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Yellow Peony

Yellow Peony
Here’s one of the unusual and beautiful peonies grown in the lovely gardens of Hildene, the former summer home of Robert Todd Lincoln and his wife Mary Harlan Lincoln, located in Manchester Center, Vermont.
Robert was one of four - and the only surviving child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln.
According to Wiki, "The garden is especially noted for its collection of over 1,000 herbaceous peonies.”
I took this on a visit to Hildene several years ago.
See below for another example.

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 RicksPics
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Beautiful photo, Deborah. Last week I saw newsreel film of Robert Lincoln being assisted to his seat at a presentation celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. I'd never seen film of him previously.
CORRECTION: See my correction below.
7 weeks ago. Edited 6 weeks ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
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Wow, that’s pretty amazing, Rick! Where did you see that?
6 weeks ago.
RicksPics club has replied to Deborah Lundbech club
I think it was on a PBS program, but I wouldn't bank on it. He was attending the opening of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, not the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, as I had stated above. Below are two short YouTube videos that describe Robert's interesting life, divided by early and later years of his life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TNbC8grLDk&t=61s
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTrsW08hNjw
6 weeks ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
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Thanks, Rick! I’ll check them out.
5 weeks ago.

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