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SS Mosel and insurance fraud

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亚历山大Keith，Jr.，在维基百科找到的图像

1875年12月11日，德国布尔梅勒州码头发生了可怕的爆炸，留下超过80人死亡，更加致残和受伤。如何从名叫亚历山大Keith，Jr的男人开始的故事。奥里亚斯威廉·王托马斯别名。

Keith was born 1827 in Scotland and moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia when he was a boy. As a young man he worked briefly for his uncle, Alexander Keith, who was a well-known and influential man in Halifax having served as mayor and owning a popular brewery,Alexander Keith’s。啤酒厂仍然运作到这一天。当内战在美国爆发的时候，Keith看到了一个机会，并与联邦人对齐，尽管他抓住了每次机会都可以利用北部和南方。他是一个无情的人，最终跑了一份价值100万美元的经纪额和投资。他的受害者聘请了一个侦探来捕捉他，导致Keith必须进一步向西移动，直到他最终到达Highland，伊利诺伊州。基思结婚并在一小段时间内结束，直到法律于1865年12月召唤。当他有机会时，他和他的妻子逃到了德国，在那里他们住了高级生活。但是，因为它通常发生，金钱跑了出来，所以基思不得不提出一个计划来获得更多。Read more

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Spanish Rapiers

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Recently we had to pull several weapons to photography, including several that are on display. For four of them, three rapiers and a sword, this was the first time any of us were able to get up close to them as they have been on display inAge of Explorationsince the early 90’s. The three rapiers are attributed as Spanish, but one of our curator’s has pointed out that this is most likely inaccurate.

This first one is a composite rapier with tapering blade, iron hilt, comprising vertically recurved quillons, arms, and a pair of asymmetrical shells framed by a double ring, knuckle guards, globular pommel and later wire bound wooden handle, ca 1600’s. Its origin is unknown though, and we haven’t found any markings to give us any clues.Read more

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German POWs: Boys, Old Men, and Volkssturm

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自由船约瑟夫沃伦在纽波特新闻中有300名德国猪船上
自由船约瑟夫沃伦在纽波特新闻中有300名德国猪船上

第二次世界大战期间，德国和意大利的数百名战俘通过了汉普顿道路。他们中的许多人在半岛或诺福克留在监狱营地，而其他人则在全国各地运到监狱。最终有些人在锯厂或修理铁轨等劳动者中获得了劳动者。陆军信号队在他们到达并被加工时记录了这些囚犯。从这一点来看，我们就会感受到母猪的对待以及他们的日常生活是什么样的。

在战争中迟到了有趣的事情发生了：德国猪的人口统计进入汉普顿道路的变化。我们看到战斗年龄的男性更少，并增加了40多岁和青少年人数的增加。美国人注意到这一点，并将其解释为符号，即德国的战斗力的质量下降。这是战争绘制到近距离的标志。Read more

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Artifact of the Month – Galatea

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11月11日，我决定使我们美丽的傀儡成为本月的文物。选择一个人相当困难，因为他们的方式都很精彩，但最终我选择了加拉塔的那个。

I’ve found that, like Galatea here, a lot of figureheads get their names from mythology. There are two myths that go along with Galatea, the first stating that she was a beautiful sea goddess/nymph who was in love with a man named Akis. The cyclops Polyphemus was in love with Galatea and jealous of the young Akis, crushed him beneath a rock. In her grief, Galatea turned Akis into a stream.Read more

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Artifact of the Month – Painting of SS Kaiser Wilhelm II

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Today’s object of the month is an oil painting featuring the steamshipKaiser Wilhelm II在埃及的大金字塔前面。我记得当我第一次遇到它时，我认为这是一个如此奇怪的形象，船完全从水外面，但当然这就是寓言绘画应该如何看待。随着我的兴趣激动，我去看看文件文件夹，看看这幅画的背景是什么。为了让我沮丧，文件中没有任何信息，并且错误的艺术家甚至被归因于这幅画，尽管左下角有明显的签名。

我是一个好奇的人,自然,所以没有knowing anything about this painting was rather painful. Taking what little I knew about it, which was basically just the artist, I turned to my best friend for answers, Google. I soon found out that the artist, Otto Bollhagen, was a well-known painter in Bremen, Germany. This is where he set up his ‘atelier’, meaning studio. Underneath ‘Atelier Bollhagen’ on the signature is ‘Bremen’. The business Otto started in 1892 continues today under the leadership of a great-grandson.Read more