2020 New Random Pics

[GH85Carrera]

Control Room of the German UB-11 Submarine (First World War).






This medieval house, located in the French village of Argentan, built in 1509.

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[GH85Carrera]

A United States Navy 16"/50 Mark 2 being transported to Fort Funston for use as a coastal defense gun in 1937. This gun was one of the guns originally intended for use aboard the Lexington class battlecruiser USS Saratoga. Two 16" weapons would eventually be emplaced at the Fort.



The Original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, demolished in 1929 to serve as the site for the Empire State building.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

The rest of the story, including Mrs. Patterson's car (from the link below).



https://thelibrary.org/blogs/article.cfm?aid=561

[GH85Carrera]

February 18, 1915, famous reformed Old-West outlaw Alexander Franklin “Frank” James (1843-1915), older brother of infamous outlaw gang leader Jesse James (1847-1882), met his earthly demise at the age of 72 when he died from the effects of cerebral apoplexy (stroke) at the James family farm in Clay County, Missouri.


General George S. Patton called it "the greatest battle implement ever devised" — the M1 Garand Rifle. Firing a 30 caliber bullet, the M1 was the first standard issue semi-automatic military rifle. The main infantry weapon for US soldiers in WW II and Korea, it was used by allied nations around the world. From 1934 to 1957, almost 5.5 million M1s were made.
For some reason this mammoth version never caught on...
Actually pictured, a large sized training model; US, World War II era

[911 Rod]

Thank you Glen for all the old photos. Very cool.

[GH85Carrera]

Telephone Tower in Stockholm, Sweden before they figured out bundling lines into cables. There are 5000 lines in this tower (1890).



Soon after inheriting Mount Vernon, John Augustine Washington III came to realize that the estate could not be profitably operated and maintained. Of course even then it was a popular tourist destination, but in those days the tourists were uninvited intruders who made managing the farm and home even more difficult. So, reluctantly, he offered to sell the property to the state of Virginia or to the federal government.
Virginia passed, being unable to afford it. Likewise Congress refused the offer, the proposed sale blocked by Congressmen who did not believe preservation of historic properties was a proper function of the federal government. The once magnificent home of John’s famous great-granduncle George was beginning to deteriorate. The future of Mount Vernon was in great doubt.
Louisa Bird Cunningham saw Mount Vernon while traveling down the Potomac by steamboat in 1853. Saddened by the sight of the dilapidated home, she wrote her daughter Ann Pamela Cunningham, “I was painfully distressed at the ruin and desolation of the home of Washington and the thought passed through my mind: Why was it that the women of his country did not try to keep it in repair, if the men could not do it? It does seem such a blot on our country!” Galvanized by her mother’s letter, Cunningham sprang into action.
In 1853, Cunningham founded the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, the first historic preservation association in the country, and she began raising the funds to acquire and restore the estate. Initially John Washington was not receptive to the notion of selling to the Association, continuing to insist instead that Mount Vernon should be a government-owned property. But with the success of Cunningham’s efforts and with the encouragement of the state of Virginia, in 1858 he agreed to the sale. On February 22, 1860, one hundred sixty-two years ago today, the final payment was made, and the Mount Vernon Ladies Association took possession of the property.
The oldest women’s patriotic society in the United States, the Mount Vernon Ladies Association still owns and operates Mount Vernon. It is the most popular historic estate in the United States, hosting about one million visitors per year.


Notice the phone numbers are 3 and 4 digits.

[JackDidley]

Not sure if I posted this before, but it makes me smile.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by JackDidley

Not sure if I posted this before, but it makes me smile.

That's hilarious and fantastic. Clearly a kid excelling at being a kid which is a great thing.

[bkreigsr]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

General George S. Patton called it "the greatest battle implement ever devised...

General Patton, allow me to introduce you to the Chesapeake Bay Punt gun.

[bkreigsr]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

Thank you Glen for all the old photos. Very cool.

Working on my Dad's 1942 Dielh, 6 in, 1/4 hp bench grinder.
not mine - (mine still has the original braided-cloth shield power supply cordset)

[GH85Carrera]

Steam-hydraulic forging press (15,000 tons) in the workshops of the Friedrich Krupp AG, Essen, Germany. 1920s



On Dec. 18, 1965, then-1stLt. Harvey Barnum was serving as an artillery forward observer with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines in Vietnam. The company suddenly became pinned down by a hail of accurate enemy fire and separated from the remainder of the battalion by over 500 meters of open and fire-swept ground. Casualties mounted rapidly. Barnum quickly made a hazardous reconnaissance of the area, seeking targets for his artillery.
Finding the rifle company commander mortally wounded and the radio operator killed, he, with complete disregard for his own safety, gave aid to the dying commander, then removed the radio from the dead operator and strapped it to himself. He immediately assumed command of the rifle company, and moving at once into the midst of heavy fire, rallying and giving encouragement to all units, reorganized them to replace the loss of key personnel and led their attack on enemy positions from which deadly fire continued to come.
His sound and swift decisions and his obvious calm served to stabilize the badly decimated units and his gallant example as he stood exposed repeatedly to point out targets served as an inspiration to all. Provided with two armed helicopters, he moved fearlessly through enemy fire to control the air attack against the firmly entrenched enemy while skillfully directing one platoon in a successful counterattack in the key enemy positions. Having thus cleared a small area, he requested and directed the landing of two transport helicopters for the evacuation of the dead and wounded. He then assisted in the mopping up and final seizure of the battalion’s objective.
For his gallant initiative and heroic conduct, Barnum received the Medal of Honor. After 27 years of service, he retired as a Colonel. (U.S. Marine Corps photos)


A real butt head.

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[GH85Carrera]

Florida: One million mosquitoes. Catch of the day?

[john70t]

[GH85Carrera]

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

Thank you Glen for all the old photos. Very cool.

Taken twenty minutes ago. I have sharpened a boat load of mower blades on this thing in the last 26 years, all sizes, and enjoyed it! It was my Dad's, perhaps his Dad's at one time. Not sure.

[porsche tech]

Had this one probably 30+ years. Still has a tag on the top of it that says “To Daddy From Santa!”

[GH85Carrera]

[Joe Bob]