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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Bel_Geddes "Norman Bel Geddes (born Norman Melancton Geddes; April 27, 1893 – May 8, 1958) was an American theatrical and industrial designer." Note to LoC: The middle name he used was "Bel" not "Bell". Evening star. April 05, 1925, Page 5, Image 59, bottom of column 6 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1925-04-05/ed-... "Norman Bel Geddes, Richard Herndon, Eva Le Gallienne and Mercedes d'Acosta sailed for Paris last week to make preparations for the Geddes-Herndon productions there." This photo might have been taken on a journey to or from Europe. The date written on the negative is 7/16/25.

Norman was the father of actress Barbara Bel Geddes, best known for playing the matriarch Eleanor "Miss Ellie" Ewing on Dallas

Thanks swanq for the info and noticing the misspelling, we'll fix it in the catalog record.

Nice. Added to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_in_Australia#Arts_and_literature Thanks for posting these!

I found mention in Aerial Age Weekly of a General Liu Tsching-En of the Chinese Army, director of the Hanyang Arsenal at Hupeh China, visiting the Curtiss factory at Buffalo in 1915...from there, worked out that he's General T. E. Liu, who contracted with Pratt and Whitney to produce prototypes of his rifle design in Connecticut. The "Liu Rifle" is a rarity because much of the initial shipment was lost at sea, and it was never put into production in China. Video here about the Liu Rifle talks about General Liu: www.forgottenweapons.com/bin-shih-and-the-general-liu-rifle

very cool

This information is very cool pennylrichardsca. A fascinating story. Can anyone read the date? Do you think it's Sept. 1914 when Gen. Liu visited the U.S.? Interesting, too, that he is posed with a sword. Thanks so much for your research. We'll add some of the information to the record the next time we update.

the date on the negative is 10/30/14, but it's a formal portrait, so it may be from a different time.