The 100 Years Ago Thread

[Rikki Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, December 12, 1918.
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Dazzle-camouflaged American transport ship USS Sixaola leaving Bordeaux, 12 December 1918.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205307526 © IWM (Q 58282)
Info on the Sixaola:  http://shipscribe.com/usnaux/ww1/ships/id2777.htm

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From the Imperial War Museum, December 12, 1918.
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https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205307526 © IWM (Q 58282)
Info on the Sixaola:  http://shipscribe.com/usnaux/ww1/ships/id2777.htm

Some "dazzle" had colors, not just b&w, though those were the most common.  The jury is still out as to whether it was effective. Some reports says yes, others thought it was a gimmick.

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-i/how-hide-a-ship-confuse-enemy.html

Personally I like it and curious it would be legal to 'wrap' my truck in that as a test and see if it would cause more accidents, less accidents, less/more tickets, etc. And would it even be legal? Since it is so jarring and confusing....

[Rikki Gins]

Some "dazzle" had colors, not just b&w, though those were the most common.  The jury is still out as to whether it was effective. Some reports says yes, others thought it was a gimmick.

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-i/how-hide-a-ship-confuse-enemy.html

Personally I like it and curious it would be legal to 'wrap' my truck in that as a test and see if it would cause more accidents, less accidents, less/more tickets, etc. And would it even be legal? Since it is so jarring and confusing....

Somebody might rear end you at a stop sign because they thought they had more space to stop? haha.  I wonder if those soldiers made it home before Christmas?  I forgot how long it took those ships to make it to New York.  Was it twelve days or over two weeks?  I can't remember.

[Rikki Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, December 13, 1918.

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In the foreground stands some of the damaged machinery of a liquorice factory in a largely flat, arid landscape at Kut.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/22723 © IWM (Art.IWM ART 2357)

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From the Library of Congress.  The Bismarck Tribune., December 13, 1918.

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From the Library of Congress.  The Bisbee Daily Review., December 14, 1918.

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Actor Jeff Chandler was born 100 years ago today.

Biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Chandler

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Jeff Chandler at Capernaum during a visit to Israel in 1959.
By Moshe Pridan - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8962280

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From the Imperial War Museum, December 13, 1918.

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https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/22723 © IWM (Art.IWM ART 2357)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kut

I wonder what kind of licorice they made with that guillotine-looking apparatus? Anise-style licorice, maybe?

https://norfolkinworldwar1.org/tag/siege-of-kut/

[Rikki Gins]

The Hotel Cleveland (now called the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel) opened its doors on December 16, 1918.

History of the Hotel Cleveland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Cleveland_Hotel

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Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, right, connected to Terminal Tower.
By Chris Gent - Flickr: Downtown Cleveland Ohio (25), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19089762

[Rikki Gins]

From the Missouri State Archives.

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Rufus, John. Inmate #21235 (MSA)
Mug shot taken on December 17, 1918.

Description: Tried and convicted of 2nd Degree Murder, sentenced to Thirty-five years from 12/9/1918. Trial held in Buchanan County. Application for discharge under 7/12 time rejected by parole board 3/1/1939. Discharged 12/11/1940 under merit time.
 
Coverage: United States – Missouri – Cole – Jefferson City
 
Date: 12/17/1918
 
Rights: Copyright is in the public domain.
 
Credit: Courtesy of Missouri State Archives
 
Image Number: RG213_02_21235
 
Institution: Missouri State Archives

[Rikki Gins]

From the Imperial War Museum, December 18, 1918.

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Troopship USS Princess Matoika with 3000 troops aboard returning to America, in the locks at St. Nazaire, 18 December 1918.

History of the USS Princess Matoika: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Princess_Matoika

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USS Princess Matoika under way in 1919.
By U.S. Navy - U.S. Naval Historical Center Photo #: NH 43123, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3961976

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From the Imperial War Museum, December 19, 1918.

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H.M. The King with British Army commanders at Buckingham Palace.  Left to Right: Sir William Birdwood, Sir Henry Rawlinson, Sir Hubert Plumer, H.M. The King, Sir Douglas Haig, Sir Henry Horne, Sir Julian Byng.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205027095 © IWM (Q 56530)

Biography of King George V: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V

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American amateur athlete (ice hockey) Hobey Baker died in France on December 21, 1918.

Biography of Hobey Baker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobey_Baker

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Baker as a fighter pilot in World War I. 
By Unknown - Salvini, Emil R. (2005), Hobey Baker: American Legend, St. Paul, Minnesota: Hobey Baker Memorial Foundation, ISBN 978-0-976-34530-5, page 103, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11926676

[Rikki Gins]