Elizabeth Arden Graham

1884 - 1966

The proprietress of the famed cosmetics house, Elizabeth Arden was born Florence Nightingale Graham near Toronto, Canada. At age twenty-four she moved to New York, later borrowed $6000 from her brother, and began her own firm. By 1945, ...

J. A. Smith's Brigade

Cleburne's Division

J. A. Smith's Brigade

Cleburne's Division

Brig. Gen. James A. Smith.

Col. Hiram B. Granbury.

Nov. 25, 1863.

6th and 10th Texas Infantry - Col. Roger Q. Mills.

15th Texas (Dismounted) Cavalry - Col. Roger Q. Mills.

7th Texas - Col. Hiram B. Granbury.

17th, 18th, 24th ...

Ralph Rucci

Fashion Walk of Fame

Born in 1957 in Philadelphia, Ralph Rucci showed his first collection in New York in 1981. His work contained both spiritual and intellectual elements which, combined with an obsessive dedication to cut and luxury, created a ...

Warren Wright, Sr.

1875 - 1950

The name of the family company of the Wrights was Calumet Baking Powder and Warren Wright, Sr. would also make that name synonymous with Thoroughbred breeding and racing. In 1913 Wright took over operation of the Chicago company ...

A. B. Hancock Sr.

1875 - 1957

Arthur Boyd Hancock Sr. was the son of Capt. Richard Hancock, who established Ellerslie as the leading horse farm in Virginia late in the 19th Century. Arthur Sr. returned from the University of Chicago in 1895 to assist ...

William Woodward, Sr.

1876 - 1953

Aristocratic by birth and bearing, William Woodward, Sr. inherited the presidency of Hanover National Bank of New York and ownership of Belair Stud, a Maryland property predating the revolution. Woodward also has a lasting connection to Kentucky, boarding ...

Daniel Swigert

1833 - 1912

Elmendorf Farms, one of the enduring symbols of the Bluegrass, on Paris Pike, was named by Daniel Swigert. He purchased the 544-acre core of the farm in 1881 for $150,000 from John Sanford, who had called the property ...

Isabel Dodge Sloane

1897 - 1962

Thoroughbred racing for many years has been graced by the participation of distinguished ladies. The first lady to top the list of money-winning owners in a given year was Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane, whose Brookmeade Stable earned $251,138 ...

Pole Tavern Cannon

The Cannon Il Lugano which was forged in Naples in 1763 weighs 800 Pounds. Il Lugano was used in battle against the Austrians. Napoleon who visited Italy once in 1796 and again in 1800 dragged the cannon over the Alps ...

Maney's Brigade

Walker's Division.

Maney's Brigade.

Walker's Division. - Hardee's Corps.

Brig. Gen. George Maney.

Nov. 25, 1863.

1st and 27th Tennessee - Col Hume R. Field.

4th Tenn. (Provisional Army) - Capt. Joseph Bostick.

6th and 9th Tennessee - Lieut. Col. J. W. Buford.

41st Tennessee - Col. Robert ...