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When an invoice could galvanize an admirer

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    The stamp is stamped "RECEIVED WITH THANKS 27 AUG 1913" which looks official. And the top right is printed "191_".
    So, 14 August 1913 was a Thursday; 27 August 1913 was a Wednesday ...
  • beachcomber australia said:
    And I think it is George V (1910+) on the stamp.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Dr Dixon's house at 73 Grosvenor Road is a bit of a mess, but no sign of a 6' 3" x 8' Fowls House.
    Google Mapss 3D - www.google.com
  • beachcomber australia said:
    From the reverse side 🐔 🐔 🐔 🐔
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia Dr Dixon was punctilious in paying promptly.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Would have thought thete would be a closer station to Grosvenor Road than Carrickmines. Maybe Dr Dixon had a place up in the hills where he kept his hens?
  • O Mac said:
    The folk on InishBofin weren't too happy with Dixon.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    O Mac Do tell.
  • Suck Diesel said:
    beachcomber australia Under the British Stamp Act 1891 (which applied across the UK and Ireland in 1913), any formal receipt acknowledging a payment of £2 or more required a one penny (1d) tax stamp to be legally valid. Because this invoice was for £8 15s 0d, the company had to affix the penny stamp when acknowledging payment.
    Stamps were were dual purpose back then, marked for both postage and revenue
    The origin of the phrase ‘stamp duty’

David Jones Building under construction, Elizabeth Street, Sydney, 1924-25

from State Library of New South Wales

  • covid convict said:
    The slide has the date 11/11/24...

    trove.nla.gov.au - the NLA's version...also dated 11/11/24...

    trove.nla.gov.au - also in the NLA's collection ...showing the Elizabeth St side of the site...also dated 11/11/24...

    nla.gov.au - the January 1926 issue of Architecture magazine included a lengthy feature article on the construction of DJ's new store...the various accompanying pics show the progress of the construction to that point...there's also a pic of the excavation on the front cover, which looks to have been taken from the Daily Telegraph building...

    David Jones acquired the site for the Elizabeth St store over a period of years...I'm not sure I've got the full details...but the Elizabeth/Market/Castlereagh St component of the site appears to have been purchased in 1914...the former Girls' High School site between Castlereagh & Elizabeth Sts was purchased in 1920...the excavation work commenced in early January 1924...the contract for the construction of the building was signed in July 1925...the first steel stanchion was put in place in September 1925...by December 1925 the steelwork had risen to the ground and mezzanine levels...the steelwork appears to have been completed by about the end of 1926...there was a crane driver's strike in 1926 over the right to have a fag and spend a bit of time rolling it, which caused a significant delay...the building work was eventually completed in later 1927...the store opened for business on 28th November, 1927...

    Architects: Budden & McKellar
    Structural Engineers: Reed & MacDonald
    Excavation Contract: Stuart Bros
    Building Contractor: John Grant & Sons

    * One interesting point the Architecture magazine article mentions is that the ground and lower ground floors of the DJ's store were paved with travertine...a form of limestone...which was imported from Italy...this was evidently the first time that travertine had been used in a large scale construction project in Australia...

As the World changed, changed utterly.

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • coffee robbie said:
    That's class
  • beachcomber australia said:
    McWeeney, Edmund Joseph (1864–1925) - www.dib.ie
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Hmmm ...
    This RTE article says "The Proclamation was posted on the railings of his home at 86 St. Stephem's Green", but the DIB (above) says he lived at no. 84. Someone will know.
    www.rte.ie

    Streetview shows no similar looking railings - maps.app.goo.gl
  • Suck Diesel said:

    Dr. Edmund J. McWeeney inspecting or reading a printed copy of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic (Poblacht na h Éireann) affixed in St. Stephen's Green in Dublin during Easter Monday on April 24, 1916

    Three men – Michael Molloy and Liam O’Brien (compositors) and Christopher Brady (printer) – were selected to undertake the secret task of the printing of the Proclamatlon. All three had spent their spare time helping in the printing of The Workers’ Republic, which was published by the Irish Workers’ Co-operative at Liberty Hall.

    www.anphoblacht.com
  • Dún Laoghaire Micheál said:
    This resurrects a personal bugbear . . .

    Might this have been the start of the much-adhered-to tradition of posting public notices in a manner never quite square with their background or context? (or do they get erected straight and someone is employed to remove and refit them off-square?)
  • John Spooner said:
    beachcomber australia In February 1918 you could buy tickets for a ball in aid of the National Society for the Protection of Children from Mrs. McWeeny at 84 St. Stephen's Green.
    15/- each - not cheap!

    (Evening Herald (Dublin), Valentine's Day 1918)

    And No. 86 was the address for correspondence to University College (e.g. applications for scholarships)
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia You were right. John Spooner found out. No. 84 it was.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Dún Laoghaire Micheál You're a hoot! Do you think, given the circumstances, we could forgive whoever posted it? Just this once.
  • Dún Laoghaire Micheál said:
    National Library of Ireland on The Commons Agreed. With all that lead flying, hardly the right time to be looking for a plumb line. :)

The whole world has gone bananas

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    Image 21 has "May 17th - June 10th - 1902 Las Palmas, Grand Canary" , which presumably applies to several following photos.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia Thank you! And oh, if only we knew what days 17th May and 10th June were...
  • beachcomber australia said:
    17 May 1902 was a Saturday ...
    10 June 1902 was a Tuesday ...

    Do we know the provenance of the album ? Who was wafting around country house parties being charming ? It really was another time.
    On Image 72 the young lady in a big hat, standing second from left, is described as "Self". Is ishe the album's mistress ?
  • beachcomber australia said:
    "Self" ...
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia We don't know the provenance, I don't think. But I believe the photographs were taken by a variety of the charming wafters. For example, image 76 is Big Piers[?] - Photographed by Sir John Cardew.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    National Library of Ireland on The Commons "Big Puss", I think. There was probably also a 'Small Puss' nearby!
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia I should have seen Puss, but expected a posher name given the environs! 😀
  • Suck Diesel said:
    beachcomber australia For what it’s worth, AI thinks it’s Lady Cloncurry, other guests:

    Left Margin (top to bottom):
    • Lord Cloncurry. Most likely Valentine Lawless, the 4th Baron Cloncurry (1840–1928) of Lyons House, County Kildare.
    • Self. The album compiler or photographer, often Lady Cloncurry (Laura Winn) or a close family member.
    • Miss Trench. A member of the prominent Anglo-Irish Trench family (such as the family of Baron Ashtown or the Earl of Clancarty).
    • Col. Thorold. Colonel Thorold, a British Army officer.
    • Miss E. Perry. A guest or family acquaintance.
    • Lord de Montalt. Cornwallis Maude, 1st Earl de Montalt (1817–1905) of Dundrum House, County Tipperary.
    • Lord Dunalley. Henry O'Callaghan Prittie, 4th Baron Dunalley (1851–1927) of Kilboy House, County Tipperary.
    • Art. Likely a family nickname or shortened first name (such as Arthur).
    Right Margin (top to bottom):
    • Major Waldron. A British Army officer.
    • Lady Clementina Maude. One of the daughters of Cornwallis Maude, Earl de Montalt, who resided at Dundrum.
    • Mrs. Thorold. The wife of Colonel Thorold.
    • Colonel Marryat. A British Army officer.
    • Harry. Likely a younger family member, such as the young boy seated in the front row (potentially Henry "Harry" Prittie, son of Lord Dunalley, born in 1877).

    Historical Context

    • Time Period. Based on the Victorian fashion—including high-necked dark dresses, structured hats, bowler hats, and top hats—the photograph dates to roughly 1888–1891 (after Cornwallis Maude was created Earl de Montalt in 1886 and before Lady Cloncurry passed away in 1891).
    • Setting. Photographs like this were commonly taken during country house parties hosted at estates such as Lyons Demesne in Kildare or Dundrum House in Tipperary
  • beachcomber australia said:
    That reads like the cast of an Oscar Wilde play !

Clark Gable and Movita Castaneda, Mutiny on the Bounty film still for Julian Rose poster, 1935

from State Library of New South Wales

  • Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies said:
    Maria Luisa "Movita" Castaneda (April 12, 1916 – February 12, 2015) was an American actress and the second wife of actor Marlon Brando. Brando played the role of Fletcher Christian in the 1962 remake of the 1935 film of Mutiny on the Bounty in which Movita had played a Tahitian girl, Tehanni and Clark Gable played Fletcher Christian!
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movita_Castaneda

Rifleman Henry James Braddick

from IWM Collections

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  • Clifford braddick said:
    Hello
    My name is Clifford Braddick and Henry james was my great uncle don't know much about him only a little from my Grandfather Albert Arthur Braddick who also fought on the Somme and passed away in 1974.
    Regard Cliff

The rocky road to being an Auxiliary Creamery

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  • Foxglove said:
    It is a skill of the few to create a building that looks .....depressed.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    19 May 1928 was a Saturday ...

    Also -
    catalogue.nli.ie (t'other side)
    catalogue.nli.ie (inside)
  • Suck Diesel said:
    An auxiliary or branch creamery served as local collection points where surrounding farmers brought their milk to be weighed and mechanically separated into cream and skim milk. The separated cream was then transported to a larger central creamery to be churned into butter.

    Its establishment coincided with a major turning point in Irish dairy history. In 1927, the Irish Free State created the Dairy Disposal Company (DDC) to buy out struggling private creameries, eliminate wasteful competition, and reorganize milk collection across rural parishes into structured central and auxiliary networks.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Foxglove All function, not much form?
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Was Mr Twigg the branch manager ?
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia I won't beat around the bush. You will have to root around and find out.
  • Suck Diesel said:
    Foxglove The building was constructed by Graves & Co., a Waterford and New Ross timber and agricultural engineering firm. They specialized in erecting corrugated-iron and timber-framed farm buildings, hay barns, and creameries across the south-east.
    So, don’t expect an architectural miracle
  • John Spooner said:
    Mr Frank Twigg was a director of Graves & Co. He received President Cosgrave when in September 1926 he visited Waterford and inspected the Graves factory. (Waterford Standard).
  • John Spooner said:
    Foulkmills auxiliary creamery opened formally on Tuesday 25th August 1928, having already been operating for three weeks. It was auxiliary to the creamery at Campile.

    (New Ross Standard 27th July 1928).

The spies' view of Lord Edward's last refuge

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Kevin D said:
    Interesting. I note that that house (no. 151) was replaced by the current IAWS (Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society) building in the early 20th century, now called 'The Masonry'.

    The smaller brick building to the right in the NLI photo lasted longer. It's visible on the left in this c.1960 photo, next to the large IAWS building, but has since been demolished, as have all the shop-houses seen here:

  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Kevin D Ah, the Lord Edward House. Thanks Kevin.

Models with cello, Studio photo, Sydney, July 1947

from State Library of New South Wales

  • covid convict said:
    The Chinese dancers who appear in some of the photos in the link above are Jessie and Wilbur Tai Sing...a couple of similar pics appeared in Pix on February 8th, 1941...possibly the same photoshoot...at the time the Tai Sings were touring Australia for the Tivoli Theatre circuit...they were from the US...I gather they were originally from San Francisco...

    nla.gov.au - link to the Pix article...

    trove.nla.gov.au - the Daily Telegraph, 21st August, 1941...pic here of Irene Hudson...a 'Ziegfeld Girl' contestant...looks to be the same photoshoot...

    I haven't managed to discover who the cellist and woman holding the umbrella are...

Dr. Wm. H. Crawford, profile portrait (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    I searched some newspapers and I think this is a former president of Allegheny College.
  • swanq said:
    I agree. See www.findagrave.com

A. Carnegie, W.J. Bryan, J.J.Hill, and John Mitchell, seated (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks jessamyn west. I found a published version of the photo at www.loc.gov, but it doesn't provide any additional info.
  • jessamyn west said:
    Here's some more information I was able to find from the Smithsonian (very blurry image) and the newspaper account of this meeting.

    www.si.edu
    www.newspapers.com

    Smithsonian's metadata seems to confirm that he's the president of UMW

British Library digitised image from page 196 of "The County Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland. vol. 1, 2. (Vol. 3-5. A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen ... of Great Britain and Ireland. With descriptive

from British Library

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  • Cassiopée2010 said:
    👍

Tea, Hats and a Mystery Gathering!

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Niall McAuley said:
    Poster at left may say FALAISE, are we en France?
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Niall McAuley It would not surprise me, Belgium?
  • Foxglove said:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falaise,_Calvados
    well spotted with Falais(e).....I was stuck with BOV
  • beachcomber australia said:
    How about this corner of Montmatre, Paris - maps.app.goo.gl ??

    A hop skip and jump away from this nearby-in-the-catalogue photo -
  • Niall McAuley said:
    beachcomber australia That gate pillar looks like an exact match!

    I think you've got it!

    And streetview on other dates sees tables from the corner restaurant on the street here.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Flickr is sometimes A M A Z I N G !!
    In April 2020 via Giovanni Maggiora
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia Brilliant, as I have said before you are all too good at this game!
  • John Spooner said:
    Place Jean-Marais, since 2008. Named after the actor Jean Marais 1913-1998.

    Q. So what was its name before 2008?
    A. It didn't have a name
    Avant sa dénomination officielle le 13 mars 2007 (et son inauguration le 26 avril 2008), cet espace situé au sommet de la Butte Montmartre devant l'église Saint-Pierre de Montmartre (au carrefour de la rue du Mont-Cenis, de la rue Norvins et de la rue Saint-Rustique) n’avait pas de nom propre officiel de « place »
    It was just a place where 3 roads met.

    N.B. The bit about having no name was Google AI, which (among other factually accurate things) says says I died in 2017 (which I believe to be untrue).
  • John Spooner said:
    For the last two editions (and also 2027 I believe) The Tour de France final stage has gone past here along rue Norvins then rue du Mont-Cenis.

Oh have you been to Avondale🎵🎶

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Suck Diesel said:

    The treetop walk in Avondale
  • Mike said:
    Suck Diesel Great background. Thanks.
    Katherine has been unfairly demonised over the decades.

Mrs. W.J.Bryan, portrait bust (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks swanq, I always like to add the woman's real name when they are listed under their husband's name.

H.C. Lodge, standing (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks jessamyn west, we'll update his catalog record.

Rev. W.E. Quayle, portrait bust (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks jessamyn west, for figuring out who he is despite the incorrect middle initial. We'll fix that and put his full name in the catalog record.

A.G. Bell, standing, among plants (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks swanq, we'll update this catalog record.

Admiral Sperry, seated, in uniform (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks swanq, we'll update his catalog record.

G.W. Donaghey, Arkansas, cameo portrait (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • 1 older comment, and then…
  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks jessamyn west, we'll update his catalog record.

W.J. Bryan, Jr., seated (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • 1 older comment, and then…
  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks jessamyn west, we'll add his full name to the catalog record.

Admiral R.D. Evans, portrait bust (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks swanq, we'll update the catalog record.

Municipalité [Montmartre] Mystery

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    Oops! Two years ago I think we missed this photo of the "mayor" (nearby-in-the-catalogue) -
    catalogue.nli.ie

Frank Bailey's Registration of British Nationality

from The National Archives UK

  • JJ_Dredd said:
    Great!

Catalog-26_0006512 413796883 Piction ID Military Aircraft Dropping Supplies Artist Concept

from SDASM Archives

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  • xprocessed said:
    Good job on being featured in Explore SDASM Archives! 🎆 ⭐

Chetah [i.e. cheetah] used for hunting, India (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • wakethesun. said:
    This is actually a very strange photo. Cheetahs historically have been called "hunting leopards", and their name in many other languages is a version of "gepard". They were also used for hunting for hundreds of years (though always taken from the wild, never bred in captivity, so never domesticated). Leopards certainly weren't, though, much less a large male!, so I'm not sure what's going on here. Potentially the people in the photo don't know which species they have?

Detroit (vicinity), Michigan. Women workers parading in the Labor Day parade (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • wakethesun. said:
    In the background is Sam's Cute Rate Department Store. Some info on it here: reuther.wayne.edu

Beaufoy Merlin's photographic cart, Heathcote, Victoria, c. 1873

from State Library of New South Wales

Little pickers wear bigger knickers (bockers)

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Joseph McGrath said:
    😄

Mary Lou Hotel, Front & Allen Streets, Deposit, New York (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Bruce Faling said:
    I remember that place. It's no longer operating.

Kumback Lunch, angle 2, 6th Street, Perry, Oklahoma (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • wakethesun. said:
    They have a very different sign now, with the upper part slabbed over and the shape of the top minimized. But the door on the left is the same, as are the red tiles. The address is 625 Delaware, Perry, OK.