Conversations
Here are conversations that have happened in the last week on Flickr Commons:
When Colonialists were the "Good Guys"?
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Niall McAuley said:
I'm going to guess this was a copy, and that one of the soldiers is a relation of the Mrs. Gough who ordered it.
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National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Calling beachcomber australia. Come in beachcomber australia. Try the catalogue now, please!
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Niall McAuley said:
The Gambia Regiment is a possibility, per wikipedia:
The parade uniform of the regiment consisted of khaki drill shorts with red fezzes, along with scarlet zouave-style jackets. The jacket style was inherited from the West India Regiment. The jackets had a yellow edging and red cummerbunds. In the field, the regiment originally wore a variation of the Kilmarnock cap, but just prior to World War II this changed to the slouch hat. Similarly, British officers attached to the regiment initially wore pith helmets, but they also later changed to the slouch hat. Although most uniforms in the RWAFF were similar, the special distinction of the Gambia Regiment was a khaki and brown puggree, and a brown cummerbund. -
Suck Diesel said:
Similar?
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Niall McAuley said:
Or the Northern Nigeria regiment, maybe
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Niall McAuley said:
Seem to be a lot of possibilities!
The RWAFF:
The parade uniform of the RWAFF throughout its history was a distinctive one. It comprised khaki drill, red fezes, sleeveless scarlet zouave style jackets edged in yellow, and red cummerbunds. Artillery units wore blue jackets with yellow braid and engineers red with blue braid. African sergeants and warrant officers were distinguished by yellow braiding on the front of their jackets. The badge on the fez was a palm tree. -
beachcomber australia said:
Calling National Library of Ireland on The Commons !
NLI site still not working for me! "403 Forbidden" still ...
21 August 1916 was a Monday ... -
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
beachcomber australia I passed that along.
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CASSIDY PHOTOGRAPHY said:
The African soldiers are possibly from Uganda, another failed British colony. Look at the hats on these guys-
collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1974-08-37-3-20
Maybe Nigerian, look at the hats and tunics.
scontent.fmel17-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/511308106_7...
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=706073618844587&set=pcb....
www.facebook.com/officialhistorydaily/posts/how-the-niger...
Maybe Ghana.
Unidentified Man
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Imagesetc1 said:
This is a photo of Joseph Adrian Booth, the younger brother of John Wilkes Booth
Wentworth Park Panorama c. 1920
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Stephen said:
Wow - what a fascinating panorama!! It looks west towards Glebe, with Wattle Street in the foreground. It is a shame that this precinct was spoilt by the construction of the huge greyhound racing facility in 1932. Thankfully it is now being demolished.
The Colored Idea Band of Sonny Clay arrives in Sydney, 1928 / Sam Hood
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jessamyn west said:
David in Delta Thanks for IDing Ivie Anderson, I've added this image to her Wikipedia page
Graduation at Mooseheart, [7/7/26] (LOC)
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David Valenzuela said:
Mooseheart, located in Kane County, Illinois
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Jon (LOC P&P) said:
This photo was used in the Mooseheart Magazine, www.google.com/books/edition/Mooseheart_Magazine/OZl8HvNh.... The man standing in the light colored suit is Secretary of Labor James J. Davis. He was very influential in the Moose Lodge. The graduation was on July 4th, 1926. I'll ask that we add some information to the catalog record.
Portrait of Betty Howell 'Miss Radiola,' Sydney, 1947
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Emma White said:
The scenery is so clean. Top quality. I think I saw this photo on the Photik4 app. Do you have an account there?
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Mr. Happy Face - Peace :) said:
Exceptional Work 🌟 Congratulations Explored
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Michael Gschwind said:
Glückwunsch zu Explore !
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Francesco Dini said:
Congrats on making Explore! 🎉✨ 👏 - Absolutely stunning! 🌟
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waewduan C said:
Many congrats………………
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VINCE.. said:
Congrats on explore
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Sigurd Krieger said:
Congrats on Xplore!!
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gato-gato-gato said:
A fine picture!
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Annie said:
Admired your photograph 👌🏆Congratulations on Explore 🌟 ☆ Have a lovely week
26_0028382 Rohr Collection Image
from SDASM Archives
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Chuck Walla said:
Whatever this tool, it's the same kind as appears in photos of the Rohr HTA plant in Texas. It looks like there's a heat process and possibly a vacuum involved. I initially thought it was a vacuum chamber.
26_0018677 Rohr Collection Image
from SDASM Archives
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Chuck Walla said:
Innovation in the 1920s. This may be a photo of the first attempt(/s) at in-flight refueling. I can't find others from this effort at Library of Congress.
There is alleged to be a cleaner photo of the first attempt on Wikimedia. It's over 2000 pixels on a side.
26_0018440 Rohr Collection Image
from SDASM Archives
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Chuck Walla said:
Worn air conditioning tubing.
I don't work on aircraft. If the tags are wrong, please post a comment and someone will edit them. Please add tags if you see in important label missing from these images.
26_0021348 Rohr Collection Image
from SDASM Archives
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Chuck Walla said:
If desired, please delete the tags 1970s and 1973.
Untitled - caption: 'Snake'
from British Library
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piel studio said:
someonevague yes sirrrrr
26_0030256 Rohr Collection Image
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Chuck Walla said:
This might be a Transbus, a Rohr Hi Value coach, or a Rohr Metro Coach.
26_0028657 Rohr Collection Image
from SDASM Archives
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Chuck Walla said:
I'll bet you could recover some of the waste heat from these to heat the car in winter.
26_0061014 Rohr Collection Image
from SDASM Archives
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Chuck Walla said:
Board member name tags are not readable in this series of photos. Please add tags with names if you can identify any of them.
26_0040069 Rohr Collection Image
from SDASM Archives
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Chuck Walla said:
Dropping a mass onto the aluminum sheet and measuring the effect?
26_0074500 Rohr Collection Image
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Chuck Walla said:
This might be Fairhope, Alabama. If you know please comment and tag the image. Thank you.
26_0074495 Rohr Collection Image
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Chuck Walla said:
The freeway in the background is now Interstate 880. The route designation may have been State Route 17 in 1973.
The utilitiy in this area, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.., had to raise the pole at right of frame so high voltage lines would clear the tracks. That's a long pole.
Belle La Follette graduation, 1885 (LOC)
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swanq said:
See her husband in
![Wm. Collins, John Coughlin, R.M. LaFollette Jr., W.C. Roberts, Hugh Frayne, C.K. Wright, LaFollette [Sr.], Gompers & Woll (LOC)](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52329257294_15e1b3399d_n.jpg)
and
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swanq said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Case_La_Follette
"Isabelle Case La Follette (April 21, 1859 – August 18, 1931) was a women's suffrage, peace, and civil rights activist in Wisconsin, United States. She worked with the Woman's Peace Party during World War I. At the time of her death in 1931, The New York Times called her "probably the least known yet most influential of all American women who have had to do with public affairs in this country." She was the wife and helpmate of Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette—a prominent Progressive Republican politician both in Wisconsin and on the national scene—and as co-editor with her husband of La Follette's Weekly Magazine."