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Post by Tricia on Jan 30, 2007 21:51:05 GMT -6
Elisabeth ... who said Tom wasn't chasing the compliant ones? Hehehe ... that rascal ...
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Post by Melani on Feb 1, 2007 21:57:47 GMT -6
Wonder where he found a portrait photographer in "late 1867"? As far as we know -- I think -- he was at Wallace continuously throughout that year, apart from the brief trip to Denver with Hancock in the summer. Another mystery. Well, how about Denver? Was the place sufficiently civilized in 1867 to boast a photographer?
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Post by markland on Feb 1, 2007 23:31:38 GMT -6
Wonder where he found a portrait photographer in "late 1867"? As far as we know -- I think -- he was at Wallace continuously throughout that year, apart from the brief trip to Denver with Hancock in the summer. Another mystery. Well, how about Denver? Was the place sufficiently civilized in 1867 to boast a photographer? Melani, this link should help you find out (as well as eat up your spare time for the foreseeable future!) www.cdpheritage.org/collection/chnc.cfmUse the Search Colorado's Historic Newspaper link on the page. Be good, Billy
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Post by elisabeth on Feb 2, 2007 1:02:43 GMT -6
Well, well, well. The Denver Photographic Rooms, over Graham's drug store. "Equal to the best Productions of the East." A photographer named W. G. Chamberlain.
So that's possible. On the other hand, the photo shows him wearing the insignia of his brevet rank, and one of his Papal medals; neither the brevet confirmations nor the medal replicas had yet come at the time of the Denver trip (June), I think. The caption to the photo implies it's late 1867 -- but could be read as meaning only that it's from late 1867, when he gets his brevets, that he's able to display the insignia? In which case the photo could actually date from early 1868, when he hits civilisation en route to the Uptons' wedding. Guessing: he could have had it taken in Boston, just before he broke his leg? He'd have wanted a posh new carte de visite for the intended trip to Europe. And he mentions a new photo in his March 27th letter from Willowbrook; maybe this is the one ...
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Post by Tricia on Feb 2, 2007 9:25:52 GMT -6
Wonder where he found a portrait photographer in "late 1867"? As far as we know -- I think -- he was at Wallace continuously throughout that year, apart from the brief trip to Denver with Hancock in the summer. Another mystery. Well, how about Denver? Was the place sufficiently civilized in 1867 to boast a photographer? Well, according to Into The West, it was ... hehehe.
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Post by harpskiddie on Feb 9, 2007 17:42:39 GMT -6
Congratulations to Libby and Autie on their anniversary.
Gordie
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