History
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Cooking Stove by Christian Zammit
A very very old Cooking Stove. Shot was taken at my driend’s house. / In the ol days, when there were no cookers, microwaves etc, food used to be cooked on top of this stove. You can still find poor people all over the world still using this kind of stove. CANON EOS 400D This / work / has / been / produced / by / Christian / Zammit / Kindly / click / on / photo / below. / Visit my gallery / Monthly Journals
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1894 Church Doors by Pamela Phelps
Romanesque Revival is seen in the St.James Church of Kingston, NY. The church has rounded arches, massive stone walls mad of greenstone from Pennsylvania. It is lighted with numerous large stained glass windows, and angled with the entrance facing a corner to beckon worshipers. /
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" A Victorian Country Letter Box" by Malcolm Chant
Most houses in Britain have a letter box in the front door, usually a simple slot with a flap over it, through which the post is delivered each morning. The Post Office first encouraged people to provide these in 1849. Similar letter boxes were provided at post offices for people sending letters. One such letter box which was originally in the wall of the Wakefield Post Office has the date 1809 on it and is probably the oldest British letter box still in existence. In 1840 Rowland Hill suggested the idea of roadside letter boxes for Britain. Letter boxes of this kind were already being used in countries such as France, Belgium and Germany. However there were no roadside letter boxes in the British Isles until 1852, when the first pillar boxes were erected at St Hellier in Jersey at the recommendation of Anthony Trollope, who was working as a Surveyor’s Clerk for the Post Office. In 1853 the first pillar box on the British mainland was erected at Botchergate, Carlise /
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Porte Rouge by parmi
Ornate red doorway in Prague’s old city. Czech Republic. This incredibly ornate doorway is hundreds of years old, maintained by the government and a team of people who care a great deal about keeping it in great condition. I asked a local about it and they said no one actually knows how old it is exactly, but that part of the city it’s in, is over 800 years old itself. I found it so interesting that some things are so old, no one knows too much about them! Featured in History / Ornate Doors Challenge Avatar – April 2009 / Top 10 in Ornate Doors Challenge / Top 10 in Czech Republic Challenge Canon SX100IS MCN: C16D6-F1F8A-FBA15
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The Door by John Nelson
... is shut, but only this side entrance to a 900 year old sandstone cathedral in Kirkwall Orkney. This quaint but impressive building commands the attention of everyone and everything in the centre of the city. Magnificent St Magnus’... Thanks for looking
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New Mills by Paul Wilkin
This is part of the sluice of the “New” Mills. The mill is long gone, it was originally built in 1430 and operated as a corn mills and water pumping system until 1897, when it was taken over by the City Corporation as part of the sewage system. The mill caused a riot in 1442 after the Abbot of St Benets objected to the mill which was causing him a loss of revenue. His predecessors had been operating a mill for some 200 years. Canon EOS400D / Post-processed in CS3 to accentuate the shape and form of the building.
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Red Top Diner on Route 66, Edgewood, New Mexico by TheBlindHog
This Valentine Diner was manufactured by the Arthur Valentine company and was once part of a chain of identically constructed, individually serialized diners that stretched across the United States and operated using the Valentine Lunch System. This diner is no longer in working condition, but a surprising number still are. Of those, some are still located on old Route 66. Due to its location and orientation, it is impossible to get a shot of this diner that does not include power lines and other distractions. So, I did quite a bit of work to clone those out and put in a nice evening sky from Santa Fe. Pentax K20D, 1/80 @ F8, ISO 200, 18mm
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Whitehouse Point, Fowey by Mark Wilson
An unusual Lighthouse, more of a light tower, built in 1892 and relocated to the west side of the harbour at Fowey in 1904. 6 m (20 ft) cast iron “drum” tower, with a cylindrical enclosure mounted atop a post and an external ladder to the enclosure, all painted bright red. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); directional light, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off, showing white over the channel, green to the right and red to the left. Site open, tower closed. / Operator: Fowey Harbour Commission. ARLHS ENG-217; Admiralty A0084; NGA 0108. Information from http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/engs.htm – Lighthouses of England’s Channel Coast.
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Mobilgas by coffeebean
Old memorabilia at Hackberry General Store, Historic Route 66, Arizona, USA. Featured in History group, RedBubble, July 2009 /
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Post Box and Lloyds Building London by Arrowman
A 3 Shot HDR processed from a single JPG in Photomatix Pro / The Lloyd’s Building (also sometimes known as The Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd’s of London, and is located at One Lime Street, in the City of London, England /
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Red Door by Karön Melillo d'Vega
Featured in History July 2009 “Red Door” This wonderful red door is the entry to one of the oldest historic churches on the island of Maui, Hawai’i, / Kana’io Church Built in 1907, the people carried lava rocks and coral from the shores and beaches many miles hand to hand up the hills to a site on the mountain in the upcountry where they constructed this church. I understand that this door and its doorframe are built out of Sandlewood. I visited my sister and her husband on the island of Maui from / 1 May 2009 through 18 May 2009 and had the delightful opportunity to visit this church and its gardens. © 2009 Karon Melillo d’Vega / All rights reserved
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Victorian Post Box, Knock, Cumbria by Jason Connolly
This red post box was shot in the village of Knock in the Eden valley, Cumbria, on the top of the box, are the letter VR, NO not Vibration reduction postbox but Victoria Regina hehehe, which must mean it’s a pretty old box, put there in the time of the reign of Queen Victoria, was gonna do some SC work on this but liked the colour of the stonework too, might still do some SC work though, don’t know. / Shot with a Nikon D300 and 18-70mm lens. /
Recent Work
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Stenness by John Nelson
The impressive standing stones at Stenness command the eye of all passers-by. Some of these monoliths stand over 6 metres tall Thanks for looking
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Scalloway Castle by John Nelson
This shot was taken during a visit to Shetland Islands north of Scotland. There’s something about this architecture which is appealing to the eye… Thanks for looking
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Living on Mousa by John Nelson
Mousa Broch is famous the world over. Not only is this broch the best preserved (and virtually complete) broch tower in the UK it also commands such a fabulous position on the now uninhabited island of Mousa. Fully protected and preserved by Historic Scotland this building is unique in that one can actually see how our predessors survived and developed. Magnificent. Thanks for looking
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The Invitation by John Nelson
Our heroine uses all her charm and beauty to invite a soldier out for a drink after his shift end. His colleague is unsure of her motives being newly posted to the country and observes intently in case his friend is being set up; or more sinister – that the enemy spies are using a ‘mata hari’ to gain knowledge….. This was part of a staged re-enactment of a World War 2 event from Greenlaw in Scotland where Polish soldiers were stationed in the old town hall. Thanks for looking
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U. S. Capitol Building by kathy s gillentine
The U.S. Capitol Building, the meeting chambers for the Senate and the House of Representatives, is one of the most recognizable historic buildings in Washington, DC, located at the opposite end of the National Mall from the Washington Monument. It is a prominent landmark and an impressive example of 19th-century neoclassical architecture. / canon 40D / Sigma 10-20mm / ISO 100,1/60 f/14 /
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1984 Soissons, entrance ruin Abbaye St Jean de Vigne by FailingMemory
The first Christian martyrs in this ara were Crépin and Crépinen in the third century. Clovis defeated the Romans here in 486 and from then on the Franks were independent. / There were three abbeys founded here by 660. In 754 Pepin III ‘The Mayor of the Palace’ was anointed ‘King of the Franks’ by St Boniface and the previous king went into a monastery. / After the revolution both the cathedral and the monasteries were in a bad shape. In 1804 Napoleon I gave the Abbey of St Jean de Vignes to the Bishop of Soissons to enable the rebuilding of the cathedral from the sale of the stone of the abbey. What wasn’t used was badly damaged during 1870 war with Germany, and again by bombing in 1944. / The abbey of St Jean de Vignes had been one of the richest abbeys in France because it had royal patronage. The entrance to the church still gives some idea of the majesty of their church which had been built in 1076. The rose window space seen here against remaining nave vaulting had been added in thirtenth century, while most of the rest of the facade had been completed the following century. / Taken with Pentax LX camera and 28 mm shift lens on Kodachrome film.
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1984 Soissons windows Old glass by FailingMemory
The first Christian martyrs in this ara were Crépin and Crépinen in the third century. Clovis defeated the Romans here in 486 and from then on the Franks were independent. / There were three abbeys founded here by 660. In 754 Pepin III ‘The Mayor of the Palace’ was anointed ‘King of the Franks’ by St Boniface and the previous king went into a monastery. / After the revolution both the cathedral and the monasteries were in a bad shape. In 1804 Napoleon I gave the Abbey of St Jean de Vignes to the Bishop of Soissons to enable the rebuilding of the cathedral from the sale of the stone of the abbey. What wasn’t used was badly damaged during 1870 war with Germany, and again by bombing in 1944. / This is one of the old thirteenth century windows. I was disappointed in its brightness, and then noticed when blown up to a large size that there is a lot of just dirt on it blacking out the beautiful colours. There could probably be a fortune for someone who could design a simple way to clean such windows. / Taken with Pentax LX camera on Kodachrome film.
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1984 Soissons choir by FailingMemory
The first Christian martyrs in this ara were Crépin and Crépinen in the third century. Clovis defeated the Romans here in 486 and from then on the Franks were independent. / There were three abbeys founded here by 660. In 754 Pepin III ‘The Mayor of the Palace’ was anointed ‘King of the Franks’ by St Boniface and the previous king went into a monastery. / After the revolution both the cathedral and the monasteries were in a bad shape. In 1804 Napoleon I gave the Abbey of St Jean de Vignes to the Bishop of Soissons to enable the rebuilding of the cathedral from the sale of the stone of the abbey. What wasn’t used was badly damaged during 1870 war with Germany, and again by bombing in 1944. / The glass in the choir is either thirteenth or fourteenth century glass. You can see through arches at the sides of the choir into the ambulatory, and this was one of the first such installations. / Taken with Pentax LX camera and 28 mm shift lens on Kodachrome film.
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Anchored to Point Arena by E.R. Bazor
In the harbor in the small town of Point Arena on Northern California’s rugged coast there is a wonderful little restaurant and a few small shops. We found this old anchor leaned up against the steps that lead up to the shops. If it could talk it would no doubt talk with wonder and awe about the sailors who sailed the Pacific and the amazing places it had visited and the fateful day that it ended up here at rest in the harbor of Point Arena. Taken with my Canon Rebel XSi with a 55-250mm lens.
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1984 Soissons nave to choir by FailingMemory
The first Christian martyrs in this ara were Crépin and Crépinen in the third century. Clovis defeated the Romans here in 486 and from then on the Franks were independent. / There were three abbeys founded here by 660. In 754 Pepin III ‘The Mayor of the Palace’ was anointed ‘King of the Franks’ by St Boniface and the previous king went into a monastery. / After the revolution both the cathedral and the monasteries were in a bad shape. In 1804 Napoleon I gave the Abbey of St Jean de Vignes to the Bishop of Soissons to enable the rebuilding of the cathedral from the sale of the stone of the abbey. What wasn’t used was badly damaged during 1870 war with Germany, and again by bombing in 1944. / This was built in late twelfth century. The glass in the chevet is mainly thirteenth century. / Taken with Pentax LX camera and 28 mm shift lens on Kodachrome film.
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Crockett House... by Karen Helgesen
Historic Crockett House located in Brentwood, Tennessee was built in the mid 1800’s…the house and various outbuildings was moved to it’s present location about 16 years ago in order to save it. We had just moved here and got to witness it’s move to it’s new location!
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Please submit photos, artwork, to share events, places, objects or even people, which are of particular historical interest. They do not need to be particularly well known or famous, only interesting and for the pictures to have some historical description. Make sure the picture has the historically rellevant object in it. (Don’t post a picture of your pet just because it was taken in a park that has a historic statue, for example) . This way we can all learn something new from each other as well as enjoying the works.
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