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As we round out National Photography Month, offering appreciation for the photographer’s skill in conveying events and their impact (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • 6 older comments, and then…
  • Mark in NOVA said:
    Took me a moment to understand that it was a house on its side.
  • friday.night.hikes said:
    The dual pictures would be used with an antique stereograph ( similar to a more current Viewmaster toy )
  • John Guarino said:
    I've got a slight headache now but I was able to cross my eyes and see a stereogram-like image. Pretty cool when done after pressing L to see the full screen view. That tree trunk really pops.
  • Brian Elfers said:
    Cool that this stereogram works on any mobile phone large enough but requires some eye crossing to focus on the center image.
  • Brian Elfers said:
    Would love to see more of these stereo cards.

Train of 1862 & 1924 Limited -- Great Northern (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Richard Norton said:
    Great Northern Railway www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1272318
  • swanq said:
    See www.gnflyer.com/1924original.html The data sheet describes the Oriental Limited which was placed in service June 1, 1924 and operated until March 31, 1931. It was hailed by Great Northern as "An Aristocrat of the Rails." Beneath a copy of this photo, a caption reads, "Prior to the start of service the New Oriental Limited was displayed with the Wm Crooks and two vintage passenger cars." The train was displayed in Chicago and the other cities served, St. Paul, Spokane, Portland and Seattle. This photo is in Chicago; there is a noticeboard visible just to the right of the older train behind, reading "Chicago Great Western Freight Station. "The engine on the new train is GN Mountain 2527.
  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks Richard Norton and swanq. We'll add this info to our catalog record.
  • swanq said:
    Flickr user VladimirovaS has added this photo to a rather fine gallery of pictures of trains.
  • Richard Norton said:
    William Crooks www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8007312 The smaller, older locomotive is the William Crooks

The Empire strikes back(ish)

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 11 older comments, and then…
  • beachcomber australia said:
    7 April 1963 was a Sunday ...
  • Foxglove said:
    One definition of a tamper is a "neutron reflector in nuclear weapons" ... which could fit with the "other galaxy" appearance. but as we all should know , ramping is a measure of compaction. it's a fine looking bit of kit
  • Ilia Alshanetsky said:
    remarkable!
  • beachcomber australia said:
    There's more to this than meets the eye, and Inspector O'Mahony is on to it! - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000306313 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamping_machine
  • josh jones said:
    😲😆...😍👏