British Silver Life Saving Medal of 1934 An Award of Merit Medal issued by the Royal Life Saving Society of the United Kingdom. This very desirable silver medal measures 1.1/4 inches in diameter and is in extremely fine plus condition. The obverse depicts a female holding wreath whilst seated set against the background of sea and sun. A ribbon scroll contains the words "AWARD OF MERIT" and is engraved with the recipients details "M. BLACKBURN 1934". A British silver hallmark datestamp is impressed by the head of female. The reverse displays the scene of a swimming lifesaver, towing a casualty to safety. Running around the edge are the words "THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY AWARD OF MERIT". Both sides have edge rims bordered with laurels. A suspension loop is affixed at the top. It comes complete with original leather case of issue which is also in great condition. A very desirable medal. Winning bidder pays mailing costs.
 

Many thanks to Jinni Lorette Pope for sending me the scans.

He was born in Seneca, Kansas - came to California as a 12 year old boy (so the story goes) on a train - again the story says where they cooked their own food. He met and married Fredericka Louise Bedford on October 8, 1908...
They had a son Bill, and twin daughters: Lois and Louise. Lois was my mother....she married Wesley Kenneth Shone in June 1936 and I was born in July, 1937. I have four adult sons: Robert, Paul, David and Steven - My grandfather was a cartographer and the story is that he was the first man to map Southern California. My son Paul took some of the maps to the Huntington Library, in San Marino, CA and there they are for future generations to see and find out about this State of Ours.

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Father of Adam, THB is Centennial Professor of English Literature, Emeritus at Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA), has published extensively in such publications as The Milton Review, Shakespeare Review, Modern Language Association Quarterly and was a Rhodes Scholar.

Another picture 7th September 2001.

Perfect Form Photography By Kal Book
Perfect Form Photography By Kal Yee. Printed in the United States and copyright in 1993. This hardback book contains 40 black and white printings. Some of the models photograph include Nestor Lao, Wade Blackburn, Josh Kogan, Dino Orsini, to name a few.This book is in excellent condition!!!!

I had this picture left over - I'm not sure whether it's him

You are bidding on SOUND-A series of Simple, Entertaining, and Inexpensive Experiments in the Phenomena of Sound for the Use of Students of Every Age which was written by Alfred Marshall Mayer. This book has a copyright date of 1878 and was published by D Appleton and Company/New York. This book appears to be a First Edition with the same date on both the copyright and title pages. Some of the areas covered; Construction and Use of the Heliostat, The Water-Lantern, The Conical Pendulum, The Sand Pendulum, Blackburn's Double Pendulum, Way to Draw the Acoustic Curve, Reflection of Sound, Experiments with a Sonometer, Faber's Talking Machine and many more interesting experiments with sound. This is a hardcover book with gold lettering and no jacket. There is some light edge wear and some fraying at the tips of the covers. There is an ex libris plate on the inside front cover and the original owner has written in their name neatly on the front end page. There is a crack at the inside front spine at the bottom going up approx 2 inches which has caused the front end page to become loose to that same point. There is some age toning to the edges of the pages. There is also some light soiling to the title page. Otherwise, book is in good condition.

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