History
some historical footnotes of yesteryear
Such replicas were used to teach soldiers how to load, unload, and operate the mechanical parts of their weapons.
This historic photo shows a massive 800 mm artillery shell for the German Dora – rail mounted big gun
Portrait of three ladies modeling the latest fashion by Jeanne Margaine-Lacroix, circa 1908.
Historical photos of times gone by
Sergeant Alvin C. York, a highly decorated U.S. Army soldier, reunited with his mother, Mary Elizabeth York, upon returning home to Pall Mall, Tennessee after World War I
Actresses from the 1953 sci-fi comedy film Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Jamie Lee Curtis and Danielle Brisebois attending a fashion show in 1983
photo is a still from the 1973 Italian comedy film Malicious
American firearm inventor John Moses Browning posing with his creation
“Reverie” (also known as “Pensive”) by Polish artist Władysław Czachórski, from the late 19th century and features a woman looking thoughtfully out a window.
Historical photos from yesteryear
Howard Hughes Test Flying A Radio Controlled Scale Model Of The Spruce Goose In California, circa 1947
Photograph taken in October 1939 by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration.The scene is set inside a general store in LaMoille, Iowa.
This image depicts gun crews standing by on the catwalk of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) in February 1945
George Burns and Gracie Allen, America’s most famous Hollywood couple