It's Historia

07/11/2023

I watched a carpenter last year squaring off a log to turn it into a beam for the castle called Chateau de Guedelon. This castle is being built using only medieval techniques. It is unique in all of France, perhaps all of Europe.

27/09/2023

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01/02/2023

The man, who will remain anonymous, said he had “some of that at home”. Two days later the man brought in a complete hauberk, or chain mail vest. D’Arcy was shocked as he had never seen a full vest as a discovered artifact.

When Knights and Conquests Heritage Centre in Granard, County Longford, Ireland had their National Heritage Week in August of 2021

24/01/2023

Aviator Sunglasses: Today these glasses are staples of modern fashion. However, when the company Bausch & Lomb first created them in 1936, their purpose was purely functional. Originally referred to as “pilot’s glasses,” they were exactly that – equipment specifically developed to shield the eyes of pilots in flight. Those early models blocked 80% of the light and were designed for fighter pilots, enabling them to spot enemy planes even when the sun was in their eyes. They replaced the heavier and more inconvenient goggles used for the same purpose, and after the war became popular as a fashion accessory. When General Douglas MacArthur strode ashore in the Philippines wearing a set of aviators, photographers captured the dramatic moment for newspapers back in America, immortalizing these glasses in history.

24/01/2023

Flower sellers on the Whitechapel Road, London c1890

24/01/2023

Type 95 Light Tank on Peleliu Island. The island was hotly contested by the Japanese, who still occupied numerous pillboxes. Heat indices were around 115 °F (46 °C), and the Marines soon suffered high casualties from heat exhaustion. Further complicating the situation, the Marines' water was distributed in empty oil drums, contaminating the water with the oil residue. Still, by the eighth day the 5th and 7th Marines had accomplished their objectives, holding the airfield and the southern portion of the island, although the airfield remained under threat of sustained Japanese fire from the heights of Umurbrogol Mountain until the end of the battle.

24/01/2023

Roller skating in style to class at University of Chicago

Taken in 1930

24/01/2023

Doing the washing with the new washer in 1885.

24/01/2023

What a lovely photo of a mother and her daughters. Photo taken in the 1900s. Unknown provenance.

23/01/2023

Isaac Street in Kazimierz, Cracow, Poland, taken in mid 1930s

23/01/2023

Women making dollar dresses, Washington Irving High School, 1911, by George Grantham Bain

23/01/2023

The original Tinder before swiping existed

23/01/2023

British Police using a battering ram to forcibly evict a tenant (1888, Ireland)

23/01/2023

Chicago area, late 1920's. Family photo.

23/01/2023

The Montparnasse derailment occurred at 16:00 on 22 October 1895 when the Granville–Paris Express overran the buffer stop at its Gare Montparnasse terminus.

22/01/2023

"Stagecoach Mary" Fields was the first black woman mail carrier in the US. She once took out a pack of wolves on her route through Montana. This photograph was taken sometime between 1900-1903.

22/01/2023

Robert Wadlow, the world’s tallest man in history, with his brothers and sisters, 1936.

22/01/2023

24 transport ships that had sunk during World War Two resurfaced because of underwater seismic volcanic activity, caused by Mount Suribachi. The Mountain sits at the southwestern end of the island.

Ghost ships rising from beneath the waves, the wrecks appeared, after a particularly volatile period of volcanic disruption.

22/01/2023

‘I’m Not A Bootlegger. Don’t Shoot, I’ll Stop’. Taken near the Mexican border, 1929.

22/01/2023

Towards the end, the destroyer engaged in a heated battle against Yamato – the largest and most powerful battleship ever built. The ship continued fighting despite getting struck with multiple shells until eventually sinking.

USS Johnston. It went down during a battle with the Japanese ship the Yamato in 1944. Of her 327 crewmen, 186 perished when it sank.

22/01/2023

Before surgery, the Ukrainian armed forces warned that the gr***de could detonate anytime.

Surgeon, Andriy Verba holding the unexploded gr***de that was successfully removed from the chest of a Ukrainian soldier.

22/01/2023

Daredevils Gladys Roy and Ivan Unger play tennis up high on a plane in 1925.

22/01/2023

B&O train, engine number 7144, engine type 2-8-8-0
Freight; 38 cars; 40 MPH. Photographed: Washington, Pennsylvania August 17, 1933.

22/01/2023

Wire mesh protective cage worn by golf caddies, 1920's

21/01/2023

The 1920s version of sitting on your keyboard.

21/01/2023

News article in April 18, 1963

21/01/2023

School children playing in their Iowa classroom, 1892.

21/01/2023

Gold diggers climb Chilkoot pass in Alaska, 1898.

21/01/2023

Mother and daughter watch a tall ship navigate the Thames in London, 1880.

21/01/2023

A family with their covered wagon. Kansas, 1908.

20/01/2023

8 foot 11.1 inch tall Robert Wadlow, 5 months before he passed away. He was the tallest person in the world.

20/01/2023

This is the Walker family cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA

The Walker family (13 total) lived here before there was a national park. These are the last two Walker sisters who actually lived here. The last sister died in 1966. The black and white picture was taken about 1960, when the cabin looked the same as 150 years ago. The cabin is now a tourist destination that includes some of the original furniture and tools..

20/01/2023

Shoe worn by Marie Antoinette on the day of her ex*****on, 16 October 1793. While climbing the stairs of the guillotine she tripped, stepped on the ex*****oner's feet and lost her shoe. It was later recovered and now is housed at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, France. ⁣

20/01/2023

The Neolithic passage tomb at Newgrange is the most visited archaeological site in Ireland. Over 5000 years old it pre-dates the first phase of Stonehenge by 1000 years and the Egyptian pyramids by 400 years. It is a truly massive structure measuring 76 m in diameter by 12 m in height and it contains over 200,000 tonnes of earth and stone in its fabric. Indeed, it’s glistening façade of quartz is one of the country’s most memorable vistas.

Photo taken in the late 19th century. This atmospheric shot of the passage tomb entrance shows a man emerging from its dark interior. It was taken by R. J. Welch sometime in the late 19th century and it shows an overgrown and partially disturbed mound.

Although the roofbox, through which the winter solstice sun rays should pass, is completely blocked, its decorated stone lintel can still be partially discerned c. 1 m above the entrance passageway.

20/01/2023

A 4852 year old located ancient Mountain Aras Cypress at Tandooreh National Parc, Iran

20/01/2023

This castle, called Chateau de Guedelon, is unique in all of France, perhaps all of Europe. There are no power tools, nor a dump truck nor a jackhammer to be seen. In fact, the area is almost eerily quiet considering it is a construction zone.

The Medieval Castle Being Built in France

20/01/2023

A two-year suspended jail time in Germany. Consequently, the decision sparked fury among Holocaust survivors. I know it isn't tank related but thought it was important to share it.

Irmgard Furchner, concentration amp secretary, received a two-year suspended jail. The decision sparked fury among Holocaust survivors.

20/01/2023

In 2003, a sealed pot of the oldest face cream was discovered at a Roman temple complex in Southwark, south London dating to the 2nd century AD. The cylinder container, with a white cream inside revealing the user's fingerprints, could offer unprecedented insights into rituals and use of cosmetics 2000 years ago.

19/01/2023

Remains of a 1,800-year-old ancient Roman iron mask thought to have belonged to a Roman soldier - found in the Hadrianopolis Ancient City in Karabük - Turkey