Historical Planet
Thursday, 16 June 2016
The Clocktower roundabout in Deira Image source www.dailymail.co.uk
Shows on the city creek which was once the center of Dubai’s pearl trade Image source www.dailymail.co.uk
An open-market in downtown Dubai Image source www.dailymail.co.uk
A camel caravan passing through the desert Image source www.dailymail.co.uk
The Odin Stone (right) and the Watch Stone in Scotland
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
An old postcard of the Wawona Tree from 1956
A postcard of the Hercules tree in the Mountain Home Grove, from 1902
A man standing under the enormous tunnel in 1890
Sunday, 5 June 2016
Locomotive 13, purchased new in 1886 from the Pittsburgh Locomotive Works
Golden Gate Bridge. Construction commenced on January 5, 1933, and the bridge was open to vehicular traffic on May 28, 1937.
Group of fire fighters pose with N.C. Forest Service pickup truck in front of an agricultural field with smoky woods behind it. Men have water packs, pitchforks and other hand tools
For much of the First World War, the small French village of Vignacourt was always behind the front lines in 1916
First class passengers could purchase books and other items from on-board shops such as WH Smith & Son
Engineers working on one of the massive propeller shafts as the Queen Mary was prepared for transatlantic service in March 1935
During World War Two the Queen Mary was used to transport tens of thousands of soldiers across the Atlantic Ocean
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