W/NW History

[John E Earley]

Half Way House by JOHN EARLEY, on Flickr


Half Way House by JOHN EARLEY, on Flickr


HalfWay House by JOHN EARLEY, on Flickr


HalfWay House Kitchen by JOHN EARLEY, on Flickr


Halfway House by JOHN EARLEY, on Flickr

 

[Out to Lunch]

The encroachment of fizzy drinks is problematic.

. by Out to Lunch, on Flickr

 

[maryland_fotos]

Ancient rock cut temple near Kangra in Northern India

Ancient rock cut temple near Kangra in Northern India

RockCutTempleMasroor by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

RockCutTempleMasroorCarvingDetail by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

 

[Addy101]

Shwebo was the first capital of the last dynasty of Burma. On 29 February 1752, the chief of the village Moksobo, Aung Zeya founded the Konbaung Dynasty and made it the capital. It became Shwebo in 1753 and it means “Town of the Golden Leader”. In 1760, after Aung Zeya died, the capital was moved to Sagaing. The palace you can now find near Shwebo is a replica build in 1999. Wikipedia Britannica

Shwebo palace:

Sony A900 | Minolta 85G | f/8 | 1/400s | 160iso

 

[Don Craig]

Battle of Plattsburgh

Battle of Plattsburgh

The 1814 Battle of Plattsburgh was the decisive battle that ended the War of 1812 with the Treaty of Ghent. This has become a re-enactment and community cultural event in Plattsburgh for the last 20 years: to commenorate the dead and celebrate peace.

The re-enactors in costume are the anchor of the event and colorful to look at:

 

[nikon_sam]

 

[maryland_fotos]

Some historic ties between Baltimore, Maryland, and Napoleon.

NapoleonsSisterInLaw by Maryland Photos, on Flickr


Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte's saga is described here:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Patterson-Bonaparte

 

[Mr_Flibble]

The only surviving willow tree from the Battle of the Kapelsche Veer in the winter of 1944/45.

Bateman's House, Rudyard Kipling's country home.

Large Panoramic Shot
Huis Doorn, Where Emperor Wilhelm lived out his life after World War 1

 

[charjohncarter]

Personal history; my apartment in 1965. Instamatic 104, Kodak slide film, looks pretty neat.

1965-6 slides by John Carter, on Flickr

 

[ThreeToedSlothLuke]

Lancaster bomber, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, UK

Rolleiflex Automat/Xenar, Tri-X

 

[ThreeToedSlothLuke]

SR-71 Blackbird, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, UK
IIIc, 50mm Sonnar 1.5, Tri-X

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Entrance to Fort Saint Heribert, work is being done to restore the Fort

The Inner plaza is looking rather rough though.

"A Time For Healing", Kleine Kall Bridge, Hurtgen Forest.

Fort IV

 

[Robert.M]

Agrigento Sicilia

 

[nikonhswebmaster]

The shade and quiet of Thomas Jefferson's porch, on a hot summer day.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Victory Day celebrations in Chisinau, Moldova. 9 May 2008.

 

[dmr]

This Way

This Way

Route marker on restored section of Old Lincoln Highway, Elkhorn (Omaha) NE, US. Kodachrome, GIII

 

[AndersG]

Carlsten fortress, Bohuslän, Sweden, Oct. 2020. First built soon after 1658 but what we see here was probably built in the 18th century.
Crop (about 1100mm on a 35mm camera) from Canon EOS 30D, 200mm f/2.8 L lens at 1/800 sec, f/5 and ISO 100.
I have no idea where the focus where. The fortress is 20 km away and the nearest coast (in the photo) is 3.5 km away..

 

[Out to Lunch]

The rooftop bar of the Caravelle Hotel in Saigon. During 'the war' the press corps would congregate here to exchange rumors and gossip. June 2016. Leica M7 - CV 1.2/35 - T400X

 

[Bob Michaels]

Shelby, Mississippi 2007 - Nine months later, Mr. Jenkins, sitting in the photo, had passed out on HW #61 and been run over by a semi truck. "Big C" was nearing the end of his prison term for selling drugs, so the local health department condemned and leveled the restaurant so he could not reopen. Only a bare slab remained.

 

[Mauro]

two images of a WW2 fighter of the Royal Italian Air Force.
taken with a Chinon CS and a Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm; Kofdak TMax 400 dveloped with Caffenol