tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82367343254679708812024-03-13T18:39:44.939-06:00three-on-a-match~showcasing my great grandfather's photographs from WWI~Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15197160340517086744noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236734325467970881.post-42943029426185546082011-04-02T12:59:00.009-06:002011-04-02T14:26:14.218-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAqOUlpCm4z1a_uR8FSUN4ZNl0R4QpbT36JgClWwlpQ3RSZUgqmpEuPbHaFhB-_5KBP3B2CS_o07r0ialDSwKcW_kM5PQgtOo-8V9mRAKuprU0FTgL2Na654MwnibarPKNHWV9Fwmebg/s1600/ww1group7.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAqOUlpCm4z1a_uR8FSUN4ZNl0R4QpbT36JgClWwlpQ3RSZUgqmpEuPbHaFhB-_5KBP3B2CS_o07r0ialDSwKcW_kM5PQgtOo-8V9mRAKuprU0FTgL2Na654MwnibarPKNHWV9Fwmebg/s320/ww1group7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591063196860957010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJvVMwV40Hk6NKgiWsZsQbOKVH5ZPSXmEGgqWxVWtd_h16P8fSIDspTgwpsxsbOWpo0NKwvgjTWhDQdaHIvGH0b-fjvVtLBvuLJ-U9ovEsqtgo70xgzMS2lXuKyglBJ5ZvfzzUHjufyo/s1600/ww1group6.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRITS70BlSQbIXcFTAYcErjRHFo9lL5sGpsq3x8WkapgevH96ZpfTHMCARgFm9jXyB1iaJPCdWNQbHPW36mtzk_qHzcrX8OOF2oHq5HE4-JgU4wbKlt0uCi9czb-XqIN4RaM_i5Bn0GjE/s320/ww1group4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591063051250608306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOddyquEvYDW9ADfbd9OU3UO8mE5M2G3N2czqv5m7BgD-P1kV6GEU4OtdwLCcWPgLC6P9scTs4v1AV8wO3bzCvtzBUQtIaM7bSzmuPVnYVTqwsdSM2XKoKZ6Yn54HM3Y4JlOBHEXZ7-mU/s1600/ww1group3.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOddyquEvYDW9ADfbd9OU3UO8mE5M2G3N2czqv5m7BgD-P1kV6GEU4OtdwLCcWPgLC6P9scTs4v1AV8wO3bzCvtzBUQtIaM7bSzmuPVnYVTqwsdSM2XKoKZ6Yn54HM3Y4JlOBHEXZ7-mU/s320/ww1group3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591063041619613010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvoVoXYBSbE9VZbh0GGhOKXncpTNJjo3cpY9I6YetRMYPT3XLMDo11Bg0R94Qpi0UKQm9gg72YkD-2iAxZ00r0P6eu8Kd4roPEijpJkiMermFmAYidQLz4y9w3N1lN_DNqthPQ4pOlpY/s1600/ww1group2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvoVoXYBSbE9VZbh0GGhOKXncpTNJjo3cpY9I6YetRMYPT3XLMDo11Bg0R94Qpi0UKQm9gg72YkD-2iAxZ00r0P6eu8Kd4roPEijpJkiMermFmAYidQLz4y9w3N1lN_DNqthPQ4pOlpY/s320/ww1group2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591063039310748802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27rwW60fI_drgmC7qNtD9dgCHrjOPAMWTaie_9okWbArJZFRijHvOc1-Nz-bW94jCblbz2preCYjSXmNrKLVxHDg-5O6ADeFcMwygj4mXABWwQk7MDv1SIrSUpLuYCcPQmzSr3BGf6XI/s1600/ww1group1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27rwW60fI_drgmC7qNtD9dgCHrjOPAMWTaie_9okWbArJZFRijHvOc1-Nz-bW94jCblbz2preCYjSXmNrKLVxHDg-5O6ADeFcMwygj4mXABWwQk7MDv1SIrSUpLuYCcPQmzSr3BGf6XI/s320/ww1group1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591063031916385474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">1. No caption</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">2. Bunch of the boys at Conflans, France.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">3. Fatigue Duty.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">4. No caption.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">5. On our way to the boat to come home. Brest, France.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">6. Fatigue detail.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">7. 4th division field day at Neuenahr, Germany.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"> It's been a full year now here in Saskatoon</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and this is the first time Riley and I have lived near family. When I look at these pictures of groups of soldiers I think about how much they must have bonded like family while overseas. I bet some of them kept in touch for the rest of their lives.<br /><br />Also, speaking of interesting old photographs, if you live in Saskatoon there is a show at the Mendel Art gallery right now titled, KOSHASHIN: The Hall Collection of 19th Century Photographs of Japan and they are outstanding to look see and read about. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><br /></span>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15197160340517086744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236734325467970881.post-55164150618731308032010-09-25T16:43:00.016-06:002010-09-25T17:32:06.039-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2qgFAJt9VMVanApoOwZBPY40Ef_hRbzs3KK9YWXDC7DVYseF6GnLR2eKecPWN2ERH0CSN75gU7vKjsKIp-fPJ5X39L5NfikTIWrmf8HW2WR_i65uGRXcq4vIoTSBkz0B4_POd21_zQI/s1600/ration7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2qgFAJt9VMVanApoOwZBPY40Ef_hRbzs3KK9YWXDC7DVYseF6GnLR2eKecPWN2ERH0CSN75gU7vKjsKIp-fPJ5X39L5NfikTIWrmf8HW2WR_i65uGRXcq4vIoTSBkz0B4_POd21_zQI/s320/ration7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520992372859513042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Picture to left: <span style="font-family:courier new;">Sgt. Sauds eating a hot meal at the top of a mountain near Wittlich, Germany This gives you a good idea of how we cooked our meals. We are all standing back of the camera while preparing the meal we had a big snow storm and the sun happened to shine through once hence the picture</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZUtIXzitdYGb9xbYZJBChO2uYTeqGXvEfeBIDN1CEslhbarcq9BE7uRj_gnyEQtADnkInjgjfIa7jhQfR0KtLVgW5ntVSKmgfLxbXHegITCoxwjgkCuQuYA16ME-F0HRp2GjPF3Pegw/s1600/ration3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZUtIXzitdYGb9xbYZJBChO2uYTeqGXvEfeBIDN1CEslhbarcq9BE7uRj_gnyEQtADnkInjgjfIa7jhQfR0KtLVgW5ntVSKmgfLxbXHegITCoxwjgkCuQuYA16ME-F0HRp2GjPF3Pegw/s320/ration3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520997052271153250" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Picture above:<span style="font-family:courier new;"> Mess time at Neuenahr, Germany Left to right. Gouft, Brownt, & Jacot</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-6zuiPm0AafrNxmEwta9MdlXtXywb5GtlZ2njdG7vINgUXVYRyNns15RFJLfxIunRZ4mckjCKB_3D3hWX4SES7pJlY9ukLF6AEPX9UDyHx_40MfJhns7T4FkM_t1-ttQ11wQBKcmFbA/s1600/ration5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-6zuiPm0AafrNxmEwta9MdlXtXywb5GtlZ2njdG7vINgUXVYRyNns15RFJLfxIunRZ4mckjCKB_3D3hWX4SES7pJlY9ukLF6AEPX9UDyHx_40MfJhns7T4FkM_t1-ttQ11wQBKcmFbA/s320/ration5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520992375301066962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYLVEqdus6evCIIsoi4i9OInSM_kmpYmu0M4zMKy906_eb2J4rKlz4wSOoCgGqMIRHVaSy4YQlfJbwPiJr-aDr_UeQccsV7Z7RYZRXwwhyphenhyphenkFHe3sDFvTOxoF4sLOhgUPUikc30kXCICk/s1600/ration8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYLVEqdus6evCIIsoi4i9OInSM_kmpYmu0M4zMKy906_eb2J4rKlz4wSOoCgGqMIRHVaSy4YQlfJbwPiJr-aDr_UeQccsV7Z7RYZRXwwhyphenhyphenkFHe3sDFvTOxoF4sLOhgUPUikc30kXCICk/s320/ration8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520993864452359922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Picture to left: <span style="font-family:courier new;">Anderson</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Picture to left:</span> <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Mess hall at Brest which could feed eighty five thousand men in one hour</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7iN9lCdaF71v71_08zSLlF3yLipZIJf_MbkZ4NsKoGmsoN6xGkIwr_TVIDr4kMjPGbuIGw0e-WO2Nue57BBuXmNEG3GTlWYGYCCI_enWBNZT16cyV2j-32EI6hQSJHhxPt9S7lWvkkc/s1600/ration1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7iN9lCdaF71v71_08zSLlF3yLipZIJf_MbkZ4NsKoGmsoN6xGkIwr_TVIDr4kMjPGbuIGw0e-WO2Nue57BBuXmNEG3GTlWYGYCCI_enWBNZT16cyV2j-32EI6hQSJHhxPt9S7lWvkkc/s320/ration1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520992353406860962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:78%;" >Paul C. Jacot's ration card</span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Of course this update is much overdue. We are getting close to Canadian Thanksgiving now and I find myself digging through my grandfather's photos just as I am digging through piles of oak leaves in my back yard taking in all the little intricacies. </span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">On that note, the following photographs depict scenes of military mealtime in the "mess hall." I have also scanned one of my great grandfather's origional ration cards.</span></span> Ration cards allowed the government to distribute scarce goods in a fair and equitable fashion.<br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15197160340517086744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236734325467970881.post-63357991935379626532010-01-27T13:24:00.009-07:002010-01-31T13:33:19.343-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimmh6JwpUR0cO6AUOfFSTvMVVoE16rdKwKU52gao8v1KyceKgrp_ju7zOOaQe5_9V-RQF4m_erl_Q1YLrukUZaUOfzo13TS4JEJwniWh3vXlhzQzkNrafeAolgqjbR7RiRyY2Sqy4V8c/s1600-h/cityWW1sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimmh6JwpUR0cO6AUOfFSTvMVVoE16rdKwKU52gao8v1KyceKgrp_ju7zOOaQe5_9V-RQF4m_erl_Q1YLrukUZaUOfzo13TS4JEJwniWh3vXlhzQzkNrafeAolgqjbR7RiRyY2Sqy4V8c/s400/cityWW1sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431521479765305858" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >For the next month I will be traveling through many different cities. I thought it would be a good post to pick out some of the city-scapes in my great grandfather's collection. The Eiffel tower was built in 1889. In the following photo the tower would have been younger then 20. When I saw the tower for the first time I was 15. At that time the tower would have been 108. It was almost 90 years between the time my great grandfather visited the Eiffel tower and my first visit.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Eiffel Tower</span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />Bridge in Paris</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Bottling works at </span></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >Neuenahr,</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"> Germany</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Cologne Cathedral Cologne, Germany</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2aYCMwmLhYx2oeidN8iRe8thBFdGar3DZtbuhdTz_1Q4Yq6xBNRnk2xH9c1VwizstryEhY37_9WsWMFOov10TpjZQAcIX82XL25orc-1KmG9602XZ7rYLIaDGylY2mPGsXYJVBxtObA/s1600-h/city2WW1sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2aYCMwmLhYx2oeidN8iRe8thBFdGar3DZtbuhdTz_1Q4Yq6xBNRnk2xH9c1VwizstryEhY37_9WsWMFOov10TpjZQAcIX82XL25orc-1KmG9602XZ7rYLIaDGylY2mPGsXYJVBxtObA/s400/city2WW1sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431521476345582466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGe1pjK1n9PxHM6KHmzpdgt-W_bmIV3RyKI0ROGdq9NXmaIG2Mha4-fT77kLMTFjdba5noh7Qjl6H9IMKmrlNfTr0kQdPPhG2te4I2vyAFMqb1XU734smLJlMtYNPA1VmY-17R_PaawNY/s1600-h/city3WW1sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGe1pjK1n9PxHM6KHmzpdgt-W_bmIV3RyKI0ROGdq9NXmaIG2Mha4-fT77kLMTFjdba5noh7Qjl6H9IMKmrlNfTr0kQdPPhG2te4I2vyAFMqb1XU734smLJlMtYNPA1VmY-17R_PaawNY/s400/city3WW1sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431521472220002946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gJCM0rlbCfTCgYbSsFRRhyphenhyphen47UZzu2-MolpNG_sULBKnNJkL7rHcAY7IfCf3Oj5HAs63sXauFMrdNupgSo1QHnum9BpoLVBoceXNEm5nqDPEaeYNLUQz_Pfg_7Kti0KGkI6A9qEKZ4bY/s1600-h/city4WW1sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gJCM0rlbCfTCgYbSsFRRhyphenhyphen47UZzu2-MolpNG_sULBKnNJkL7rHcAY7IfCf3Oj5HAs63sXauFMrdNupgSo1QHnum9BpoLVBoceXNEm5nqDPEaeYNLUQz_Pfg_7Kti0KGkI6A9qEKZ4bY/s400/city4WW1sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431521470157466898" border="0" /></a>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15197160340517086744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236734325467970881.post-19531717414272738052010-01-03T16:57:00.005-07:002010-01-03T17:12:48.867-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG3pZuGPutqHCgGMhUaEP0Cb_C_hszcHKZJ8BSXCf_TFIHCRIZSihBp_vgsqM0wpKi_KEpqr9VUwyRGyUQ7xGNKPTe-M3f5ggpSt-r0JEjPyLuzj-rboc-KVGPOtvBtWi2hiZUmpsSJI/s1600-h/ww1_dog4_sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG3pZuGPutqHCgGMhUaEP0Cb_C_hszcHKZJ8BSXCf_TFIHCRIZSihBp_vgsqM0wpKi_KEpqr9VUwyRGyUQ7xGNKPTe-M3f5ggpSt-r0JEjPyLuzj-rboc-KVGPOtvBtWi2hiZUmpsSJI/s400/ww1_dog4_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422667241308590786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLhHD0hrkAUEwm3_jWn48S-kqx2Oor5qwhJHNVfcSddPGR_XfrhaIU3A4oHwU6omLcVG97xW2hCtHj_a4Pb6_sPfn-mDLf4bifBPlNPBe1o0-UXTv61S6e9sjL5tMdziAoJxCeE0ioDA/s1600-h/ww1_dog3_sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLhHD0hrkAUEwm3_jWn48S-kqx2Oor5qwhJHNVfcSddPGR_XfrhaIU3A4oHwU6omLcVG97xW2hCtHj_a4Pb6_sPfn-mDLf4bifBPlNPBe1o0-UXTv61S6e9sjL5tMdziAoJxCeE0ioDA/s400/ww1_dog3_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422667237604611538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37j0KRqZzRsJqFDDYmUv0w_2ctdRrVxqGseUg8r3HpeaD6cRwYYSPeuvS3d7aLggTlZoDPjMkGo7CX0jVRuUn1iVKvkQlUO-PQ4zCzhlc8hzcxA8PUCXMieSeSpRXF1DLeJ0y33NnYuw/s1600-h/ww1_dog2_sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37j0KRqZzRsJqFDDYmUv0w_2ctdRrVxqGseUg8r3HpeaD6cRwYYSPeuvS3d7aLggTlZoDPjMkGo7CX0jVRuUn1iVKvkQlUO-PQ4zCzhlc8hzcxA8PUCXMieSeSpRXF1DLeJ0y33NnYuw/s400/ww1_dog2_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422667236281533714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAWV6Vg0nEKmdhSDeIYdISVUyZmFBgRHZwzgGdCzq5m-ZEk1cGzIu4UD1swwZr8k-sIzJ9jR3B-QCcGh7l_skUE6xwmbzm2sYgSVt6GUxuBqTg8neCMEEHi5CdAw0wuExCVP2I1NrIWo/s1600-h/ww1_dog1_sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAWV6Vg0nEKmdhSDeIYdISVUyZmFBgRHZwzgGdCzq5m-ZEk1cGzIu4UD1swwZr8k-sIzJ9jR3B-QCcGh7l_skUE6xwmbzm2sYgSVt6GUxuBqTg8neCMEEHi5CdAw0wuExCVP2I1NrIWo/s400/ww1_dog1_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422667216756917122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Recently my brother-in-law got a golden retriever puppy. I met this little ball of fur while visiting over the holidays. As a good friend of mine says, she is so cute I could "die of cuteness asphyxiation."<br /><br />I noticed a lot of photographs with dogs and puppies in my great grandfather's collection. It makes me wonder what the deal is with soldiers and dogs? Or maybe my great grandpop just liked dogs? Whatever the case, these photographs are delightful.<br /><br />The first photograph has writing on the back that says "<span style="font-family:courier new;">Richmond and his mascot.</span>"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The third photo "<span style="font-family:courier new;">Gentre with one of Luut. Mudd's pup</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">.</span>"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Forth photo "<span style="font-family:courier new;">Richmond and Williams with German police dog.</span>"Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15197160340517086744noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236734325467970881.post-15647315441286818692009-11-24T15:33:00.010-07:002009-11-24T15:53:33.267-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis09AkYomvBwFi3KUvk_V5j-711j0-uKsv9wJZ-qwgx1IxLTOLScMZDfwTLAPycxlpvDxTLhyqOASHW0KAYJGoFezl30NKOl6-Us8ImLRFaUDmbAJnIomlEZvH3ysE2M0p1rFxhnLUrZE/s1600/ww1ship_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis09AkYomvBwFi3KUvk_V5j-711j0-uKsv9wJZ-qwgx1IxLTOLScMZDfwTLAPycxlpvDxTLhyqOASHW0KAYJGoFezl30NKOl6-Us8ImLRFaUDmbAJnIomlEZvH3ysE2M0p1rFxhnLUrZE/s400/ww1ship_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407804932424385602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16cdNxw5NzPkdiWYHDpGDXVCcNeJgVsXUPovFZHXWWz2NTcCDr8PVYcwnyzAwfe-Iq1Ad5V57mjc-eIrAtfI3xLdWXJa0LY88Fyv0PRx9kUUraoxzAwpYU_ta4iReS3On_vOCR60lgbs/s1600/ww1ship_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16cdNxw5NzPkdiWYHDpGDXVCcNeJgVsXUPovFZHXWWz2NTcCDr8PVYcwnyzAwfe-Iq1Ad5V57mjc-eIrAtfI3xLdWXJa0LY88Fyv0PRx9kUUraoxzAwpYU_ta4iReS3On_vOCR60lgbs/s400/ww1ship_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407804926515380594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Despite my efforts, today hasn't been great. So I turn to my photo collection to fill my mind with curiosity rather then let the frustration take over. I can't imagine what it would have been like to be a soldier at sea during WWI. Can you? My great grandfather's compositions are so beautiful. That man had some serious talent. I have so much to appreciate from this collection of old photographs.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br />The first photo shows soldiers loading onto the boat accross a small ramp. It gives you an idea of how large these ships were.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;">The second photo has writing on the back <span style="font-family:courier new;">Waiting for something to happen</span>. You can appreciate how cramped the deck is with men. In the distance a man in white holds a sign that I only make out a few words on when I zoom in. <span style="font-family:courier new;">Homeward Bound, Virgina, World War.</span></span>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15197160340517086744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236734325467970881.post-81073543863663849182009-10-29T22:53:00.006-06:002009-10-29T23:24:01.702-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHTxb2K9amOFlYUjc2MFu9eBUkBz1ld107Ur3zF1DUCsysIkWuGNVYnACYPoeFBxX55Hkqc-xyVESfZ0WFEabh_1E2Gwo4JfO6ven7Mu6la_vQMcPhMxCQs3PJfJy15lLdj_TyS6kTlo/s1600-h/wwi_halloween2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHTxb2K9amOFlYUjc2MFu9eBUkBz1ld107Ur3zF1DUCsysIkWuGNVYnACYPoeFBxX55Hkqc-xyVESfZ0WFEabh_1E2Gwo4JfO6ven7Mu6la_vQMcPhMxCQs3PJfJy15lLdj_TyS6kTlo/s400/wwi_halloween2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398252091250781602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcSaQwEGyh1Ym8jMGEq1nmgnfBFXfoD8X7jTzofoVEUupekoYU7UARU9k_chJxl4uyX61v0GYfQ23jXKNrbJe2UU8bF07BNuC2h5jE_VSkECrZ1x_Rv7qxr36fpR50OWvyMk-uNmu8bQ/s1600-h/wwi_halloween.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcSaQwEGyh1Ym8jMGEq1nmgnfBFXfoD8X7jTzofoVEUupekoYU7UARU9k_chJxl4uyX61v0GYfQ23jXKNrbJe2UU8bF07BNuC2h5jE_VSkECrZ1x_Rv7qxr36fpR50OWvyMk-uNmu8bQ/s400/wwi_halloween.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398252093999391762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >These photographs are posted in the spirit of Halloween. Halloween is my favorite holiday. This year will also be extra special because my husband and I will be celebrating our 5th anniversary.<br /><br />In the caption my great grandfather uses the term 'doghboy'. I believe 'doghboy' was intended to be 'doughboy'. They were American expeditionary soldiers that took part in the later years of WWI.<br /><br />Apparently the term existed prior to the war as a British and American nickname. They later became known as GIs. There is a lot of speculation as to where the term came from. You can investigate this further by searching online.<br /><br />Photograph 1 caption: </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">American soldiers as actresses having a little trouble</span><br />Photograph 2 caption: <span style="font-family:courier new;">American 'doghboys' dressed as actresses<br /><br /><br /></span></span>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15197160340517086744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236734325467970881.post-5810490068415094542009-10-19T21:11:00.003-06:002009-10-19T21:13:21.401-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrwJllq2DSCcxWcoRPAlT5Yc4uKuKYA08ByNx_54QJfqg1jIKX5gQGS8G-Bmp_bVA2k12OguuvUfH9U3xnSdUvXJrwEx-JQz8Mmza-_xfdzKorM3Tj0yxTCiJ6iuTVVwzRbyASCQdfcE/s1600-h/wwi1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrwJllq2DSCcxWcoRPAlT5Yc4uKuKYA08ByNx_54QJfqg1jIKX5gQGS8G-Bmp_bVA2k12OguuvUfH9U3xnSdUvXJrwEx-JQz8Mmza-_xfdzKorM3Tj0yxTCiJ6iuTVVwzRbyASCQdfcE/s400/wwi1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394514931797600594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Have a gander at these dapper boys (no writing on back).</span><br /></span>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15197160340517086744noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236734325467970881.post-67450860980384457282009-10-19T00:19:00.009-06:002009-10-19T09:28:58.705-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixim4B8DcTjJ6IOhkYNTHINjXB9XelzPTBLcJFpeeRFTZHrb-B5NcNeaBtQDJyenkS9JizGKQqjTrIhlCD80MtyL9YoGPiSURi0iE-MWpJjzKAVxG4RyU8chpNoAii3gpy19UZ1O9sfDk/s1600-h/jacot.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixim4B8DcTjJ6IOhkYNTHINjXB9XelzPTBLcJFpeeRFTZHrb-B5NcNeaBtQDJyenkS9JizGKQqjTrIhlCD80MtyL9YoGPiSURi0iE-MWpJjzKAVxG4RyU8chpNoAii3gpy19UZ1O9sfDk/s400/jacot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394192772049308722" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > Paul Jacot, far left, on a machine shop truck unit (written on back of picture).</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15197160340517086744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236734325467970881.post-41665159160130840562009-10-18T23:21:00.008-06:002009-10-19T09:30:37.431-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqdRIP7T65rcKIi0sgmfKXyCm5d5KsSmsFqSAkEXVVYyrcRMnE54vc2zRB4VIDR82RrgAALHiZ0zUYF9OLdADu_7ehdMrJtdia-x1iB8Hbks5TLZ71YPc9hD9VmLggcqtsdKWm9nkU_E/s1600-h/jacotportrait_sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqdRIP7T65rcKIi0sgmfKXyCm5d5KsSmsFqSAkEXVVYyrcRMnE54vc2zRB4VIDR82RrgAALHiZ0zUYF9OLdADu_7ehdMrJtdia-x1iB8Hbks5TLZ71YPc9hD9VmLggcqtsdKWm9nkU_E/s320/jacotportrait_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394332941132505106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >When the first soldier lit his cigarette, the enemy could see the light. When the second soldier lit-up from the same match, the enemy could take aim. When it was the third soldier's turn to light-up, the enemy would fire.</span><p><span style="font-family:georgia;">Welcome to my photography blog. I have a passion for black and white photography and many things old. My intension here is to showcase my great grandfathers collection of photographs, postcards, and clippings from WWI because they are beautiful and full of history. Take note that I am not a historian. The information I am providing connected to these images is either in my great grandfather's writing on the back of the picture or from a basic internet search. </span><br /></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15197160340517086744noreply@blogger.com0