History in General

Bath Abbey

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Bath Abbey
Originally uploaded by lamby1959

Castle in Muromtsevo (B&W version)

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Castle in Muromtsevo (B&W version)
Originally uploaded by O1e9

Abbaye Royale St Vincent

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Abbaye Royale St Vincent
Originally uploaded by En Pays d'Halatte

Senlis - Oise (France).

En 1065, l’église fut consacré en l’honneur de la Sainte trinité, de la vierge Marie, de Saint Jean-Baptiste et de Saint-Vincent. Le monastère fut désigné par le nom d’Abbaye Royale de Saint-Vincent et donna son nom au faubourg dans lequel il était situé. Ce sont les chanoines de l'ordre de Saint-Augustin qui s'installèrent.

In 1065, the church was dedicated in honour of the Holy trinity, of the Virgin Mary, of Saint Jean-Baptiste and of Saint Vincent. The monastery was indicated by the name of Saint Vincent's royal Abbey and gave its name to the suburb in which it was situated. It is the canons of the order of Saint Augustin that settled down.

Gargoyle

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Gargoyle
Originally uploaded by oldbearchris

Taken in Burford

Galleria Comunale d'Arte - Cagliari

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Galleria Comunale d'Arte - Cagliari
Originally uploaded by Andrea Duranti

Drake's Statue The Hoe Plymouth

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Drake's Statue The Hoe Plymouth
Originally uploaded by woodytyke

The statue of Sir Francis Drake by Joseph Boehm was placed here in 1884.It is a copy of the original in his home town of Tavistock.

Guardians

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Guardians
Originally uploaded by arjayempee

(Similar to the Teracotta Warriors in China, these figures stand guard within Emperor Tu Duc's tomb complex.)

Prince Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Nhậm was born on 22 September 1829, and succeeded his father on the throne, with the reigning title of Tự Đức. His father, Thiệu Trị had passed over his more moderate eldest son, Hồng Bảo, to give the throne to Tự Đức, known for his staunch Confucianism and opposition to foreigners and innovation. The Nguyễn Dynasty were not particularly popular and opposition rallied to Hồng Bảo, who led a rebellion against his brother. Tự Đức suppressed the rebellion and imprisoned his brother, who killed himself.

Tự Đức continued the policies of his predecessors, shutting Vietnam off from the outside world and refusing all efforts to modernise the country. Accounts of his personal life show a gentle and educated man, but his policies brought on conflict with Europe that Vietnam could not win. He oppressed all foreigners in Vietnam, especially the Christian community, calling their religion a "perverse doctrine". The Christian mandarin Nguyễn Truong To, tried to convince Tự Đức that this was a suicidal policy, but he did not listen, confident that France was too involved with the chaos in Europe in 1848 to respond, but he was mistaken.

France responded with a large military expeditionary force. The Nguyễn army fought bravely for some time, but their antiquated weapons and tactics were no match for the French, who suffered more from the climate and disease than from enemy resistance. With French forces moving closer, Tự Đức called upon his Chinese over-lord, the Qing Great Khan, for help and so ensued the Sino-French War. The fighting around Hanoi against China and the Black Flag pirates ended with France victorious and the Chinese gave up their position as feudal masters of Vietnam and recognised France as the ruling power over the region - a significant moment in the history of the region.

General Beauregard Memorial

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General Beauregard Memorial
Originally uploaded by kwatson0013

This memorial is dedicated to General Pierre Beauregard who was a Confederate General in the Civil War. It is located in Washington Park in Charleston, SC. Beauregard was stationed in Charleston when the Confederates seized Charleston.

Ford Theater-Lincolns Box

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Ford Theater-Lincolns Box
Originally uploaded by kwatson0013

This was the booth President Lincoln was sitting in on April 14, 1865 when he was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth. Located inside Fords Theater.

Council of Clermont

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Council of Clermont
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

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Illumination of Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont of 1095, from the Livre des Passages d'Outre-mer, c. 1490. Note the scene has been anachronistically placed in a late Gothic setting.
The Council of Clermont was a mixed synod of ecclesiastics and laymen of the Catholic Church, which was held from November 18 to November 28, 1095 at Clermont, France. Pope Urban II's speech on November 27 was the starting point of the First Crusade.
In 1095 the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus sent envoys to the west requesting military assistance against the Seljuk Turks. The message was received by Pope Urban II at the Council of Piacenza; later that year, in November, Urban called the Council of Clermont to discuss the matter further. In convoking the council, Urban urged the bishops and abbots whom he addressed directly, to bring with them the prominent lords in their provinces.
The Council lasted from November 19 to November 28, and was attended by about 300 clerics from throughout France...
...On November 27, Urban spoke for the first time about the problems in the east, as he urged Western Christians fight against the Muslims who had occupied the Holy Land and were attacking the Eastern Roman Empire. - enWikipedia

San Francisco, 1939

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San Francisco, 1939
Originally uploaded by bobster855

A page from the book, 'San Francisco, West Coast Metropolis,' published in 1939.

This is a cool photo. It shows City Hall reflected in the windows of the Opera House, where the San Francisco Symphony used to perform. The board shows the name of Pierre Monteux, who was the conductor from 1935 to 1952. Today, the symphony plays next door, at Davies Symphony Hall.

Wendell Willkie

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Wendell Willkie
Originally uploaded by kwatson0013

He was a lieutenant for the US Army during WWI. He also ran for President in 1940 although he had never held another political job. He ran on the Republican ticket and received over 22 million votes, more then any other Republican before him. However though, he lost the election to Franklin Roosevelt in a land slide, 449 to 82. He is buried at East Hill Cemetery in Rushville, In.

George Wallace

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George Wallace
Originally uploaded by kwatson0013

He was the 48th Governor of Alabama. He ran for President in 1968 finishing 3rd and losing to Richard Nixon. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery, Al.

Donald MacGilleasbuig

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Donald MacGilleasbuig
Originally uploaded by arjayempee

Donald MacGilleasbuig gravestone at Finlaggan Castle, faintly reminiscent of the lovely Isle of Lewis chess pieces.

Olympic torch relay: Nazi creation

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Olympic torch relay: Nazi creation
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

The modern convention of moving the Olympic Flame via a relay system from Olympia to the Olympic venue began with the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The relay, captured in Leni Riefenstahl's film Olympia, was part of the Nazi propaganda machine’s attempt to add myth and mystique to Adolf Hitler’s regime. Hitler saw the link with the ancient Games as the perfect way to illustrate his belief that classical Greece was an Aryan forerunner of the modern German Reich.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Summer_Olympics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leni_Riefenstahl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_(1938_film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_race
source:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/summoning_ifrit/

Elizabethan silver four pence.

2010-03-17T07:22:00.001-07:00

Elizabethan silver four pence.
Originally uploaded by John Guy2010

The four pence is the oldest English coin ever found in Canada and dates to between December 1560 and October 1561.
Cupids, Newfoundland and Labrador
Archaeological dig of John Guy's Colony founded in 1610.
www.baccalieudigs.com
400th Anniversary of Cupids Cove
www.cupidscovechatter.com

Pomnik Poległych Stoczniowców

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Pomnik Poległych Stoczniowców
Originally uploaded by magro_kr

Monument of Fallen Shipworkers, Solidarności sq., Gdańsk, June 4, 2006

Belgique - Bruxelles - Musée de l'Armée

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Belgique - Bruxelles - Musée de l'Armée
Originally uploaded by saigneurdeguerre

Europe Europa
Belgique België Belgium Belgien Belgica
Bruxelles Brussel Brussels Brüssel Bruxelas

Musée de l'Armée (Cinquantenaire)

Statuette : Chien mortellement blessé alors qu'il accomplissait sa mission. Remarquez les roues enfoncées dans la gadoue

The mummy of Hornedjitef

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The mummy of Hornedjitef
Originally uploaded by oldbearchris

From the exhibit: "This is the mummy of Hornedjitef, and Egyptian priest who was buried inside two different coffins. Examining his body using CAT scans and X-Rays revealed that he suffered from arthritis and osteoporosis, suggesting he was a mature man when he died. The embalmers have placed four packages inside his torso, probably his lungs, liver, stomach and intestines. He lived over a thousand years after Tutankhamen and Ramestes the Great at a time when Egypt was ruled by Greek kings."

Big Chief, Darryl Montana

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Big Chief, Darryl Montana
Originally uploaded by The Voice of Eye

Ideological City 5

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Ideological City 5
Originally uploaded by Sander Maurano

Kreuzgang im Münster und Kloster Allerheiligen Schaffhausen

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Originally uploaded by eduard43

Hier befindet sich der grösste Kreuzgang der Schweiz. Er ist teils romanisch 12. Jh., teils gotisch 13. Jh. und umschliesst den romantischen, bezaubernden Kreuzganggarten, den so genannten «Junkerfriedhof», in dem von 1582 - 1874 hohe Schaffhauser Magistraten, wie Bürgermeister, Ratsherrn, Pfarrer und andere verdiente Bürger- und Bürgerinnen beigesetzt wurden.

Here is the largest cloister in Switzerland. It is partly Romanesque 12th Century, partly Gothic 13th Century and embraces the romantic, enchanting cloister garden, the "so-called Squire Cemetery" in which from 1582 - 1874 Schaffhausen high magistrates, were buried as mayors, councilors, ministers, and other deserving citizens and citizens.

see also:
www.flickr.com/photos/eduard_buerge-rafz/4353965648/

Brennus

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Brennus
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

A bust ofBrennus, who led the Gauls against the Romans in theBattle of Allia.
The Battle of the Allia was a battle of the first Gallic invasion of Italy. The battle was fought near the Allia river: the defeat of the Roman army opened the route for the Gauls to sack Rome. It was fought in 390/387 BC.
photo by Med

Adoration of the Magi

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Adoration of the Magi
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

Very famous Renaissance painting,the Adoration of the Magi bySandro Botticelli, c. 1475
The adoration of the magi was a popular theme in Renaissance art, and in Botticelli's version he has placed members of theMedici family as well as himself (farthest on the right, in yellow, looking at the viewer) in the scene.

Stele of Revealing

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Stele of Revealing
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

The Stele of Revealing

The
Stele of Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu i (also known as the Stele of Revealing) is a
painted, wooden offering stele, discovered in 1858 at the mortuary temple of
Hatshepsut
at Dayr al-Bahri...It
was made for the
Montu-priest
Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu
i, and was discovered near his coffin ensemble of two sarcophagi and two
anthropomorphic inner coffins. It dates to circa 680/70 BCE, the period of the
late

Dynasty 25/early

Dynasty 26...On the front Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu i as a priest of Montu can be
seen; he is presenting offerings to the falcon-headed god
Re-Harakhty ("Re-Horus
of the Two Horizons"), a synchronistic form of the gods
Ra and
Horus, who is
seated on a throne. The symbol of the west, the place of the Dead, is seen
behind Re-Harakhty. Above the figures is a depiction of
Nut, the
sky goddess who stretches from horizon to horizon. Directly beneath her is the
Winged Solar
Disk, Horus of
Behdet. The stele is also known as the "Stele of Revealing" and is a central
element of the religious philosophy
Thelema
founded by
Aleister
Crowley. - enWikipedia

Proclaiming Claudius Emperor

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Proclaiming Claudius Emperor
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

Proclaiming Claudius Emperor by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, c. 1867.
According to the most popular story of Claudius' ascension, he was proclaimed emperor by members of the Praetorian Guard, who found him hiding behind a curtain after the assassination of Caligula in 41 A.D.

what is the foot wear ?

Praetorian Guard

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Praetorian Guard
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

A bas-relief depicting Augustus' Praetorian Guard.
The Praetorian Guard: was a force of bodyguards used by Roman Emperors. Before being appropriated for the use of the Emperors' personal guards, the title was used for the guards of Roman generals, at least since the rise to prominence of the Scipio family around 275 BC. The Guard was dissolved by Emperor Constantine I in the fourth century AD.

Vlad the Impaler

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Vlad the Impaler
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

A famous woodcut image of Vlad III dining amidst corpses of the impaled.
Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (c. 1431 – December 1476), more commonly known as the Impaler or Dracula, was a three-time voivode of Wallachia, ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462. Historically Vlad is best known for his resistance to the Ottoman Empire and its expansion and for the cruel punishments he imposed on his enemies. In the English-speaking world Vlad III is perhaps most commonly known for inspiring the name of the vampire in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. - enWikipedia

Kurkh Monolith

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Kurkh Monolith
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

A fairly small image of the Kurkh Monolith.
...an Assyrian document that contains a description of the Battle of Qarqar at the end...The Monolith stands some 2.2 metres tall, and roughly covers years one through six of the reign of Assyrian king Shalmaneser III (859-824 BC), although the fifth year is missing...The Monolith mainly deals with campaigns Shalmaneser made in western Mesopotamia and Syria, fighting extensively with the countries of Bit Adini and Carchemish. At the end of the Monolith comes the account of the Battle of Qarqar, where an alliance of twelve kings fought against Shalmaneser at the Syrian city of Qarqar. This alliance, comprising eleven kings, was led by Irhuleni of Hamath and Hadadezer of Damascus, describing an improbably large force led by King Ahab of Israel. The Monolith is also the first time that the Arabs make an appearance in world history, fielding a contingent containing dromedaries led by King Gindibu. - enWikipedia

Battle of Nicopolis

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Battle of Nicopolis
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

Depiction of the Battle of Nicopolis by Jean Froissart. note: despite their inclusion in the picture, the crusaders did not have siege weaponry with them for this battle
The Battle: ...took place on September 25, 1396, between the Ottoman Empire versus an allied force from the Kingdom of Hungary, France, the Knights Hospitaller, and the Republic of Venice, as well as smaller contingents and individuals from elsewhere in Europe, near the Danubian fortress of Nicopolis, in modern Bulgaria. It is often referred to as the Crusade of Nicopolis and was the last large-scale crusade of the Middle Ages. - enWikipedia

Oswald von Wolkenstein wearing Order of the Dragon chain

2010-01-09T18:27:00.001-08:00

Oswald von Wolkenstein wearing Order of the Dragon chain
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

A portrait of Oswald von Wolkenstein (1376 or 1377-1445; poet, composer and diplomat) from the Innsbrucker Handschrift, 1432. In the painting he is seen wearing the Order of the Dragon chain.
The Order: ...was a monarchical chivalric order for selected nobility, created in Hungary in the late Middle Ages. Founded in 1408 by Sigismund, King of Hungary (r. 1397-1437) and later Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1433-1437), the Order primarily flourished in Germany and Italy. According to a surviving copy of its statute, the Order required its initiates to defend the Cross and fight the enemies of Christianity, in particular the Ottoman Turks. - enWikipedia

Frog Tsarevna

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Frog Tsarevna
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

Frog Tsarevna (Frog Princess) by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1918.
"The Indo-European custom of communal feasts was known as bratchina (from brat, "brother") in Kiev Rus, as slava ("glorification") in Serbia & Macedonia and as sabor ("assembly") in Croatia and Bulgaria." - enWikipedia

Gamaun

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Gamaun
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

Gamayun, one of three prophetic birds of Russian folklore, alongside Alkonost and Sirin (painting by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1897).
Slavic mythology

After Culloden

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After Culloden
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

After Culloden - Rebel Hunting by John Seymour Lucas, 1884.
The painting depicts the intense search undertaken by troops of the British government for Jacobite supporters in the days following the Battle of Culloden.
I've made a couple of lengthier posts about the Battle of Culloden and other aspects of the conflict which caused it...take a look through the archive if you're interested in checking them out; I'm too lazy to search for them at the moment!

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

The Great Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC):
was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He was member of a wealthy family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. Cicero is generally perceived to be one of the most versatile minds of ancient Rome. He introduced the Romans to the chief schools of Greek philosophy and created a Latin philosophical vocabulary, distinguishing himself as a linguist, translator, and philosopher. An impressive orator and successful lawyer, Cicero probably thought his political career was his most important achievement. Today, he is appreciated primarily for his humanism and philosophical and political writings. His voluminous correspondence, much of it addressed to his friend Atticus, has been especially influential, introducing the art of refined letter writing to European culture. Cornelius Nepos, the 1st-century BC biographer of Atticus, remarked that Cicero's letters contained such a wealth of detail "concerning the inclinations of leading men, the faults of the generals, and the revolutions in the government" that their reader had little need for a history of the period. - enWikipedia

German girl forced to view exhumed concentration camp victims after WWII

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German girl forced to view exhumed concentration camp victims after WWII
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

A German girl is overcome as she walks past the exhumed bodies of some of the 800 slave workers murdered by SS guards near Namering, Germany, and laid here so that townspeople may view the work of their Nazi leaders., 05/17/1945" Cpl. Edward Belfer. May 17, 1945. Nara #111-SC-264895.
Denazification: was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics of any remnants of the Nazi regime. It was carried out specifically by removing those involved from positions of influence and by disbanding or rendering impotent the organizations associated with it. The program of denazification was launched after the end of the Second World War and was solidified by the Potsdam Agreement.
Collective Guilt Campaign: "[i]n 1945 there was an Allied consensus—which no longer exists—on the doctrine of collective guilt, that all Germans shared the blame not only for the war but for Nazi atrocities as well." Time Magazine, 1969.
Statements made by the British and U.S. governments, both before and immediately after Germany's surrender, indicate that the German nation as a whole was to be held responsible for the actions of the Nazi regime, often using the terms "collective guilt" and "collective responsibility."
To that end, as the Allies began their post-war denazification efforts, the Psychological Warfare Division (PWD) of SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force) undertook a psychological propaganda campaign for the purpose of developing a German sense of collective responsibility. The Public Relations and Information Services Control Group of the British Element of the Allied Control Commission began in 1945 to issue directives to officers in charge of producing newspapers and radio broadcasts for the German population to emphasize "the moral responsibility of all Germans for Nazi crimes." Similarly, among U.S. authorities, such a sense of collective guilt was "considered a prerequisite to any long-term education of the German people."
Using the German press, which was under Allied control, as well as posters and pamphlets, a program acquainting ordinary Germans with what had taken place in the concentration camps was conducted. For example using posters with images of concentration camp victims coupled to text such as "YOU ARE GUILTY OF THIS!" or "These Atrocities: Your Fault!" A number of films showing the concentration camps were made and screened to the German public...[the intention] "...was to shake and humiliate the Germans and prove to them beyond any possible challenge that these German crimes against humanity were committed and that the German people – and not just the Nazis and SS – bore responsibility." [PBS]
Immediately upon the liberation of the concentration camps many German civilians were forced to see the conditions in the camps, bury rotting corpses and exhume mass-graves. On threat of death or withdrawal of food, civilians were also forced to provide their belongings to former concentration camp inmates. - enWikipedia

The Murder of Canute the Holy

2010-01-07T19:14:00.001-08:00

The Murder of Canute the Holy
Originally uploaded by summoning_ifrit

Knud den Helliges drab (The Murder of Canute the Holy) by Christian Albrecht von Benzon, c. 1843.
Canute IV: was the illegitimate son of Sweyn II Estridsson. Before he became king of Denmark, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that Canute was one of the leaders of a Viking raiding expedition against England in 1075. On its return from England, the Danish raiders' fleet stopped in the County of Flanders. Because of its hostility toward William I of England, Flanders was a natural ally for the Danes.
In 1080, Canute succeeded his brother, Harald III, to the throne of Denmark. On his accession, he married Adela, daughter of Robert I, Count of Flanders. She bore him one son, Charles, a name uncommon in Denmark. The boy later became Count of Flanders and was known as Charles the Good, ruling from 1119 to 1127. Like his father, he was martyred in a church by rebels (in Bruges in 1127).
Canute quickly proved himself to be a highly ambitious king as well as a devout one. His reign was marked by vigorous attempts to increase royal power in Denmark. He issued edicts arrogating to himself the ownership of common land, the right to the goods from shipwrecks, and the right to inherit the possessions of foreigners and kinless folk. Ever a champion of the Church, he also issued laws to protect the weak, orphans, widows, and foreigners, and tried to enforce the collection of tithes. These policies led to discontent among his subjects, who were unaccustomed to a king who claimed such powers and who interfered in their daily lives.
But Canute's ambitions were not purely domestic. As the grandnephew of Canute the Great, who until 1035 was king of England, Denmark and Norway, this Canute considered the crown of England to be rightfully his. He therefore regarded William I of England as a usurper. In 1085, with the support of his father-in-law Count Robert, Canute planned an invasion of England. He assembled a fleet at Limfjord, but it never set sail. Possibly Canute was wary of intervention by Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, with whom both Denmark and Flanders were on unfriendly terms. Certainly Canute was suspicious of his brother Olaf (later Olaf I of Denmark), who sought command of the fleet, and had him arrested and sent to Flanders. The fleet then dispersed, but Canute intended to reassemble it in a year's time.
Before the fleet could reassemble, a peasant revolt broke out in southern Jutland, where Canute was staying, in early 1086. Canute and his men took refuge inside the wooden Church of St. Alban's in Odense. But the rebels stormed into the church and slew Canute, along with his brother Benedict and seventeen of their followers, before the altar on July 10, 1086. According to Niels Lund, Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Copenhagen, Canute's abortive invasion of England "marked the end of the Viking Age." For it was the last time a Viking army was to assemble against Western Europe. - enWikipedia

At Work in the Congress Gold Mine Near Wickenburg, Arizona in 1890

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At Work in the Congress Gold Mine Near Wickenburg, Arizona in 1890
Originally uploaded by The Nite Tripper

This is a photo that I took of an old photograph of four miners hard at work in the Congress Gold Mine near the town of Wickenburg in the Arizona Territory in 1890. Mining in the late 19th century was one of the most dangerous occupations in existence.

Miners usually worked 12 hour shifts in dark and dangerous conditions. Gold and silver deposits lie in angular positions unlike coal that lies in generally flat deposits. Gold miners spent the majority of their time tunneling down and then up underneath the vein. This involved the use of hammering metal spikes into the solid rock to place dynamite for blasting. However, before dynamite was placed, the miners used a type of jack hammer that was powered by compressed air and was known as the "widow maker." This machine was not only deafening, it also created huge clouds of rock dust and sent millions of tiny shards of broken rock into the air that was breathed in by the miners. These tiny shards scraped the insides of the miners' lungs; causing them to hemorrhage and cough up blood....this was known as "miner's consumption."

Once the holes were ready, the dynamite was placed and the miners got about 50 feet away (they thought this was a safe distance). When the dynamite was lit, someone yelled "Fire in the hole!!" Once most of the smoke cleared, they picked up the rubble and started all over again. These miners were plagued with deafness, miner's consumption, missing fingers, sore backs, and headaches from the smoke and darkness (they were given only four small tallow candles per shift.....once these were done, they had to work in darkness).

When their 12 hour shift was over, they passed through a room where sat a mining official and a man armed with a shotgun.....the miners were strip searched to see if they were sneaking gold out.....if they were found to not be carrying gold, they could go home and rest up for the next 12 hour shift, if they were found to have gold, they were taken to the town square and promptly hanged.......the average lifespan for a miner in the Old West was 34 years.

There were hundreds of mines such as this in the Arizona Territory.....many produced huge amounts of gold and personal tragedy.

Church On the Mount in Goldfield, Arizona

2009-12-26T12:41:00.001-08:00

Church On the Mount in Goldfield, Arizona
Originally uploaded by The Nite Tripper

This is a photograph that I took of the Church On the Mount in Goldfield, Arizona just outside of the city of Mesa. At one time, Goldfield was a prosperous gold mining town with a population larger than that of Phoenix, Arizona. However, that boom time was short lived, lasting only from 1893 until 1897. After the mines flooded, the place became a ghost town until a brief revival in the 1920's, after which the town busted again.

The Church On the Mount is located at the foot of the Superstition Mountain (in the background). It is a Baptist Church and services are held there every Sunday throughout the year.

Britain’s best and the places to experience them

2009-11-26T03:26:00.000-08:00

Whether they’re true, just good stories or somewhere in between, we all love a juicy myth or legend. Here are some of Britain’s best and the places to experience them.

Tintagel, Cornwall
Head to the wild and unspoiled cliffs of Tintagel to discover the mythical birthplace of King Arthur. It was medieval historian Geoffrey of Monmouth who first proposed the theory that Arthur was born here and that the wizard Merlin lived in a cave nearby. Ruined Tintagel Castle, set on the blustery cliff top, is a wonderfully romantic setting from which to explore the legend.

- Find out more about Cornwall

Robin Hood, Nottingham
We all know this one. Or do we? The outlaw hero and expert archer who robs the rich to feed the poor is about as English as tea and crumpets. But surprisingly little is known about the man himself. So don your suit of green, assemble some merry men and head to Nottingham to see if you can discover this elusive chap yourself. You might find him at the Major Oak, the ancient tree in Sherwood Forest rumoured to be his hideout.

- Find out more about Robin Hood

Glastonbury, Somerset
Glastonbury is knee-deep in supernatural associations. It stands at the junction of ley lines, the supposed mystical motorways of spiritual energy and is said to be the final resting place of King Arthur. Many believe a young Jesus Christ visited the site and that the town’s Chalice Well is the hiding place of the Holy Grail. A visit from Jesus is not as far fetched as it sounds - Joseph of Arimathea, a relation of Mary, owned a mine in the area.

- Discover more about Glastonbury

The Loch Ness Monster, Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands
Few things shout Scotland louder than the mythical monster that skulks in Loch Ness, Britain's longest body of fresh water. Sightings of Nessie have declined over recent years and despite high-profile submarine searches and much-disputed photographs, the beast seems quite content to maintain its low profile. Don’t be disheartened if you don’t catch a glimpse of Nessie, though. The loch itself is beautiful enough and the Highlands have sufficient mystery and magic for anyone.

- To learn more about Loch Ness, visit our Loch Ness destination guide

Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Scotland
This medieval church outside Edinburgh has long-standing links to the Knights Templar and Freemasonry. Carvings, rich in symbolism, sprout from every surface in an astonishing ‘essay in stone’ and many believe the Chapel is the repository for the Holy Grail – as speculated in The Da Vinci Code. Whatever you believe, Rosslyn’s forest of carvings is inspiring, mystifying and truly unique.

- To find out more about Rosslyn visit the chapel website

Jack the Ripper, East London
The serial killer known as Jack the Ripper was scarily real and the fact that 5 London prostitutes were brutally murdered in 1888 is beyond dispute. More mysterious is the identity of the killer with suspects ranging from artist Walter Sickert to author Lewis Carroll. Tour the fog-cloaked streets of East London to review the evidence for yourself. While Whitechapel retains something of the night, by day it has a great mix of hip boutiques, designer bars and, on Brick Lane, curry houses as far as the eye can see.

- Discover London with our destination guide

St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall
St Michael's Mount at Penzance is a small tidal island just off the coast of Cornwall. Legend has it the Mount was the work of Cornish giant Cormoran who built a fortified home from where he could terrorise the locals living in the coastal village of Marazion. But one night, local lad Jack crept over to the island and dug a hole disguising it with straw. When Jack woke him, Cormoran blundered into the hole never to escape. Walk up St Michael's Mount, see Jack’s hole and put your head against the nearby rock. It is said you can still hear the giant's heart beating.

- Learn more about Cornish legends at Visit Cornwall

Stonehenge, Salisbury
Stonehenge is the most famous megalithic (literally meaning ‘big stone’) monument in the world. Dating back an amazing 50,000 years, it’s drawn visitors for literally millennia. A place of ritual sacrifice and sun worship or a massive calendar? Nobody really knows its purpose, but no one who has ever been there will deny, it is truly awe inspiring.

- Get more information on Stonehenge

Wookey Hole Witch, Wookey Hole Caves near Wells
Deep within the dank, underground caves of Wookey Hole lived the fearsome Wookey Hole Witch. Long ago, the villagers of Wookey implored the Abbot of Glastonbury to send a protector against this malevolent hag. Enter Father Bernard, Benedictine monk and crack exorcist. Bernard scooped up some water, quickly blessed it and threw it over the witch turning her to stone. You can still see the witch’s petrified form deep in these extraordinary caves.

- Find out more about the Wookey Hole Witch

Cerne Abbas Giant, Cerne Abbas near Dorchester
A gigantic figure etched in a chalk hillside guards the village of Cerne Abbas near Dorchester. Naked apart from a huge club he’s certainly an arresting sight. But his true meaning and even his age are in dispute. Is he an ancient fertility symbol, a cheeky 17th-century joke or something else entirely? The only time he’s been clothed is during World War II when he was disguised to prevent the enemy from using him as an aerial landmark.

- Find out more about the Cerne Abbas Giant

jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane

2009-11-19T02:15:00.001-08:00

Jesus im Garten Gethsemane / Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
Originally uploaded by josephdesarre

Picture window / Paulus Church / Neunkirchen / Saarland / Germany
by György Károly László Lehoczky (* 30. August 1901 in Vihnyepeszerény, Hungary;†
16. Januar 1979 in Saarbruecken) he was an architekt an painter for stained glasses

man with marbles

2009-11-19T02:14:00.001-08:00

man with marbles
Originally uploaded by oldbearchris

Guardian of The Temple of Dawn

2009-11-19T02:13:00.003-08:00

Guardian of The Temple of Dawn
Originally uploaded by c4rn1val

Wat Arun, Bangkok

Joanna of Aragon and Philip "the Handsome"

2009-11-19T02:13:00.001-08:00

Joanna of Aragon and Philip "the Handsome"
Originally uploaded by rosewithoutathorn84

probably made before their marriage. Joanna was the interesting one: Philip was just an unfaithful asshat. Joanna was the daughter of Isabella of Spain (a lady-asshat) and the mother of Emperor Charles V. She was called "Juana la Loca" or "Joanna the Mad".
He likely drove her to it!

c. 1490s, from the Chapel of the Holy Blood, Bruges

pre-feminism wifehood immortalized

2009-11-19T02:11:00.001-08:00

pre-feminism wifehood immortalized
Originally uploaded by rosewithoutathorn84

"Mary Salome and Zebedee (wtf?!)", German, c. 1520

Warner van Norden and members of the Holland Society

2009-11-19T02:10:00.001-08:00

Warner van Norden and members of the Holland Society
Originally uploaded by Jay Heritage Center

Warner van Norden (top left with white mustache) and members of the Holland Society aboard the replica Half Moon in 1909.

Featured in the JHC "Legacy of Sailing" exhibit about yachting--the word "yacht" is Dutch in origin

Mary of Burgundy and Maximilian I, Archduke of Austria

2009-11-19T02:08:00.001-08:00

Mary of Burgundy and Maximilian I, Archduke of Austria
Originally uploaded by rosewithoutathorn84

Mary was a notable beauty who died tragically early in a horseback-riding accident. I'll probably upload some portraits of her at some point.

Bruges, 1490s, from the Chapel of the Holy Blood.

Bomarzo - Parco dei mostri

2009-11-19T02:06:00.005-08:00

Bomarzo - Parco dei mostri
Originally uploaded by Andrea Duranti

Bomarzo - Parco dei mostri

2009-11-19T02:06:00.003-08:00

Bomarzo - Parco dei mostri
Originally uploaded by Andrea Duranti

Sutri 167

2009-11-19T02:06:00.001-08:00

Sutri 167
Originally uploaded by Andrea Duranti

Runestone of the week

2009-11-19T02:04:00.001-08:00

Runestone of the week
Originally uploaded by catarina.berg

This stone looks different from the other
ones with its sparse runes. It stands outside of the Cathedral of Uppsala.
It was rediscovered in a grave chapel inside the church in 1975 and then came to its present place.
The translation of the text reads:
"Ring and Hulte and Fastger had the stone raised after Vigmar, their father,
a good ship chieftain. Likbjörn carved."
The number of the stone is
Fv1976:104. - 1100th century A.D.

Glyptothek - Munich 13

2009-11-19T02:01:00.001-08:00

Glyptothek - Munich 13
Originally uploaded by Andrea Duranti

A neoclassic portrait of King Ludwig I Wittelsbach of Bavaria (grandfather of the more famous King Ludwig II, the "Marchenkönig"), the man whose passion for the Greek civilisation transformed the traditional and rural Munich into the cosmopolite metropolis that still is.

Linke Portaltür der Bauakademie Berlin / Left portal door, Academy of Architecture Berlin

2009-11-19T02:00:00.001-08:00

Linke Portaltür der Bauakademie Berlin / Left portal door, Academy of Architecture Berlin
Originally uploaded by josephdesarre

Currently installed in the so-called Schinkel Klause

Berlin Academy of Architecture: Built according to plans of the Prussian Chief Building Director Karl Friedrich Schinkel from 1832 to 1836. In the 2nd World War heavily damaged the building was build up again in 1953.
In 1961, demolished to create space for the construction of the building to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the GDR . Following the demolition of the Ministry in 1996 decided to re-establish the Berlin Academy of Architecture on the plans of Schinkel.

Detail Linke Portaltür der Bauakademie Berlin / Detail Left portal door, Academy of Architecture Berlin

2009-11-19T01:59:00.001-08:00

Detail Linke Portaltür der Bauakademie Berlin / Detail Left portal door, Academy of Architecture Berlin
Originally uploaded by josephdesarre

Hercules and the nemean lion
Currently installed in the so-called Schinkel Klause

Berlin Academy of Architecture: Built according to plans of the Prussian Chief Building Director Karl Friedrich Schinkel from 1832 to 1836. In the 2nd World War heavily damaged the building was build up again in 1953.
In 1961, demolished to create space for the construction of the building to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the GDR . Following the demolition of the Ministry in 1996 decided to re-establish the Berlin Academy of Architecture on the plans of Schinkel.

Staatliche Antikesammlungen München

2009-11-19T01:58:00.003-08:00

Staatliche Antikesammlungen München
Originally uploaded by Andrea Duranti

Staatliche Antikesammlungen München

2009-11-19T01:58:00.001-08:00

Staatliche Antikesammlungen München
Originally uploaded by Andrea Duranti

Tarquinia - Archaeological Museum

2009-11-19T01:57:00.001-08:00

Tarquinia - Archaeological Museum
Originally uploaded by Andrea Duranti

Egyptian vase that depicts a monkey eating from a palm, an iconography that evidences the contacts of the Aetruscan civilisation with the Egyptian one.
It belongs to the Archaeological Museum of Tarquinia (Latium, Italy).

3 tall ships visit Plymouth Mass

2009-11-19T01:56:00.001-08:00

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Originally uploaded by jimcurran5

Roma - Pantheon - Tomba di Raffaello

2009-11-19T01:54:00.001-08:00

Roma - Pantheon - Tomba di Raffaello
Originally uploaded by Andrea Duranti

Pergamon Altar Nordfries / The great Altar of Pergamon North frieze

2009-11-08T22:37:00.001-08:00

Pergamon Altar Nordfries / The great Altar of Pergamon North frieze
Originally uploaded by josephdesarre

Great Altar of Pergamon / North frieze
An unidentifiable giant in the struggle against Aphrodite, goddess of love, her mother Dione “The Earth Mother” and her son Eros, god of sexual love and beauty

London by night

2009-11-08T22:36:00.001-08:00

London by night
Originally uploaded by foreyesonly

Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

women playing a game with knucklebones

2009-11-08T22:35:00.001-08:00

women playing a game with knucklebones
Originally uploaded by rosewithoutathorn84

Made in Campania
340-330 BC
Terracotta

a view of heaven Hampton Court

2009-11-08T22:34:00.003-08:00

a view of heaven
Originally uploaded by rosewithoutathorn84

Earthquake damaged Taiwan

2009-11-08T22:33:00.001-08:00

Earthquake damaged Taiwan
Originally uploaded by squitten

The Japanese built this railway bridge when they occupied Taiwan, it was destroyed in 1991 by an earthquake

Erotische Szene geschnitzt in eine Erbsenschote / Erotic scene carved into a pea pod

2009-11-08T22:32:00.001-08:00

Erotische Szene geschnitzt in eine Erbsenschote / Erotic scene carved into a pea pod
Originally uploaded by josephdesarre

Erotic scene in a Amulet
Carving, Germany, 15th Century
Arts and Crafts Museum / Hamburg / Germany

'shabti' ipay (rmo leiden egypt 18d)

2009-11-08T22:31:00.001-08:00

'shabti' ipay (rmo leiden egypt 18d)
Originally uploaded by koopmanrob

Ophelia

2009-11-08T22:29:00.001-08:00

Ophelia
Originally uploaded by rosewithoutathorn84

Thomas Francis Dicksee, 1875

detail of the Annunciation

2009-10-12T21:24:00.001-07:00

detail of the Annunciation
Originally uploaded by rosewithoutathorn84

Runestone of the week

2009-09-14T20:50:00.001-07:00

Runestone of the week
Originally uploaded by catarina.berg

This is stone nr Vs 13, Vs stands for Västmanland, which is a province in Sweden. The stone stands in front of
a gravemound, the so called Anunds-
mound, which domnates a large grave-
field. The stone dates from 1000-1050 AD. - The text reads:
"Folkvid raised all of these stones in memory of his son Heden, Anunds brother. Vred cut the runes."

Prehistoric horse

2009-09-14T20:48:00.003-07:00

Prehistoric horse
Originally uploaded by blaat70

The Meditation Garden At Elvis Presley's Graceland Mansion In Memphis, Tennessee

2009-09-14T20:48:00.001-07:00

The Meditation Garden At Elvis Presley's Graceland Mansion In Memphis, Tennessee
Originally uploaded by The Nite Tripper

Flußgott Acheloos / River god Achelous

2009-09-14T20:47:00.001-07:00

Flußgott Acheloos / River god Achelous
Originally uploaded by josephdesarre

Mask of the river god Achelous, attic, 470 BC, found in Marathon

Vatican City 2007 - St. Peter's Square

2009-08-22T15:33:00.003-07:00

Vatican City 2007 - St. Peter's Square
Originally uploaded by \W/intermute

The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from the middle of the façade of the church or from a window in the Vatican Palace".

Athens 2006 - The Parthenon

2009-08-22T15:33:00.001-07:00

Athens 2006 - The Parthenon
Originally uploaded by \W/intermute

The Parthenon has stood atop the Acropolis of Athens for nearly 2,500 years and was built to give thanks to Athena, the city's patron goddess, for the salvation of Athens and Greece in the Persian Wars. The building was officially called the Temple of Athena the Virgin; "Parthenon" comes from the Greek word parthenos, "virgin."

WORLD RENOWNED SCIENTISTS REVEAL A REVOLUTIONARY SCIENTIFIC FIND THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING

2009-05-20T20:22:00.000-07:00

From the beginning, Ida's unveiling has been a master class in ballyhoo. A week ago, the first breathless press releases began to arrive, portending the presentation of the now famous 47-million-year-old primate fossil from Germany: "MEDIA ALERT," the notice shouted in all caps. "WORLD RENOWNED SCIENTISTS REVEAL A REVOLUTIONARY SCIENTIFIC FIND THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING."

The press releases were followed by an international press conference at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, the publication of a book, The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor (Little, Brown), an ABC News exclusive and on May 25 a primetime television special on the History Channel. Of the avalanche of media-related promotion, Jorn Hurum, a Norwegian paleontologist involved in Ida's discovery, told the New York Times, "Any pop band is doing the same thing." (See the top 10 scientific discoveries of 2008.)

This isn't exactly the stamp of approval most scientists look for, though, and in this case the puffery is especially unfortunate because the actual scientific finding, described in a paper published on Tuesday in the online journal PLoS One, really is important. First, the young mammal, which would have looked like a cross between a lemur and a small monkey, is astonishingly complete. "Most of what we understand about primate evolution is pieced together from bits of teeth and jaws," says Michael Novacek, curator of paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History. Ida, by contrast, has pretty much every bone, from the skull to the tip of the tail, and they're all in place. Not only that: You can also see impressions of its fur in the surrounding material, and there are even the remains of what was presumably Ida's final meal (leaves and fruit) still visible where the digestive tract used to be.

The fossil is so perfectly preserved because Ida probably died quickly and nonviolently: Her resting place was an abandoned quarry called the Messel Pit, near Frankfurt. At the time she lived, the pit was a lake out of which poisonous volcanic gases probably belched from time to time. Likely felled by such an outburst, she tumbled into deep, oxygen-poor water where she would have been buried by sediments before she could decompose. Indeed, the Messel Pit is such a rich source of well-preserved fossils that it's been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Read about China's fossil trade.)

The second reason the discovery is so important is its age. Ida — her scientific name is Darwinius masillae — dates to about 47 million years ago, when temperatures were warmer than they are today and when mammals underwent a burst of evolutionary diversification. In particular, that's when the primates began splitting off into two branches. One became the anthropoids, whose descendants are monkeys, apes and humans. The other turned into prosimians — lemurs and their kin.

Ida is intriguing because she has some characteristics of both branches, which suggests that she could be a transitional animal that gave rise to the prosimians and, ultimately, to us. "How transitional it is," says Novacek, "is a matter of debate and further study. I expected that from the beginning. The ratio of vertebrate paleontologists to actual specimens is high, which makes for a lot of theorizing." A specimen like this will reduce the theorizing, but in the end it may not settle anything at all.

For their part, the authors of the new paper clearly lean toward the idea that Ida is one of our distant ancestors. They don't claim they've proved it, though — in fact, they carefully include a disclaimer that "we are not advocating this here." Even if they were, though, and even if paleontologists all agreed on the matter, Ida could at best be considered a first step on an evolutionary pathway that took another 40 million years to reach the divergence point between chimps and our earliest hominid ancestors.

All of which renders the press release touting a "revolutionary scientific find that will change everything" absolutely true — as long as by "everything," you mean "whether the branch of the primate family that includes monkeys, apes and humans comes from the suborder strepsirrhinae or the suborder haplorrhinae," according to the PLoS One paper. And by "change," you mean "adds information that may or may not help settle the question, but whose implications won't be known for a long time in any case."

Most paleontologists roll their eyes at that sort of overhyped nonsense, especially given that there's real science lurking underneath. After wading through the false advertising, though, most people might have a hard time finding it. source:

The Argo. Price: $295.00

2009-05-09T07:38:00.001-07:00

The Argo. Price: $295.00
Originally uploaded by bobster855

John Mulliken, Jr., 1920

2009-05-09T07:37:00.007-07:00

John Mulliken, Jr., 1920
Originally uploaded by bobster855

Athlete, between 1918-20

2009-05-09T07:37:00.005-07:00

Athlete, between 1918-20
Originally uploaded by bobster855

On the beach, 1920

2009-05-09T07:37:00.003-07:00

On the beach, 1920
Originally uploaded by bobster855

Hoopsters

2009-05-09T07:37:00.001-07:00

Hoopsters
Originally uploaded by bobster855

Friends Select School basketball team. Taken in 1919 or '20.

Marie Smith, 1920

2009-05-09T07:35:00.001-07:00

Marie Smith, 1920
Originally uploaded by bobster855

Rescue me

2009-05-09T07:34:00.001-07:00

Rescue me
Originally uploaded by bobster855

Calvin Coolidge and Mother Jones, 1924

2009-05-09T07:33:00.001-07:00

Unlikely pair
Originally uploaded by bobster855

Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (August 1, 1837 – November 30, 1930), born in Cork, Ireland, was a prominent American labor and community organizer, a Wobbly, and a Socialist.

John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the 30th President of the United States (1923–1929). A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His actions during the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight. Soon after, he was elected as the 29th Vice President in 1920 and succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of Warren G. Harding. Elected in his own right in 1924, he gained a reputation as a small-government conservative.

Olive Chase, 1920

2009-05-09T07:32:00.003-07:00

Olive Chase, 1920
Originally uploaded by bobster855

First sound film of a U.S. President, 1924

2009-05-09T07:32:00.001-07:00

First sound film of a U.S. President, 1924
Originally uploaded by bobster855

On August 11, 1924, Lee De Forest filmed Coolidge on the White House lawn by in DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process, becoming the first President to appear in a sound film.

England vs. Scotland - 1942 film

2009-05-09T07:31:00.003-07:00

England vs. Scotland - 1942 film
Originally uploaded by bobster855

An exhibition match was held at London's Wembley stadium between the football teams of England and Scotland in the dead of winter to raise money for charity. This February, 1942 newsreel shows Winston Churchill's wife as one of the attendees. England won, 3-0, by the way. The soundtrack is a bit cut up but you don't miss anything important

Poster, 1918

2009-05-09T07:31:00.001-07:00

Poster, 1918
Originally uploaded by bobster855

2009.5.1 014

2009-05-06T07:10:00.001-07:00

2009.5.1 014
Originally uploaded by catarina.berg

Brahehus
This ruin is a wellknown landmark to
motorists travelling between Stockholm, Sweden and the continent.
In the foreground runs the motorway E4, in the background below a precipice lies the Vätternlake, the second largest lake in Sweden. The castle Brahehus was built by a member of the Swedish noble family Brahe around 1650 but burnt down
already in 1708

Jerash

2009-05-06T06:47:00.001-07:00

Jerash
Originally uploaded by Megwam

Bethany (Al-Maghtas) The Baptism Site

2009-05-06T06:46:00.005-07:00

Bethany (Al-Maghtas) The Baptism Site
Originally uploaded by Megwam

Petra

2009-05-06T06:46:00.003-07:00

Petra
Originally uploaded by Megwam

a lost time

2009-05-06T06:46:00.001-07:00

20090419_062704
Originally uploaded by Megwam

Petra, Jordan

2009-05-06T06:45:00.001-07:00

Petra, Jordan
Originally uploaded by Megwam

Little Petra

2009-05-06T06:43:00.005-07:00

Little Petra
Originally uploaded by Megwam

Hildesheim - Knochenhaueramtshaus

2009-05-06T06:43:00.003-07:00

Hildesheim - Knochenhaueramtshaus
Originally uploaded by ohaoha

this way to the beach

2009-05-06T06:43:00.001-07:00

thiswaytothebeach
Originally uploaded by Mark Dingess Photography

U.S.S. Illinois Bell

2009-05-06T06:42:00.001-07:00

Da' U.S.S. Illinois Bell
Originally uploaded by When lost in.....

Possibly the most admired of the ships to bear the name U.S.S. Illinois......This bell is from the "fake" U.S.S. Illinois that was made for the 1893 World's Fair (Columbian Exposition) that was held in Chicago......

This replica ship lasted longer that the 3rd U.S.S. Illinois - which was scrapped during construction.....But was outlived by the first U.S.S. Illinois that was scrapped after 9 years in service - never in combat.......

The longest lasting U.S.S. Illinois sailed around the globe and visited many ports.....Serving mostly with the Naval Reserve and as a training vessel......Again, gaining no combat experience......After 50 years - this U.S.S. Illinois was also scrapped.....

But - It is a fact that no incarnation of the U.S.S. Illinois has ever been sunk by enemy fire.....

Décollage du Lynx !

2009-04-12T09:14:00.001-07:00

Décollage du Lynx !
Originally uploaded by Phil The WebSurfer

Lisboa 09 07 - Atores na Rua Augusta promovendo o Museu da Água | Some actors in Augusta Street promoting the Water Museum of Lisbon [candid video]

2009-04-12T09:12:00.001-07:00

Lisboa 09 07 - Atores na Rua Augusta promovendo o Museu da Água | Some actors in Augusta Street promoting the Water Museum of Lisbon [candid video]
Originally uploaded by Lorenzo X

Parc des Oiseaux - Villars les Dombes

2009-04-12T09:10:00.001-07:00

Parc des Oiseaux - Villars les Dombes
Originally uploaded by Phil The WebSurfer