Leningrad
The siege of Leningrad Zhukov on the steps of the Reichstag The liberation of Prague Vienna – Favoritenstrasse. Infantry units moving to …
May Day
Ever since I moved things have been a bit of a whirlwind. Staying with S at the moment and so far so …
Princess May runs into a spot of trouble
Princess May ran hard aground on Sentinel Island, Alaska, in August, 1910. She was part of a fleet of passenger and freight …
Sydney police mugshots, 1912-1930
Sidney Kelly. Murder, assault, drugs, pimping. F. Murray. A burglar who spent his ill gotten gains on booze and prostitutes. Walter smith. …
Union Station, Washington DC, 1921
Click for larger This photograph reminds me of the golden age of travel. Trains, plains and auto-mobiles. Many moons ago, travel was …
Fooling around
“Edward VIII of England (Then prince of Wales) with his cousin Lord v Louis Mountbatten (assassinated by the IRA in late 1970s …
Boating for beginners
All photos in this entry taken by myself. I’ve been out of London on a mini-break which took in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. …