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WW1: Fake trees on the battlefield

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 Thanks to War History Online I am now aware that fake trees were used in WW1. Not sure I would liked to be the person who has to be stu...

WW2 Trench life: Well and truly dug in!

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Seen plenty of Trench photo's from across WW1 & WW2 but I really like this one. You can see from the dug out alcoves that this h...

WW1 Women in work: War Correspondents, Bomb Factory

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  Women War Correspondents working in the European Theatre of Operations. An interior view of a workshop in the Belgian Munition ...

WW1 Propaganda Posters: Travel the World, Eat more cottage cheese

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Times change and in the early 1900's only the very fortunate, middle class and rich actually went on holidays. So a key plus for rec...

WW1 Propaganda: German cage, Australians Arise.

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As a change I have selected a German WW1 propaganda poster. It shows the British Lion caged, crying and weak. This would give the impress...

1800's Photos: Logging, trains and spiked suits.

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 Logging North America late 1800s. As we can see two horses are meant to pull a whole lot of wood and men on a slay across icy/winter ...

WW1 Recruitment photos collection

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I have often posted pictures of posters used in WW1 that were used to recruit for the forces. But I have found very few interesting ima...

WW1 Propaganda: The Start of the Great War.

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I like this one, if your man does not sign up for WW1 is he right for you? likely to neglect you  as he did his country?  Very much the ...

WW1 Centenary: 1914-2014

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So we are here, the 100 year anniversary of World War One. It will be marked across the UK with a number of events. I found a very decen...

Old Festive movies: Alastair Sim & Crew

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Miracle on 34th Street originally came out in 1947. Oddly in UK saw it named "The Big heart". It shows how great the story is ...

Central Park & Paris 1900s

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 Central Park early 1900s. Bowler hat, cap seems attire of the day. Must have been a fantastic space in those days to walk or even ride a...

A trip to Niagara Falls & Walls of Books

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What makes a 63 year old women go over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Well Annie Edson Taylor made history as the first person to live after...

Lifeguard 1920s & the Snowball fight from hell

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 1920's lifeguard. Looks American to me, not sure on the hat, military? I like the fact he looks very tanned! Not sure they had sun c...

1940's Self Tanning & the importance of Malaria drugs

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Suntan vending machine, 1949. I have never seen this machine before, I am surprised it ever existed. I always thought it was cool to be p...

Xmas past: Toy sellers, Prince Albert, banning Xmas trees

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 Vendor of Christmas toys, 6th Ave, New York. Early 1900s. Not sure what the toys actually are? maybe handmade soft toys.  The  Ch...