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81 photos and 1 illustration tagged buttons, from 17 members of Flickr Commons.
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- libraryofcongress
- portrait
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- uniform
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- blackandwhite
- blackandwhitephotograph
- moustache
- unusual
- socialhistory
- military
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- digitalimage
- northeastofengland
- unitedkingdom
- shirt
- mustache
- epaulets
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- The Library of Congress
- North East Museums
- State Library of Queensland
- Smithsonian Institution
- Powerhouse Museum
- George Eastman Museum
- National Library of Ireland on The Commons
- Center for Jewish History, NYC
- Galt Museum & Archives on The Commons
- Museum of Photographic Arts
- U.S. National Archives
- LSE Library
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Friends posing on Kirra Beach, 1938 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Group of young people enjoying a day at the beach with their dog, ca. 1935 from State Library of Queensland uploaded October 2020
Button's Quality Gifts sign, 4th & Pine, Ellensburg, Washington (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded November 2019
Button's Quality Gifts sign, 4th & Pine, Ellensburg, Washington (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded November 2019
Nina Last's Women's Hospital Corps orderly's jacket, c1915 from LSE Library uploaded February 2019
HC04428 from Community Archives of Belleville & Hastings County uploaded June 2018
A motley crew? from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded April 2018
Lamont (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2017
2015.24 (8) from Deseronto Archives uploaded August 2015
South Shields Museum and Art Gallery during the First World War from North East Museums uploaded October 2014
Metal pin from the Papers of Jerry Goodman, “Free Soviet Jews” from Center for Jewish History, NYC uploaded July 2014
Sponsor launches an Empire ship from North East Museums uploaded May 2014
Dressed for Snow from North East Museums uploaded December 2013
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Capt. Hood, U.S.N. (LOC)
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swanq said:
According to www.navsource.org/archives/01/28a.htm "Captain John Hood was the Commanding Officer of the battleship Delaware (BB-28) in 1911-1912. Under his command the Delaware won the battle efficiency pennant during this period." A copy of this picture is used. books.google.com/books?id=9ZSlyS7MrzAC&pg=RA1-PA264&a... indicates that he commanded the USS Texas in January 1916. Which is confirmed by www.navsource.org/archives/01/35e.htm "Captain John Hood was the Commanding Officer of the battleship Texas (BB-35) deck in 1915-1916. During his command the Texas won the "Red E" for excellence in engineering efficiency. "
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swanq said:
NYT of May 25, 1913 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0D1FF83B5F13738... has him as a member of the "General Board of the Navy." He had 'prepared for the United States Navy League a plan of naval policy which he calls a "Practical Guarantee of Peace." '
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BigBean said:
I've included this gentleman and his moustache in a little video I made
Henry Wharton - Hoppings
from North East Museums
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Historical Pail said:
Great shot ...Alan
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pinetar2006 said:
Sure looks like inky fincklestein