During a variety of assignments, including service in the Spanish American War and the world cruise of the Great White Fleet, he showed an aptitude for naval gunnery, wrote a manual for gun and torpedo drills, helped set up the first wireless telegraphs on naval vessels, developed tactical doctrine for destroyers, and experimented with deploying aircraft to locate submarines. During World War I he was Superintendent of the Naval Academy.
www.history.navy.mil/library/Bios/eberle_ew.html
Saturday, November 27, 2010
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Portrait of a mustachioed man in suit with waistcoat
This portrait is from a glass plate negative from circa 1900.
Gift of the Estate of Raymond W Phillips, 2008
From the Phillips Glass Plate Negative Collection, Powerhouse Museum
Portrait of a man in suit with waistcoat
Originally uploaded by Powerhouse Museum Collection
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Dashing Young Man by Barron of Sarnia, ON - Carte de Visite
Dashing Young Man by Barron of Sarnia, ON - Carte de Visite
Originally uploaded by snap-happy1
A fantastic mustache, and a great tie too.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Großherzog Friedrich I. von Baden 1826 - 1907, Grand Duke of Baden
Großherzog Friedrich I. von Baden 1826 - 1907, Grand Duke of Baden
Originally uploaded by Miss Mertens
Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden (* 9. September 1826 in Karlsruhe, 28. September 1907 on the island Mainau) Was 1852-1856 Regent and from 1856 until his death in 1907 Grand Duke of Grand Duchy Baden.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Whisk Broom Beard of Belgian King, Leopold II (1835-1909)
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Portrait of Belgian King, Leopold II (1835-1909).
Location: Belgium
Date taken: 1900
Location: Belgium
Date taken: 1900
Photo Via LIFE archive on Google.
Leopold II (French: Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor, Dutch: Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor) (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second king of the Belgians. Born in Brussels the second (but eldest surviving) son of Leopold I and Louise-Marie of Orléans, he succeeded his father to the throne on 17 December 1865 and remained king until his death. He was the brother of Carlota, empress of Mexico, and first cousin to Victoria, queen of Britain.
Leopold is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State, a private project undertaken by the King. He used Henry Morton Stanley to help him lay claim to the Congo, an area now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Powers at Berlin Conference agreed to set up the Free State in 1885, on condition that the inhabitants were to be brought into the modern world and that all nations be allowed to trade freely. From the beginning, however, Leopold essentially ignored these conditions and ran the Congo brutally, by proxy through a mercenary force, for his own personal gain. He extracted a personal fortune from the Congo, initially by the collection of ivory, and after a rise in the price of rubber in the 1890s by forcing the native population to collect sap from rubber plants. His harsh regime was directly or indirectly responsible for the death of millions of people. The Congo became one of the most infamous international scandals of the early 20th century, and Leopold was ultimately forced to relinquish control of it to the government of Belgium.
- Wikipedia
Monday, July 26, 2010
Happy Birthday George Bernard Shaw
from Wikipedia:George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright.
Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60 plays. Nearly all his writings deal sternly with prevailing social problems, but have a vein of comedy to make their stark themes more palatable. Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care and class privilege.
He was most angered by what he perceived as the exploitation of the working class, and most of his writings censure that abuse. An ardent socialist, Shaw wrote many brochures and speeches for the Fabian Society.
He became an accomplished orator in the furtherance of its causes, which included gaining equal rights for men and women, alleviating abuses of the working class, rescinding private ownership of productive land, and promoting healthy lifestyles.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Herzog Friedrich von Anhalt
Herzog Friedrich von Anhalt had a fantastic mustache and a nice helmet too.
from Wikipedia: Frederick II (19 August 1856 - 22 April 1918) was a Duke of Anhalt.
He was born in Dessau the second son of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Anhalt-Dessau and his wife Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg.[1] In 1863 his grandfather Leopold IV became Duke of the united Duchy of Anhalt following the death of the last Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg. His father succeeded as Duke of Anhalt on 22 May 1871. Frederick became heir apparent and Hereditary Prince following the death of his brother Leopold on 2 February 1886. Frederick was married on 2 July 1889 at Karlsruhe to Princess Marie of Baden, elder sister of Prince Maximilian of Baden, 8th Chancellor of Germany.[2]
On 24 January 1904 he succeeded his father as Duke of Anhalt.[3] During his reign he was known for his love of music and maintained a Court Theatre which became celebrated throughout Europe.[4] He died at Ballenstedt Castle and was succeeded by his brother Eduard.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Portuguese Beard Illustration, October 18 1909
Dr. G.S. Lincoln, Crutchfield St, Dallas, Texas, 1901, Wednesday, June 23, 2010
King Oscar II. of Sweden 1829 - 1907
Oscar II (21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907), born Oscar Fredrik was King of Norway from 1872 until 1905 and King of Sweden from 1872 until his death. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.
source: wikipedia.org
source: wikipedia.org
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Portrait of Man with Moustache
Studio portrait of a man with a long moustache posed sitting, possibly Brockwau.
This image is part of a collection of over 6,000 glass plate negatives created by Charles J. Van Schaick. Van Schaick learned the art of photography after moving to Jackson County, Wisconsin. In 1885, he opened a studio in Black River Falls, Wisconsin and served as the town photographer for over 50 years. His work includes both studio portraits and richly varied and intimate snapshots of small-town, Wisconsin life. A portion of his photographic work is represented in Wisconsin Death Trip by Michael Lesy.
For more information about this image, click here:
www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=28956
This image is part of a collection of over 6,000 glass plate negatives created by Charles J. Van Schaick. Van Schaick learned the art of photography after moving to Jackson County, Wisconsin. In 1885, he opened a studio in Black River Falls, Wisconsin and served as the town photographer for over 50 years. His work includes both studio portraits and richly varied and intimate snapshots of small-town, Wisconsin life. A portion of his photographic work is represented in Wisconsin Death Trip by Michael Lesy.
For more information about this image, click here:
www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=28956
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