Showing posts with label publicfigures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label publicfigures. Show all posts
Spiritual and Religious Leader
8x10 photo signed in sharpie by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. I'm a big fan of the Dalai Lama's work and teachings. My mother had the chance to see him speak in person in Boston a few months back. I hope to have the chance to see him someday as well.
71st Governor of Maine
8x10 photo signed in silver pen by John McKernan, 71st governor of Maine. Not a huge fan of Mr. McKernan's term as governor, but when I found this at Goodwill of $2.99 I couldn't pass it up. There was also a signed campaign poster there (dedicated to two people who apparently worked on his campaign, probably where this came form as well), but I figured that I didn't have the space to care for it properly.
Scientist and Philosopher
4x6 photo of philosopher and scientist Noam Chomsky. I sent this photo to Mr. Chomsky at MIT on July 13th and received it back in the mail this afternoon. Mr. Chomsky is one of the most famous of living scientists and the father of linguistics. His is the first autograph that I've gotten back from among the scientists I wrote to earlier this month.
U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
8x10 photo of former U.S. President and 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Jimmy Carter signed in black sharpie. I wrote to Mr. Carter back in April and received this in the mail this afternoon. Mr. Carter left office before I was born, however I'm a big fan of his post-presidential work. This is my first REAL Presidential autograph, seeing as the George Bush Sr photo is both a secretarial and an autopen. I may send Mr. Carter a book to sign in a couple of weeks, while I wait to see if Bill Clinton takes the time to sign my copy of his autobiography...
Astronaut and U.S. Senator
5x7 color photo signed in black sharpie by John Glenn. I wrote to Mr. Glenn back on May 9, and received this back in the mail this morning. John Glenn was the first American in orbit, and is one of my mom's (and my own) heroes. When I was little she used to tell me about when she was little and watched his historic Project Mercury flight aboard Friendship 7. I have a PSA/DNA authenticated signed cut of Mr. Glenn's signature that I purchased more than a year ago. The copy of it that is hanging on my wall will be coming down this weekend to be replaced by a copy of this.
Chuck Yeager
Aviation Legend
I returned from Anime Boston 2013 this morning to find two photos waiting for me in the mail. The first was this one, a black and white 8x10 signed by retired general Chuck Yeager. I've always found aviation history fascinating, and Gen. Yeager is certainly one of the great aviation pioneers. If you aren't familiar with him, he was the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Via www.chuckyeager.com.
Angus King
72nd Governor of Maine and current Senator
Signed Book: Governor's Travels
I found this in the South Portland Bullmoose Music store last summer and couldn't pass it up. Generally I don't like my autographs inscribed (well, unless they're inscribed to me), but I made an exception for this one.
Early (1895) copy of Bowdoin College's art collections catalog signed by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. The booklet is in rough condition, rougher than it appears in the scan. The paper is thin and fragile, heavily browned and shows several tears, most noticeably on the bottom right corner of the cover. General Chamberlain's signature is in fairly good condition, although there is some fading - most noticeably on the letter "J" in Joshua.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914) was an American college professor, Union officer and 32nd governor of Maine. He is best remembered for his defense of Little Round Top at the battle of Gettysburg, for which Chamberlain was awarded the Medal of Honor. After the war Chamberlain returned to Maine, where he served four one-year terms as governor before being appointed as president of Bowdoin College. Chamberlain passed away on February 24, 1914 in Portland, Maine - the final Civil War veteran to die as a result of wounds sustained during the war.
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