Photos From History Thread

[GregTheStig]

A woman on Ohama Beach looks at remains of ships involved in the D-Day invasion, 1947. These didn't necessarily storm the beach, but they were intentionally *beached* there after the main fighting to create a breakwater for Port Winston.

edit: a word

 

[Liquid]

1936 Olympics

Hitler reacts with amusement at a woman trying to kiss him.

 

[axletramp]

1936 Olympics

Hitler reacts with amusement at a woman trying to kiss him.

Can't help thinking of this after seeing that.

 

[Liquid]

Peter Cooper, one time candidate for US president and engineer of the first US steam locomotive, had one hell of a beard in later life:

The granddaddy of all neckbeards. And octagon glasses.

 

[Liquid]

American Gothic

 

[Rage Racer]

Landing back on the carrier could almost be as dangerous as facing the Japanese sometimes.

Try creating a training lobby in War Thunder with a map containing carriers (e.g. Guadalcanal, Midway, etc.) and Simulator difficulty, change the weather (set rain, or even nighttime) and see what it feels like.

There were some stories about some pilots who confused a battleship or heavy cruiser for a carrier, and crashed.
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(for the 75th anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union)
"Sooner or later, we return."
Belarus, 1944. A T-34-85 tank passing by a T-26 that was destroyed in this place in June 1941.

 

[Rage Racer]

Joseph Stalin in despair, August 1941. The Red Army was in retreat...
A rare picture where the Generalissimus is seen like this. The photographer who took it was ordered to destroy this photo, but he saved it at his own risk.

 

[Liquid]

1946 Snooker World Championship Final

Joe Davis 78-67 Horace Lindrum
(Best of 145 frames)

The legendary Joe Davis beat Horace Lindrum in a final which lasted twelve days at London's Royal Horticultural Hall. An amazing turnout during the days before snooker became popular and before the style of play involved high breaks. Reaching a break of 70 was rare.

Also, Davis secured the win at 73-62 but the remaining 10 frames were still played. In those days even when someone had won the game by securing a majority of the frames, "dead" frames were still played despite being irrelevant to the final result.

 

[axletramp]

I'm guessing it went on for 12 days (!) so they could maximise the income from ticket sales. Especially, as you say, it wasn't as popular at the time.

Loving the carpet.

 

[Liquid]

Terra Nova Expedition, 1910-1913

Destination: South Pole
Leader: Naval Captain Robert Falcon Scott

Grotto In An Iceberg, 1911

Colourised History!


Here is the inside of that glacier in 1911:

Some other colourised photos:

Eifel Tower, 1888

Otto von Bismarck

Franz Ferdinand

Banana Dock, New York Harbour

 

[mister dog]

71 years ago today:

 

[catamount39]

A world forever changed, a moment of no return, the deadliest conflict ever in human history drawing to close.

Unfortunately it would take another display of the nuclear weapon, and the Soviets approaching from the west to end the war in the Pacific Theatre, and end the global conflict. May we never witness the destruction of the nuclear weapon unleashed upon the world ever again. And may the missions of Enola Gay and Bockscar be a reminder of the power they yield.

 

[TRLWNC7396]

Unfortunately, wars have not stopped, and a worse one is probably on the way....

We haven't learned from history well enough yet.....

 

[Liquid]

Some interesting sports photos.

Tipperary GAA Hurling Team, 1910

1914 FA Cup Final

Burnley 1-0 Liverpool

Venue: The Crystal Palace

Dave Gaskell Celebrating In Fog, 1962

Manchester United 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

He had to wait for confirmation from his defenders that the winning goal counted.

Villa Park

The standing terrace at the Holte End before a roof was built.

 

[TRLWNC7396]

Some interesting sports photos.

This one had me puzzled for a couple. Because of the position of the guys on the posts, it almost looks like they are standing on the hill BEHIND the path. Then the people ON the path look small. An odd bit of forced perspective! There are giants!

 

[Liquid]

Aral Sea - 1989 & 2014

Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan border

Once the 4th largest lake in the world, it was cut off from the rivers which fed it by Soviet irrigation projects and began drying up in the 1960s but as this picture shows, that has sped up considerably in the last 25 years.

The fishing industry which the peoples around it depended on is all but gone and the areas suffer from not only high unemployment and impoverishment but also high levels of pollution and industrial waste.

The majority of its basin is now called the Aralkum Desert. It has often been called one of the planet's worst environmental disasters.

 

[Barra333]

Anyone who thinks that drawing water from the Great Lakes is a good idea, take note - no body of fresh water is too big to drain.

 

[Lizard]

Yes he owned a car dealership in the 50's.

 

[mister dog]

Yes he owned a car dealership in the 50's.

Damn he's old

 

[catamount39]

A little slice of the other side of the war. From 1945 to 1946, the US had a German POW camp in Fraser, Colorado. The soldiers there were from the invasion of Anzio, and I assume only a selection of the one's from the major camp in Greeley, Colorado. Full description in the teaser, but to keep it short, the POW's were paid for their work at the local mills, and were awarded with trips to the local theatre and allowed to create a band with instruments that they created. Also they would be allowed to bake German pastries at the local bakeries. Letters from the camp found later describe how they described the people of Fraser as kind and understanding. Who'd have guessed a small railroad/lumber town on a desolate part of the D&RGW would be so welcoming of soldiers of the Wermacht.

Spoiler: Full Thing

The German POW camp existed in Fraser during the wartime years of 1945 to January, 1946 and provided much needed labor for the production of lumber. These particular prisoners were captured during the battle at Anzio beachhead in Italy and shipped to the main Colorado prison camp, in Greeley, Colorado. These enemy soldiers found peace and kindness at the mountain camp in Fraser. After the war, letters from Germans kept in the POW camp speak of the good, understanding people and of their prison time as an opportunity to learn about the free country of the United States. Some 200 prisoners loaded an average of 25,000 feet of lumber on rail cars every day. They were quick learners; doing all phases of the work, from horseshoeing to bookkeeping. For their hard work, they were paid 75 cents a day, which they could spend at their PX. They were also rewarded with trips to the local movie theater, allowed to form a dance band, utilizing handmade instruments, and were permitted to bake special German pastries. Link - http://www.frasercolorado.com/index.aspx?page=22

Being led to the local theatre by guards.

The Band.

 

[TDZdave]

A little slice of the other side of the war. From 1945 to 1946, the US had a German POW camp in Fraser, Colorado. The soldiers there were from the invasion of Anzio, and I assume only a selection of the one's from the major camp in Greeley, Colorado. Full description in the teaser, but to keep it short, the POW's were paid for their work at the local mills, and were awarded with trips to the local theatre and allowed to create a band with instruments that they created. Also they would be allowed to bake German pastries at the local bakeries. Letters from the camp found later describe how they described the people of Fraser as kind and understanding. Who'd have guessed a small railroad/lumber town on a desolate part of the D&RGW would be so welcoming of soldiers of the Wermacht.

Spoiler: Full Thing

The German POW camp existed in Fraser during the wartime years of 1945 to January, 1946 and provided much needed labor for the production of lumber. These particular prisoners were captured during the battle at Anzio beachhead in Italy and shipped to the main Colorado prison camp, in Greeley, Colorado. These enemy soldiers found peace and kindness at the mountain camp in Fraser. After the war, letters from Germans kept in the POW camp speak of the good, understanding people and of their prison time as an opportunity to learn about the free country of the United States. Some 200 prisoners loaded an average of 25,000 feet of lumber on rail cars every day. They were quick learners; doing all phases of the work, from horseshoeing to bookkeeping. For their hard work, they were paid 75 cents a day, which they could spend at their PX. They were also rewarded with trips to the local movie theater, allowed to form a dance band, utilizing handmade instruments, and were permitted to bake special German pastries. Link - http://www.frasercolorado.com/index.aspx?page=22

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The Band.
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Sabaton do a fantastic song about an American soldier in the battle of Anzio,

 

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[PeterJB]

Happy birthday indeed.

 

[Liquid]

Fidel Castro Laying A Wreath At The Lincoln Memorial

 

[Dennisch]

Taking away your money in 1960.

 

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[polysmut]

If you zoom in on any picture of Cesar Romero in costume as the Joker, you can see his trademark moustache caked in white make up. He famously refused to shave it for the role.

 

[Lizard]

Ok not specifically a photo but cool none the less.

No one really thinks of Japan's role in WW1. So I give you a Japanese Spad 13.

 

[catamount39]

Ok not specifically a photo but cool none the less.

No one really thinks of Japan's role in WW1. So I give you a Japanese Spad 13.

Knew they were our alley during WWI and fought quite hard...but for some reason I never gave thought to them having an air force. Very cool. 👍

 

[Lizard]

Knew they were our alley during WWI and fought quite hard...but for some reason I never gave thought to them having an air force. Very cool. 👍

They mostly used French planes during the war. It was the 20s when they started making their own planes.