Historical Planet
Monday, 11 January 2016
The tug known as the U.S. Gaton was the first vessel to try out the newly constructed Gatun Locks in the Panama Canal
Mickey Mouse rides in the locomotive cab of a circus train as it arrives at a station in Disneyland in 1955
The area even offered elephant rides, with four tourists perched either side of the large animal, led by a trainer (photo taken in 1905)
An elevated spinning ride at Luna Park, Coney Island in 1904 allowed guests to look out over the park
1970s, Saddar Rawalpindi
In 1963 Construction underway of the Habib Bank Plaza on Karachi’s II Chundrigarh Road.
1963 - Foreigners taking a Rikshaw outside Deans hotel Peshawar.
Old wells on Diriyah Road, April 1980.
Jeddah in 1960's
Hajj Terminal in 1979
Saturday, 9 January 2016
A group of tourists in Oberammergau waiting to go skiing in Bavaria. In 1928, skiing attire looked nothing like the uniforms of today
The glamorous R-100, which held 100 passengers, moored in Cardington, England on December 16, 1929
Visitors riding the Loop the Loop ride in 1903 while onlookers observe. A sign warning of pickpockets can be see by the barrier
Riders compete in a game of Wild West Polo at the Coney Island fairgrounds while crowds observe (circa 1900)
Guests could watch circus shows in Luna Park with sideshows involving sword-swallowers and snake charmers
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