At least with the American flag, you know the country of this Mystery Photo. Use these clues in the photo to help you guess its location. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.
The last edition Photo Mystery was from Londonderry/Derry, Northern Ireland, sent in by Frank Sharp of Lawrenceville. Spotting the photo was George Graf of Palmyra, Va., who noted that the “River Foyle is on the left and the Guildhall with the clock tower lights up on the right. I believe the photographer captured this photo from his/her bedroom window on an upper floor of the City Hotel on Queens Quay.
“Research suggests that Derry was inhabited around 1,400 years ago. The name Derry was derived from the Irish word Doire, meaning Oak Grove. The Royal Charter changed the name of the city to Londonderry in 1613 to associate the city with the London Guilds’ involvement. Derry was one of the major ports in 19th century where people sailed for North America and usually settled in New Hampshire. Amelia Earhart made her first solo transatlantic flight by landing just outside the farmland in Derry.”
Also spotting the photo: Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill. And Sandy and Rick Krause of Lilburn sent in a daylight view of the same scene: “ The nighttime city scene looks to us like Derry and the River Foyle, Northern Ireland. However, it seems that the Peace Bridge should be in view.” (The Frank Sharp photo was taken in 2006.)
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