The allies meet. May 1945. American and Russian troops meet in Germany
Deadwood Engineer's 1888
Deadwood Central R.R. Engineer Corps Outdoor group portrait of ten railroad engineers and a dog, posing with surveyors' transits on tripods and measuring rods, on the side of a mountain. Most of the men are sitting; all are wearing suits and hats. [1888]
American soldiers Buna, New Guinea
Native stretcher bearers rest in the shade of a coconut grove as they and the wounded American soldiers they are carrying from the front lines at Buna, New Guinea take the opportunity to relax. The wounded are on their way to makeshift hospitals in the rear.
Gallipoli, Turkey in 1915.
Empire State Express: 1905
Syracuse, New York, circa 1905. "Empire State Express (New York Central Railroad) passing thru Washington Street.
The Lost Temple of Petra
Sorry for delay in posting. Baby arrived and didn't have time to get online much.
The Lost Temple of Petra, Jordan. Rather famous and has been seen in more than one movie.
Reichsbank, SS loot World War 2
Caves full of gold and other loot plundered by the Nazi's during the war.
New York, 1917: Landship Recruit on Union Square
The U.S.S. Recruit, a wooden battleship erected by the Navy, served as a World War I recruiting station at Union Square from 1917 to 1920, when it "set sail" for Coney Island.
Abraham Lincoln Civil War
Abe Lincoln in a typical pose with some troops. Was he ever seen without that infamous hat? Don't think this is a Matthew Brady photo, but you never know.
Yarmouth Jetty 1906
Typical scene from the seaside at the turn of the century in England. The sailing boats in the sea, even on a sunny day the people are all dressed up and covered.
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