tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post2276642857764242695..comments2024-03-18T18:05:25.821-07:00Comments on VISIONS OF THE NORTH: Only Known Photo of Lady Jane FranklinRussell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-54490218480808937702016-08-30T19:53:53.732-07:002016-08-30T19:53:53.732-07:00This is amazingThis is amazingloganzacharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819657683266467692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-68703796222031785972012-04-22T03:09:52.927-07:002012-04-22T03:09:52.927-07:00Uuups! I am really sorry. I´ve confused Hunt with ...Uuups! I am really sorry. I´ve confused Hunt with Brunt. However it could have been a great coincidence, indeed.<br /><br />There is another Lady Franklin Rock in the Fraser River. I suppose that the name came from the stay of Lady Franklin and Sophie Cracroft on february and march of 1861 in New Westminster with the Governor James Douglas. There are several photographs of the Douglas family taken since and a lot more of that time of the region and its people. It seems that some photographers land there at 1858. I suppose that such a visit would be an important event for the inhabitants, and perhaps another photo arise from there. I´ve been searching among them here:<br /> (http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca)<br /><br />and here:<br /><br />http://www.nwheritage.org/<br /><br />and here:<br /><br />http://cameraworkers.davidmattison.com/<br /><br />But I´ve just only found nothing, nothing and nothing, though i recognize that i´ve got little patience.Andrés Paredeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283802897907742244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-87511584743653403662012-04-17T05:07:22.235-07:002012-04-17T05:07:22.235-07:00Thanks. And that's a great story about Billy ...Thanks. And that's a great story about Billy Hunt, thought I doubt it was my ancestor; whatever other chaos was going on in the colony, careful records and carefully-spelt names seem to have been something of an obsession.<br /><br />The idea of a photograph surfacing from the Franklins' years in Tasmania is not too far-fetched -- though the science was new, many in the colony took an interest -- Sir John himself, apparently -- and it's quite possible a photo of he or his wife might have been taken.Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-19066590841414308622012-04-17T04:27:41.173-07:002012-04-17T04:27:41.173-07:00Incredible!! Really amazing.
I´ve just found this...Incredible!! Really amazing.<br /><br />I´ve just found this other image (not a photograph) which i´ve never seen before, it cames from Tasmania. It is an alleged visit of Lady anf John Franklin to the defense line called "dogline" which pretend to prevent the guards of the escaping prisoners in the isthmus at Eaglehawk Neck.<br /><br />http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=2589<br /><br />But the most amazing thing is this commentary below in this same web page which I copy below where they talk about a person called Billy Hunt, could he be your ancestor?:<br /><br />"Some of the escape plans were quite bizarre. In one case, the convict Billy Hunt disguised himself as a kangaroo and attempted to hop across the Neck. His plan was brought to a sudden halt when one of the soldiers decided to shoot the large boomer. Billy was forced to reveal his true identity."Andrés Paredeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283802897907742244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-75263271437266920062012-04-14T08:48:33.385-07:002012-04-14T08:48:33.385-07:00An amazing find Russell,well doneAn amazing find Russell,well doneBill Greenwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717981465554521605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-5060003672657688502012-04-13T14:22:02.208-07:002012-04-13T14:22:02.208-07:00AT LAST! well done and thanks for sharing this!AT LAST! well done and thanks for sharing this!Miss Honeythunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993781555168118819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-54113673768487050902012-04-13T12:31:02.815-07:002012-04-13T12:31:02.815-07:00This is stupendous! Hat's off to you, Russell!...This is stupendous! Hat's off to you, Russell!David Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034891361926618042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-15015536954188283372012-04-13T11:00:27.718-07:002012-04-13T11:00:27.718-07:00Thanks, Glenn and Peter!
I should add that, despi...Thanks, Glenn and Peter!<br /><br />I should add that, despite what the guidebook says, Lady Franklin was traveling in the Near East and Europe in 1859, so the date must be wrong -- others sources say 1863, which seems more probable.Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-2010968667881918222012-04-13T10:47:06.620-07:002012-04-13T10:47:06.620-07:00Brilliant scoop. Well done indeed!Brilliant scoop. Well done indeed!Peter Carneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11720739633773324546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-82356288082954290222012-04-13T10:02:42.413-07:002012-04-13T10:02:42.413-07:00Excellent spot, Russell - well done!Excellent spot, Russell - well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com