Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Scenes of Gettysburg

Culps Hill

Little Round Top.

The Union line where it received Pickett's Charge.

The pathway of Pickett's Charge as viewed from the Confederate lines.



Lewistown History Plaza, Lewistown Pennsylvania


A history plaza on a corner in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.  I didn't get a good look, but I note that it commemorates a blue star highway amongst other things, and I believe therefore that it is an all wars memorial.

Monday, March 30, 2015

Casper Army Air Base, Casper Wyoming.

These are photos of the new display signs at the Natrona County International Airport, memorializing the airports' early role as an Army Air Corps air base  While the early role of the facility as a B-17 and B-24 training base are still evident, in some ways, these photos serve to also demonstrate how much the facility has changed.

 Display, with stunt aircraft painted in British World War Two colors, in the modern terminal.



Sign on location of the old parade ground.


Flag pole base of parade ground.


Parade ground.

Sign commemorating one of the original hangers, which is still standing.


This particular hanger, near the sign, is now owned by an air racer, and it also hosts a private museum.




The crash station, which I think at least partially retains its original use.


 Contemporary tower, probably not the original.

 Original hanger.


 Hanger row, with new and old hangers.

View of what had been barracks.


 What had been the base hospital.


I should note here that there is also a museum at the airport, in one of the old buildings, that's been featured here previously.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Lex Anteinternet: The war news.

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Saturday, January 24, 2015

All Wars Memorial Toronto Ontario Old City Hall and York County Courthouse Memorial, Toronto Canada.


Every once in a while, for the business traveler such as myself, you'll take a photo which makes it plain that your old compact camera (and I much prefer a SLR), is too long in the tooth and needs to be retired. This is that photo for me.

This is a memorial to Canadian veterans of all wars. It's a striking memorial in front of the Old Town Hall and York County Courthouse and these photos do not come close to doing it justice.


The front of the memorial features the wars "To Our Glorious Dead". The base includes the years during which Canada fought in World War One, World War Two and the Korean War.  On the left hand side of the memorial significant battles of World War One are noted, and I imagine that other such battles from the other wars are likewise noted.

Note, while I rarely publish these in their full size variants, I am here so that the details can be observed.

Friday, December 26, 2014

Lex Anteinternet: Combat over the 1914 Christmas Truce.

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Sunday, December 7, 2014

Friday, November 7, 2014

Park County War Memorial, Cody Wyoming




This is the original war memorial in Cody Wyoming.  I'm uncertain of the dedication date, but it's apparently an all wars memorial. The statute in the foreground of William F. Cody was added later.

This should not be confused with the Wyoming Veterans Memorial, which is outside of town and which I've not yet taken photographs of.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Sharp, Franklin, Taylor, Doe, and Kelly, and the bloody 1860s






A marker locating the spot where various Oregon Trail immigrants lost their lives during the Indian Wars of the early 1860s, which were coincident with the Civil War.  This spot is along Interstate 25 in Converse County, Wyoming.  Some pipeline work was going on at the time, which doesn't contribute to the overall scene in this picture.

Friday, September 12, 2014

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Chief Washakie Monument, Laramie Wyoming.






This dramatic monument on the edge of the campus of the University of Wyoming commemorates Shoshone Chief Washakie, specifically noting the battle between the Shoshones and the Crows at Crow Heart Butte.