Historical Planet
Friday, 1 July 2016
A public information notice warning about the drought, erected by the road in the Bridport area of Dorset in September 1976
A completed Dornier Do-X flying boat sat fully assembled in hangar of the aircraft plant in Altenrhein, Switzerland, a few days before its maiden voyage
A chief navigator was in-charge of steering the direction of the boat plane and can be seen examining a physical map of the world in the navigation cabin in 1930
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
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