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34 photos and 2 illustrations tagged horseshoes, from 9 members of Flickr Commons.

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26_0066438 Rohr Collection Image

from SDASM Archives

• Chuck Walla said:

  The tag is in focus but covered by hair.

February 3, 1909

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 24 older comments, and then…
• Giovanni said:

  Wonderful shot, Congratulations, Hello and thank you.!

• Swordscookie said:

  It seems an unlikely location for the anvil? They generally worked on the metal while it was hot and that shoe looks cold in the tongs. Nicely taken shot and I'd be willing to bet that the Sergt. is the man at the anvil!

• Woesinger said:

  Apparently, farrier's anvils were also used for "cold shaping" of horse shoes. So sayeth the all-knowing internet. butlerhorseshoeingschools.com/2010/08/how-to-choose-and-u... Which is not to say the shot wasn't posed either, mind you.

• Débora said:

  so interesting. I wonder that all of them might have gone to the first world war, a few years later... it's incredible to look at these pictures and think about the historical context!

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  Swordscookie He does look very much in charge, doesn't he?

Coming of Age

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 30 older comments, and then…
• beachcomber australia said:

  Some background history, including this photo - lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/kilb...

• beachcomber australia said:

  "... Another noteworthy inclusion [to a book] is Ryanair co-founder Tony Ryan, who changed the face of European aviation after he established the low fares airline in 1985. A Thurles native who lived just outside Nenagh at Kilboy House, Ryan’s entrepreneurial genius saw him amass a fortune of €1.5 billion before his death in 2007. ... " from www.nenaghguardian.ie/news-detail.php?article=FYTJRT

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  beachcomber australia Nice little blog post, and this photo plus the image and description of the house confirms that it was taken at Kilboy. And Tony Ryan living there is another priceless little nugget of information. Thank you!

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