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I respect a man who is willing to go the distance for his convictions ;-)

He was also known as F. R. L. Rossi: nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13030101 & nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13097062 21 June 1872: An unusual letter to the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald by F. R. L. Rossi, Captain G.C.V. Rifles, Rossiville 20th June. The substance being that he had disciplined a volunteer Private, Mr. Robertson, who had not saluted Rossi. nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13259486 29 August 1872: "Volunteer Captain Rossi has been fined 5s. for assaulting Sergeant Mawson." [ ref. nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13262748 ] 29 December 1873: " The Captain of the Goulburn Corps appears to be an imperious, exacting and quarrelsome man." (Captain Rossi) nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5878427 22 December 1886: "EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS AT THE GOULBURN CATHEDRAL" " Captain Rossi, the senior trustee of the land upon which St. Saviour's Cathedral is built, sent a messanger for the keys of the building last evening, and, obtaining it, stayed in the cathedral all night. This morning, when an entrance was sought to the cathedral to hold service, the doors were found to be locked...." and " ... a tablet to the memory of Captain Rossi's father and mother, and which was formerly in the old cathedral on which the site of the present cathedral stands, had been affixed to the northern wall of the transcept. .." " ... The affair has caused great excitement in town, and is the principal topic of conversation." nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13623364 And here's the story of how this photograph was taken. On page 11 s in the Sydney Morning Herald of Saturday 15 January 1887 appears a story: The Goulburn Cathedral Affair (by telegraph to the Herald) Goulburn, Wednesday "Messrs Finlay, Hayes,and Shepherd, members of the Cathedral Council, went into the building on Tuesday night at 7 o'clock.... ... about 5 o'clock Wednesday morning ... ... ... Mr. Rossi said he would not move, upon which two of them with the assistance of one of the guards, impelled him out onto the footpath. ... Mr. Rossi maintained his position on the footpath until others had seen it. A crowd of about 70 or 80 persons collected. Someone suggested that a photographer be sent for, which was done, and a photograph was taken of Mr. Rossi in the position in which he wsa left by the ejectors. ..." ref. nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18891486 So, the photograph was taken on Wednesday 12 January 1887. He succeeded his uncle as Comte De Rossi in 1896, so that is why he is not styled as Comte in the newspaper reports prior to that date. [ ref adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060071b.htm ] .

What a stunning contribution BobMeade! When I ambled along that footpath past the church one sunny morning last year, I had no idea of the shenanigans that had occurred there.

You certainly get around pellethepoet.

"....impelled him out onto the footpath." I love it!

Was she part of the same family as John F. Kennedy?

This picture is really worth a thousand words. It tells a story of upper class society in Miss Kennedy's attire and her own dog. Even female idols of today have so called "designer dogs" like Paris Hilton's "tinkerbell."

This photograph exudes the aristocracy of society at the time. Her hat, full-length fur, and dog that she carries as an accessory familiarly channel celebrities today.

I believe her full name was Marian Kennedy. There was an article about this event (the first specialty show given by the American Pomeranian Club) in The New York Times, which took place in the sun parlor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on January 10, 1911. 262 dogs took part, and the event featured many wealthy and notable personages. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B07E4DB1331E233A...

It looks like Marian Kennedy was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Van Rensselaer Kennedy. She was in the New York Times quite a bit beginning in 1910. query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch?query="marian+ke...

Typing error, must be Earl of Craven (not Carven), as mentionned on the photograph. Probably this guy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Craven,_5th_Earl_of_Craven See also this picture: www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw198615/...

This seems right, and he is "William George Bradley Craven, 5th Earl of Craven (31 July 1897 – 15 September 1932".) The photo is dated 7/17/15, and "Viscount Uffington" is crossed out. There is a Times article on 7/12/15 noting the arrival of the 18 year old (and slightly built) Viscount Uffington, 18 years old and on his way to join the Territorial Army in Bermuda. (maybe he's taking his own rifle with him?) He stated that he was leaving New York in 5 days. He was the son of the 4th Earl and his American wife, Cornelia Martin. He became the 5th Earl in 1921, which is probably when Bain changed the caption. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70E12F83B5C13738...

Lord ME ME ME.

Handsome young chap, pity he died so young.

Thanks for noting the error, B-59 and artolog. We'll make the correction the next time we update the record.