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wombat1417
New York City, NY, USA
Posts: 37
 | | Just Found | | Posted on: 4/11/2010 12:19:26 PM | I was cleaning up my photo files when I came across this forgotten shot. Since I'm trying to figure out how the photo posting system works, this seems like a good experiment.
The who is easy enough; it's there where that might be a problem.
Larry Gertner
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wombat1417
New York City, NY, USA
Posts: 37
| | Re: Just Found | | Posted on: 4/11/2010 12:45:13 PM | Well, that part worked.
How do I make it larger?
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yankeefan
York, PA, USA
Posts: 1057
| | Re: Just Found | | Posted on: 4/11/2010 5:10:44 PM | Hello, Larry.
Did you use Photobucket?
Randy
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wombat1417
New York City, NY, USA
Posts: 37
| | Re: Just Found | | Posted on: 4/11/2010 8:26:29 PM | No, I have a Picasa account.
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Bill N-T
Hicksville, L.I., NY, USA
Posts: 1863
| | Re: Just Found | | Posted on: 4/11/2010 9:53:52 PM | It looks like you're posting the thumbnail of the photo rather than the full size image.
Bill N-T
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Jared Frederick
The Keystone State, PA, USA
Posts: 1020
| | Re: Just Found | | Posted on: 4/12/2010 12:08:54 AM | Strong Vincent monument outside the Erie, PA library.
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wombat1417
New York City, NY, USA
Posts: 37
| | Re: Just Found | | Posted on: 4/12/2010 6:06:35 AM | That's right.
Here's the entire view:
I was at the Erie Maritime Museum to visit the brig NIAGARA and was suprised to find this. Wish I'd taken more photos; now I have a much bigger memory card.
Civilwarguyincanada also ID'd this in a private message.
Bill N-T, you were right about the thumbnail.
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Steve F
Hampstead, NH, USA
Posts: 1751
| | Re: Just Found | | Posted on: 4/12/2010 8:12:14 AM | With the riding crop his wife gave him. He didn't carry a sword on LRT so the 83 PA monument showing him drawing a sword is inaccurate.
Great statue, thanks for sharing.
Steve
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Jared Frederick
The Keystone State, PA, USA
Posts: 1020
| | Re: Just Found | | Posted on: 4/12/2010 1:04:45 PM |
Quote:With the riding crop his wife gave him. He didn't carry a sword on LRT so the 83 PA monument showing him drawing a sword is inaccurate.
Great statue, thanks for sharing.
Steve
--Steve F
I thought he did have a sword, but didn't unsheath it. His sword is in the Smithsonian on display in the Civil War section.
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Steve F
Hampstead, NH, USA
Posts: 1751
| | Re: Just Found | | Posted on: 4/12/2010 1:11:20 PM | Thanks Jared,
I'll look into it more. I take that from this quote: "If indeed this is Strong Vincent (on the statue) the inaccuracy of the sculptor is that he did not carry his sword while leading his troops."
"Did not carry" could either mean didn't have one on, or didn't unsheath it.
More research.
Steve
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Just Found | | Posted on: 4/13/2010 4:42:54 PM | Good to see that Steve has something to work on!
Cheers
Ed
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Steve F
Hampstead, NH, USA
Posts: 1751
| | Re: Just Found | | Posted on: 4/13/2010 4:49:45 PM | Let's see, that will be Book 4 Section 8 of things to research. John Heiser has agreed I can bring a sleeping bag and camp out in the library, so now I'm in negotiation if the "sutler" (or whatever the overpriced mess kitchen is called) for midnight snack priviledges. Can I bring my own "refreshments?"
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"I sure wish I lived closer. Have I said that before?" Steve F.
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Just Found | | Posted on: 4/13/2010 4:52:02 PM | Not sure who you would apply to Steve (here I resist urges to make comments) but there might be grants available...we have them up here, but the info is down there and, well, it gets complicated...
Cheers
Ed
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