Historical Planet
Monday, 14 November 2016
Pictured are locals at the start of a model yacht race at Conservatory Lake in Central Park in New York 1910
Photograph shows the aftermath of a fire in a New York City subway tunnel which took place near West 55th Street and Broadway on January 6, 1915
photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt driving through the three's tunnel
Photochrome print from 1900 of a Philadelphia row house where it was claimed Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag
It was developed in 1854 in response to both a recent cholera epidemic and chronic overcrowding in London cemeteries at the time,
Daily journeys would start here, where coffins would be loaded onto the train in a separate carriage from the living - pictured, the London terminal after it was wrecked by World War II bombing
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Photochrome print from 1900 of a Philadelphia row house where it was claimed Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag
Lucky Strike billboards to the Chicago railway track which opened up travel to all in Chicago in 1900
Little has changed but if you glance closely a lady in period dress poses under the Arch Rock in Santa Monica in this postcard from circa 1888-1905
Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, California stars in this postcard from 1902
Holidaymakers at the turn of the century could stay at accommodation such as Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon, Arizona which was snapped in this postcard from 1905
Illustrating the modcons and comforts of the age, this postcard of the interior of Hyatt Chalet Motel from 1964
A neon sign invites guests to the Park Plaza Motel. Vintage autos are parked at the entrance
Thursday, 15 September 2016
Pakistan famous cricketer, Salim Malik, Waqar Youni and Wasim Akram
As well as building a relationship with the Afghans he encountered, the amateur photographer set out to document their way of life
An Afghan military band stands wearing matching brown uniforms, surrounded by coloured flags
Monday, 8 August 2016
An elephant drinks out of a bottle at the Benson's Wild Animal Farm in New Hampshire, which opened in 1926
photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt driving through the three's tunnel
People inflating a hydrogen balloon on the roof of the John Wanamaker store on Broadway and Tenth Avenue, planning to travel to Philadelphia in 1910
Passengers on board the Queen Mary admire the New York skyline as the ocean liner docks in Manhattan at dawn in 1939
Overview of the Gaillard Cut, formerly Culebra Cut, an excavation deep into Culebra Mountain for the construction of the Panama Canal
On 24 March 1936, two months before the maiden voyage, The Daily Mail published a souvenir supplement on the Queen Mary
Officers on board the Queen Mary, which was the largest and fastest ocean liner when it launched in 1936
New Zealander middle distance runner Jack Lovelock sailed from Southampton in 1936 to compete against America's top runners
New York City residents lounge in the Battery Park shade on a hot day in 1910
Locomotive 13, purchased new in 1886 from the Pittsburgh Locomotive Works
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
More than 10,000 workers helped construct the Twin Towers, 60 of which were killed on the job. After they were finished in 1970 they attracted global attention
Men gather around a vehicle balancing on the edge of a bridge after it crashed in Central Park in 1910
John F, Kennedy arrives at Southampton after sailing from New York on 2 March, 1939, 22 years before he came president of the US
Images from the 1873 book The Wonderland of the Antipodes and other sketches of travel in the North Island of New Zealand by J Ernest Tinne
1970s A color portrait of (then) Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto with his signature .
1970s Tourists at Khyber Pass in Pakistan
Rio De Janeiro in 1930's
Abu Dhabi in 1970's
Friday, 1 July 2016
Berengo Gardin described himself as an old photographer who was born into an age of 'real photography'. This image of people fishing was taken in Genoa, 2002
Despite being over a century old, Genthe's work perfectly encapsulates the vibrant daily life of the time. Pictured are citizens going about their day-to-day business
A street scene shows a young child being led by the hand down a decorated walkway, parasols in hand
Valley of the Shadow of Death in 1855
Drive-through trees have existed since the 1800s.
A vintage photo of Big Cedar Stump.
An old postcard of the Wawona Tree from 1956
All 169 passengers were onboard waiting for take-off and looking excited for one of the Dornier Do-x's early flights in this shot from October 21, 1929
A view of the controls in the Dornier Do-X cockpit shows the complicated nature of making this plane fly in 1929
A public information notice warning about the drought, erected by the road in the Bridport area of Dorset in September 1976
A completed Dornier Do-X flying boat sat fully assembled in hangar of the aircraft plant in Altenrhein, Switzerland, a few days before its maiden voyage
A chief navigator was in-charge of steering the direction of the boat plane and can be seen examining a physical map of the world in the navigation cabin in 1930
Thursday, 16 June 2016
An elephant drinks out of a bottle at the Benson's Wild Animal Farm in New Hampshire, which opened in 1926
Aer Lingus added this de Havilland DH86 Express in 1936. It was used to fly passengers from Baldonnel to London Croydon
A tiger leaps between two podiums in its cage. Early expansion work during 1932-33 saw the opening of a Wild Animal Circus
The historical heart of the city ‘Bur Dubai’, translated as ‘mainland Dubai’, as development was just beginning Image source www.dailymail.co.uk
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