Tag Archives: Military

1920: Bombers over New York

Posted on December 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

Army Air Forces photo of Martin Bombers Flying over New York City; the photo is undated, but the biplane silhouettes suggest a date in the 1920’s. (source)

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1618: Helmet

Posted on October 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Nagasone Tojiro Mitsumasa: Helmet in the form of a sea conch shell (1618) (source)

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1970: Flaming Eyeballs from Space

Posted on September 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Shonen Magazine, 1970 (source)

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1706: The Pretty Dragoon

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

The Story of Christiana Davis, “The British Amazon” In 1739 Christiana Davis, an outpensioner of Chelsea College, died, and was interred with military honours in the pensioners’ burying-ground. She was the daughter of a soldier in the Inniskilling Regiment, now … Continue reading →

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1992: Outpost

Posted on July 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Benjamin Halpern: East oblique of missile site control building, with better view of exhaust (the taller columns) and intake shafts – Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Control Building, Northeast of Tactical Road; southeast of Tactical Road South, Nekoma, Cavalier … Continue reading →

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