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[Directly]

One for the Gipper & 1907 original Teddy panorama view circuit photo.

[kdixon]

S. L Clemens aka Mark Twain

[Hankphenom]

Early MM:

[GrayGhost]

I'm glad the thread has been revived ..Keep em coming. I may have something to post tomm night on here. for now, tho its English, I'll put up my 75 tour banner that flew in the boston Garden

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by Directly

One for the Gipper & 1907 original Teddy panorama view circuit photo.

Directly, That is some pano of Teddy Roosevelt...that's real? Not a repro? Never seen anything like it. Is that a family protrait? What are the dimensions? Congrats hecka nice piece!

kdixon, Darn that's great! Where the heck did you get it? I was at a book show about a month or so ago in S..F. and a dealer had a photo of Samuel Clemens shooting pool....I think it was like $35-$40,000.00 he had on it...


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Above is a very rare jumbo sized 42" x 30" Poker Dog print on canvas by C.M. Coolidge I picked up over this last winter. I was buying a killer hockey plaque from a mall in Canada and saw it on their website...There are about like 30 different scenes Coolidge did of these poker dogs but I can not find this exact one...It's a very close variation of one called "Waterloo"...but mine has the poodle dog waitress and the lampshade is different and a few other nuances....I had to give money for it even though it needs a little restoration and cleaning....I hated to pay what they had on it but in 25 years of collecting I've never seen a large one on canvas like this so bit the bullet.

[71buc]

These are two of my favorite non-sports photos. The first is an iconic photo of Pancho Villa taken in 1914. I cannot imagine that there many other originals of this photograph out there. The second was taken in 1936 and features the Cotton Club chorus line, Bojangles, and Jesse Owens.

[Big Six]

My wife and I will celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary in July. Almost 13 years ago, an old friend from my days in D.C. came to see me before the wedding and handed me an envelope containing the letter below. When you think that he's amongst the most loved/hated figures in Irish history and for a time slept in a different location every night, I think it's a pretty neat piece. And for anyone who thinks he's just a terrorist, it would be much appreciated if we could avoid going down that path. Thanks...

[mcgwirecom]

I like to pick up original photos of old Harleys...

[ramram]

Recently added an amazing grouping to my diary collection. It is from a U.S. soldier who was wounded at Bataan at the start of WWII and then was captured and held prisoner by the Japanese until liberted in 1945. He managed to survive dispite being starved, having many diseases, and having his leg amputated while imprisoned. The diaries have over 250,000 words of content. They cover escapes, shooting of prisoners, deaths, war rumors, hell ships, rats climbing on them, cooking up dogs and cats, air raids as the Americans closed in, and finally liberation. The interesting thing is that POW's were not supposed to keep diaries. This guy wrote on what he had available which often was the back of cigarette packages (opened up and flattened out). I found an incredible photo of him online which shows the creative way that he hid his diaries (see below).

Rob M.

Photo at liberation.jpg

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[GrayGhost]

FASCINATING STUFF..those diaries

[martindl]

Originally Posted by Big Six

My wife and I will celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary in July. Almost 13 years ago, an old friend from my days in D.C. came to see me before the wedding and handed me an envelope containing the letter below. When you think that he's amongst the most loved/hated figures in Irish history and for a time slept in a different location every night, I think it's a pretty neat piece. And for anyone who thinks he's just a terrorist, it would be much appreciated if we could avoid going down that path. Thanks...

Gerry Adams right? Tough to tell as the pic doesn't expand much.

You asked that we not pass judgment on his past, so I won't, even though his 'work' had a personal impact on me.

[Big Six]

Originally Posted by martindl

Gerry Adams right? Tough to tell as the pic doesn't expand much.

You asked that we not pass judgment on his past, so I won't, even though his 'work' had a personal impact on me.

You are correct...I know that he is both worshiped and reviled over there and his impact has been felt by many...though the same could be said for actions taken by those on the other side. I fear the personal impact on you was likely negative and I can only express my regrets for what you likely experienced. For such a beautiful country, it has dealt with many horrible events over the decades and I'm happy that things seem to be in much better order than they were even 15 years ago when I lived over there...

[RichardSimon]

I don't remember if I posted these when this thread started. In case I did not here they are.
1-The first one is from a JFK Assassination symposium, which I attended, in 1992 in Dallas.
It contains many of the witnesses to the assassination of JFK and it also contains the signature of Marina Oswald.
2-Jack Ruby check.
3-One of a kind RFK signed photo.
4-Thomas Jefferson/James Madison signed land grant.

[martindl]

Originally Posted by Big Six

You are correct...I know that he is both worshiped and reviled over there and his impact has been felt by many...though the same could be said for actions taken by those on the other side. I fear the personal impact on you was likely negative and I can only express my regrets for what you likely experienced. For such a beautiful country, it has dealt with many horrible events over the decades and I'm happy that things seem to be in much better order than they were even 15 years ago when I lived over there...

I'm over here, though was in the UK until I moved here at 22 in 1981. The Birmingham and Coventry bombings in the early 70's caused great hurt. My lifetime goal is to hold no animosity, though it's hard, really hard.

I've no dog in the fight, I get both sides. I grew up and lived in Coventry and spent most of my youth in the Irish quarter, so to speak. I had staunch provo friends and staunch loyalists friends both, and as much as they all tried to make it a big deal, the troubles never made much sense to me personally. I always respected both points of view because if you'd never been in those peoples' shoes, how can you judge?

It's deeper than that really; I lost people that I loved, though the anger left me years ago. As you say, thank God things are so much better now.