During WW1 and WW2 women really had to work all the jobs normally considered for men only. Here we have two ladies on window cleaning duties, don't they look happy? It's almost a reservoir dogs type photo/walk.
Stalingrad Enemy at the Gates: Snipers!
There has always been huge interest in the battle of Stalingrad, generally because of the importance it played in WW2 and the downfall of Hitler. But also for me the films that have been made about it and the snipers that have grown into legends of war. Jude Law did a good job portraying a Russian sniper.
Based I guess on some of the famous snipers. Maybe Vassili, who had 242 confirmed kills and a much higher estimated count!
One of the female snipers Lyudmila Pavlichenko who again had a massive kill count of 296 Germans! These successful snipers not only killed alot of German troops but boosted moral of the Russians who worshiped them and were fed stories from the battlefront.
Snipers Stalingrad WW2
Stalingrad was a nasty street to street, building to building battle. Snipers were key in taking out soldiers and high ranking officers from afar. Here we can see snipers taking position in a ram shackled building. Sure looks cold.
Huge bunker from Blitz 1940
At first I thought this photo was a mash up of two different times with the really unusual colours. But its an original photo from 1940 showing a huge bunker, hole left from the blitz. The bus seems to have been in real trouble and plunged into the bottom of it. This is in London and it just shows you the power of the bombs dropped on the country.
Normandy Invasion D-Day Landings, 6 June 1944
The Normandy invasion took place in the Bay of the Seine, on the south
side of the English Channel between the Cotentin Peninsula and the port
of Le Havre.
This photo shows the damage left from the invasion, the plane crashed on the beach, the carrier boat still in its landing spot, houses and shops destroyed.
Australian soldiers Gallipoli 1915
Australian soldiers guarding a captured Turkish officer camouflaged with bushes. This is from Gallipoli in 1915.
It made me chuckle this, reminded me of the annoying man in San Fransisco near the pier that camouflages himself and jumps out at suspecting tourists.
It made me chuckle this, reminded me of the annoying man in San Fransisco near the pier that camouflages himself and jumps out at suspecting tourists.
San Francisco, 1906 Earthquake. Fire damage
Another example of a photo taken from the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. What most people don't realise is that the bulk of the devastation was done by fire. The earthquake did cause huge structural damage but the fire spread and virtually flattened anything left. Insurance companies at the time did not protect people from earthquakes and so anything left standing was rumoured to be torched and left to burn for insurance to pay out.
Guoliang tunnel is in China
Guoliang tunnel is in China. A carved out of the mountain type of road, path up to a isolated village. Famous for being a deathtrap!
Worth a search online to view some crazy photos for this path.
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!
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