The Albee Rolligon: An Innovative Transport Truck From the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteOne of the earliest applications of Albee’s low-pressure tires was this three-roller Dodge Power Wagon. Ground pressure was […]
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Simms ‘Motor Scout’ Armoured Quadricycle, ca. 1899
This post was originally published on this sitePopular at the turn of the 19th to 20th century, quadricycles were four-wheeled bicycle-like vehicles powered by humans […]
The 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps: America’s Short-Lived Black Army on Wheels
This post was originally published on this siteThe 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps was a unit of black soldiers commanded by a white officer, Lt. James […]
Captain Lewis Nixon With His Beloved Stash of Vat 69 Whiskey in the Morning After Celebrating V-E Day in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteOn the morning of May 4, 1945, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division moved […]
50 Historical Photographs of the Anglo-Egyptian Army in Sudan During the Battle of Omdurman
This post was originally published on this siteThe Battle of Omdurman took place in present-day Sudan during the Mahdist War (1881–1899). These photographs documented the […]
Miss-Cue Wearing an A-Bomb Crown to Illustrate Another Misfiring of the Operation Cue Bomb, 1955
This post was originally published on this siteOne test in the Operation Teapot series, in early 1955, was used to evaluate the potential impact of […]
Intimate Portraits of the Tuskegee Airmen at Air Base in Italy During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteThe Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World […]
Little Curies: Marie Curie and Her X-Ray Vehicles’ Contribution to World War I Battlefield Medicine
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War I, Marie Curie recognized that wounded soldiers were best served if operated upon as soon […]
22 Vintage Photographs of Clark Gable Served in Uniform, Flew Combat Missions in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteClark Gable was an American hero. Not because of his superstar status where he earned the title “The […]
The de Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle: A One-Man Personal Helicopter From the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe HZ-1 Aerocycle, also known as the YHO-2 and by the manufacturer’s designation DH-5 Aerocycle, was an American […]
Inside Wiltshire’s Secret Underground City, the 35 Acre Subterranean Complex Built in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteIn Wiltshire, England, 120ft below the surface, lies Burlington, aka Cold War City – the 35 acre subterranean […]
20 Historic Photos of USS Recruit, a Dreadnought Battleship Built in Union Square From 1917-1920
This post was originally published on this siteUSS Recruit was a wooden mockup of a dreadnought battleship constructed by the United States Navy in Manhattan […]
Amazing Photos of the Royal Air Force During the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom’s air and space force. It was formed towards the […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of London Buses Used to Take British Soldiers to the Western Front During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the First World War broke out, the era of the horse bus drew to a close. London’s […]
An 1894 Wax Model of a French Sailor With Skin Disease of the Nose, Causing Bulbous Irritation
This post was originally published on this siteRealistic wax models have been utilized in military medicine to study many different medical conditions. This 1894 particular […]
Do Not Believe Him
This post was originally published on this siteIn WWI there were numerous campaigns aimed at slowing the spread of this debilitating disease that can stop […]
Russian Red Army Dance Ensemble (1940s)
This post was originally published on this siteThe Red Army Choir (Choir Aleksandrov) is a performing ensemble that serves as the official army choir of […]
Portrait of Jacob C. Miller, a Civil War Veteran Who Lived With an Open Bullet Wound in His Forehead for Decades
This post was originally published on this siteJacob C. Miller (August 4, 1840 – January 13, 1917) was a private in company K, 9th Indiana […]
Rare Photographs of New York City’s Parade at the End of World War I
This post was originally published on this siteOn March 25, 1919, 20,000 men of the New York National Guard’s 27th Division owned the streets of […]
Pyramid of Cannons on Place de la Concorde in Paris, 1919
This post was originally published on this sitePyramid of captured German cannons on Place de la Concorde in Paris on the eve of the Victory […]
20 Vintage Photographs Capture Soldiers Getting Haircut During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteWorld War I saw the complete and final death of the beard for the majority of all troops, […]
“Night Glasses” Train Soldiers To Fight in the Dark, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteFor practice in fighting in the dark, cadets in a British officers’ training unit wear special “night glasses” […]
Weightless Cats: The U.S. Air Force Once Tested Cats in Zero Gravity in 1947
This post was originally published on this siteAfter WWII, the Navy and Air Force began to compete for primacy in the U.S. space program by […]
Humorous Musique du General Oku Postcards From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), a French postcard company produced a set of several postcards mocking General Oku […]
The Alexandrov Ensemble – “Soldier’s Dance” (1965)
This post was originally published on this site“Soldier’s Dance” performed by the Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army in Moscow, 1965. The […]