april1913

I hope it had a long, productive and safe life.

We'll soon find out Alan. I've hotlinked it to a few local history groups and we also have some excellent train fanatics viewing these pages. Almost every steam loco built has had its full history recorded..

I have some feedback; ' Little Nut. ran between the Boltsburn Mill, Boltsburn Mine, Lintzgarth Mill Wolfcleugh'. It seems it had a crew of two men and due to the weather extremes of where it was working (high in the North Pennines) it was fitted with a more weatherproof cabin which looked much like larger locos. It seems that wasn't enough (it can snow sideways up there!) and it was fitted with basic full wooden doors! This small loco was also given its own small snow plough to keep the tracks clear!

The inscription on the glass negative is incorrect. This is actually German Zeppelin IV, or Z IV (also identified by its production number, LZ 16) that, due to deteriorating weather conditions, accidentally crossed over the French border and landed upon a military parade ground in Lunéville, France on April 3, 1913. Zeppelin IV was detained by the French military and scoured for intelligence information (such as the airship's log book) concerning the airship's technology and capability. The airship and its crew were released from French custody after one day. However, it returned to Germany featuring "over 600 autographs of French men and women, with the phrase, 'Vive la France!' together with other epithets quite as patriotic but less polite," as per this story from the New York Times (published May 10, 1913).

THAT INVADING ZEPPELIN.; Left Luneville Covered with Autographs and "Vive la France!"
query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9804E6D8173FE633A...

Thanks for the clarification, TVL 1970. Will submit for possible updating to catalog record.

LZ 16
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2450329

Thanks Richard Norton, we'll add that to the images showing this Zeppelin.

In April 1913, John D. Archbold launched a new steam yacht, the Vixen, with his daughter Mrs. MM Van Buren on hand to christen the yacht. Here's the Vixen: Seems to be John Dustin Archbold (1848-1916), an oilman, onetime president of Standard Oil: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dustin_Archbold His children with Annie M. Mills were Mary Lavina, Anne, Frances, and John Foster--so the women in this photo may be among those.

Thanks for the information. We'll add it to the source data and reload the description.

www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2909004787/ and www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2850356157/ are at the same event. Mrs Macy is Anne Sullivan Macy

I wonder if this might be the International Flower Show in New York City. The inaugural show was held in April 1913 and Helen Keller was reported to have visited there, as she was doing a speaking tour (her first in NY) at the time. (source, NY Times March 31, 1913, Monday ... "Helen Keller...appeared on the lecture platform for the first time in New York last night at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre.")

Further digging, and yes, this was in April 1913, per this story/photo in The Indianapolis Star, 14 April 1913, page 10, col 2 Famous Blind Girl Honored at Flower Show. Mrs John Macy, Miss Helen Keller -Copyright, International. "Miss Helen Keller, the famous deaf, dumb and blind woman, was one of the prominent visitors at the international flower show held in New York. She was presented with the prize American Beauty roses. She is shown with Mrs. John Macy of the presentation committee."

Swang - Is "Mrs. John Macy of the presentation committee" the same Mrs. John A. Macy who was previously known as Anne Sullivan?

I'm sure it is... and I'm not 100% convinced that the Indianapolis Star was correct in their caption of "Mrs John Macy of the presentation committee". It is indeed Mrs John (Ann Sullivan) Macy, but was she really on the presentation committee?