WW1 1916 Battle of Delville Wood

The battle of Delville wood was very near the Somme and brutal for all those involved. Not many survived but the mainly South African allied troops held on in the end against the Germans. Really telling photo, absolute devastation of the woods an carnage as far as the eye can see yet the troops are still manning the trench! Not much cover left from this part of the woods.

Roulette in the Wild West 1894

Taken from CA USA in 1894, I suspect not far from a gold rush site where the workers had plenty of money to gamble away. Roulette was and still is a very popular activity for casinos, profitable and easy to play.

Cliff House, San Francisco 1900's

Cliff House seems like a huge hotel/resturante planted on the edge of a cliff. It has been there since the mid 1800's in one form or another. The current state and website looks really impressive worth a trip for the San Fransisco views.

Battle of Stalingrad WW2

One of my favorite battles in WW2 was the epic encounter at Stalingrad, many say this overstretching of German resources was the downfall of Hitlers grip on the war. The photo above shows how the city was virtually destroyed from the bombings.

Action shot of troops heading for cover under fire.

Normandy landing US Troops WW2

Found a few sites that have original colour photos from WW2. They look really neat. US army Rangers awaiting Embarkation orders to begin the invasion of Normandy.

Yorkshire, Harrogate, Royal Baths 1900's

Not a huge fan of coloured old photos but this is a great picture. Living near Harrogate and going past the Baths often it really has not changed much. The buildings look the same and the road layout is also similar. Today the building houses a original baths, along with restaurant, tourist information shop and nightclub!

WW1 Propaganda Posters

 Lots of interesting WW1 propaganda posters on the net to look at. Many asking for men to come forward and join the forces to fight evil! But many asked for us to do all sorts of things, buy government bonds, contribute scrap metal, grow your own food, the list goes on and on.

Marilyn Monroe at the Casino

I know there are alot of photo's of Marilyn Monroe on the internet, but I think this one of her is one of the best and I had not seen this one before. Its excellent quality and it sums up Marilyn rather well, her emotions and jestures. I wonder if she just won a huge amount with the dice? Also is this George Clooney sitting down? lol

Delivering Milk in the Blitz! 1940 London

You think bombing London day and night would stop normal life? Not a chance, as you can see from this photo the Milkman is making his rounds and by the looks of it plenty of milk to deliver. This was from London in 1940

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn was a true Hollywood star, an icon and someone who had truly stunning good looks. She was a excellent actress who appeared in a number of brilliant movies including, my fair lady, Robin and Marian, breakfast at Tiffany's, the nun's story etc....

WW2 Blitz, Kids taking cover!

Kids taking cover in a trench during the blitz in WW2. I think by the looks of their faces they seems fasinated and scared all in one.

1906 San Fransisco Earchquake and Fire

Some building remain from the 1906 quake in this photo but the fire virtually destroyed any left standing over the coming days. Hardest hit from the quake was the docks area, where the foundations for the building was poor and unstable to withstand any amount of friction.

Canadian soliders Somme WW1

I really like this photo, it tells us alot of things about the time and espcially how hard it was for those that were in battle at the Somme. Look at the Canadian soliders uniforms, how heavy and bulky it is. The amount of mud caked on these uniforms, with the deep mud it made walking and living conditions hell. No wonder trench foot and other nasty alignments was common amoungst those lucky enough to survive.

The Damned United

Brian Clough took over Leeds United in the mid 70's, he didn't last long. A movie called The Damned United was made about his short reign. This photo is from the famous Charity shield game at Wembley, when the captain Billy Bremner was sent off for fighting :) They were not called dirty Leeds for nothing!

Ypres 1919 There was once a city here?

Not much left from the destruction after WW1 hit the belgium city Ypres. Nice photo that pans across a wide shot of the centre. Press on the picture for a larger version.