tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188649360765481587.post1081674353279882601..comments2023-06-23T10:12:39.753-04:00Comments on Talking Pictures: The Robber BaronNeil J Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08852834659400991664noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188649360765481587.post-71540395387793196192012-02-28T21:32:46.150-05:002012-02-28T21:32:46.150-05:00Quite a monument to someone who was not well-liked...Quite a monument to someone who was not well-liked. He probably planned it himself!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924547158802290714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188649360765481587.post-19338291835630586142012-02-28T05:15:29.424-05:002012-02-28T05:15:29.424-05:00Very interesting story and I must agree with Paw R...Very interesting story and I must agree with Paw Relations. Thanks for showing us.s.chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053064476533947580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188649360765481587.post-26768094427095623762012-02-28T03:15:08.516-05:002012-02-28T03:15:08.516-05:00What an interesting post and such an amazing resti...What an interesting post and such an amazing resting place.<br /><br />Death has no concerns over wealth and stature. We're all the same in his eyes.<br /><br />Herding Cats<br /><br /><br />http://seathreepeeo.blogspot.comSeaThreePeeOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639732349402996973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188649360765481587.post-82303664789791302732012-02-27T21:30:52.467-05:002012-02-27T21:30:52.467-05:00WELL at least they made him repay...not like today...WELL at least they made him repay...not like today where they get slammed in the press and get a slap on the wrist from the legal system...greed doesnt PAY..<br />HE has a very handsome resting place too...is he in there alone I have to wonder of does he share with other family members?Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188649360765481587.post-67204670002165748202012-02-27T19:24:37.349-05:002012-02-27T19:24:37.349-05:00That is an interesting bit of irony you pointed ou...That is an interesting bit of irony you pointed out. So all his millions could not save him in the end.hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188649360765481587.post-81718415972141119392012-02-27T15:52:21.635-05:002012-02-27T15:52:21.635-05:00That is a massive amount of money in those days, N...That is a massive amount of money in those days, Neil. 72 million. Golly.<br /><br />So, in the middle of the 19th century, there was a thriving secutities market capable of bein manipulated. We have learnt zilch over the years, I fear.<br /><br />I wonder what his family thought of him, or whether they simply took the money and ran. Surely this is the Gould FAMILY mausoleum, not just a towering ediface to the ego of one person. Hah! It would be good if he were in there alone.<br /><br />What a fascinating look into power and money and the human psyche.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188649360765481587.post-58697362764608195222012-02-27T14:44:47.042-05:002012-02-27T14:44:47.042-05:00Wowza! Some serious money, even more in those days...Wowza! Some serious money, even more in those days. Interesting that his name doesn't appear anywhere on that massive monument, because clearly a small ego was not amongst his traits.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188649360765481587.post-49163331796396645152008-03-11T11:23:00.000-04:002008-03-11T11:23:00.000-04:00I like the new header! and such an interesting sub...I like the new header! and such an interesting subject.<BR/>How did you know it was the Gould mausoleum? From the books about Woodlawn?Sharon Kuglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048171413740307382noreply@blogger.com