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"An International High Noon Divorce"[edit]

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Original – Samuel D. Ehrhart's cartoon parodying the divorce proceedings of Anna Gould and Boni de Castellane. The original caption is quite witty, so I'll quote it here:
"Promptly at high noon the unhappy couple entered the court room to the soft strains of Hymn Twenty-three. The American wife, looking happy for the first time in many years, leaned on the arm of the family solicitor; she wore a lovely green going-away gown and bore a huge bouquet of incriminating affidavits; her train was carried by her minor child. Next in the divorce procession came the co-respondents, charmingly and in some cases daringly gowned. The husband was supported by his counsel, and swooned twice during the separation ceremony, which was performed beneath a monster floral ax, while a surpliced jury sang "My Boni Lies Over the Ocean," "How Can I Bear to Leave Thee," an other appropriate selections. After thr ceremony the former wife's father gave a luncheon to the Count's creditors and arranged to pay them thirty cents on the dollar. The Count's gift to his former wife was a statement of his debts to date. Her gift to him was a tin can in a Tiffany setting. Miss Creesis will be at home after March 15."
Reason
A fine image, recently went through FPC in an unrestored state; sadly, I was very busy last week and couldn't do anything. Working with Paris 16, however, I think it's been made a fair bit better. {{CSS image crop}} is used to trim the borders a bit in articles, giving us the best of both worlds: A tight thumbnail and a more balanced full image.
Articles in which this image appears
In no particular order: Divorce, Religion and divorce, Anna Gould, Boni de Castellane
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Samuel D. Ehrhart; restoration by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk) 09:37, 17 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as nominator It's an excellent illustration. Thank Adam Cuerden! --Paris 16 (talk) 11:30, 17 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Paris 16 - looks like Adam fixed it... and this week there are 88 featured pictures that has been promoted .....Hafspajen (talk) 09:54, 17 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Very good. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:10, 17 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Not bad at all. Sca (talk) 13:39, 17 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Jobas (talk) 16:45, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Samuel D. Ehrhart - An International High Noon Divorce (1906).jpg --Ṫ Ḧ the joy of the LORDmy strength 13:29, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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