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Stop wasting time looking for files and revisions. Connect your Gmail, Drive, Dropbox, and Slack accounts and in less than 2 minutes, Dokkio will automatically organize all your file attachments. Learn more and claim your free account. View Image 05 Oregonian 1 year, 11 months ago Page history last edited by General notes on Image 5 This is the image for May and the immigration reference is to Ireland and Scotland.

This image is paired with Verse 12. The image and the verse were used to find the first casque in Grant Park in Chicago in 1983.

The proposed solution for this casque is given on the Image 5 Verse 12 Solution page. Specific Observations Please record your notes about this image in the list below. Use the letter/number grid to identify the point on the image that you're describing. To keep things organized, 1) please start each observation with a letter/number combo (in bold), and 2) add new observations in the right place on the list to keep everything alphabetized. G5 - This fencepost matches the fencepost near where the casque was found in Chicago (see below).

- This fencepost matches the fencepost near where the casque was found in Chicago (see below). I8 - The greenish-blue fairy pouring some liquid from a bowl is based on a fountain representing the Great Lakes (see below).

- The greenish-blue fairy pouring some liquid from a bowl is based on a fountain representing the Great Lakes (see below). J5 - The hat the fellow is wearing is similar to the hat worn by Myles Standish in the Longfellow memorial at Longfellow Park in Boston.

- The hat the fellow is wearing is similar to the hat worn by Myles Standish in the Longfellow memorial at Longfellow Park in Boston. L6 & M4 - The 5 warts on the face are what give the birth month of May for this picture.

& - The 5 warts on the face are what give the birth month of May for this picture. M2 - Some have suggested that the symbol hanging from the ear flap on the hat represents the Chicago Bulls. (There may also be a symbol for the Chicago Bears somewhere in the picture.)

- Some have suggested that the symbol hanging from the ear flap on the hat represents the Chicago Bulls. (There may also be a symbol for the Chicago Bears somewhere in the picture.) N8 - "JJP," the initials of the artist, John Jude Palencar.

- "JJP," the initials of the artist, John Jude Palencar. O5 - The collar appears to have a very clear "2" followed by a less clear "88." These may be part of the coordinates for the hiding place (see below).

- The collar appears to have a very clear "2" followed by a less clear "88." These may be part of the coordinates for the hiding place (see below). O7 - The jewel is an emerald.

- The jewel is an emerald. P7 - The flower is lily-of-the-valley, the birth flower for May. Other Notes: This casque was dug up in Chicago in 1983 (see newspaper article below). The burial spot was in wooded part of Grant Park, near where East Jackson Drive passes over the railroad tracks. The Art Institute of Chicago is due north of the burial spot, across Jackson Drive.

The presence of lily-of-the-valley proves that this stone is an emerald and that this is the picture for the immigrants from Ireland and Scotland. However, the written portion of the book strongly hints that those immigrants ended up in Massachusetts, rather than Illinois. The contradiction has never been explained. The Fair Folk Link Page 10 of The Secret shows a map of the origins of the Fair Folk described in the book. The immigration reference for Image 5 is Scotland & Ireland. The map lists the species of Fair Folk that hail from that region as: People O'Peace, Trows, Brownies, Selkies, Kelpies, Sidhe, Leprechauns and Fir Darrigs. If the fairy from each painting is a depiction of one of the Fair Folk from the same country of origin as the immigration reference, the creature pictured in Image 5 is likely a Brownie. It is possible this information factors into the solution. Description Features & Characteristics The Brownies and Other Tales, Juliana Horatia Ewing, 1910 "Dobby", Harry Potter fan sketch A Brownie is a household spirit from Scotland. There are many regional names and variations including from Ireland, Northern England and other countries. A Brownie does all the unfinished work the household or servants didn’t finish after they’ve gone to bed. Is NOT to be paid. Food rewards are to be left where they might find them – not given directly. Payment or a gift of clothes will send them away forever or is a way to fire them. Other names/variants include: Uruisg, Country goblin, Hob, Hobgoblin, Dobie, Dobbie, Dobby. Plus, many others. Dobby, a House-Elf from the Harry Potter series is a Brownie. J.K. Rowling drew from the same folklore traditions for his name and qualities. Additional Source: An Encyclopedia of Fairies, Katharine Briggs, 1976. Very small, about 3 foot high. Brown-skinned and wrinkly with a 'rough' hide. Sometimes hair-covered. Usually prefer not to be seen and only do their work at night. Habitat: Household. From Wikipedia: “Brownies make their homes in an unused part of the house, often in attics and holes in walls.” Descriptions of a Brownie's attire differ. One common one is that they wear a cloak (mantle) and a hood. Some Brownies are allowed a single linen cloth once annually that they wear. In other traditions, a Brownie is naked or wears only rushes (a type of plant). Others wear non-clothes items as clothes, as in the case of the story of Aiken Drum who wears non-clothing food items as clothing. If you anger or disrespect a Brownie, it may turn into a Boggart and haunt your home. A poltergeist type creature. The creature shown in Image 5 appears to fit the general description of a Brownie. If this interpretation is correct, the Brownie is wearing what may be a cloak and a hood. However, this Brownie may be wearing non-clothes items as clothes. It seems to be wearing a building (or miniature building) as a hat. The appearance of its hood is very strange and may be made of a shower curtain. The folds near the forehead may be unlike the way clothing fabric generally folds and its shiny reflection may more resemble a shower curtain. In addition, the "earrings" do not hang from the actual ear lobes. They are part of the garment and the earrings themselves either look remarkably like shower curtain rings or are very odd indeed.

Image Matches The middle-left of the image shows the reversed outline of the state of Illinois.

The greenish-blue figure pouring water is apparently based on part of a sculpture called Fountain of the Great Lakes at the Art Institute of Chicago. The sculpture consists of five women representing the five Great Lakes. Water moves between the women in the same way as it moves between the lakes. The particular woman shown in Image 5 represents Lake Michigan (which would be a clue towards Chicago). The tower that forms the windmill at the upper right is based on the iconic Chicago Water Tower.

The circular symbol hanging from a block and tackle near the figure's left ear has the design of the terracotta ornamentation that was once on the exterior of the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building at the corner of State and Madison in downtown Chicago. The facade has now been removed, but this piece was photographed when it was on display at the Chicago Cultural Center in 2010. (Photo at right by Jyoti Srivastava. Used with permission.) The map at far right shows the Chicago Loop outlined in red with Grant Park directly below. If the loop earring in the painting represents the Chicago Loop, the emerald would be right over Grant Park.



The silhouette of the figure on the horse is very similar to a statue called The Bowman that stands where Congress Parkway enters Grant Park. The statue depicts a Native American on horseback shooting an arrow, but the sculpture was deliberately made without the bow and the arrow, apparently to focus attention on the form of the human figure.

Under The Bowman monument is an icon that resembles an "R9" with a backwards 'R.' This may be a reference to the R9 family of NYC Subway cars and by extension The Pullman Company of Chicago, IL. The “Arnines” were built by several companies including in Pullman’s Chicago factory. Specific R1-9 models (all part of the Arnines family) built by Pullman include the R6-2 and R7A. Replaced by Pullman R46 cars in 1977, either series would undoubtedly be familiar to a New Yorker like Byron Preiss. Another railroad connection may be found in the building/castle hat. Though not identical, there may be some architectural features evocative of the old Illinois Central Depot (aka Central Station). The design with distinct sections and roof lines appears as if different buildings slapped haphazardly together. Perhaps inspiration for the painting. Demolished in 1974, it was once at the southern end of Grant Park near where the casque was found in 1983. Though gone by 1981, Chicago natives would likely have recalled the structure. The distinctive train tunnel opening is a particularly good match to the image. The Illinois Central railroad was also hinted at in the verse: Fence and fixture Central too The pattern of warts on the individual's face might be a map of some kind. The casque was found in an area of Grant Park where the trees are planted in straight rows and columns. It may be that the wart pattern indicates a gap in the plantings where the casque was buried. The different sizes of warts might also represent different sizes of tree trunks.

The design shown on the castle wall is very similar to the distinctive pattern of fencing used along the railroad tracks on the western edge of Grant Park. There is an arched "halo" of fencing behind each sturdy gatepost where two lower stretches of fencing meet. The lower photo shows the actual fencepost where the casque was found. (This post no longer has the arched section of fencing, but probably still had it in 1983.) The view in this photo is looking west, across the fence and the railroad tracks, toward the stairs that lead up to Jackson Drive. The 'Brownie' wearing a 'Castle' on its head like a hat is eerily similar to the 'Giant' wearing a 'Ship' on its head as a hat in the British movie "Time Bandits" from 1981. Is there some possible connection we should all be aware of here? Latitude / Longitude Hints Some people have suggested that the framework of the windmill blades might include the numbers needed to 'bracket' the latitude and longitude of Chicago. Allowing for some numbers to be backwards or in reverse order, the example at right might be one way to illustrate those numbers. (Other people have suggested that the windmill is simply there to signify Chicago's nickname of "The Windy City.") Some people have also suggested that the collar might also include those same numbers. Allowing for some numbers to be backwards or in reverse order, the example at right might be one way to illustrate those numbers.

Grant Park in Chicago is located at 41.9 ° N and 87.6 ° W. To bracket that spot, the numbers we would expect to find would be 41, 42, 87, and 88.

News Coverage When the casque for Image 5 was found in Chicago in 1983, the news was reported in an article in the Chicago Tribune:

The $50 Bill Connection: Image 5 appears to be a visual reference to the US $50 bill showing Ulysses S Grant. the portrait is based on a photo that was reportedly taken by Matthew Brady, although he is not known for portraits. It could be by another photographer. There are several notable similarities and it would also be a nod to Grant Park. Notice his nose on the $50 matches much better than the photo

Questions, questions, questions... Can anyone interpret more of the symbols that appear in the picture? What does the collar of the shirt show?

Does anyone have additional photos or news reports from 1983 that might tell us more about the discovery of the casque?

Does anyone have any solid evidence to identify the spot in Grant Park where the casque was hidden? Image 05 Tip: To turn text into a link, highlight the text, then click on a page or file from the list above. Printable version