#memorial statue

[domlarkin]

Ode to the Knight of Pinehurst

In knickers, cap, and patterned hose, A flash of color where the fairway flows. Beyond the swing, the rhythm, and the grace, A spirit shone upon that weathered face.

The Carolina pines stood tall and still, As destiny climbed up that sandy hill. At Pinehurst’s brink, where legends learn to bow, The world was held within a single brow.

A fifteen-footer, slick as mountain glass, To claim the prize and let the shadows pass. The blade struck true, the ball began its roll, The final heartbeat of a quiet soul.

Then came the pose—the fist against the sky, One leg aloft as cheers rose wild and high. Not just a win, but mercy in his hand, He held his rival’s face, a noble man.

Four fleeting moons before the sky turned grey, And silent engines drifted far away. The golden thread was cut too soon, too fast, To leave a legacy designed to last.

Though bronze now stands beside the hollowed green, Capturing the greatest sight we’ve ever seen, We look to clouds where Payne has found his rest, Still dressed in style, among the very best.

[michaelsmuseum]

Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States

[trafakal]

Karel Pokorný - Sbratření (Fraternization)

[newyorkthegoldenage]

The U.S. Coast Guard World War II Memorial Statue at its permanent site at Battery Park, May 18, 1955.

Photo: Associated Press via the Gazette

[llucerophotography]

Bahamian Woman Memorial Statue

Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas. January 2019. Photo by Lorien Lucero.

[pale-hands-i-love]

Dolores Del Rio, unveiling a statue placed in memory of Rudolph Valentino in De Longpre Park, Hollywood, on the late star’s birthday anniversary, at the right is Roger Noble Burnham, the sculptor.

[my-name-is-dahlia]

Radium Girl by Matt

Via Flickr: During the 1920s, young women across the country were put to work painting glow-in-the-dark dials for clocks and World War II aircraft. The women were paid by the piece, and they found that if they licked the paint brush tips, they could paint more accurately and quickly, ensuring higher paychecks. In doing this, the women were unknowingly ingesting radioactive toxins from the concentrated-radium luminous powder. 

 Hubz told me that his own grandmother had this very job when she was young, but fortunately her employers had strict safety guidelines in place. At the first sign of alarm, bosses and doctors at Luminous Processes, Inc., in Ottawa, assured workers the material was safe and even improved health. 

In 1937, a group of women with deteriorating health conditions sued the Radium Dial Company (the LPI's predecessor). The women eventually won meager settlements after drawn-out, highly emotional trials. Some died before even seeing a cent. This memorial, dedicated in 2011, is a somber reminder of the stories of the women and their families who suffered.

[charlesreeza]

Château Saint-Maire was built in 1397-1427 as a palace for the bishops of Lausanne.  When they were overthrown by the Bernese army, the château became the residence of the bailiffs of Bern. The people of Lausanne and the canton of Vaud fought for their independence under the leadership of Jean Davel who was beheaded by the Bernese authorities in 1723.  A monument to his memory now stands in front of the château, now the seat of the cantonal authorities of Vaud.  Because they won.  Photos by Charles Reeza.