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At the time when I shot this photo just before flying to Chicago O'Hare, the airport was named Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. On March 4, 2014 the Wichita City Council approved changing the name from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, in honor of former president, general, and Kansas native Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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According to Wikipedia, this used to be a nightclub and reportedly hosted Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, Tallulah Bankhead, Gloria Swanson, Louis Armstrong, and Charles Lindbergh. It later became a hotel. Among the guests who stated there include Since then many dignitaries and heads of state have have stayed at the mansion. Among these are King Juan Carlos of Spain and five American Presidents: Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter.
The last rays of a wonderful day in Banff warms Castle Mountain and it's southern pinnacle: "Eisenhower Tower."
Not long ago the whole mountain was named Eisenhower:
"Castle Mountain in Canada’s Banff National Park is a 9,000-foot-tall ridge of limestone that assumed its current proportions sometime during the Cambrian Period. The spot has delighted mountaineers since time immemorial with its pure alpine air and breathtaking views. For a spell however, a misguided change in nomenclature by faraway bureaucrats plunged the peak into a uniquely Canadian scandal.
The story begins on January 10th, 1946, when General (and not yet president) Dwight D. Eisenhower was due to arrive at the Ottawa Canadian Club as the guest of honor. World War II had just come to an end the summer before, and the tremendously popular general was completing an international victory lap across the Allied nations.
Ike’s reception by the Canadian government presented something of a dilemma for Prime Minister Mackenzie King: What do you get as a gift for the five-star general who has everything?
Medals and traditional state presents wouldn’t cut it here; before coming to Ottawa Eisenhower had been given an entire Scottish Castle for heaven’s sake. This last piece of information sparked a logical (if laughably simplistic) connection in King’s mind. Canada had a castle too… Castle Mountain!
And so it were, on that day the spot known as Castle Mountain since the 1858 Palliser Expedition came to be rechristened Mount Eisenhower. “We have no ancient castles in Canada,” King told his audience in Ottawa, “but we have something more enduring, we have ancient mountains - mountains of towering eminence not only in this country but in the whole world.”
Mountain honorifics in Canada are normally subject to a rigorous review by the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names. In this case, Prime Minister King bypassed the experts and ordered the Geographical Board to alter the name immediately. The end run ignited a three-decade-long grassroots campaign to strike the decision and restore the Castle mount.
In line with Canadian stereotypes, the protestors were a polite and self-dignified bunch.“There is no disrespect meant for General Eisenhower,” one objector patiently explained to the Calgary Herald. “But Castle Mountain was the traditional name and an appropriate physiogrammatical name,” he continued. “It looks like a castle”.
Year after year the petitions before the Alberta Heritage Sites Board piled up, and finally in 1979 they agreed to revert to the name Castle Mountain. A smaller pinnacle on the eastern side became “Eisenhower Tower” as something of a consolation prize to the then-deceased American general." altasobscura.com
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Lake Powell is a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona, United States. Construction on Glen Canyon Dam began with a demolition blast keyed by the push of a button by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at his desk in the Oval Office on October 1, 1956. Upon completion of the dam on September 13, 1963, the Colorado River began to back up, no longer being diverted through the tunnels. The newly flooded Glen Canyon formed Lake Powell. Sixteen years elapsed before the lake filled to the 1,100 m level, on June 22, 1980.
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Today is Memorial Day in the United States of America.
I read this recently, from a book written by our former president and commander of allied forces in Europe in WWII, Dwight D. Eisenhower
"We believe individual liberty, rooted in human dignity, is man's greatest treasure."
Today is to honor the ultimate sacrifice the few made over the sands of time, so we can have & enjoy this "individual liberty" they gave everything for.
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🎼[Sands Of Iwo Jima (The Drive By Truckers)] 🎼
🎼[Sands Of Iwo Jima (The Drive By Truckers Live)] 🎼
George A. was at the movies in December '41
They announced it in the lobby what had just gone on
He drove up from Birmingham back to the family's farm
Thought he'd get him a deferment there's was much work to be done
He was a family man, even in those days
But Uncle Sam decided he was needed anyway
In the South Pacific over half a world away
He believed in God and Country, things was just that way
Just that way....
When I was just a kid I spent every weekend
On the farm that he grew up on so I guess so did I
And we'd stay up watching movies on the black and white TV
We watched "The Sands of Iwo Jima" starring John Wayne
Every year in June George A. goes to a reunion
Of the men that he served with and their wives and kids and grandkids
My Great Uncle used to take me and I'd watch them recollect
About some things I couldn't comprehend
And I thought about that movie, asked if it was that way
He just shook his head and smiled at me in such a loving way
As he thought about some friends he will never see again
He said "I never saw John Wayne on the sands of Iwo Jima"
Most of those men are gone now but he goes still every year
And George A's still doing fine, especially for his years
He's still living on that homestead in the house that he was born in
And I sure wish I could go see him today
He never drove a new car though he could easily afford it
He'd just buy one for the family and take whatever no one wanted
He said a shiny car didn't mean much after all the things he'd seen
George A. never saw John Wayne on the sands of Iwo Jima
- Patterson Hood
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Culzean Castle originally belonged to the Kennedys, an ancient Scottish family descended from Robert the Bruce. There was a stone tower house here in the 16th century, and various Kennedys over the centuries made their mark on the castle with improvements and alterations.
But it wasn’t until the 1770s that it started to become the grand country seat it is today. David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassillis and a peer in the House of Lords, commissioned famed Scottish architect Robert Adam to design and build a castle that reflected the family’s status and wealth.
It was a no-expense-spared project, but neither Kennedy nor Adam survived to see the castle completed as they both died within months of each other in 1792, shortly before the castle was completed.
A new phase of works started in 1877 under the 3rd Marquess. Edinburgh architects Wardrop & Reid were employed to make further improvements to the castle in keeping with Adam’s style, including the additional three-storey west wing and a newly designed entrance.
In 1945, when the castle was passed to the National Trust for Scotland, the top floor was converted into a flat for use by General Eisenhower, as a gesture for America’s support during the Second World War.
General Eisenhower visited on four occasions including while president of the United States of America.
Photo taken June 17, 1953 shows demonstrating East German workers during their march through the Brandenburg Gate from East to West Berlin. Co-sponsored by the National Security Archive in Washington an international symposium in Potsdam Wednesday, November 13, 1996, gave a new look at the 1953 East German uprising declaring that newly declassified documents show that US President Eisenhower approved a proposal to 'encourage' assassinations of Communist leaders to keep the Soviet Union off balance. (APPhoto/fls)
A single silhouette as the unsuspecting spectator just stood mesmerized by the ever changing waters of the fountains at the center of Lincoln Center Performing Arts Center directly in front of the Metropolitan Opera House. Lincoln Center actually traces it origin back to 1955 when the Robert Moses led Mayor’s Slum Clearance Committee received the blessing to designate Lincoln Square for urban renewal. John D. Rockefeller III would become the chairman of the exploratory committee and would stay on to become the first president of Lincoln Center of Performing Arts, Incorporated. By early the next year, the center had commitments from the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Society, the Juilliard School and the Metropolitan Opera Association to become constituents. In May of 1959 sitting US President Dwight D. Eisenhower broke ground for new Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Interesting tidbit about the plaza here in Lincoln Center for photographers is no tripods allowed. If you try to open your tripod, 1-2 security folks that are on constant vigil will quickly close in on you and politely ask you to close it and explain the center’s policy on tripods.
Bavaria/St.Sebastian
Berchtesgaden/Germany
Autumn morning...
One of my favourite regions in Bavaria is Berchtesgaden.Known for its painters and hikers....This small church is from 1512 which called St.Sebastian.A lot of famous painters and president Eisenhower painted as a dreamy scenery which it is in real.Fantastic view at the Reiteralpe in the background in the morning.The river called Ramsauer Ache , with crystal clear water from the Hintersee which is near by....!
Either Man will abolish war, or war will abolish Man.
Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher
The only way to win World War III is to prevent it.
— Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President
Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.
— Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer
Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.
— Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961, American writer, Nobel 1954
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Earlier in this McLean County series, I posted a photo of the Dodson-Stevenson House in Bloomington's Franklin Square Historic District. The Dodson-Stevenson house was the home of Adlai Stevenson I, who served as Vice President of the United States under Grover Cleveland from 1893 to 1897, ran on the Democratic ticket for vice president in 1900 with William Jennings Bryan, and then lost a close race for Illinois governor in 1908.
The Stevenson House shown in this photo was the boyhood home of Adlai Steven II, the grandson of Adlai Stevenson I. The house is located in the Founders Grove neighborhood of Bloomington. Adlai Stevenson II served one term as Illinois governor from 1949 to 1953. He was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956, losing both times to Dwight David Eisenhower. After John F. Kennedy became president, Stevenson served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965.
Bloomington architect Arthur Pillsbury designed this house in 1900 for Lyman Graham, a leading Bloomington businessman. In 1906, six years after Adlai's birth, the Stevenson family bought the house. Adlai lived in the house through his junior year in high school. For its political significance, the Stevenson House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is home to State Farm Insurance, Country Financial and Beer Nuts. Illinois Wesleyan University is located here, while the neighboring twin city of Normal is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
proved you don't need to have a president ;-)
Kenneth B. Keating
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Loebner magnolia, 'Ballerina', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
N9463 Lockheed VC-121A Constellation Colombine II Inc. - former 48-0610, also used as a presidential aircraft at times (1952-54) with President Eisenhower
(scan from my collection - not my shot)
Detail of the giant bust of President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Eisenhower Veterans Memorial, Denison, Texas.
Lake Powell is a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona, United States. Construction on Glen Canyon Dam began with a demolition blast keyed by the push of a button by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at his desk in the Oval Office on October 1, 1956. Upon completion of the dam on September 13, 1963, the Colorado River began to back up, no longer being diverted through the tunnels. The newly flooded Glen Canyon formed Lake Powell. Sixteen years elapsed before the lake filled to the 1,100 m level, on June 22, 1980.
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, marking the official end of World War I. Nonetheless, the armistice date of November 11, 1918, remained in the public imagination as the date that marked the end of the conflict.
One year later, in November 1919, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day. The day’s observation included parades and public gatherings, as well as a brief pause in business and school activities at 11 a.m.
On November 11, 1921, an unidentified American soldier killed in the war was buried at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. On the same day the previous year, unidentified soldiers were laid to rest at Westminster Abbey in London and at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Did you know? Red poppies, a symbol of World War I from their appearance in the beloved poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae, are sold in Canada and the United Kingdom on Remembrance Day to raise money for veterans or worn in the lapel as a tribute.
On June 4, 1926, Congress passed a resolution that the “recurring anniversary of [November 11, 1918] should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations,” and that the president should issue an annual proclamation calling for the observance of Armistice Day.
By that time, 27 state legislatures had made November 11 a legal holiday. An act approved May 13, 1938 made November 11 a legal Federal holiday, “dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day.'”
In actuality, there are no U.S. national holidays because the states retain the right to designate their own, and the government can only designate holidays for federal employees and for the District of Columbia. In practice, however, states almost always follow the federal lead.
From Armistice Day to Veterans Day
American effort during World War II saw the greatest mobilization of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force in the nation’s history (more than 16 million people); some 5.7 million more served in the Korean War.
In 1954, after lobbying efforts by veterans’ service organizations, the 83rd U.S. Congress amended the 1938 act that had made Armistice Day a holiday, striking the word “Armistice” in favor of “Veterans.” President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the legislation on June 1, 1954. From then on, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.
The next development in the story of Veterans Day unfolded in 1968, when Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which sought to ensure three-day weekends for federal employees—and encourage tourism and travel—by celebrating four national holidays (Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Columbus Day) on Mondays.
The observation of Veterans Day was set as the fourth Monday in October. The first Veterans Day under the new law was Monday, October 25, 1971; confusion ensued, as many states disapproved of this change, and continued to observe the holiday on its original date.
In 1975, after it became evident that the actual date of Veterans Day carried historical and patriotic significance to many Americans, President Gerald Ford signed a new law returning the observation of Veterans Day to November 11th beginning in 1978. If November 11 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the federal government observes the holiday on the previous Friday or following Monday, respectively. Government offices are closed on Veterans Day.
With Respect, Honor and Gratitude to all Veterans
Don't underestimate the importance of a peaceful world for all of us!
Eisenhower and the Chance for Peace
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DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
34th President of the United States: 1953 ‐ 1961
Address "The Chance for Peace" Delivered Before the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
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June 10, 1963 | JFK "Peace Speech" at American University
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John F. Kennedy: "A Strategy of Peace" (Excerpt)
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Acceptance speech
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These are scary times; peaceful decisions are imperative!
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Completely restored, and looking great. Not *on* the Lincoln Highway, but visable from it.
President Dwight Eisenhower and Mamie used to come here when they were at their Gettysburg farm.
Kansas City is so proud of “The Plaza”! It’s a beautiful area, especially around Christmas time when all the buildings are lit up with amazing colors. It’s magical!
“Constructed in 1967, The Giralda Tower is one of the most iconic structures on the Country Club Plaza. Standing at 138 feet tall and including a bell tower and weathervane, it is a nearly half-scaled model of The Giralda in Seville, Spain. After visiting Seville in 1922, Country Club Plaza developer J. C. Nichols had plans for an iconic tower but a location was never decided. Years later, Miller Nichols, son of J. C., brought the idea to life when a local landscaping company moved out of the corner of 47th and Nichols Road (now Mill Creek Parkway). The Giralda Tower was dedicated on October 12, 1967, as guests from both Kansas City and Seville attended, including Seville’s mayor Felix Morena de la Cova, who flipped the switch. This also marked the start of the relationship between Kansas City and Seville as Sister Cities, an international program started by President Eisenhower to promote peace.” By Bill Worley.
Culzean Castle is a castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy. In 1945, the Kennedy family gave the castle and its grounds to the National Trust for Scotland (thus avoiding inheritance tax). In doing so, they stipulated that the apartment at the top of the castle be given to General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in recognition of his role as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during the Second World War. The General first visited Culzean Castle in 1946 and stayed there four times, including once while President of the United States of America.
The Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the home and 690 acre farm of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States. It is located in Adams County, Pennsylvania adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield. It once served the President as a meeting place for world leaders. Print Size 13x19 inches. Happy Fence Friday
1930 Stutz MB Supercharged Durham Convertible Coupe. With the chassis costing $7500, this was a very exclusive model.
In November 1929 Stutz built the first ten of what was to be a run of 25 supercharged chassis. The depression caused the company to cancel the order for additional superchargers, so as a result no more were ever built. Of the 10, only three have survived, including this convertible coupe, with custom coachwork by Derham. Only 10 of these were built in November 1929 (most, if not all, were titled in 1930) and few remain today. The Stutz in-line eight featured overhead valves and overhead camshaft.
The current owner first bought this car on his 16th birthday in 1947. He drove it to California from his parents' home in Cleveland, Ohio, up and down the west coast and back to Cleveland (about 6,000 miles) in the summer of the same year. It was a daily driver throughout his high school career. A home restoration was performed on the car in 1954. It continued to be used regularly until 1964, when it was sold. In 2004, the car was re-acquired and given a restoration to exact factory specifications. The work was completed in September 2011. The color scheme is exactly as it was when Derham completed the body in 1930.
The Derham family turned out $15,000 to $20,000 custom built auto bodies for such notables as Joseph Stalin, Pope Pius XII, King Farouk, President Eisenhower, Gary Cooper, Raymond Loewy and their limousines were used in fifteen coronations around the world. They were also the longest-lived American body builder, and the only classic-era coachbuilder that survived the Depression, lasting until 1971 until the death of the final Durham.
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Originally known as the Faust Hotel, or Hotel Faust, this 15-Story Rockford high-rise is a city landmark and contributing property to the East Rockford Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. Completed in 1929, the building was designed by architect Eric Hall in the Art Deco-style. In its original configuration, the hotel had over 400 rooms, two ballrooms, restaurant, and an eight lane bowling alley. At a height of 186-feet, the Faust has been the tallest building in the city since its completion in 1929.
The hotel was named for Levin Faust, a famous Swedish immigrant who settled in Rockford in the late 19th Century. He came as a penniless immigrant and subsequently amassed a large fortune as an industrialist and was the principal investor in the hotel. Sadly, Faust died just after the 1929 stock market crash that triggered the Great Depression.
In its prime, the Faust was known as the premier hotel for Rockford, hosting such dignitaries as President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Senator John F. Kennedy during his run for the White House in 1960, and the King of Sweden.
In 1973, the Faust Hotel was sold to the Rockford's Tebala Shrine who renamed the property the Tebala Towers. In 1984, the building was converted into 200 apartments for the elderly. The Shriners sold the property a year later. Today the building, is known as the Faust Landmark, and is an affordable senior housing apartment community.
Located in northern Illinois, Rockford is the seat of Winnebago County and is the largest city in Illinois outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Rockford had an estimated population of 145,609 as of 2019, with the Rockford Metropolitan Area population standing at 344,623.
Love padlocks on a fence on a pier with the New Orleans steamship in the background. The local hardware store must have a difficult time keeping padlocks in stock. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, August 2022
Today is Veterans Day, which this photograph has nothing to do with except if we had more love and less hate, we would maybe have fewer wars. Veterans Day is a national holiday that originally began as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, honoring all members of the U.S. armed services. It coincides with other holidays around the world, including Remembrance Day, marking the end of World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. In 1954, Congress passed the bill that President Eisenhower signed, officially changing the name to Veterans Day to honor all military veterans, alive or dead.
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From the early part of twentieth century through the late 1950 US 66 running from Chicago to Los Angles Route 66 had many nicknames including the Mother Road, The Main Street of America and the Will Rodgers Highway. During it's heyday from the 1920'-1950's it was the main travel road going across the country. It roots go back even further as stretches of it followed old wagon trails used by pioneers in the middle of the nineteenth century. Along it's length countless gas stations, diners, motels, roadhouses, speakeasies and houses of ill repute sprang up. However as part of the greatest public works in American history President Eisenhower initiated the building of the Interstate Highway System. Within the span of a decade thousands of miles of high speed interstates were built and Route 66 in most parts of the country became just a deserted backwater road and only in a few towns like Williams Arizona where I stopped at became tourist towns hanging on to the fading memories of a bygone era.
"Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower (nicknamed Ike, he was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961)
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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On Halloween 1992, George H.W. Bush made a last ditch effort for re-election in the 1992 Presidential campaign against Bill Clinton with a train trip through the Wisconsin countryside. The President barnstormed on three different trains during the campaign. On September 26, 1992 he began two days of campaigning in heavily Republican precincts of northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan on CSX Transportation and Conrail. Norfolk Southern hosted the next one on October 20–21, from Atlanta to Spartanburg, S.C., to Raleigh, N.C. The third leg of the POTUS or President of the United States special was hosted by Wisconsin Central on October 31st from Burlington, Wis., to Chippewa Falls. These three “whistle stop” trips were the most extensive campaigning by train done since that of then President Dwight Eisenhower. The impressive 19-car train called “The Spirit of America” is making a trek up Wisconsin Central’s main line led by new CSX GE C40-8W No. 7812, temporarily decorated and renumbered 1992 for the occasion. Trailing No. 1992 is WC GP40 No. 3000, along with UP, C&NW and other equipment. The 41st president of the United States of America, George H.W. Bush, died on November 30, 2018 at the age of 94.
1955 Nash Ambassador Country Club
Shortly before his death in 1954, Nash Motors President George W. Mason enjoyed a partial realization of his dream to merge the independent auto manufacturers into a large conglomerate to better compete with the likes of General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler. In May 1954, Nash and Hudson merged to form American Motors. 1955 was the first model year for merged production of the two marques. In the full-sized lines, separate identity was retained, but both nameplates were put on what was basically a Nash body.
Nash had a slow start in 1955, but once started, moved along at a brisk pace. The company wound up the year with model year sales of 109,102 vehicles. Calendar-year output was 83,852 Ramblers and 51,315 Nashes for 10th place in the industry. Dealer contests and sales promotions were instrumental in stimulating sales. A total of 81,237 Nash/Hudson vehicles were built, the highest run ever for the brands. An added feather in Rambler’s cap was its consistent holding of the No. 1 spot in used car value, as reflected in NADA reports.
Nash merged with Kelvinator in 1937, but unlike an appliance, the 1955 Nash Ambassador was a take-notice automobile, even at a time when other automakers were beginning to offer high performance or chrome-enriched glitz. By 1957, the Nash name would disappear completely after earlier being folded into the American Motors Corporation along with Hudson. This makes the “swan-song” cars produced during Nash’s final years quite appealing to not just Nash enthusiasts, but also collectors with a history bent. The appeal of the 1955 Ambassador is derived from its innovative “inboard” headlamps and “Scena-Ramic” wrap-around windshield. It also offered a new 220-hp Jetfire V-8 coupled to the Packard-produced Ultramatic Drive, which helped remind car shoppers that an appliance background need not mean boring cars.
Little Rock Central High School, which was built in 1927 and is a National Historic Site. In 1957, the school was the site of a civil rights battle as the governor of Arkansas brought in the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from integrating the school. Eventually, President Eisenhower would order federal troops to the school to escort the students inside.
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The Eisenhower Lock is one of the seven canal locks on the St Lawrence River leg of the St Lawrence Seaway. This lock provides a 38 foot lift for ships heading upstream. It is one of two locks located near Massena, New York.
The lock was constructed to bypass the portion of the St Lawrence River known as the Long Sault. The US Army Corps of Engineers planned and supervised the construction. Actual construction was performed by Peter Kiewit Sons Co., Morrison-Knudsen Co., Perini Corp., Utah Construction Co., and Walsh Construction Co.
The lock was originally named the "Robinson Bay Lock" and was renamed after President Dwight Eisenhower after his term was over. The lock, and the nearby Bertrand H. Snell Lock are part of the Wiley-Dondero Canal. Construction was complicated by the need to not interrupt the waterflow to nearby hydro-electric installations.
In January 1946, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe and future President of the United States of America, was on an official visit to Canada. Prime Minister Mackenzie King was seeking a fitting honour to bestow on the general. Sir Leonard Brockington, a friend and former aide of the Prime Minister’s, suggested that Banff National Park’s Castle Mountain be renamed in the general’s honour, adding, in a statement that proved to be astoundingly inaccurate, that because the mountain “was not named for any individual … no one could be offended by a change of name” (quoted in memorandum, Pickersgill to King, 7 January 1946). Reportedly against the objections of the Geographic Board of Canada, King announced the renaming during a state dinner on January 9. Recounting that the people of Scotland had recently presented Eisenhower with a castle, King said that;
"We have no ancient castles in this country, but we have other things that are even more enduring. We have ancient mountains. We can’t very well present you with a mountain, but we have this mountain named ‘Castle Mountain’ and it is the wish of the Government of Canada and of the people of Canada to change the name from ‘Castle Mountain’ to ‘Mount Eisenhower’."
In 1975, citizens of Banff petitioned the Government of Alberta to reinstate the historic name and the province endorsed a proposal to change the name of the mountain back to Castle Mountain, but to continue to honour General Eisenhower by naming the mountain’s highest point Eisenhower Peak. Parks Canada agreed and the name change appeared to be imminent, until a series of newspaper editorials began to condemn the name change as being inappropriate and misplaced Canadian nationalism and an insult to our American allies. On May 11, 1976, John Diefenbaker rose in the House of Commons and demanded an assurance that the “name will not be changed as it could only result in bitter feelings among those who served [in World War II]… as well as to Americans in general” (Oral Questions, Debates of the House of Commons, 11 May 1976). One month later, the Government of Canada announced that the mountain’s name would not be changed.
Four more years went by until 1979, when the proposal was raised again. This time, the proposal had the vocal support of two local Members of Parliament and Prime Minister Joe Clark, who had supported the 1975 proposal. On August 16, 1979, the Government of Alberta again indicated its support for changing the name of the mountain back to Castle Mountain and naming its highest point Eisenhower Peak. On October 15, Parks Canada indicated its acceptance of the Alberta proposals and added a third, that the name of the locality at the junction of Highway 1A and Highway 93 be changed from Eisenhower Junction to Castle Junction [Alberta assented to the Castle Junction decision in January 1980]. An official announcement was made and, after a thirty year hiatus, the name Castle Mountain became the official name for one of Canada’s most picturesque and well-known mountains.
You won't find it while driving on the interstate. You won't find it by flying over the heartland of the country. The romance of the road can only be found by cruising the two-lane, back roads of America.
In the days before destination travel, where a family's stay is carefully managed in order to maximize the gathering of your hard earned dollars, American families were more adventurous, more willing to see what surprises the road might offer. A family vacation was arranged around the idea of, "Seeing America first". That included passing through countless small towns, trying out local eateries and shops and staying at small, family owned motels like, The Holiday Motel. Motels like this one once dotted the highways, offering clean rooms with no frills other than a TV set. The idea wasn't for you to hang around for your entire vacation. The idea was to provide a place to sleep at the end of a day of discovering the landscape you were traveling through.
Before there was a Route 66, there was The Lincoln Highway, now US 30. It is still possible to capture some of that early travel magic in small towns across the high plains of Nebraska and Wyoming. You can get the same experience, driving US 34 and 36 , across the eastern plains of Colorado and into Nebraska or Kansas. Along all these routes are survivors, like the Holiday Motel on the west side of Julesburg, Colorado, who would love to have you stop for a night or two as your family explores the region. There are an amazing number of fascinating stories being told across the region by gifted story tellers. Wildlife abounds.
By taking a two-lane vacation, you will also help support small town, Mom and Pop cafes and restaurants. When President Eisenhower authorized the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, he did so hoping to improve the nation's commerce. Little did he know, over the long run, the act would mean a slow death to small town businesses across America. As chain motels and fast food restaurants grabbed up real estate at the highway exits, the towns those exits were supposed to serve saw business plummet. When you and your family take a step back to the idea of seeing America's heartland first, you can, one visit at a time, help return small towns to prosperity.
Next vacation, plan a trip down a two-lane highway, get off the beaten, interstate path and discover for yourself what the romance of the road is all about,
FYI: The Holiday Motel is currently for sale by the owner. If you ever had a dream of owning a hotel or motel, this could be your chance.
This is a forced perspective photograph of three 1/24th scale die-cast model cars and one 1/1 scale real car in front of a real background.
Danbury Mint 1948 Ford Sportsman Convertible
Danbury Mint 1953 Buick Estate Wagon
Danbury Mint 1951 Studebaker Commander Coupe
1953 Packard Clipper is by Packard Motor Cars
A behind-the-scenes photo of the setup that we did for this photo can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/one24thscale/52118375131/in/datepos...
A mythical car of the 50s.
This dream car served in particular for the inaugural ceremony
of President Eisenhower in January 1953 -
Une voiture mythique des années 50 -
Cette voiture de rêve servit en particulier pour la cérémonie
d'inauguration du Président Eisenhower en Janvier 1953.
The first aircraft to carry the call sign Air Force One, Columbine II, moments after touch down at Bridgewater Airpark, her new home.
To view a hi-res version and for more information visit my website:Columbine II Arrival at Bridgewater Airpark
“Only your friendly neighborhood Packard dealer can put YOU behind the wheel of the fabulous, Caribbean.
With a powerful, all new V-8 engine and advanced torsion bar suspension, you will be ready for summer cruising on the network of highways President Eisenhower is building across the nation.
See your Packard dealer today and experience the excitement, during our Caribbean Holiday sales extravaganza!”
Packard certainly went out on a high note with the 55 and 56 Caribbeans.
There's no forced perspective hocus-pocus happening here! This is a photograph of 1/24 scale die-cast model cars in a 1/24 scale custom built 1930's car dealership. But, there is actually a full 1:1 scale element included in the photo. Any guesses?
Danbury Mint 1956 Packard Caribbean Hardtop
Danbury Mint 1956 Packard Caribbean Convertible
Franklin Mint 1955 Packard Caribbean Convertibles
Life-sized and life-like statues of all Presidents of the United States, arranged throughout downtown Rapid City. Dwight Eisenhower.. (10/1/2024)
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial is a United States presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II and the 34th President of the United States. ... -- WikiPedia
Bon voyage! The US Presidential Yacht Barbara Anne ready to receive the President and his family for a cruise on the Potomac. The date was 1 July 1958. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower were celebrating the President and First Lady's 42nd wedding anniversary.
The new US President will not be able to organize any presidential cruises in the same way. The last Presidential Yacht, the USS Sequoia. was sold to a private owner in 1977 as part of President Jimmy Carter´s efforts to have a less "extravagant" presidency.
My restoration and digital hand colorization of Warren K. Leffler´s image in the Library of Congress archive.
"The 93-foot wooden yacht was originally built in 1931 by Defoe Shipyard in Bay City, Michigan for Sewell Avery, a prominent businessman from Chicago, who mostly used it to cruise around Lake Michigan. On June 23, 1945, Lenore became a tender for the USS Potomac. Retaining the yacht’s original name, Truman renamed the tender the yacht Lenore II and mainly used her as a tender for the Williamsburg.
Eisenhower decided the Williamsburg was “too rich for my blood,” and retired her, choosing instead the Lenore II, which he renamed Barbara Anne after one of his granddaughters.
The wooden yacht acquired a more public profile in the 1960’s during John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s presidency. JFK renamed her Honey Fitz, the nickname used by his maternal grandfather.
Johnson continued to use the yacht during his administration, mainly for dinner and cocktail parties.
By the time Nixon came to office, the Honey Fitz was a well-known yacht. Although Nixon renamed the yacht Patricia after his wife, the press and indeed everyone, continued to think of the yacht as Honey Fitz. Nixon sold Honey Fitz in 1970.
Honey Fitz has been fully restored and is available for charters in Florida."
The building—originally called the State, War, and Navy Building because it housed the Departments of State, War, and the Navy—was built between 1871 and 1888 in the French Second Empire style. It was designed by Alfred B. Mullett, Supervising Architect. Patterned after French Second Empire architecture that clashed sharply with the neoclassical style of the other Federal buildings in the city, it was generally regarded with scorn and disdain, and Mullett, the exterior architect, ended his life by suicide, while in litigation. The OEOB was referred to by Mark Twain as "the ugliest building in America." President Harry S. Truman called it "the greatest monstrosity in America." Historian Henry Adams called it Mullett's “architectural infant asylum.” While the building's exterior received substantial criticism, at first, it has since been designated as a National Historic Landmark. It was for years the world's largest office building, with 566 rooms and about ten acres of floor space. Many White House employees have their offices in the massive edifice.
Columbine II, the very first Air Force One, flew from the bone yard in Marana, AZ, to the Mid America Flight Museum located in the Mt. Pleasant Regional Airport in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. She spent two nights here and then flew to Dynamic Aviation's home in Bridgewter, Virginia, where she will be restored inside and out to the condition she was in while in President Eisenhower's service.
Lake Powell is a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona, United States. Construction on Glen Canyon Dam began with a demolition blast keyed by the push of a button by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at his desk in the Oval Office on October 1, 1956. Upon completion of the dam on September 13, 1963, the Colorado River began to back up, no longer being diverted through the tunnels. The newly flooded Glen Canyon formed Lake Powell. Sixteen years elapsed before the lake filled to the 1,100 m level, on June 22, 1980.
From I love Lucy. I miss that show
Burial::
Lake View Cemetery
Jamestown
Chautauqua County
New York, USA
Plot: Highland section
Birth: Aug. 6, 1911
Death: Apr. 26, 1989
Los Angeles
California
Legendary comedic actress, best known for the title role in the hit television sitcom of the 1950’s “I Love Lucy.” She was born Lucille Desiree Ball was on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. Intent on becoming an actress, she left high school at age 15, and tried unsuccessfully to get into drama school in New York City. Undaunted, Ball took a job as a waitress while trying for jobs in modeling and in chorus lines of Broadway shows. Moderately successful in these pursuits, she was chosen to be the poster model for Chesterfield Cigarettes in 1933, which got her national exposure for the first time, and caught the attention of Hollywood. She started at the bottom, with bit parts in low budget films, but her initial success would lead to bigger and better parts. Ball would appear in over 60 films by the late 1940s. After performing in the musical "Too Many Girls," in 1940 with popular Cuban band leader, Desi Arnaz, Ball fell in love with her co-star, and married him later that year. Their performing schedules clashed frequently, and the newlyweds often found themselves on opposite sides of the country at the end of the week. This was a problem because of the time needed for long distance travel in the days before jet airliners. The young couple decided that the best chance for their marriage to work was if they worked together. Offered her own TV series in 1950, Ball refused unless Arnaz could co-star. Television was a godsend for the couple. They formed their own production company called "Desilu.” Arnaz discovered he had a natural executive ability, and was soon calling all the shots for the project that would become “I Love Lucy.” From 1951 through 1957, it was the most popular show on television, and Ball was at last firmly established as a megastar. Working on camera through her second pregnancy, ‘Lucy’ was the first obviously pregnant woman to appear on network television. When the much-publicized birth of her son, Desi Arnaz Jr., occurred on the show in January 1953, the story received more press coverage than President Eisenhower's inauguration. "I Love Lucy" won more than 200 awards, 5 Emmys and the respect and adoration of the country. After 179 episodes of the "I Love Lucy," Ball and Arnaz decided to call it quits for the sake of their marriage. They soon began taping another show, named "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour,” which didn't need the time and attention of their previous works. Arnaz was able to spend more at home, working with "Desilu." By the end of the 1950s, Desilu became a powerful, respected corporation, producing such hit TV shows as "Star Trek" and "Mission Impossible." After 20 years of marriage, Ball and Arnaz divorced in 1960. While Arnaz turned to alcohol and was rarely seen in public again, Ball took out a loan for $3 million and bought her ex-husbands half of Desilu. Desilu was then the world's largest television production facility, so Lucy's take-over made her the first woman in Hollywood history to hold such a powerful position. In 1962, encouraged by fans, Ball reprised her role as ‘Lucy’ in a new TV series, as she starred in "The Lucy Show." It would run successfully for 6 years, and feature her real life children, Lucie and Desi Jr., and former “I Love Lucy” co-star, Vivian Vance. When "The Lucy Show" went off the air, Ball wasted no time in reformatting the show and starring in yet another series based on the same character. "Here's Lucy," was instantly picked up by the networks and ran on prime time through 1974. It was during this same period that Ball won rave reviews for her appearance on Broadway in, "Wildcat." On the heels of that success, Ball teamed with Bob Hope for two feature films and co-starred with Henry Fonda in the critically acclaimed, "Yours, Mine and Ours." Though she played a scatterbrained redhead, Ball was nothing of the kind in real life. Desilu Productions continued to grow and prosper under her leadership, ultimately acquiring RKO Studios, where both Ball and Arnaz had formerly worked as contract players. In 1967, she sold Desilu Productions to Gulf & Western for $17 million, netting some $10 million cash out of the deal. Ball remarried in 1968, taking Gary Morton as her second husband. Morton, a former comedian, worked with Ball to help create "Lucille Ball Productions." In the late 70s and early 80s, Ball made only sporadic appearances on TV, usually as the guest star. In 1985, she portrayed a New York homeless woman in the TV film, "Stone Pillow." Her last attempt at a new comedy series, "Life with Lucy," was a failure. Lucille Ball spent much of the rest of her life out of the spotlight. Her last public appearance was at the 1989 Academy Awards. One week after undergoing open heart surgery, on April 26, 1989, Lucille Ball suffered a ruptured aorta and died. She was 77 years old. Ball is survived by two children. Desi Arnaz died of cancer in 1986. Today, "I Love Lucy" is syndicated in more than 80 countries and remains one of the most popular and beloved TV shows of all time.
Ordered by the US Navy on 14 June, 1943, USS Salem (CA 139) was laid down on 4 July, 1945 at the Bethlehem Steel Company's Quincy Yard in Quincy, MA and launched on 25 March, 1947. She was commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 14 May, 1949.
USS Salem served a distinguished 10 year career as flagship of the US Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean and the Second Fleet in the Atlantic. During her career she served as host to such notables as the US Ambassador to Spain, John D. Lodge; the Honorable Thomas S. Gates, Undersecretary of the Navy; Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; the Shah of Iran; the President of Lebanon and the King and Queen of Greece.
Although Salem never fired her mighty guns in anger, her very presence served as a stimulus for peace during those troubled times that came to be called the Cold War. She served as a Lady of Diplomacy, rather than as a means of exerting brute force.
Imagine a small city placed in "mothballs", stored for 35 years, and then reopened and restored to it's former glory.
When USS Salem was decommissioned on 30 January, 1959 and joined the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president of the United States and everyone was watching I Love Lucy on their new television.
In October of 1994, Salem once again made her way north to her birthplace in Quincy, where she is now the centerpiece of the United States Naval and Shipbuilding Museum. Bill Clinton was president of the United States, people were watching Murphy Brown and Beverly Hills: 90210 on their big-screen TV's and "surfing the net". Now "crewed" by a staff of museum professionals and enthusiastic volunteers, she is being restored to her full glory.
On 14 May, 1995 - 46 years to the day since her original commissioning - Salem was re-commissioned - this time as a member of the Historic Naval Ships Association. She now serves her country once again with her new mission of teaching people of all generations our nation's rich history of shipbuilding and naval duty.
A little surprise on the rear end of the Cardinal popped up at Chase on a sunny morning.
Built for New York Central in 1928 was built for Harold Sterling Vanderbilt, who worked as a director of the railroad founded by his family three generations previously according to their website. ( www.nyc-3.com/index.html )
The car, built in 1928, was a typical executive car of this grand era. Such cars were called "private varnish" because of their varnished woodwork and exclusive uses; they served as traveling offices and hotels, and were used for railroad inspections as well as for personal travel and for business entertainment.
NYC 3 frequently played host to film celebrities, wealthy tycoons, and even presidential campaigners in what politicians of the day called "whistle-stop" tours: Trains would stop in small towns and politicians would give speeches from the back platform before waving goodbye as the train departed.
Adlai Stevenson campaigned on NYC 3 in this manner in his 1956 campaign against President Eisenhower and, far more recently, opera singer Cecilia Bartoli enjoyed its comforts between New York and her West Coast debut in Los Angeles.
Rainy night at the historic Little Rock Central High School, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school was built in 1927, but it became an iconic location in the struggle for civil rights in 1957. That year the governor of Arkansas prevented nine Black students from desegregating the school, resulting in troops being sent in by President Eisenhower to escort the students into the school. It has been named a National Historic Landmark and it is still an active and busy school.
No. 39 natural frames
Culzean Castle is a castle near Maybole, Carrick, on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
In 1945, the Kennedy family gave the castle and its grounds to the National Trust for Scotland (thus avoiding inheritance tax). In doing so, they stipulated that the apartment at the top of the castle be given to General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in recognition of his role as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during the Second World War. The General first visited Culzean Castle in 1946 and stayed there four times, including once while President of the United States.
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NJ Transit GG1 4876 rolls into Elizabeth N.J. with a short southbound train early in the morning. The clock tower of the CNJ depot is in front of the G.June 1981.
Pennsylvania R.R. 4876 was famous for crashing into Washington Union Station and falling through the floor into the basement with the runaway train, The Federal, after loosing it's brakes in January 1953 days before President Eisenhower's inauguration. Afterwards, the locomotive was cut up and shipped to Pennsy's Altoona Shops and rebuilt.