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[BobHufford]

Geiger's Clothing and Sports shortly after the location opened in the 1930s in Cleveland.

 

[buler]

Douglas County courthouse, Omaha, Nebraska 1918:

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Geiger's Clothing and Sports shortly after the location opened in the 1930s in Cleveland.

Spooky looking twins on the left.

 

[Rogera]

Spooky looking twins on the left.

Reminds me of "The Shining".

 

[Scuttle]

Scuttle, you may be on to something. It may be this veteran that we have seen before. I'm always amazed that after what they had been thru & the times in which they lived, many of these veterans lived well into their 90's! My GG-grandfather survived the war but died at age 64; his older brother didn't make it home.

Let us know what you find looking thru other pictures.

I agree about the longevity of the veterans(!).

My first revisiting of some of the archives reveals an abundance of similarly-hatted, distinguished older gentlemen-- a rather distinct look in isolation, but suddenly ubiquitous if seeking to ID someone in group photographs taken at the Gettysburg reunion(s)!

I am now wondering if I recognized the 'type' more than the specific veteran pictured above? And yet, that wasn't my first response when seeing him.

I'll keep looking as time and inclination permit, and post back if I find anything close.

~ S.

 

[Redfokker]

Douglas County courthouse, Omaha, Nebraska 1918:

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Love crowd scenes from this period. Crease heaven. Probably a clip or two in there.

 

[2jakes]

 

[2jakes]

 

[2jakes]

_.................Come play with us!

 

[Frunobulax]

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Harry Houdini.


Sent directly from my mind to yours.

 

[2jakes]

Harry Houdini.

Yep!

 

[scottyrocks]

Look at the muscles on him! Those legs!

 

[Frunobulax]

Look at the muscles on him! Those legs!

That was one,if not his primary, secret of success. He was in great shape, and incredibly strong. Could hold his breath for great lengths of time. Many of his escapes involved using his strength to accomplish his escapes. He was also noted for, when escaping from a straitjacket, dislocating a shoulder so he could squirm out of it.

 

[Zombie_61]

Legend states it was Mr. Houdini who gave "Buster" Keaton his name. Houdini toured with "The Three Keatons" in a "medicine show", and after seeing three-year-old Joseph Frank Keaton take a fall down a flight of stairs turned to Keaton's father and said something to the effect of, "That's quite a buster your kid took." Joe Keaton Sr. liked the nickname, and it stuck. That's the most popular version of the story, anyway; some say it was Joe Keaton Sr. himself who took credit for it. Regardless, it's believed Keaton Jr. was the first person to use "Buster" as a name.

 

[Scuttle]

Fall into the hat rabbit hole, end up reading about Buster Keaton, Buster Brown, and the etymologies thereof.

Seems about right.



~ S.

 

[HadleyH1]

Him....circa 1924 more or less

 

[HadleyH1]

Thank you for the likes triple-d! ^^^

 

[HadleyH1]

oops I accidentally deleted my favorite pic....sorry hehe

here it is .....Walt looking amazing! love that hat ....I need to get me one exactly like that!

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Not a particularly good pic but it's my grandfather, circa 1935.

 

[triple-d]

Thank you for the likes triple-d! ^^^

Great minds think alike...lol......thanks for sharing Hadley..!