Photography Galleries - Redesign

I have decided to focus on two key parts of my business: Photography and Preservation. I am no longer a Heritage Makers consultant, although I will continue to make my own products (especially storybooks) with Heritage Makers.

My photography galleries can be found here: http://klhphotobydesign.smugmug.com. 

I have some more redesigning of my website - www.KLHPhotobyDesign. com - to do as I redevelop my business plan. I am so excited to streamline my services! 

Local Fall Color Photo Shoot

Announcing: Local Twin Cities Fall Color Photo Mini-Session Photo Shoots!

On October 12 & 19, I will be offering $50 mini-sessions at local parks that display beautiful fall colors. Expect to spend 30 - 60 minutes between a couple of locations. You will have access to 10-15 images in a private, online gallery, from which you can order any prints, canvases, standouts, or other products as you would like. I will also provide digital, "social media ready" images for your online use. *Bonus: you will get a coupon code worth one (1) 8x10 print!

When was the last time you had a family photo taken? Do you have a high school student? Is there a special occasion coming up? When we confirm the date, time, and place, we will review your needs. An example would be a couple of family poses and 1-2 of each person or couple. 

Take a look at my public galleries at this site:
http://klhphotobydesign.smugmug.com/

I can't wait to get out and play in the fall colors! I hope you'll join me :)

1922 Europe Journal, Part 27: England and trip home

Last journal entry:

Wednesday, August 23, 1922

“This morning we took a trip about the city. Went to the Tower of London. Saw the Crown Jewels - valued at 10,000,000 pounds. Also stopped at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Went through the crypt where the notables are buried. Next we went to the Old Curiosity Shop.  Here we were given a chance to buy some nitrs [?]. R., W. and L. have gone shopping this p.m. Tonight R. and I go to the Bot. [?]"

Grandma had a hand-written journal and created a scrapbook with photos and memorabilia. Included at the end of the scrapbook is a list of passengers from the R.M.S. Megantic on Saturday, August 26, 1922, from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal. 

On Board RMS Megantic

You might remember a ship in the White Star Line called Titanic? RMS Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912, just ten years before this voyage... on another ship in the White Star Line. Grandma included two photos of icebergs in the ocean as seen from the Megantic, but she never made any mention of the connection. 

Iceberg from the RMS Megantic, 1922

It's been an amazing and fun summer being able to blog along with this trip. My scrapbook is almost complete and ready to order. 

Do you have a story to tell? Whether it's heritage, family, kids - I can help you digitize your images and preserve them for years to come. Then, it's up to you to tell your story. Check out my information here: www.KLHPhotobyDesign.com.

1922 Europe Journal, Part 26: England

   Thank you to everyone who has following along on this journey so far - we have almost come to the end. I'm running a few days behind - I was at a resort/campground this weekend with no Internet or WiFi (it was actually very nice to get out and do fun family activities and connect with friends). You will not want to miss the images I have for the last blog post about the trip - coming later tonight or tomorrow. :)

Sunday, August 20, 1922 - London

“Woke up at 7:00 and called R. for 7:00 mass. She made 8:00 all right. I got up about 9:00. We couldn’t get into the dining room before church, so went without breakfast. It was paid for, too. Went to church at St. Paul’s Cathedral. The restaurant and grill room were not open here when we returned, so we went to a little restaurant nearby for lunch. This afternoon we have been sleeping. R. is still at it. We are looking forward to tomorrow when we can get into the American Express office and get mail and money.”

[For more than one thousand four hundred years, a cathedral dedicated to Saint Paul has stood at the highest point in the City. Frequently at the centre of national events, traditions have been observed here and radical new ideas have found expression under the iconic dome. This was the first cathedral to be built after the English Reformation in the sixteenth-century, when Henry VIII removed the Church of England from the jurisdiction of the Pope and the Crown took control of the life of the church. The three hundred year old building is therefore a relative newcomer to a site which has witnessed Christian Worship for over one thousand four hundred years. This brief history looks at just a few of the individuals and events which have shaped the history of St Paul’s Cathedral.]

Monday, August 21, 1922 - London

“Got to American Express shortly after 9:00. Went to the mail department first. We all faired very well. I got 10 letters. Our Paris suitcase was there, but the Interlaken one wasn’t. Made arrangements for the trip for the p.m. and one to Stratford on Tuesday. It took us a good share of the morning to read our mail and tend to the other things.”

“At 2:30 in the p.m. we started on a trip around the city. Visited the monument erected by Queen Victoria to Albert. Stopped at Buckingham Palace, but visitors are not admitted. The next stop was at Westminster Abbey. It was very crowded and we couldn’t take as much time there as we would have liked. The poets’ corners was very interesting. Also saw the place where the coronations take place. All of the kings and queens of England are crowned there. Princess Mary was married there, too. The original coronation chair with the Stone of Scone was pointed out. The stone was brought from Scotland and tradition says that the Kings used to sit on it at the time of coronation. It is said that it is part of the stone on which Jacob slept. In the evening, we went to the theater - saw the musical comedy Sally. It was nothing wonderful.”

Tuesday, August 22, 1922

“We started for Stratford at 9:10 this morning. Had a 2 hour and a half ride by train. When we got there we found a man with a Ford who took us around. Went to the Anne Hathaway cottage first. Next we visited the Shakespeare House - that has been changed at various times. For a number of years, it was used as a butcher shop. Since it has become public property, it has been restored and is as much like it was in Shakespeare’s day as possible. We then went to the church where Shakespeare is buried.  It is on the banks of the Avon River. He is buried in the church and there is a memorial statue over his grave. Here also were the record books containing the records of his baptism and death. In the churchyard we saw the bench on which Longfellow used to sit. It overlooks the river.  Had lunch at the Arden restaurant. It is just across from the Memorial Theater. Got back at 5:00. Went to the American Express. L. got her long-looked-for cable. In the evening we went to the theater. Saw the first act of Shall We Join the Ladies - a new three act J. M. Barrie play. Also saw Galsworthy’s Loyalties. They were fine.”

Stratford on Avon - not quite sure why they snapped a vertical shot instead of a horizontal?

Shakespeare's House

Anne Hathaway's Cottage

1922 Europe Journal, Part 25: Amsterdam, Brussels, and a Flight (yes, flight!) to London

Thursday, August 17, 1922 - Amsterdam

"Visited the diamond-cutting factory. Had the work carefully explained to us. Went also to the art gallery, where we saw a great many Rembrandts and Reubens. The Night Watch was one of the best known. In the p.m. we took a rubberneck ride, then went to the American Express to get money. After dinner, we paid our bill and all stood the shock well. Had an indignation meeting in our room afterward." 

     [The Night Watch or The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq is the common name of one of the most famous works by Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. The Night Watch is one of the most famous paintings in the world.]

Friday, August 18, 1922 - Brussels

"Got up at 6:00 and took the train for Brussels and 7:30. Had an uneventful trip and reached Brussels at 12:30. Got rooms at the Grand Hotel, had lunch, then went to the American Express.  Got our air tickets - $15 each.  

At 2:30 we started on a trip to Waterloo. Had the King’s Palace and Court of Justice pointed out to us. Past the house where Victor Hugo wrote Les Miserables. Near Waterloo, we visited the Hougonaut Farm. It was the only farm that the French did not succeed in taking. The monument [smaller type in journal: the place where Prince of Orange was wounded] is of a large lion and is on the top of a huge mound of earth 125 ft. high. The circumference at the base is 1,012 feet. There are 226 steps to the top of it. We realized it when we got up there. The guide explained the exact position of the armies at the time of the battle. When we came down, we looked at the panorama - it is 105 yards in circumference and 14 yards deep and 10 yards high. It was painted by Doumoliu in 1911-12. After we returned, we got a taxi and took a ride about the city."

     [The Royal Palace of Brussels is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital Brussels. However it is not used as a royal residence, as the king and his family live in the Royal Castle of Laeken on the outskirts of Brussels. The facade we see today was only built after 1900 on the initiative of King Leopold II.

     Waterloo, Belgium, was first mentioned in 1102, designated as a small hamlet at the limit of the Sonian Forest along a major road linking Brussels and Genappe. 

     The Battle of Waterloo took place near Waterloo on 18 June 1815 between the First French Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Alliance of the Seventh Coalition (UK, Prussia, Austria, others) under the main allied commanders, the Duke of Wellington and General von Blücher. The strategic location of Waterloo on a paved road towards Brussels explains why the battle took place just south of Waterloo. It was important for the allies to stop Napoleon from reaching Brussels, and Waterloo was the last settlement to cross before negotiating the forest and getting to Brussels.

     There is a memorial in the form of a statue of a lion (looking towards France) on a hill, with 226 stairs, called La Butte du Lion. Other attractions related to the battle are the Wellington Museum and the Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph, where Wellington is said to have prayed before going into battle and where British and Dutch plaques commemorating the fallen are now to be seen.

     Château d'Hougoumont (originally Goumont) is a large farmhouse situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road in Braine-l'Alleud, near Waterloo, Belgium. The escarpment is where British and other allied forces faced Napoleon's Army at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815.

     The name "Hougoumont" is derived from "Gomme Mont" which means "Gum hill". It was built on a little hill with pine trees around it, from which pine gum was collected to make turpentine.]

Saturday, August 19, 1922 - Brussels, London

"After breakfast, L. and I went to the bank to get English money and enough more Belgium to pay our hotel bill. Left our hotel about 10:30 and went to the Instone Air Line office. There we had our baggage weighted, etc. Had to pay 124 franc excess. From there we were taken out to the air station where we had to fill out cards before getting into the plane. Had plenty of time for picture taking and four-leaf clover hunting before they got the plane started. 

Air Station Brussels

Instone Air Station Brussels

Left about 12:15. There were seven of us. The journey was uneventful. The day was perfect. Landed at Croydon [town just south of London] at 3:00. It takes eight hours to make the trip by train and boat. We went 92 miles an hour and were up 4,000 feet the pilot told us. He came and talked to us after we landed. Had our passports stamped and went through the customs. We were taken to the Victoria, which was the regular stopping place for the Instone busses. 

I don't know if they found a four-leaf clover, but their flight was uneventful :)

Got a taxi from there to bring us to the Regent Palace. Got rooms o.k. The taxi driver and porters were anxious to get the gold pieces I had gotten in Brussels just this morning. 

After cleaning up, we got tickets for The Second Mrs. Tanqueray at the playhouse. It was a fine performance. Had orchestra seats and felt like nuts in our suits, but why worry."

     [Instone Air Line was an early British airline from 1919 to 1924. Along with other private airlines of the time, it was absorbed into Imperial Airways. S. Instone & Company Limited had operated a private service from Cardiff via London (Hounslow Heath Aerodrome) to Paris - Le Bourget Airport since 1919. In April 1920 it ran the service between London and Paris as a public service using the name Instone Air Line. In 1920 it was the first airline to transport a racehorse and on 1 January 1922 the company introduced uniforms to its pilots and staff; Instone are believed to be the first airline to do so. It stopped operating the London-Paris route in October 1922 due to competition. This is fascinating! I can find specific information on the plane they took - would you have taken this flight in 1922?

     The Regent Palace Hotel was built in 1914 for ‘T Lyons & Co. Ltd’ on Crown land and opened on Wednesday, May 16, 1915. At this time, it was the largest hotel in Europe with 1028 bedrooms.

     The Second Mrs. Tanqueray is a problem play by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero. It adopts the "Woman with a past" plot, popular in nineteenth century melodrama. In some searches, I can find names of actors who appeared in the play in 1922, but there is no playbill or theater information listed.]

1922 Europe Journal, Part 23a: Dresden Image

I missed this in my earlier post about their Dresden tour. I love this as I originally thought they were on a tour bus, but they are on a river ferry of some kind on the Elba River going to Dresden. Grandma is the lady closest to the camera.

On Elba River to Dresden

1922 Europe Journal, Part 24: Berlin with Potsdam Tour

Saturday, August 12, 1922 - Berlin

“Got up in fair season. Went to the American Express and got tickets for a trip around the city this morning and one to Potsdam for tomorrow. Went over to the Cafe Tower to catch the bus. Met Louis, Ivey, Edna and husband. Had a pleasant trip. Stopped at the mausoleum of Frederick William’s palace. Couldn’t go in the palace. Saw the tomb of Queen Louise and Frederick William. Beautiful lighting effect. Past the Kaiser’s palace, Frederichkierke, in the p.m. We shopped. The window variety mostly. Orpheus in the Outerworld [a show?].”

[Charlottenburg is a suburb 2-3 miles SW of Berlin. Sophia Charlotte, Queen of the first King of Prussia, founded a country residence here at village of Lietzow. The fame of the place arises chiefly from the beautiful Doric mausoleum to Fredrick William III and Queen Louise. Orpheus is an opera.]

Sunday, August 13, 1922 - Potsdam tour

“Started for Potsdam at 9:00. R. went with Heinrich. Louis and party went too. Poor Louis had his pocket picked, just as he was getting on the bus - 20,000 marks and his letter of credit. He and Seymour got out and went back. That evening, he got a notice from the P.O. that he had a package. There was the wallet with the letters of credit and papers, but no money. At Potsdam we visited a military church. Also went through the Emperor’s palace - this was the place where the Emperors stayed while at Potsdam.  Stopped at San Souich. Went through the gardens, but the palace was closed to the excursionists on Sunday, because so many Berlin people go there then. Got home about 7:00.  Went to Tannhauser that evening. Left at end of the second act. Rotten company.”

[The Garrison Church (German: Garnisonkirche) was a Baroque church in Potsdam, eastern Germany. It was built under the second Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm I. between 1730 and 1735. During World War II, the church burned down on 14 April 1945.]

[The New Palace (German: Neues Palais) is a palace situated on the western side of the Sanssouci royal park in Potsdam, Germany. The building was begun in 1763, after the end of the Seven Years' War, under Frederick the Great and was completed in 1769. It is considered to be the last great Prussian baroque palace. After the death of Frederick the Great in 1786, the New Palace fell into disuse and was rarely occupied as a residence or entertainment venue. However, starting in 1859 it became the summer residence of the German Crown Prince, Frederick William, later German Emperor Frederick III. The ascension of William II saw renovation and restoration within the palace being carried out with the installation of steam heating, bathrooms in state apartments and electrification of the chandeliers which Frederick the Great had collected from across Europe. Until 1918, it remained the preferred residence of William II and the Empress Augusta.]

[Sanssouci is the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it too is notable for the numerous temples and follies in the park. The palace was designed/built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1745 and 1747 to fulfill King Frederick's need for a private residence where he could relax away from the pomp and ceremony of the Berlin court. The palace's name emphasizes this; it is a French phrase (sans souci), which translates as "without concerns", meaning "without worries" or "carefree", symbolizing that the palace was a place for relaxation rather than a seat of power.]

[Tannhäuser is an opera in three acts, music and text by Richard Wagner, based on the two German legends of Tannhäuser and the song contest at Wartburg. The story centers on the struggle between sacred and profane love, and redemption through love, a theme running through most of Wagner's mature work.]

Monday, August 14, 1922 - Berlin

“Went to the American consul to find out about duties. Found that we had to have export licenses for each thing. We spent the rest of the day chasing. Were all in by night. The porter at the hotel wouldn’t sign for us and we decided to stay another day. In the evening we went to the Winter Garden.”

[The Berlin Wintergarten theatre was a large variety theatre in Berlin that opened in approximately 1887 and was destroyed by bombs in June 1944. The name was eventually taken on by a theatre in Potsdamer Strasse in 1992.]

Tuesday, August 15, 1922 - Berlin

“This morning we met Gustave Held, who went with us to the textiles export office and made out our licenses for us. We got everything straightened out and I had to pay the in sum of 34 marks. In the p.m. we went through the Kaiser’s palace. Saw evidences of the Revolution of 1918. Also went to the Frederiech’s Museum and the new museum. Saw many of Reuben’s paintings in the latter. Went to Kempinski’s for supper. Spent the evening packing and wondering if we would get by with the few little things we had not declared.”

[The Berlin City Palace was a royal and imperial palace in the centre of Berlin, the historical capital of Prussia, and subsequently Germany. It was located on the Museum Island at Schlossplatz, opposite the Lustgarten park. It was the winter residence of the Kings of Prussia and the German Emperors. The palace was originally built in the 15th century and changed throughout the next few centuries. It bore features of the Baroque style, and its shape, finalized by the middle 18th century, is attributed to famous German architect Andreas Schlüter. It was the principal residence and winter residence of the Hohenzollern Kings of Prussia from 1701 to 1918. After the unification of Germany in 1871, it was also the central residence for the German Emperors. It became a museum following the fall of the German Empire in 1918. Heavily damaged by Allied bombing in World War II, although possible to repair at great expense, the palace was demolished in 1950 by the German Democratic Republic authorities, despite West German protests. It is in the process of being rebuilt (2013).]

[The Bode Museum is one of the groups of museums on the Museum Island in Berlin, Germany; it is a historically preserved building. The museum was designed by architect Ernst von Ihne and completed in 1904. Originally called the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum after Emperor Frederick III, the museum was renamed in honour of its first curator, Wilhelm von Bode, in 1956.]

[Kempinski’s is a hotel in Berlin.]

Wednesday, August 16, 1922 - Berlin, Amsterdam

“Left Berlin at 9:00 for Amsterdam. Had two men for traveling companions. One was an Englishman - the other was his nephew and was from South Africa. The time passed very quickly. We all did more or less worrying about the customs. The first thing in the morning, we got into a non-smoker. L. was going to smoke up a few cigarette holders and we were fined 20 marks each. We reached the frontier about 5:30. Got by without even having to unlock our grips - great relief. Reached Amsterdam about 11:00.  Went to the Hotel de Pay Bos.”