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The "mirror and disc" apparatus at the right is a 5" Mance heliograph. The heliograph was used to signal by Morse code using flashes of reflected sunlight created by tilting the mirror intermittently. This one is set up in the "duplex" (twin mirror) arrangement. The duplex configuration was used when the sun was on the opposite side of the signaller from the target. The leather carrying case dangling below the tripod by the shoulder strap was use to carry the parts atop the tripod for travel, and the tripod itself was slung over the shoulder by the strap attached to the left leg of the tripod, with the cylindrical cap at the end of the sling holding the legs of the tripod together. The disc dangling just above the case is a protective cap (with female threads) that protected the male threads atop the tripod. As noted at left, the heliograph saw little use during the trench warfare on the Western front in WWI, but rather more so in the mobile warfare towards the end. Another photograph of heliographs in use on the western front is this one at the Imperial War Museum: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205072698 .For more information on heliographs, see the Wikipedia article on heliographs and its references.

British troops operating from Nordia Hotel building overlooking Jaffa Road and Barclays Bank, showing heliograph operator signaling to troops on Tower of David, Jerusalem, Palestine - circa 1938

www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/pietown.html?c... Great article with the history of Pie Town inspired by these photographs.

I do not understand growing Cabbage in Jan 1940 ? I have lived in NM most all my life and even in southern NM , cabbage does not grow in winter unless there is a winter cabbage?

koda24: Sorry about the confusion in the different dates that display with this photo. You've spotted one of the anomalies that happens when historical images are loaded to Flickr in batches. The date "1940 Oct.&quot (in the description on the left) refers to when the photographer probably snapped the shutter. It's the date that came with the original photo caption. The year that displays when searching for photos and under "additional information" (on the right) reflects the single year we were limited to while loading an entire set of photos as a batch. We picked "1940" to indicate the closest decade. The month "Jan." also comes from the batch loading settings. We'll keep looking for a way to synch up the real date and the batch-loading date.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The frugal kitchen (photo's & recipes), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Thank you for clarifying the photos ;)

Aboriginal breastplates (also called king plates or aboriginal gorgets) were a form of regalia used in pre-Federation Australia by white colonial authorities to recognise those they perceived to be local Aboriginal leaders. The breastplates were usually metallic crescent-shaped plaques worn around the neck by the wearer. Aboriginal people did not traditionally have kings or chiefs. They lived in small clan groups with several elders—certain older men and women—who consulted with each other on decisions for the group. By appointing kings of tribes, and granting them king plates, the white colonial powers went against the more collegiate grain of traditional Aboriginal culture. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_breastplate#:~:text=Abor...(also%20called%20king,around%20the%20neck%20by%20wearer.