Historical Planet
Thursday, 10 March 2016
A model line-up of the various designs suggested for the shape of Concorde, with the eventual deign is at the far end of the row
Vintage Snapshots Showcase the Thriving Streets of Paris in the 1960s-2
Vintage Snapshots Showcase the Thriving Streets of Paris in the 1960s-1
Vintage Snapshots Showcase the Thriving Streets of Paris in the 1960s
The Concorde underwent several years of design and testing in the UK and France, including this vibration test at Toulouse in 1967
A team of designers examine the interior of a Concorde prototype in 1964. The supersonic airliner made its first flight 12 years later
With no chairlift or T-bar available, skiers used a Bombardier snowmobile to get up the mountain at Sunshine Village in Banff in 1953
This March 1956 photo shows a skier, with his trousers rolled up to his knees, heading down Mount Norquay at Banff National Park
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.
A skier soars through the air while racing down Mount Norquay in Alberta's Banff National Park in March 1956
A herd of caribou cuts across the Bald Hills, which are today a popular hiking spot, in Jasper National Park
A smiling Afghan boy is pictured decorating mounds of different cakes piled high on plates
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
This March 1956 photo shows a skier, with his trousers rolled up to his knees, heading down Mount Norquay at Banff National Park
the pristine slopes viewed from Jasper's Outpost Peak (1950)
Thursday, 11 February 2016
A view looking north of the upper locks of the Gatun Locks. In 1893, De Lesseps was arrested and convicted of fraud and maladministration, he died two years later age 89
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