#Marshall Field & Company

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Marshall Field and Company | Ervin Eliud

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The Marshall Field and Company Building is known for its two exterior clocks, which weigh about 7.5 short tons (6.7 long tons) each, on its northwest and southwest corners along State Street at both Randolph and Washington Streets. The southwest clock at the original Washington Street intersection, known as “The Great Clock”, was installed on November 26, 1897.  

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Marshall Field & Company, 1943

Chicago, Illinois on State Street

Santa is hard at work in his workshop. If you look closely, you'll see a bunch of Donald Duck stuffed animals at the bottom!

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quite poetically ironic for demagol to do all those jedi torture-experiments in the name of "finding out how the force works" only to turn out to be force-sensitive himself

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No man is a leader until he is ratified in the minds and hearts of his men.

- Field Marshal Sir Bill Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891-1970)

I’m not the only one, as an army veteran, to have gotten goosebumps when the assembled soldiers of all the regiments of the British armed forces cheered their new king and commander-in-chief. I never felt more proud to have had the privilege to serve in the best army in the world.

The newly crowned King Charles III inspected thousands of military personnel who lined up in the lush gardens of Buckingham Palace as he returned from Westminster Abbey. King Charles and Queen Camilla stepped out onto the West Terrace steps to look upon the assembled four thousand men and women who hadn’t faced him throughout the coronation procession but had led the way. This was their opportunity to see their sovereign face to face. And it was glorious. The gusto of the ‘hip hip hurrays’ was incredible, more so because it was sincere.

Those who have served in the British armed services - and those relatives and friends who have someone they know who serves or has served - know how deep the bond is between the royal family and the regiments that make up the British army as well as of course the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. The royals have faithfully served as colonel-in-chiefs of many regiments and corps, and they have taken the responsibility seriously.

When he was the Prince of Wales, Charles was the colonel-in-chief of the Army Air Corps and he took particular interest in the welfare of the men and women of the regiments. He was very personable and appreciative of the service of every soldier and officer did, and in return he earned the loyalty and respect of every serving soldier I knew.

While King Charles III may be the head of the whole of the UK's Armed Forces, there is one company with which the sovereign has a special connection. The King's Company Grenadier Guards have a role at the centre of every coronation, but their relationship with His Majesty is far more personal than that - he is also their Company Commander.

One of the oldest bodies of troops in the Army, the King's Company was founded in 1656, even pre-dating the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660. Following King Charles II's defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651, he escaped to Holland with the help of loyalists, who hid him and helped him throughout his exile and with his plan to return to the throne. From these loyalists, the King created his most trusted personal troops, that would go on to become the Life Guards and the Grenadier Guards. King Charles II ordered that the command of the first company of the first regiment of Foot Guards would be reserved for him, and they would be known as The King's Own Company.

In 1656, the exiled King Charles II issued the first Colour bearing his cypher to The King's Own Company. Every monarch since has presented their company with their own Royal Standard. King Charles III presented a new Colour bearing his cypher interlaced and reversed with his crown to The King's Company.

In keeping with tradition, this new Royal Standard is of heavily gold embroidered and tasselled silk and it is much larger than the standard regimental Colours seen elsewhere on parade in the modern Army - the fabric alone is more than 6ft square.

The King's Company Colour, Royal Standard of the Regiment, has personal significance to both King Charles and Queen Camilla, as Her Majesty is the new Royal Colonel Grenadier Guards. A smaller version of the Royal Standard of the regiment is also commissioned and is proudly flown above the Captain's office desk in barracks or on the wall of the operations room if deployed abroad.  The smaller version is simply known as the Company Camp Colour and will be laid upon the coffin after the monarch's death and buried, as happened with the late Queen Elizabeth.

A lesser-known fact is that The King's Company does not have a sitting company commander, because the reigning monarch vested the executive authority for the daily administration of the company to a trusted and favoured subject, the appointment being designated the Captain Lieutenant – the title means quite literally to hold or 'tenant' the Captaincy, in lieu of the King. Shortened nowadays to simply 'The Captain' (who holds the rank of Major), this appointment has persisted for 367 years with 136 Captains over time leading the company on a Sovereign's behalf.

Due to this arrangement and to prevent any confusion, The King's Company second in command (who holds the rank of captain) is referred to as 'The Second Captain.' Within the wider regiment, all members of the company are collectively known as and nicknamed The Monarch's Mob.

The new sovereign assumed command of The Sovereign's Company on accession, meaning that on the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, the company's name changed from The Queen's Company back to The King's Company. The connection of the sovereign to the company is a close one beyond the public ceremonial, as the Captain will update the sovereign regularly on the company’s activities and operational commitments. Every Christmas, the King will receive The Captain's Statement, a brief annual report, along with a leather-bound photo album containing photographs of The Company's year. The soldiers who serve under the Captain are among the fittest and most able Guardsmen in the regiment and must demonstrate the highest values and standards and aspire to excellence.

It was fitting that it was the King’s Company that led the three cheers to the newly coronated King.

Vivat Regina Camilla! Vivat Rex Carolus! Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!

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1933 Marshall Field & Company, Leather Evening Bag. 

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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the people who only know about captain olimar and pikmin through smash bros are missing out on crucial parts of his Just Some Guy energy. Olimar is basically a middle-aged long-haul trucker with a wife and kids and a shitty boss, who crashes his company ride and ends up becoming a defacto field marshal for some of the most suicidally loyal and battle-hungry aliens in the galaxy

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Dress

1890s

Marshall Field & Company

Newfields

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Marshall Field & Company

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The Marshall Field and Company Building is known for its two exterior clocks, which weigh about 7.5 short tons (6.7 long tons) each, on its northwest and southwest corners along State Street at both Randolph and Washington Streets. The southwest clock at the original Washington Street intersection, known as “The Great Clock”, was installed on November 26, 1897.  

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1927 Chair by Abel Faidy and Marshall Field Company. From Vintage America Uncovered, FB.

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IMAGINE HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH SIMON RILEY IN THE 18TH CENTURY !!!

YOU'RE A QUEEN, HE'S A FIELD MARSHAL.

i'm currently watching a series about Catherine the Great, and all her lovers were military men (well, we can totally understand why. we feel u, katya).

The moon was hanging low over the castle, casting silvery shadows across the stone walls. Inside, Queen y/n was leaning against the balcony railing, her heart pounding. "Field-marshal," she murmured, the name slipping from her lips like a plea.

“Your Majesty,” he replied, stepping into the moonlight, his eyes glinting with mischief. “Shouldn’t you be in the ballroom?”

“I find this environment quite overwhelming,” she expressed with a gentle sigh, as she turned her gaze towards the distant sounds of laughter and the gentle clinking of glasses. “I must admit, I would much prefer to be here in your company.”

He approached nearer, the atmosphere heavy with unsaid words. "You are aware that we are unable to—"

“Can’t what?” she interrupted, her voice barely above a murmur. “Love each other?”

"I must caution you that it may pose certain risks," he gently advised, yet his determination wavered under the intensity of her gaze.

“Everything worth having is,” she replied, her pulse quickening.

"Let us exercise caution," he suggested, gently taking her hand and placing a kiss upon it.

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A Settee by, Abel Faidy & Marshall Field Company, 1927.

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Side Chair, Settee, & Armchair

Abel Faidy & Marshall Field Company

1927

Chicago History Museum (Object Number: 1977.191.2c)