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Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 7:37 pm to
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.

Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 7:40 pm to
Soldier reading in Korea, 1951:



The book is The Oregon Trail by historian Bernard DeVoto
Posted by Kafka
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Posted by gumbo2176
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 7:42 pm to
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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 by msudawg1200
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 7:49 pm to

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.
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Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 9:00 pm to
quote:

Shelby County, Tennessee, 1924:

Black Confederate veteran Rueben Patterson is photographed with Mary Gardner Patterson, the granddaughter of Josiah Patterson.


The girl:
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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.
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 9:07 pm to


I love the old straight-tailed Cessnas.
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 9:47 pm to
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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.
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 9:48 pm to
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All dead except "Peter Marshall" and John Davidson.
Kent McCord is still alive.
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 10:24 pm to
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 10:30 pm to


Hidden face in a landscape by etcher Wenceslaus Hollar, who was born in Prague in 1607
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 10:32 pm to
Posted by Ace Midnight
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 11:14 pm to
Isn't Sandy Duncan still alive?
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 7/14/24 at 11:19 pm to


French opera singer Camille Monfort
Posted by mauser
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Posted on 7/15/24 at 1:46 am to
Posted by mauser
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Posted on 7/15/24 at 6:37 am to
Learning to play the Hak Tuba

Posted by kywildcatfanone
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Posted on 7/15/24 at 9:40 am to
Susan Kare, Famous Apple Artist Who Designed Many Of The Fonts, Icons, And Images For Apple, Next, Microsoft, And Ibm. (1980s)
Posted by NyCaLa
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Posted on 7/15/24 at 11:22 am to
Camille Monfort is fictional. Her images are Ai.
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Posted on 7/15/24 at 7:03 pm to
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 7/15/24 at 7:04 pm to


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