Historical Photos Thread

[IH8RDS]

The First Expedition
The expedition travelled with a Thornycroft vehicle: a six-wheel, two and a half ton truck which had been donated by the manager of Thornycroft Motors. This was packed full of supplies for the journey and loaded onto a railway truck at Darling Harbour to be transported to Alice Springs. The expedition set out from Alice Springs on 21 July 1930.

1930 'CAGE' expedition led by Lasseter, Central Australian Gold Exploration [and the later search for him]

Photograph, PXA 633/58

 

[Ursidae69]

Topaz Japanese Internment Camp. Topaz, Utah
I went out with a fellow history teacher to see the site, about 2 hours out of SLC.

I'd like to go here, thanks for the photos. I like having a history teacher on board. :coffeedrink:

 

[Brett M]

Wow. I went onto Telluridemuseum.org and saw these shots. Its amazing. I recognized them as being things I had seen on my trip there!

Now that one is cool to me. What was the building used for back in it's boom time?

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Now that one is cool to me. What was the building used for back in it's boom time?

Pretty sure that the old mill as you drop into Silverton (Ouray area). They started with raw ore at the top and had it broken down to a concentrate by the bottom. Built on steep hills to take advantage of gravity. Lots of different designs and styles, stamp mills, some had furnaces to actually melt concentrate.

 

[77blazerchalet]

One of my favorite before n' after pics, From Dow Helmers' Historic Alpine Tunnel book, drove my VW GTI there in 1998. A favorite of others, too http://denver.yourhub.com/Columbine/Stories/Local-History/Then-Now/Story~20487.aspx Marvelous place to visit http://www.narrowgauge.org/alpine-tunnel/html/index.html

 

[SOAZ]

One of my favorite before n' after pics, From Dow Helmers' Historic Alpine Tunnel book, drove my VW GTI there in 1998. A favorite of others, too http://denver.yourhub.com/Columbine/Stories/Local-History/Then-Now/Story~20487.aspx Marvelous place to visit http://www.narrowgauge.org/alpine-tunnel/html/index.html

WOW. Looks like it was taken yesterday and then the train vanished...

 

[teotwaki]

That particular cannon is known as "The Dictator" 13in. diameter if I remember correctly. Look at the cannonballs. The size of two grown mens heads. Intimidating.

I didn't know the name...interesting! Technically it is a mortar and not a cannon, IIRC.

GREAT thread!

 

[slooowr6]

Great thread, couple photos really struck me..........

 

[hks3sgte]

Figueroa St. 1936 (Now California State Route 110) (Dodger Stadium will be built just to the right of where this photograph was taken.)