Conversations

I don't have a Facebook account but there's someone with this name on Facebook.

About the time of this photo he may have held the title, "Director of Production Control." He took on an additional title, "Vice President - Financial Planning and Control" about 1994.

There are about seven pictures of John Burton as of June 2026.

He is apparently not the U.S. Representative and California Assembly member of the same name.

💎💎💎💎

See
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Cleveland
- obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/1600/first-ladies/francescle...

Other pictures of similar groupings identify some of the individuals.
- www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b11182/
- www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3c03368/

See

See
www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g49513-d144395-Revi...
and
www.fws.gov/rivers/river/horsepasture

I think the thing that looks like a grab iron or handle on the vertical stabilizer is a VHF Omnidirectional Range antenna.

There's a good-looking one of these at President Johnson's ranch in Texas: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/73683441@N07/14540909074/]

Was the department called Benefits? Allgire worked at Rohr 16 years and created one of the employee health plan options.

Gentry started at Rohr 6 years earlier in 1980. This photo appeared in a newspaper with the announcement of a new Rohr Space Products Division.

Similar name: a Rohr engineer, Alexander D. Ramsey died in August 1992.

This person's name would seem to be spelled, "Ramsey." Please post a comment if I have it wrong and I'll fix the tags.

This photo does not look like Tony Schilens.

For the subject, see archives.datapages.com/data/bull_memorials/046/046009/pdf...

"MAYNARD PRESSLEY WHITE
(1896-1961)
Maynard Pressley White died on October 12, 1961, at his home at Sedgewick Farm, Queenstown, Maryland. He retired from the Gulf Oil Corporation in 1951, and a year later suffered a stroke from which he never completely recovered.
Maynard was born in Newark, Ohio, August 19, 1896, the son of Clarence Hudson and Jane Felix White. Maynard's father was an internationally famous photographer. The family moved to New York City in 1903, and spent their winters in New York City and the summers in Five Islands, Maine. He attended Brown University, where he was a sprinter on the track team. His college career was interrupted by World War I, in which he served as a First Lieutenant in the Field Artillery in France. After his discharge he returned to Brown University where he received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering in 1920.
He then worked as a geologist for the Mexican Eagle Oil Company until 1921 when he entered Columbia University and received his Master's Degree in Paleontology in 1922.
In 1922 he was employed as a paleontologist for the International Petroleum Company, in Mexico. On November 23, 1923, he married Evelyn Ruth Lavers. In 1926 he returned to New York to work on his Ph.D. Degree, which he received in 1929.
In the summer of 1928 he was employed by the Gulf Oil Company as district geologist and paleontologist at Ardmore, Oklahoma, and served ..." only the first page is available

For the photographer, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Holland_Day
"Fred Holland Day (July 23, 1864 – November 23, 1933) was an American photographer and publisher. He was prominent in literary and photography circles in the late nineteenth century and was a leading Pictorialist. He was an early and vocal advocate for accepting photography as a fine art."

? on Route 12 North, very near the cemetery and turn to West Brookfield Road, and before entering the Northfield Gulf

Maybe backwards, looking down Merchants Row toward the square.

Might this be the brick house at the corner of Rt. 12 S and Tatro Hill Road?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Music_(Milwaukee)
"Academy of Music was a theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin located at what is today 611–625 N. Milwaukee Street. Built in 1864–1865, the theatre opened as Music Hall on January 31, 1865. Its name was changed to the Academy of Music four years later. In the 19th century it operated as Milwaukee's primary venue for opera and concerts. It was later leased by the Shubert family and re-branded the Shubert Theatre in 1906. It continued as a venue for plays as part of The Shubert Organization until 1922 when it briefly operated as an unsuccessful movie theatre before closing. It was converted into a retail and office space building known as the Pioneer Building, opening under that name in May 1926. It was acquired by Levin Properties, Inc. in 2000. Levin unsuccessfully attempted to repurpose that building as a center for telecommunications in the early 2000s. It was subsequently acquired by Milwaukee Nowi LLC, and demolished in 2012 to make way for the Milwaukee Marriott Downtown hotel."

The text under ACADEMY reads "Thanhouser Company."

This is not a Hercules, most likely a 707 in cargo configuration.

About the time of this photo, McKechnie was named General Manager of the Arkadelphia, Arkansas Plant, then under construction. The plant was to specialize in superplastic forming processes. He was a unit manager in hydroforming at the Chula Vista Plant about the time this photo was taken.

Mr. Tomal started at Rohr in 1973. He was Manager of Internal Auditing before a promotion to Director. He still lives in San Diego County, according to one source.

The camoflaged vehicle might be a Transporter-Erector-Launcher for a MGM-134 Midgetman missile. The slide is flipped horizontally.

Ms. McClelland was Corporate Communications Manager about this time. 👋

I haven't found anything that tells what Mr. Crista did. Ms. McClelland's assistant?

As recently as 2010, Mr. Wetzler served on the City of San Diego Ethics Commission and lives in La Jolla.

He retired in 2002. He contributed to Rohr for 22 years reaching Group President. Some titles may have included:
- Vice President for Management of Information Systems
- Vice President of Quality for Assembly and Research and Development
- Vice President of Quality Assurance
- Senior Vice President of Operations
- Group President and Officer for the $1.5 billion Aerostructures & Aviation Services Group

Education
Advanced Management Program, Harvard University
Master of Business Administration, University of North Carolina Bachelor of Arts degree in Math from Washington College in Maryland. 👋

Someone named John Goulding was appointed President of RTAC, a joint venture of Hercules and Rohr. This may have occurred on or about 06/18/1990. He is described as an engineer.

At one point in time there was a Rohr office in Scotland. Scotbud may mean Scotland?

Seated 5th from the right (between the man holding the flag and the nurse), is PJ Moloney, TD for Tipperary South. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._J._Moloney
He was arrested in January 1920, transferred to Wormwood Scrubs on the 31st of March where he went on hunger strike for 23 days before being released on the 14th of May and taken in a weak condition to the Infirmary in Islington.

Tom Humphreys Thanks a million for that information!

The DIA puts construction of the building at 1883-85

Lowson were there in 1890. No Wilson, Carswell, or Photo shop.

Lowson gone by 1901, Calvert stockbroking here.

But McCulloch is in Queen's buildings both dates, and I see Charles & Russell photographers in 1901.

I think we are between 1890 and 1901.

The building on the left looks interesting.
I hope somebody can identify it?

philipgmayer The fancy one with the railings? That's the Reform Club itself, I think.

Dissolution of partnership clearance sale of Wilson & Carswell advertised first in the Ulster Echo on 3rd February 1881, and the latest I can see is in the Portadown News on 29th May 1886.

Breaking up is hard to do.

Of the Reform club building, the DIA says: 1883-5
Nature: M & T winners of competition. 3-storey red sandstone building with corner entrance with turret above. Work supervised by W.H. Lynn. Informally opened Jan 1885. Builder: James Henry. Cost: £12,000.

Clearly the building with the turret.

No. 2 next door is described as:
Name: BARRE, WILLIAM JOSEPH
Building: CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, ROYAL AVENUE, NO. 002 (PROVINCIAL BANK)
Date: 1864-69
Nature :New bank in 'that peculiar adaptation of Venetian Gothic that this architect has made his own'. Completed by Turner & Williamson after WJB's death.. Builder: Henry Fulton. Stonecarving: Mr Barnes.

which sounds like the building to the left.

Google maps suggests these are still #2 and #4 Royal Avenue today.

John Spooner 1886 is consistent with the Stockbroker names...

Carol Maddock Niall McAuley
Thank you, both.
One of those photos in Carol's link, shows an empty space next to the Reform Club.
My first thought was that it was a bank, as I've researched all of Liverpool's banks.
www.flickr.com/photos/44435674@N00/albums/72157621881826924/

Mr. Lynas has a profile on LinkedIn but I don't have access.

This is Mr. Journey's office.

Dave Watson = Davis R. Watson?

Dave Watson = Davis R. Watson?

Dave Watson = Davis R. Watson?

Dave Watson = Davis R. Watson?

One of the three people with the tag "Watson, Madsen, Wetzler" may be Davis R. Watson who was a Vice President and General Manager at Riverside Plant about this time.

Dave Watson = Davis R. Watson?

Mr. Miller was believed to have been Chief Financial Officer at some point. About May 1989 he was Vice President and Treasurer according to a newspaper article.

Not the same as? [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/54551784088/]

Believed to be:
Richard Moeller (1929-2009)
May have started at Rohr in 1950. May have been involved with British Aerospace BAe-125 business jet nacelles starting about the time this photo was made. These products were made at Riverside and Hagerstown.

Believed to be:
Captain Ralph Neiger, USN (ret) (1928-2022)
Burial: Miramar National Cemetery
Plot: SECTION L ROW 1 SITE 79

He was promoted to President in August of 1995.

John Hugo 'Jack' Wulff (1932-2017).
Born: Madison, South Dakota.
History: 33 years at Rohr.
Obituary says he retired as Director of Finance.

Is believed to have been prompted to an unknown position in 1991.
History: joined Rohr in 1979.
BS Management Science, Georgia Institute of Technology 👋

There was a protest on October 17th 1909 which fits the bill. Fermanagh Herald - Saturday 23 October 1909:

A demonstration organised by the British Social Democratic Federation, in co-operation with the Labour Party, Fabian Society, and other organisations, was held in Trafalgar Square, London, on Sunday afternoon, to protest against the execution of Senor Ferrer, and was attended by between nine thousand and ten thousand people.

John Spooner That's some crowd. Will the newspapers be our friend in uncovering Francisco Ferrer's alleged wrongdoing?

Date fairly securely established as 17 October 1909 then, thank you, and the postcard was sent on 10 September 1910.

Methinks the protest was a bit late.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Ferrer

Francisco Ferrer was a Spanish radical freethinker, anarchist, and educationist behind a network of secular, private, libertarian schools in and around Barcelona. His execution, following a revolt in Barcelona, propelled Ferrer into martyrdom and grew an international movement of radicals and libertarians, who established schools in his model and promoted his schooling approach.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Ferrer

The protest in Trafalgar Square was mild in comparison with what went on in Italy. It was "in the throes of a general strike" in protest against the "inquisitorial Spanish government", the Spanish consuls in Milan, Carrara and Florence resigned, and "immense bodies of soldiery" were guarding the Vatican day and night. (Daily Chronicle).,

It seems that the 'secular' aspect of Ferrer's teachings were seen as a threat to certain parts of the Spanish establishment.

Mike Grimes I don't think he would have been wildly popular with Irish authorities of the time either!

Suck Diesel Thank you, Mr Diesel.

John Spooner Mike Grimes Suck Diesel I've had a squiz at photos of Keir Hardie. Are we happy enough that he's the man Xed on the postcard? I am.

National Library of Ireland on The Commons I'd say it's him alright.

Mr. Todd became CEO in 1982 according to one newspaper article. At one point he served on the Board.

Mr. Card previously worked with Lockheed Missiles and Space Company and Boeing Computer Services.

Many of these Rohr Industries studio photos seem to have a color and a black-and-white version. It looks like they shot these with a Hasselblad and two magazines. We know the Photo Lab had a Hasselblad.

F O U N D !

Flickr is sometimes amazing! michael has stitched together a couple of 1854 (!) photographs which I am 90% sure is the same corner nearly 50 years earlier. Rooflines and other details are different, but there are enough similarities to say this Is the 'Place Rogier' or the earlier 'Place Cologne' in Brussels.

"Place Rogier in 1854
Cologne Square (now Place Rogier) in Brussels, I have combined two photographs by Louis-Pierre-Théophile Dubois de Nehaut, which allows us to see what Place Rogier looked like in 1854."
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikerinos/54414597749/in/dateposted/]

The original 1854 photo's exact location is the subject of discussion (in French) here - www.facebook.com/groups/452221515209318/posts/25689459902...

Can anyone find it on Google Maps ?

PlaceRogierView - maps.app.goo.gl/XyTVyCR3T1nND64NA

The large Palace Hotel was begun in 1908, shortly after the Dillon's visit. An old photo shows the building on the right almost matching the Dillon photo ...

See - authenticbrussels.be/opening-of-the-doubletree-by-hilton-...

Ooops, wrong again! Those attic windows of the house on the right in the photo above are there in the 1854 photo, but not in the Dillon photo. ie the Dillon photo is not Place Rogier. Must be somewhere nearby ...

beachcomber australia Thank you for plugging away at this one. You'll get there. We believe in you! 😀

Mr. Chapman was CFO as of 1997. I'm unsure of how he served Rohr in 1994 when this photo was taken.

beachcomber australia The best I could come up with

There was once in the city of Lima
A woman from Ireland named Emer
With no dog of her own
She felt all alone
So she hurried back home on a steamer

Kevin beachcomber australia John Spooner Here is an AI option

There once was a woman called Emer,
A photograph-finding redeemer.
At the old NLI,
She'd happily pry,
Till Flickr declared her a schemer.

John Spooner National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Bravo! Encore!

John Spooner Huzzah for yours! Bualadh bos!

National Library of Ireland on The Commons finally, a use for AI I can get behind! 😄

Thanks swanq, I believe this is him, although I doubt some of the other dates of photos that appear online (not that people lied, just that an earlier photo was published later). We'll update the catalog record.

Thanks swanq, we'll update his catalog record.

It grew a 'nose' over the front door. I wonder when?
StationHotelView - maps.app.goo.gl/vV5t3NurXAnZGpjv7

There is a longer shot - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000327406 - with a smart carriage from the Imperial Hotel.

Reminds of all the stories back in the day of planes landing at Shannon Airport for refuelling and then being held because of fog. Limerick didn't have enough hotels so people could get sent out to Kilkee. Including Che Guevara! kilkee.clareheritage.org/people/che-guevara-in-kilkee

" ... By the end of the nineteenth century, it became necessary to replace the original Penrose Quay terminus with a larger station, Kent Station, which opened on 2 February 1893. ..."
[Aside] - "The station served as a filming location for the 1979 movie The First Great Train Robbery starring Seán Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down."

via - www.ouririshheritage.org/content/knowyour5k/kent-station-2

This 2017 GoogleMaps screen grab is remarkably close to Mr French / Lawrence's point of view, going by the chimney positions relative to each other -
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/beachcomberaustralia/55320676852/in/dateposted/]

robh London Nice story Robert.

beachcomber australia a substantial nose!

beachcomber australia Date Updated

National Library of Ireland on The Commons I am having no luck finding when the 'nose' was added. Someone knows !! 👃

Nearby in the catalogue, no help with the date:

swanq, thanks, we'll update his catalog record.

Thanks swanq, we'll update the catalog record.

I'll also ask that we fix the misspelling of portrait in the title.

Thanks swanq, we'll update both of the catalog records.

My kind of fellow, the kind who would not have apologized for being Anglo.

Thanks swanq, we'll update the catalog record.

Add a tag or comment with the name of this person if you can: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/55067950317/]

Never walk under a suspended load. Aerotrain empty weight: 46,000 pounds. About 1 Muni bus.

The guy on the left may be BART board member Stanley Grydyk.

Br'er Bear says, "Watch it, buster!"

Four dollars??