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re: Pictures from days gone by....
Posted on 7/14/24 at 7:37 pm to Kafka
Posted on 7/14/24 at 7:37 pm to Kafka
Shelby County, Tennessee, 1924:
Black Confederate veteran Rueben Patterson is photographed with Mary Gardner Patterson, the granddaughter of Josiah Patterson. Reuben accompanied his master's son, Col. Josiah Patterson, 5th Ala. Cav. Regt., CSA, throughout the Civil War. Rueben Patterson traveled from Florence, Alabama, to attend a Confederate veterans' reunion. He proudly wore his Confederate uniform for the picture.

Black Confederate veteran Rueben Patterson is photographed with Mary Gardner Patterson, the granddaughter of Josiah Patterson. Reuben accompanied his master's son, Col. Josiah Patterson, 5th Ala. Cav. Regt., CSA, throughout the Civil War. Rueben Patterson traveled from Florence, Alabama, to attend a Confederate veterans' reunion. He proudly wore his Confederate uniform for the picture.

Posted on 7/14/24 at 7:40 pm to Kafka
Soldier reading in Korea, 1951:
The book is The Oregon Trail by historian Bernard DeVoto
The book is The Oregon Trail by historian Bernard DeVoto
Posted on 7/14/24 at 7:42 pm to Kafka
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Rueben Patterson traveled from Florence, Alabama, to attend a Confederate veterans' reunion. He proudly wore his Confederate uniform for the picture.
Damn, the condition of that poor guys legs is horrid. What kind of condition could bring such a deformity about for a guy who obviously had to have good legs to travel with his Master's son during the Civil War.
Posted on 7/14/24 at 7:49 pm to gumbo2176
Andrew Jackson beating the arse of the guy who attempted to assassinate him. The assailant tried to fire two shots, but the gun didn't fire. Andy then proceeded to beat the hell out of him with his cane.
This post was edited on 7/14/24 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 7/14/24 at 9:00 pm to Kafka
quote:The girl:
Shelby County, Tennessee, 1924:
Black Confederate veteran Rueben Patterson is photographed with Mary Gardner Patterson, the granddaughter of Josiah Patterson.
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MARY GARDNER PHILLIPS CATMUR died September 22, 2007. A lifelong Memphian, she was born in 1910 during her father's second term as governor of Tennessee.
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Mrs. Catmer was the first society editor of The Commercial Appeal, and in the 1930's was the first public relations officer for American Airlines; her job being to speak at women's groups around the country to persuade women it was safe to fly.
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For many years she wrote the "Shop Memphis" and "Memphis Buy-Ways" columns for The Memphis Scimitar.

Posted on 7/14/24 at 9:07 pm to Kafka
I love the old straight-tailed Cessnas.
Posted on 7/14/24 at 9:47 pm to gumbo2176
quote:
Damn, the condition of that poor guys legs is horrid. What kind of condition could bring such a deformity about for a guy who obviously had to have good legs to travel with his Master's son during the Civil War.
I wonder if he had ricketts.
Posted on 7/14/24 at 9:48 pm to guzziguy
quote:Kent McCord is still alive.
All dead except "Peter Marshall" and John Davidson.
Posted on 7/14/24 at 10:30 pm to Kafka
Hidden face in a landscape by etcher Wenceslaus Hollar, who was born in Prague in 1607
Posted on 7/14/24 at 11:14 pm to Traveler
Isn't Sandy Duncan still alive?
Posted on 7/14/24 at 11:19 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
French opera singer Camille Monfort
Posted on 7/15/24 at 6:37 am to mauser
Learning to play the Hak Tuba


Posted on 7/15/24 at 9:40 am to mauser
Susan Kare, Famous Apple Artist Who Designed Many Of The Fonts, Icons, And Images For Apple, Next, Microsoft, And Ibm. (1980s)


Posted on 7/15/24 at 11:22 am to Jim Rockford
Camille Monfort is fictional. Her images are Ai.
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