Historical Planet
Monday 14 November 2016
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
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