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Santos Dumont pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_Dumont

:) nice

O what a feeling !

The first aeroplane flight over Sydney was made from Ascot Racecourse on 5 May 1911. The racecourse closed during World War II when it was used as a military camp. It did not reopen after the war, and was demolished as part of expansion works for Sydney Airport. The only surviving physical evidence of the racecourse is fifteen fig trees which formerly lined the racecourse entrance. These trees are located near the airports long-term carpark, and are the subject of heritage preservation. Great Blog by the Sydney Morning Herald on photographer's George Bell first flight with New Zealand aviator Joseph Hammond when he visited Sydney blogs.smh.com.au/photographers/archives/2007/01/

great image! love it!

Ascot: 6km north-east, one of Brisbane’s most exclusive suburbs with many beautiful old homes Dominated by Eagle Farm and Doomben racecourses and named after the famous English track. Source: hicksrealestate.com.au/secret-history-brisbanes-suburbs-z/

Founder of the JP Morgan financial company. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pierpont_Morgan

Caption appears to be, " J. P. Morgan in London 20 years ago"

A somewhat similar photo of Morgan, at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b40359 , has a copyright registration date of 1902. I'm not certain, but I think the photo here is probably earlier. The "20 years ago" could well be relative to his death in 1913.

I agree swang that the pic shown here looks like it is earlier. That 1902 pic shows his hair a bit sparser, and a bit whiter. Although with Morgan's known aversion to having his photographic portrait made due to the problem with his schnozzola, it's quite possible either or both have been retouched in the nose area. Possibly other areas too.

Thanks! We'll adjust the title to reflect what it says on the negative and reload the description to Flickr.