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An F3 leads the five cars of Monon’s Chicago–Indianapolis Tippecanoe across the Grand Calumet River in Hammond, Ind., on May 30, 1953. R. R. Malinoski photo
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An F3 leads the five cars of Monon’s Chicago–Indianapolis Tippecanoe across the Grand Calumet River in Hammond, Ind., on May 30, 1953. R. R. Malinoski photo
After these two I only have the Navigator :)
On the left is Lieutenant Katelli and on the right Elisa Jackson. Elisa being an alien that the crew of Tippecanoe found as a baby, and Marine Major Jackson raised (though she did grow quite quickly). Both her and Katelli are pretty close, Elisa treating her like a mother, in her own way.
Katelli is a science officer, specifically for Chemistry, and is a bit more… emotional than most Vulcans. While Elisa is just the baby of the crew, and kinda gets away with murder… and she knows it.
“Hey, mom, why are you so short?”
“I am not short, Elisa, your species is just quite tall…”
OGs under the cut
210713-N-N1109-002 by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 13, 2021) The Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199), not pictured, resupplies the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) while underway in the South China Sea, July 13. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Martin Hanninen)
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
FIRST Safety Reminder:
I’ve seen a lot of Steampunk-themed goggles and glasses floating around recently, which are AWESOME, but they are not 100% safe.
They DO NOT count as safety glasses! They are not strong enough for the protection needed and they blocked your view. Remember to wear normal safety glasses when needed!
(William Henry) Harrison became the first Presidential candidate to campaign for himself and give his own speeches to support his election. And surrogate speakers in unprecedented numbers took to the hustings in state after state. To the shock of many people, women began playing an active role in Presidential politics. Big campaign donations emerged as an influential factor. The debate over small government versus government intervention began. The Whigs, meantime, mounted the first image advertising campaign for a Presidential candidate, establishing forever a basic tactic of political campaigns. It is called lying.
Ronald G. Shafer on William Henry Harrison's 1840 campaign for President, in The Carnival Campaign: How the Rollicking 1840 Campaign of "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" Changed Presidential Elections Forever, Chicago Review Press, 2016.
Monon’s Tippecanoe departs Chicago With an RPO, two reclining-seat coaches, and a parlor-grill car, the last three rebuilt from Army hospital cars, the Monon’s Tippecanoe accelerates away from 21st Street interlocking, Chicago, en route to Indianapolis in 1950.
Wallace W. Abbey photo
Monon EMD F-3 diesel locomotive 82A on passenger train Tippecanoe at Dearborn Station at Roosevelt Road. Chicago, IL March 1951