Two soldiers playfully wrestling in a field, 1941

A photograph of two soldiers playfully wrestling in a field, 1941. One soldier tries to overthrow another soldier that has climbed onto his back, and both are smiling. Another soldier watches with a smile, and tents are set up across the field

Rockford Photo Service, negative envelope (back), 1941

The reverse side of an enveloped used to store negatives produced by the Rockford Photo Service, 100 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, USA, 1941

Soldiers sitting in grass at picnic, photograph description, 1941-05-18

A handwritten description of the photograph of a group of soldiers sitting on the grass at a picnic, Illinois, USA, 1941 May 18. "May 18, 1941 - picnic" -- inscription

Sugiyama, photograph book, book 5, 1941

Hiroshi Sugiyama, photograph book, book 5, 1941. Note: versos of photographs have not been included in this set as they are blank

Rockford Photo Service, negative envelope (front), 1941

The front side of an envelope used to store negatives produced by the Rockford Photo Service, 100 West State Street, Rockford, Illinois, USA, 1941

Soldiers at picnic, 1941-05-18

A photograph of a group of four soldiers, three standing and one seated, at a picnic, Illinois, USA, 1941 May 18

Eveready flashlight

An Eveready brand flashlight belonging to Hiroshi Sugiyama. His name and identification number are inscribed in the metal rope clip

From destrier to danseur: the role of the horse in early modern French noble identity

2019-01-06This study argues that horses and horsemanship played a crucial role in refashioning noble identity in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century France. During this period, the traditional nobility experienced a variety of military, political, social, and cultural changes in its circumstances. Part of the nobles' response to these changes was to gradually restructure the way they perceived and defined themselves. Between roughly 1550 and 1650, they transitioned from a medieval warrior-knight identity to an early modern courtier-aristocrat identity.; The dissertation explores the ways horsemanship facilitated this shift in noble beliefs. The destrier -- the battle mount of the medieval knight -- was a key component of noble identity going into this period of transition, when the definition of nobility revolved around heavy cavalry service and the qualities comprising what the nobles called vertu. The manège horse -- the "dance partner" of the early modern aristocrat in the movements of manège equitation -- offered an unmatched platform for displaying key components of noble identity by the end of this period, when the definition of nobility revolved around physical grace and sprezzatura, or the appearance of effortlessness no matter what the task at hand.; The dissertation focuses on a subset of manège equitation, the spectacular and dramatic "airs above the ground." Using contemporary manuals of horsemanship as evidence, it argues that these movements served as a vehicle for the transition in noble identity, because they allowed noblemen simultaneously to demonstrate the old and familiar qualities of martial vertu and the newly emerging qualities of grace and effortlessness. Horsemanship functioned as a bridge between the old and new definitions, serving as a familiar and comforting touchstone for the nobles as they struggled to adapt to their changing circumstances.; As knights gradually evolved into gentlemen, the mounted display of noblesse moved from the battlefield to the manège, and the display mechanism evolved from the medieval destrier to the early modern equine danseur. By facilitating this shift from an obsolete identity to a more relevant and effective one, horses and horsemanship supported and assisted the nobility's successful adaptation, and thus ultimately contributed to its survival and continued vitality as well

Murray, Yeah home you too, 1993-06-06 12 pm

Yeah home you too, a sermon given by Cecil "Chip" Murray at First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles (FAME) (First AME Church), 2270 South Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA, on 1993 June 06 12 pm

Murray, Brighten the corner where you are, 1993-07-18 10 am

Brighten the corner where you are, a sermon given by Cecil "Chip" Murray at First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles (FAME) (First AME Church), 2270 South Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA, on 1993 July 18 10 am