Historical Planet
Monday, 23 May 2016
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
In October 1889, Paris was buzzing with the opening of a new music hall which claimed it would become a temple of song and dance - The Moulin Rouge
It opened to the public in 1883 and the bridge construction took 14 years involved more than 600 works
It wasn't until 1878 that La Société Internationale du Canal Interocéanique obtained the rights to build a version of the Panama Canal
Monday, 16 May 2016
Golden Gate Bridge. Construction commenced on January 5, 1933, and the bridge was open to vehicular traffic on May 28, 1937.
Fighting fires near Camp Angeles at Angeles National Forest, Calif. July 1922
Enormous locks were constructed either side of the canals in 1913
Dressed in rain gear, judges at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, October 14, 1964,
De Lesseps pushed ahead with the plans, hired 40,000 men and started the construction in 1881
Construction workers pose inside an 18-foot wall culvert at Gatun Locks construction site
Chamber cranes in Pedro Miguel Locks during construction of the Panama Canal
By the time the raised-canal plans were accepted, more than 22,000 workers had perished from the likes of malaria, yellow fever and dysentery
A more familiar modern view is the tarmac packed with aircraft. Pictured here is Terminal 5 which opened in 2008 and is used exclusively by BA and now IAG (Iberia
A monkey is pictured in chains at the animal farm. Today the public can walk around the abandoned animal cages, as the area has been opened as a recreational park
A large skeleton on display at the zoo, which was opened by a friend of Teddy Roosevelt, John Benson
A colour image of Terminal 2 in 1957 shows individuals manning check in desks while passengers calmly walk by
A 1957 view of the new Central Area control tower with BEA RF4 buses parked in the foreground
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
By the time the raised-canal plans were accepted, more than 22,000 workers had perished from the likes of malaria, yellow fever and dysentery
Back in the day, attractions at the zoo in Central Park included shows where keepers would attempt risky feats with the animals. Pictured is a man placing his head in a hippo’s mouth in 1910
August 1936 Part of the fire-ridden area where CCC boys from the Lo poc, Arroyo Grande and Pinto Lake camps fought to control a fire to the Santa Lucia National Park.
An unidentified U.S. marine looks skyward from his trench during an artillery and mortar attack on the Con Thien outpost near the DMZ in Vietnam, October 14, 1967.
American golf champion Arnold Palmer made shots from he second floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on Oct.ober 14, 1976.
This picturesque scene showing a deep layer of fresh snow was snapped at the Watchtower Ski Camp in Jasper, circa 1950
The vintage photos were taken in Banff, Jasper and Waterton Lakes in the 1950s (pictured fox in a rare July snowstorm in Jasper in 1950)
Many of today's popular ski gear brands didn't exist when this skier, wearing a jumper, made his way down Mount Norquay in 1953
An Afghan Army parade through Kabul with spectators lining the streets and waving flags at the procession
Afghan workers make a street repair in Kabul, but still had time to smile for the camera
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