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The FReeper Foxhole Profiles General John D. Imboden - Defender of the Valley - Mar. 29th, 2004
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| Jay Schroeder
Posted on 03/28/2004 9:56:57 PM PST by SAMWolf
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To: w_over_w
Hi w over w. Best I can find is it was just a trendy way to get your pic taken, just like they do today with their hand under their chin.
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues95/dec95/mall_dec95.html Excerpt:
Think of Napoleon with his hand inside his vest. For generations after that, men all over the world, and especially Civil War generals, had their portraits painted with the hand in the vest.
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03/30/2004 12:34:28 AM PST
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snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: PhilDragoo
LOL. Thanks Phil.
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03/30/2004 12:37:08 AM PST
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snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: PhilDragoo
BTTT!!!!!
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03/30/2004 3:05:24 AM PST
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E.G.C.
To: PhilDragoo
Hi Phil.
I'm enjoying your post. Thanks so much. I have seen the first lens at Corning.
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03/30/2004 4:14:53 AM PST
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Soaring Feather
(~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
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