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


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


Cabin class passengers had a number of elegant dining options, including the veranda grill where they were entertained by a pianist


Broadway and film actor Don Ameche pictured arriving at Southampton from New York aboard the Queen Mary on 11 July 1938


Aviation pioneer Hubert Fauntleroy Julian leans against a railing on the Queen Mary ocean liner as it arrives in New York City


An aerial view of hunting complex, The Circus, which is about a mile east of The Hill.


Aerial view of Fayetteville, vintage 1923


A view of one of the swimming pools on board the 1,020ft ocean liner in March 1936, two months before her maiden voyage


A group of men play a game of ring toss on the Queen Mary's deck in this undated photo