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Thomas Le Mere Washington, D.C. Carte de Visite National Portrait Gallery Mathew Brady Studios' photograph operator, Thomas Le Mere, thought it would be a "considerable call" to capture a full-length portrait of the President. He did so in this instance with a multiple lens camera in Brady's Gallery. [94] 1863: Lewis Emory Walker [95]
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Castle Gould's western façade. The grounds contain two castle-like buildings; Hempstead House is the main house (approx 50,000 square feet), and a larger house known as Castle Gould (approx 100,000 square feet).
After the death of Valcour Aime in 1867, the plantation and its finances were in disarray, and the estate was sold to settle debts. Unfortunately, nothing remains of Le Petit Versailles. The mansion burned down around 1920 and the gardens have been taken over by nature, leaving hardly a clue of the magnificence that was there before. [12]
In the mid-19th century, it was visited by the French novelist George Sand, who described the area as "la vallée noire" (the black valley). It later became the hereditary property of the Marquises de Nadaillac. François-Louis du Pouget de Nadaillac escorted Marie Antoinette to France in 1770. The current owners bought Lalande from the de ...
Eric Vannier, owner of the group Mère Poulard (holding half of restaurants, shops, hotels and three museums); Jean-Yves Vételé, CEO of Sodetour (five hotels, a supermarket and shops—all extramural—including Mercury Barracks); Patrick Gaul, former elected official, hotelier and intramural restaurateur; Independent merchants.
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SandRidge was founded in 2006 by Tom L. Ward upon the acquisition 46% of Riata Energy from Malone Mitchell III for $500 million. Ward previously co-founded Chesapeake Energy with Aubrey McClendon and was the chief operating officer of that company from 1989 until 1996.