ssrochambeau

5 photos tagged ssrochambeau, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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1910

1915

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pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
Thorvald (or Thorwald) Ellegaard (or Ellegård) (1877-1954): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorvald_Ellegaard
Ryan (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks pennylrichardsca for the research. We'll fill in his name the next time we update the record.

pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
George Seres (), French cyclist: www.lordprice.co.uk/SPCY1005.html Thorvald Ellegaard (1877-1954) Danish cyclist: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorvald_Ellegaard Cesare Moretti Sr. (b. 1885), Italian cyclist. www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=19923 de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare_Moretti_sr. These three arrived in New York on the Rochambeau on May 12, 1915, to ride at the new Sheepshead Bay Velodrome. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0912FC3E5A15738...
only1tanuki said:
3 men, 3 different hats.
Ryan (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks pennylrichardsca for filling in the picture of who these men were and why they came. We'll add some of the information to the record the next time we update.

swanq said:
NYT of April 27, 1915 select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50D1EFF385C1373... indicated that Saint-Saens was to sail from Bordeaux for New York on the steamship Rochambeau. So he was on the same voyage as the cyclists in nearby pictures, e.g., www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/7753238064/

pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
His wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Saint-Sa%C3%ABns
swanq said:
musicandhistory.com/music-and-history-by-the-year/176-191... indicates he left Bordeaux for New York on April 24, 1915.
Mouserola! said:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OgL5AcNFqY&feature=related
kithg said:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hopaQjQFUYw The organ symphony finale, which was the basis for some of the music from the movie, Babe, the song Farmer Hoggett sings to Babe.