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  • markM Offline
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    An original photograph of the mysterious figure on the cover of Led Zeppelin IV has been discovered in an old photo album - and he's been identified

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    Led Zeppelin's iconic fourth album was released 52 years ago today (November 8), and its cover art has been the subject of much conjecture in the decades since, with talk of runes, tarot and the occult. One of the greatest mysteries has been the identify of the painted figure on the front cover, a stooped man with a burden of sticks on his back, commonly referred to as 'The Hermit'.

    The original story goes that Robert Plant found the painting in a second-hand store in Reading, Berkshire, while on his way to recording sessions at Headley Grange in Hampshire. Some have claimed that the old man is Henry "Brusher" Mills, a well-known Victorian-era snake catcher who lived in Hampshire's New Forest, while Jimmy Page reportedly noted the figure's resemblance to ‘Old George’ Pickingill – who had first instructed Aleister Crowley in the occult – and made the painting a feature of the cover art. Typically, Page has been reluctant to provide further detail.

    "‘The cover was supposed to be something that was for other people to savour rather than for me to actually spell everything out," he told The Times in 2010. "Which would make the whole thing rather disappointing on that level of your own personal adventure into the music."

    Now the mystery has been solved, after the original photograph on which the painting was based was found during research for an upcoming exhibition at the Wiltshire Museum in Devizes. The picture was discovered in an old album by Brian Edwards, a Visiting Research Fellow with the Regional History Centre at the University of the West of England, who, being a Led Zeppelin fan, recognised the image immediately.

    "Led Zeppelin created the soundtrack that has accompanied me since my teenage years," says Edwards. "So I really hope the discovery of this Victorian photograph pleases and entertains Robert, Jimmy, and John Paul."

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    Ernest Howard Farmer's photo of 'The Wiltshire Thatcher'

    Further research was able to able to suggest likely candidates for both the photographer and his subject. A part signature matching the writing in the album suggests the man behind the camera was photography teacher Ernest Howard Farmer (1856-1944), while the stooped figure is likely to be Lot Long – also known as Lot Longyear – a thatcher (a craftsman who installs traditional thatched roofing), from the small town of Mere in southwest Wiltshire. Lot was born in 1823 and died in 1893.

    Farmer's photograph will be included in an exhibition, Wiltshire Thatcher: a Photographic Journey through Victorian Wessex, which is scheduled to run at the Wiltshire Museum in spring 2024.

    "Through the exhibition, we will show how Farmer captured the spirit of people, villages and landscapes of Wiltshire and Dorset that were so much of a contrast to his life in London," says David Dawson, Director of the museum. "It is fascinating to see how this theme of rural and urban contrasts was developed by Led Zeppelin and became the focus for this iconic album cover 70 years later."

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    • George KG Offline
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      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        1.6 ounces each, biggest yet and delicious.

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        Education is extremely important.

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        • MikM Away
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          Great! Fast crop, too.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • George KG Offline
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            Bugs helping bugs...

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              The term 'freelancer' was originally used to describe a mediaeval mercenary who put out his services to hire

              I was only joking

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                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                  The term 'freelancer' was originally used to describe a mediaeval mercenary who put out his services to hire

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                  @Doctor-Phibes said in Mildly interesting:

                  The term 'freelancer' was originally used to describe a mediaeval mercenary who put out his services to hire

                  I thought it originated in the San Fernando valley in the 1970s.

                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                  • MikM Away
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                    Mik
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                    #1425

                    Life finds a way.

                    The thinner tree was cut years ago and the big one has been holding and feeding it since then. They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumn’

                    Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which parts of two different trees, commonly but not exclusively the same species, grow together, self grafting and sharing nutrients

                    The term emanates from latin- ōsculārī, to kiss

                    📸 Rebecca Herbert - Environmental Journalist, Tired Earth

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                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • MikM Mik

                      Life finds a way.

                      The thinner tree was cut years ago and the big one has been holding and feeding it since then. They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumn’

                      Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which parts of two different trees, commonly but not exclusively the same species, grow together, self grafting and sharing nutrients

                      The term emanates from latin- ōsculārī, to kiss

                      📸 Rebecca Herbert - Environmental Journalist, Tired Earth

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                      @Mik That is interesting. Almost like a Siamese twin.

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                      • MikM Mik

                        Life finds a way.

                        The thinner tree was cut years ago and the big one has been holding and feeding it since then. They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumn’

                        Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which parts of two different trees, commonly but not exclusively the same species, grow together, self grafting and sharing nutrients

                        The term emanates from latin- ōsculārī, to kiss

                        📸 Rebecca Herbert - Environmental Journalist, Tired Earth

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                        #1427

                        @Mik said in Mildly interesting:

                        They "wake up" together in the spring and "go to sleep" together in the autumn

                        Kind of like a president who has no brain and his staff.

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                          Please love yourself.

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                            @Aqua-Letifer said in Mildly interesting:

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                            :blink:

                            The Brad

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                              Only non-witches get due process.

                              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                              • MikM Away
                                MikM Away
                                Mik
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                                Here's a guy with a truly unique perspective on armies and life.

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                • MikM Mik

                                  Here's a guy with a truly unique perspective on armies and life.

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                                  @Mik said in Mildly interesting:

                                  Here's a guy with a truly unique perspective on armies and life.

                                  "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all."

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      @George-K very cool! What a brave and daring person.

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                                        IIRC (not that I was there) she did this trick during air shows.

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                                          IIRC (not that I was there) she did this trick during air shows.

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                                          @89th said in Mildly interesting:

                                          IIRC (not that I was there) she did this trick during air shows.

                                          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Ingle

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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