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"Yvonne de Knops (1896 in Brussels – 1930 in Genoa), better known by her stage name Yvonne George, was a Belgian singer and feminist actress." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_George She arrived on the French liner Paris, s. The New York herald. [volume], August 20, 1922, Page 14, s. similar photo with the caption: " Miss Yvonne George, French singer, here for her American debut in the "Greenwich Village Follies."" chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045774/1922-08-20/ed-...

B-59 Thank you for the additional information on Georges. We'll add a summary to the catalog record.

The American Ship Lines had 3 sailings a week from Liverpool to Philadelphia and in the year 1882 alone, 17,342 passengers arrived from Liverpool. The line had four ships that traveled "via" Liverpool and Queenstown to Philadelphia. They were called Kensington, Southwark, Haverford and Merion. The Merion is the ship that carried our Cafferty and Boland ancestors to America. All in all, the ship brought in around 20,000 immigrants each year between 1880 and 1910 from England/Ireland.

More about the Philadelphia: www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=phil1

Thanks to both of you for this information about the ship. We'll fill in the caption the next time we update the record.

Joseph Charles Stehlin (1897-1967) www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q122873638

According to www.findagrave.com/memorial/185826897/joseph-charles-stehlin he flew for the French in WWI. ... After World War I, Stehlin fought with the Polish Army against the Bolsheviks. He served with the White Russian Army, was awarded the St. Stanislas Cross, and flew in the Latvian Air Force." But looking at what he is displaying in the picture in the hi-res image, it is more like a cut jewel than a medal. The findagrave site indicates that he was married and divorced several times.

A jewel it is! A picture on the same occasion is in the Americus Times-Recorder. November 10, 1925, Page 5, col 3, half way down. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89053204/1925-11-10/ed-... has headline "DIAMOND BRINGS OWNER NOTHING BUT MUCH WORRY Sultana Diamond Brings Owner Lots of Trouble; Has Value of $1,000,000." "On his arrival, Stehlin found that customs officials would not permit him to bring it in unless he put up a bond of $800,000. Stehlin now finds himself with the diamond, but he needs almost a million dollars before he can display it to prospective buyers. Now his worries begin all over again until someone will put up a bond for the diamond."

He arrived on the French liner Paris, on the same passage as Prince and Princess Asaka. See comment on:

Thanks Richard Norton for identifying him and thanks swanq for providing a story about the jewel. We'll update the catalog record.