Historical Planet
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
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
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