; in particular, the line "and if the band you're in starts playing different tunes" reflects the mental breakdown of former bandmate Syd Barrett. The album ends with "Eclipse", which espouses the concepts of alterity and unity, while forcing the listener to recognise the common traits shared by humanity.
"Breathe, breathe in the air
Don't be afraid to care
Leave, don't leave me
Look around, choose your own ground
Long you live and high you fly
Smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be..."
The Dark Side of the Moon live in concert: youtu.be/HNPDAfJTN10
Royal College of Physicians, St Andrew's Place, at the south-eastern end of Regent's Park. The building opened in 1964 and was designed by architect Denys Lasdun. It is Grade I listed by Historic England.
What there is to say? I love medicine, i love the ability to heal, to aid people, the knowledge about human body and the responsability in taking desitions that can change a person's life.I just enjoy Med School, I want to be a better doctor, i WANT to, i dont feel obligated to be one... and that feels good.
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia is the oldest private medical society in the United States. Founded in 1787 by 24 Philadelphia physicians "to advance the Science of Medicine, and thereby lessen human misery, by investigating the diseases and remedies which are peculiar to our country" and to promote "order and uniformity in the practice of Physick," it has made important contributions to medical education and research. The College hosts the Mütter Museum, a gallery of 19th-century specimens, teaching models, instruments, and photographs, as well as the Historical Medical Library, which is one of the country's oldest medical libraries.
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Building, designed by the firm of Cope & Stewardson and built in 1909, was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in October, 2008. It was also then listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 129
Detail of exterior staircase on the Royal College of Physicians, St Andrew's Place, at the south-eastern end of Regent's Park. The building opened in 1964 and was designed by architect Denys Lasdun. It is Grade I listed by Historic England.
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Excerpt from historicplaces.ca:
Description of Historic Place
The McCrae House, located at 108 Water Street, is situated on the southeast corner of Water Street and McCrae Boulevard in the City of Guelph. This one-and-a-half-storey limestone cottage was built in the vernacular and was constructed circa 1857.
The property was designated by the City of Guelph for its heritage significance under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law (1979)-10058).
Heritage Value
The McCrae House is the 1872 birthplace of famous Canadian physician, soldier and poet, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae.
John McCrae joined the military as a cadet at the age of fourteen. His first experience in battle was as the company captain of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada in the South African War. Although John was forty-one years old when the First World War began in August 1914, his sense of duty compelled him to enlist. Rather than work in relative comfort at a convalescent hospital, John chose to work in the trenches near Ypres, Belgium.
It was during the Second Battle of Ypres, after burying a young friend, that John wrote, “In Flanders Fields.” The poem captured many sentiments of the First World War and as a result of the poem the poppy became a symbol of remembrance throughout the Commonwealth.
The McCrae House is a modest limestone cottage constructed circa 1857. The property also contains a coach house and an outhouse. The structural character and details of the stone house, the porch, and the board and batten accessory building are all representative of domestic architecture in the Guelph area during the 1860s.
The McCrae House is situated on a large property surrounded by Janet McCrae's Garden, an initiative started in 1998 that created a cottage garden using plants of the 1850-1880 time period to restore the entire property to its original splendour. There are six different small gardens surrounding the home, including a kitchen garden and a spring bulb garden. Each of the six gardens greatly contributes to the overall beauty of the property. Within the gardens is a monument that was erected in memory of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae.
Character-Defining Elements
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the McCrae House include the:
- use of locally-quarried limestone
- board and batten accessory building
- monument in memorial to John McCrae
- gardens surrounding the home, resembling those of the period between 1850 and 1880 in both design and composition which include the kitchen garden, the rose garden, the potager garden, the spring bulb garden, the granny garden, the stump garden, and the drying green
This grand Federal style house was built 1796-1800 by Dr. John Ernest Poyas, Jr., a physician. The piazzas and piazza screen were added by Moses Cohen Mordecai, who purchased the house in 1837. I assume (without evidence) that the brick wall was also built at that time or later.
More about Mordecai, an important historical figure, can be found here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Cohen_Mordecai.
At a conference in London which was held at the Royal College of Physicians. It is an impressive building.
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Royal College of Physicians, St Andrew's Place, at the south-eastern end of Regent's Park. The building opened in 1964 and was designed by architect Denys Lasdun. It is Grade I listed by Historic England.
In the 17th century Edinburgh physicians began to meet in their own homes to discuss the regulation of medical practice and ways in which standards in medicine could be improved. Sir Robert Sibbald, an eminent physician and noted historian, was a member of this group. Through his friendship with the King’s Physician, he had the opportunity to petition King Charles II who granted the College its Royal Charter in 1681.
The founding Fellows of the College were concerned not only with the advancement of medicine as a reputable science, but also with alleviating the miseries of the city’s poor and needy. In 1682 the College established the first dispensary in Britain to distribute free medicine to the sick poor and was
instrumental in founding the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in 1729.
For more than 300 years, the College has remained independent of control by government and its mission today remains close to the ideals of its founders, namely to promote the highest standards in internal medicine.
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.
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Emergency physicians conduct an acute trauma resuscitation of a young gang member, with three gunshot wounds, in the emergency department of a public hospital in San Salvador, El Salvador. © Jan Sochor Photography
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The Physician's house was built in the 1840s, it is an attractive neo-Grecian cottage which, in its original location in the village of Aultsville was not the home of a physician but was the home of Michael Cook, the man who first bred Holstein cattle in Canada.
In eastern Upper Canada, before Confederation, there were at least 65 licensed physicians, most of whom were Canadian graduates.
These physicians made a good living even though they seldom collected all their fees. For a working-class family, a single visit by a doctor represented a day's wage. So one only called for the local doctor in extreme need. Most general practitioners were kept busy travelling around the countryside seeing sick people in their own homes. Aside from delivering babies, they treated various ailments such as bleeding, blistering, or emetics and purgatives to rid the body of the poisons of disease. Surgery at this time was confined to the removal of tumours or amputations and infection was a common risk. The anaesthetic in general use in the 1860s was chloroform administered by a mask. The first medical use of antiseptic sterilization did not occur in Canada until after 1867.
Physician, photographer, musician/composer, author, world traveller & heartfelt advocate for those campaigns against LEPROSY. He is a witness ( via his photography) to the dire poverty so omnipresent on planet earth, in the hope that
Westerners and those more fortunate in their living circumstances can be more educated and enlightened to the plight of billions with whom they share the planet.
Unfortunately many westerners ( yes even here @ Flickr)
shun shooters like myself because of the harsh truths I reveal about humanity. Nothing i shoot is made up, alot of it is hard to swallow but IMHO needs to be seen, because it is sheer reality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I do not judge others who choose to use their cameras to shoot the simple life that surrounds them .
It is my hope that others do not judge or object to my work in many third world nations including the richest nation in the world ................the USA.
Life is for learning.
There is both beauty and unsightliness in the planet.
I believe there is beauty in both.
I do have a website called
HEAVEN and HELL
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Venedig - Cannaregio
Rio della Maddalena
Cannaregio (Italian pronunciation: [kannaˈredʒo]) is the northernmost of the six historic sestieri (districts) of Venice. It is the second largest sestiere by land area and the largest by population, with 13,169 people as of 2007.
Isola di San Michele, the historic cemetery island, is associated with the district.
History
The Cannaregio Canal, which was the main route into the city until the construction of a railway link to the mainland, gave the district its name (Canal Regio is Italian for Royal Canal). Development began in the eleventh century as the area was drained and parallel canals were dredged. Although elegant palazzos were built facing the Grand Canal, the area grew primarily with working class housing and manufacturing. Beginning in 1516, Jews were restricted to living in the Venetian Ghetto. It was enclosed by guarded gates and no one was allowed to leave from sunset to dawn. However, Jews held successful positions in the city such as merchants, physicians, money lenders, and other trades. Restrictions on daily Jewish life continued for more than 270 years, until Napoleon Bonaparte conquered the Venetian Republic in 1797. He removed the gates and gave all residents the freedom to live where they chose.
In the 19th century, civil engineers built a street named Strada Nuova through Cannaregio, and a railway bridge and road bridge were constructed to connect Venice directly to Mestre. Today, the areas of the district along the Grand Canal from the train station to the Rialto Bridge are packed with tourists, but the rest of Cannaregio is residential and relatively peaceful, with morning markets, neighborhood shops, and small cafés.
(Wikipedia)
The Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli di Cristo (Church of the Holy Apostles of Christ), commonly called San Apostoli, is a 7th-century Roman Catholic church located in the Cannaregio sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. It is one of the oldest churches in the city and has undergone numerous changes since its foundation. The present building is the result of a major reconstruction project which was undertaken in 1575. The church is notable particularly for the Cornaro Chapel, an important example of Early Renaissance architecture, added by Mauro Codussi during the 1490s. The chapel is the burial place of several members of the powerful Cornaro family (Venetian: Corner), including Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus and Armenia. The church houses several works of art including pieces by Giambattista Tiepolo and Paolo Veronese.
History
In the 7th century Venice was not yet a city, but a collection of small communities scattered throughout the lagoon. St Magnus (Italian: San Magno), the Bishop of Oderzo, came to the lagoon and founded eight churches.[1] According to a legend recounted by the historian Flaminio Cornaro, St Magnus had a vision of the Twelve Apostles who commanded him to build a church on a site where he saw twelve cranes. This location, eventually to be in the sestiere of Cannaregio, became the site of the church of San Apostoli. The church stands on the Campo dei Santi Apostoli at the beginning of the Strada Nuova (New Road).
During the 1490s the Cappella Cornaro, built as a burial place for the wealthy Venetian Cornaro family, was added to the church. It is considered one of the most important Early Renaissance chapels in Venice.[note 1] It is unknown exactly who designed the chapel, although it is most often attributed to the architect Mauro Codussi. At the same time a porch was added to the front of the church and a sacristy was built. These alterations were also overseen by Codussi.
In the middle of the 16th century the church briefly housed the Catecumeni, a Venetian fraternity for those wishing to convert to Christianity, before they established a permanent home at San Gregorio in 1571. Shortly after this, in 1575, the church was completely rebuilt. Only parts of the earlier structure were retained, including some frescos and the Cornaro Chapel.
During the early 18th century, Andrea Tirali added detailing, including the onion dome, to the campanile which itself had been a late 17th-century addition.
Interior
The church retains its 16th century layout: a single nave supported by two rows of columns. One chapel has the funeral monument of Count Giuseppe Mangilli, designed by Luigi Trezza with bust by Angelo Pizzi. The main altarpiece is a Custodian Angel by Bernardo Strozzi.
Cornaro Chapel
The chapel is the burial place of several members of the Cornaro family, including Giorgio Cornaro and his sister Catherine Cornaro the Queen of Cyprus (since removed to the church of San Salvadore elsewhere in Venice), The charitable organisation Save Venice funded the restoration of the chapel, including the relief carvings. The main altar of this chapel was the Last Communion of St Lucy (1747–48) by Tiepolo.
(Wikipedia)
Cannaregio ist der am dichtesten besiedelte Stadtteil (Sestiere von Venedig) Venedigs. Die 13.169 Einwohner (Stand 12. Dezember 2007) des Sestiere verteilen sich auf die Pfarren San Giobbe e Bernardino (mit Opera Pia Contarini), San Marcuola (mit Santa Fosca), Madonna dell’Orto (mit San Marziale, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli und Casa Card. Piazza), Sant’Alvise (mit San Bonaventura (Carmelitane) und Canossiane), San Girolamo (mit Santa Maria Madre del Redentore und Ist. Suore Dorotee), San Felice (mit Santa Sofia), Santi Apostoli (mit Gesuiti) und San Canciano (mit San Giovanni Crisostomo und Santa Maria dei Miracoli). Die Flächenausdehnung beträgt 150 Hektar.
Cannaregio liegt im Nordwesten von Venedig und wird von der flächenmäßigen Ausdehnung nur noch von Castello übertroffen. Der Name leitet sich angeblich vom Zustand des Sestiere ab, den es vor der Besiedlung hatte, als es sich noch um ein versumpftes Gebiet handelte, in dem Schilfrohr (italienisch canna: Schilf) wuchs.
Gliederung
In Cannaregio beginnt der Canal Grande, von den Venezianern „Canalazzo“ genannt, der sich in Form eines umgekehrten „S“ nach San Marco windet. Ursprünglich war die dem Festland zugewandte Öffnung des Canal Grande nicht der Haupteinfahrtsweg. Diese Funktion erfüllte der Cannaregiokanal, der nach der Ponte delle Guglie beim Palazzo Labia in den Canal Grande mündet.
In Cannaregio wohnen überwiegend Arbeiter und Angestellte, viele kleine Gewerbebetriebe sind dort angesiedelt. Schlagader des Bezirks ist die Trasse der Strada Nova, die sich von der Ponte delle Guglie, zu Beginn noch Rio terrà San Leonardo, danach Rio terrà della Maddalena und kurz noch Via V. Emanuele benannt, bis zum Campo SS. Apostoli hinzieht. Von der Strada Nova Richtung Bahnhof, nur vom Campo San Geremia unterbrochen, kommt man in die Rio terrà Lista di Spagna. In dieser Straße finden sich entlang der Hausfassaden in den Straßenbelag eingelassene weiße Marmorstreifen. Hinter diesen Streifen war exterritoriales Gebiet, waren hier doch viele ausländische Botschaften untergebracht. Der Begriff „Rio terrà“ leitet sich vom Umstand ab, dass diese Straßen ursprünglich Kanäle waren, die man zugeschüttet (interrare: zuschütten) und dadurch begehbare Wege geschaffen hat.
(Wikipedia)
"Black Winter At French Cross."
In an edition of the Halifax Herald, dated January 25, 1889, an unknown historian gave an account of the "Black Winter Among the Acadians at French Cross." The accounting impressed Arthur Wentworth Eaton sufficiently enough for him to set it out in full in his work, History of the County of Kings. I do likewise. For those are not familiar with the surrounding events of 1755, I refer to The Deportation of the Acadians.
"As is well known the southern shore of the Bay of Fundy is overlooked by a frowning, beetling cliff, extending all the way from Cape Split to Digby Neck. Against this wall of solid trap, from time immemorial, the thundering waves, like battering-rams, have hurled themselves in vain. At certain points, however, there are breaks in this high bluff, making access to the Bay easy, and affording harbours for vessels. One of these places is found opposite the Aylesford St. Mary's Church. The ancients called it the 'French Cross', the moderns call it 'Morden'.
"Long before either English or French speech was heard along the shores of the Bay of Fundy, the Micmacs had their highways of travel over land and water, as well established and as well known as are the railways, coach roads, and steamer routes, of the present day. The country around the head of the Bay, all the way from the Petitcodiac to Advocate, was favourite ground for the savages of olden times. Equally desirable was the district along the banks of the Annapolis river. The abundance of fish, fowl, and wild beasts made these parts of the country desirable dwelling places for the red men. And there was necessarily much travelling from place to place. In choosing their highways the Indians, like the modern railway men, looked for routes securing the greatest possible advantage. From any point at the head of the Bay, outside of Minas Basin.. canoes would soon glide across to French Cross. Am easy portage of about four miles would bring them to the Annapolis river, near where St. Mary's Church in Aylesford now stands. Here the canoes, would be launched, and down the river to Digby it was mere music. and poetry to travel. The gentle current would bear them along the sinuosities of the river, where there were always mink, otter, beaver, rabbits, partridges, ducks and geese for their swift-winged arrows and their traps and snares; and salmon and shad in plenty for their deft spears. High pleasure and glorious sport it was for the. red men to drift down this stream, and not less was the fun to their papooses and squaws. Silently they would float along, surprising game at every turn of the stream. As soon as the French came into possession of the lands at Annapolis, and around the head of the Bay, and had made friends with the Micmacs, they naturally adopted the Indian routes by land and water.
"In the early autumn of 1755 a canoe, well manned with Indians, might have been seen gliding up the Cornwallis river, and then being taken rapidly over the portage between Berwick and the Caribou bog. Here being again launched, it swept along the Annapolis river, impelled both by the current and the Indians' paddles. Its occupants stopped neither to shoot fowl nor to spear fish. On and on they went till they arrived at the point a little above the Paradise railway station. Here they came upon the eastern end of the Acadian settlement. They were the bearers of startling news. Gloom was on their faces, and alarm in their actions and words. The intelligence they gave brought consternation to the hearts of the Acadians, for the latter now learned from their Micmac friends that their compatriots at Grand Pré and Canard were prisoners in the Grand Pré parish church, and surrounded by armed red coats; and that ships were anchored at the mouth of the Gaspereau, ready ta bear them away from their homes to lands strange and unknown.
"The news flew down the river and over the marshes on the wings of the wind, and spread on either side till it reached the home of every habitant. The hearts of the people quailed before an impending calamity so dire, a fate so terrible. In Upper Granville, that is from below Bridgetown to Paradise, a meeting of the people. was hastily called. Of course, the pressing, burning question was, what under the circumstances should be done. Already their 1wiests and delegates were prisoners in Halifax, and they were face to face with the black sequel. Some said: 'Make no resistance, surrender to the English and trust Providence'. Others said, 'Nay; of all evils before us this is the worst to choose!' The result was a, permanent division of opinion. About sixty resolved on instant flight up the river. But the risk was too great to travel either by stream, or by the old French road. In either course they might meet the English soldiers. Their route must be north of the river, north of the road.
Loading themselves to the full measure of their burden bearing powers with provisions and camp life conveniences, they a wailing farewell of their companions, who had resolved to remain and started on their wearisome journey. Slowly and cautiously they moved up the country, till they came to a point about a mile east of Kingston railway station. There these fugitive men, women, and children encamped. Their Micmac friends acted as pickets and spies. On these sand dunes they heard from time to time of the progress of the deportation at Annapolis, Grand Pré Cumberland. Their bread lasted but a short time, and this forced them to a diet to berries, fish, and venison. Dysentery, common at that season, broke out among them. Death began its work. No priest was there to minister to the soul, no physician to care for the body. Fear aggravated the malady. With sad hearts they dug their friends' graves in the soft sands of the Aylesford plains. With an agony such as only these social, simple-hearted Acadians were capable of, they buried their dead in these graves, and their wailings resounded among the trim, straight trunks of the ancient pines.
"All Aylesford has heard of the 'French Burying Ground'. In it the money diggers have found bones, but no money. The mineral rods in the hands of the experts have pointed unerringly to the chest of gold. Digging must be done in the night. Spectres and ghosts were ever on guard, and at any moment might be encountered. Again and again these supernatural visitors have appeared, striking terror into the hearts of the gold-seekers. More than once the crow-bar, thrust deep into the soft soil, has struck the iron ~chest containing the gold; but incautious lips have uttered some sudden exclamation, and away has gone the enchanted chest to another place, driven through the sand by the might of the presiding ghost. Baffled and chagrined by their own folly, the diggers have then gone home empty-handed, denouncing their impulsive comrade, and resolved to be more cautious the next time. Not a man of three score years in all Aylesford, but remembers these adventures of olden times.
"The tragedy of the expulsion dragged its cruel length along through the autumn and into the early winter. The intelligence brought to the camp by the faithful Micmacs convinced the Acadians that they were so hemmed in by dangers that their safest course was to take the trail to French Cross and remain there until spring, and then cross the Bay and wander on to Quebec. This plan, desperate though it was, was executed. Under the shadow of the primeval forest, close by the shore, where a brook still empties itself into the waters of the Bay, about six miles from their camp in the valley they erected their rude winter huts. Before leaving the plains they bedewed with tears the graves of their companions, and then wearily made their way over the leve4 wooded country, up the slopes of the mountain, and down to the shore of the Bay. From the place chosen for their winter home they could see across to the opposite shore. The English vessels were continually passing up and down the Bay, and even should they get safely to the other side it would :not be possible for them to go to Quebec, for not only grim forests, but deep snows would effectually bar their way. Until spring, therefore, they must stay there as contentedly as they could. During all this bitter experience their Micmac friends stood faithfully by them. Though there were many moose and caribou in the woods it was not always easy to capture them, yet they managed to get a good deal of venison, and to 'vary their diet they found an almost inexhaustible quantity of mussels clinging to the rocks.
"The winter passed slowly away. Above them, through the rigid, leafless branches of the giant forest, howled the storm. But around their huts were always the sympathetic spruce and fir trees, kindly and green. In December, they saw the last of the transports pass down the Bay, bearing away their compatriots to unknown shores. As they gazed upon them, appearing, passing, and disappearing in the west, borne on to shores and destiny all unknown, they envied them their lot. The last tidings brought them late in tho autumn was that all the Acadian homes had been burned. No hope or shelter appeared in that direction, so there they remained, the winter through, in their huts by the sea. Disease dogged their steps, from the sand dunes to their cold camps on the shore. Death claimed more victims. The weak among them, both old and young, succumbed, and another cemetery was made. Close by the.shore, opposite their camps, was an open space, green till covered by the snow. There they dug more graves for their fallen companions.
"At length spring came. Indians helped them flay the birches and construct enough canoes to take the survivors to the New Brunswick shores. When all was ready the fugitives loaded their canoes, wept over the graves of their dead, took a farewell look at their rude huts and the heaps of bones of moose, partridges, and caribou, and the shells of mussels, and committed themselves to the tender mercies of the Bay of Fundy, whose calms and storms they had watched through all that black winter. As the shore receded from their gaze their tear-dimmed eyes rested upon one object which stirred their deepest feelings. It was the wooden cross they had erected to protect the graves of their dead brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, and children. No priest had been present to absolve the dying or to say solemn service for the dead, but they left this symbol of their religion to hold their sepulchres sacred in the eyes of all who might visit the place in after years.
"On the opposite side of the Bay they found some of their countrymen, who, like themselves, had endured the sufferings of camp life throughout that rigorous winter with Micmac friends. Patience, fortitude, and hope, characteristic of the Acadian, did not forsake them. They knew their homes were in ashes, but a blind belief possessed them that they should return to them, and again see in spring their green fields, bursting forests, and blossoming apple trees; again hear the sweet call of their church bells to mass and vespers; and again around their bright fires, drink their cider, smoke their pipes, and enjoy life as they had done in bygone days."
Morden, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia
Charles Gesner van der Voort's (1916-1991) employer, Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC), was founded by several people, including Albert Hotz, through Hotz, s'Jacob & Co (Albertus Paulus Hermanus Hotz, born in Rotterdam in 1855, died in Italy in 1930).
When I searched the internet for more information on Albert Hotz, I was in for a surprise. There was a newspaper article, mentioning that he was an early photographer:
"Een lid der Rotterdamsche firma S.C.P. Hotz & Zoon, de heer A. Hotz, heeft een reis naar Perzië gemaakt en is daarvan nu teruggekeerd. Hij brengt, schrijft men uit Londen aan de "N. R. Ct." geen ongunstig nieuws uit Teheran mede.
Door hem zijn ernstige pogingen in het werk gesteld om den handel tusschen Nederland en Perzië, vroeger, naar men weet, van groot belang, weer te verlevendigen. Met dat doel is een kleine vennootschap opgericht, waarbij eenige Nederlandsche fabrikanten van naam betrokken zijn. Deze vennootschap beoogt het invoeren van Europeesche fabrikaten, inzonderheid Nederlandsche, te Teheran, waar een Hollandsche bazaar met den afzet zal worden belast.
De vertegenwoordiger van Nederland in de Perzische hoofdstad, de heer Knobel, heeft groote belangstelling voor dit plan aan den dag gelegd en stelt zich veel voor van de te verkrijgen inkomsten.
De heer Hotz is een ernstig liefhebber der photographische kunst en heeft met zijnen Kodak een groot aantal landschappen in Perzië afgebeeld. Deze afdrukken, vermenigvuldigd, vergroot en duurzaam gemaakt door het platinotypische proces, zijn ten deele vereenigd in een smaakvol album, dat een getrouw beeld geeft van het hedendaagsche en ook van het oude Perzië.
Van bijzondere waarde zijn de kleurige platen van de bouwvallen van Persepolis en van Ispahan, vooral die waarop de graven der "opperhoofden" van de Oost-Indische Compagnie op het Armenische kerkhof te Julfa zijn weergegeven."
(Royal Dutch Library, Delpher.nl, Haagsche Courant, 31 July 1893)
Would any of these photo have survived? And, were any photos of China to be found, A. Hotz being a founder of Holland-China Trading Company. Soon, I found reference to the Hotz collection at Leiden University. Indeed, there were Chinese images to be found, and a wonderful portrait of Albert Hotz and his wife Lucy Helen Woods.
Hotz was also mentioned in Mattie Boom's thesis. She wrote that Hotz traveled from Persia to China, via the old Silk Road, still in use in the 1890s. In London, well-known China-photographer John Thomson printed Hotz' photographs. He may have also sold Hotz a collection of Chinese photographs, currently held at Leiden University Library.
"De Rotterdammer Albert Paul Herman Hotz (1855-1930) was zo’n reizende ondernemer die graag fotografeerde. Hij trok in 1874 voor het eerst naar Perzië waar hij ging handelen in tapijten, textiel en olie. In Teheran had hij vanaf 1890 zijn zogeheten ‘Tehran Toko’ waar hij zijn handelswaar doorverkocht. Teheran was de standplaats, maar vandaaruit deed het bedrijf ook zaken met China. De zijderoute was in de late 19de eeuw nog steeds dezelfde levendige weg als in de eeuwen daarvoor. Via deze route werden handelsbetrekkingen met China onderhouden. Hotz ondernam de tocht verschillende malen."
"Er zijn meer dan twintig fotoalbums van Hotz met zijn eigen foto’s bewaard gebleven (afb. 132). Deze foto’s werden door de bekende China-fotograaf John Thomson voor Hotz afgedrukt op het fraaie platinapapier. Mogelijk maakte Thomson ook de albums. Hotz had, toen hij in Londen woonde, Thomson ontmoet op een van de bijeenkomsten van de Royal Geographical Society. De mannen raakten in gesprek toen Thomson een van zijn voordrachten over China met projectie van lantaarnplaatjes hield. Ook Hendrik Dunlop die als vertegenwoordiger bij de firma Hotz werkte, ging via Teheran en Shiraz langs de zijderoute naar China. Achterin Dunlops album Shiraz zitten een paar kleine foto’s die hij rond 1895 in China maakte, waaronder een van de theefabriek van Fuzhou."
(Mattie Boom 2017, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Kodak in Amsterdam. De opkomst van de amateurfotografie in Nederland 1880-1910, p. 113)
There is an exhibition in Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) by Mattie Boom, about amateur photography in the Netherlands, 15 February - 10 June 2019.
www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/press/rijksmuseum-exhibition-traces...
Original caption reads:
"No. 84 (added: 620)
A Chinese Physician.
He is considered to be one of the cleverest in Canton, on the table are some flowers called "Mowtan"."
Courtesy Leiden University Library, Special Collections, Or. 26.590 Hotz album 27, Or. 26.591 Hotz album 28, Or. 27.133 (1) Aktetas van Haccius.
Format: Still image
Abstract: A physician and a nurse observe a woman immigrant working with a wooden puzzle; other female immigrants wait in the background.
Extent: 1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID: 101445258
NLM Image ID: A020750
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Merry Christmas, y'all!
Combining my passion of being a physician and that with my favorite season.
Also, 4 flashes is overkill for this shot, but I just wanted to do it lol
Shooting Information:
•Nikon D7200 with MB-D15 Battery Grip
•Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 APO EX DC OS HSM
•Manual Mode
•1/30th @ 60mm zoom, f/5
•ISO 200
•1x Off Shoe Nikon Speedlight SB-910 and 3x Off Shoe Nikon Speedlight SB-600 Flash Fired
Off Shoe Flash Information:
•Commander/Trigger: Nikon SU-800 Wireless Speedlight Commander
•Flash 1: Nikon Speedlight SB-910 with white flash modifier, on the front left, pointed towards the subject, 1/64th power
•Flash 2: Nikon Speedlight SB-600 with no modifier, on the front right, pointed towards the subject, 1/64th power
•Flash 3: Nikon Speedlight SB-600 with no modifier, on the rear left, pointed towards the subject, 1/64th power
•Flash 4: Nikon Speedlight SB-600 with white flash modifier, on the rear right, pointed towards the background, 1/64th power
Post Processing Information:
•Phase One Capture One Pro
•Not Cropped
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As a physician who has been studying a lot these days
I thought nothing would be more appropriate than an EYE EXAM on Flickr.
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Yes this is my eye ..;)
Author: James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford), 1801?-1860
Title: The Huguenot: A Tale of the French Protestants
Publisher: Simms & M'Intyre
Publication Date: 1853
URL: archive.org/details/29441491.2379.emory.edu
Description and Synopsis:
This Parlour Library edition of The Huguenot includes the ornamental cover image of the series vignette of a few people reading together.
Further Notes:
James came from a well-connected family of physicians (who could list Samuel Johnson and Lord Byron among their friends). James began his first novel in 1825, and with the approval of Sir Walter Scott, he submitted it for publication. His novels were typically historical fiction set in a variety of locations and times, and he was teased for frequently beginning his works with lone riders, leading to his own nickname of the “Solitary Horseman” (Barczewski). After being nearly financially ruined by a lawsuit with his engraver, James and his family moved to the United States where he befriended Nathaniel Hawthorne. James continued a productive career until his illness and death (Barczewski). Between the years 1847 and 1860, the Popular Library and Railway Library series printed forty-seven titles by James---a testament to his popularity among his contemporaries and an indication of James’s importance to studies of nineteenth-century railway fiction (MacKenzie).
Works Cited:
Barczewski, Stephanie L. “James, George Payne Rainsford (1801–1860).” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. Web. 2 Feb. 2015. www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14605
MacKenzie, Raymond N. “George P. R. James.” British Romantic Novelists, 1789–1832. Ed. Bradford Keyes Mudge. Detroit: Gale Research, 1992. Dictionary of Literary Biography. Vol. 116. Literature Resource Center. Web. 2 Feb. 2015. go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1200003071&v=2.1&...