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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Street hairdresser giving a 'Hindustani haircut' (pudding bowl)

 Street hairdresser giving a 'Hindustani haircut' (pudding bowl), Strand Road South, Kolkata. The High Court is in the left distance, the building behind could be the Volunteer HQ.
Source      http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/rare-100-year-old-photos-india-british-338333http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/rare-100-year-old-photos-india-british-338333

Hua Lamphong railway station, Bangkok’s main train station

Look at the postcard below of Hua Lamphong railway station, Bangkok’s main train station, for instance. Probably taken some time in the 1920s just a few years after Hua Lamphong was first opened (it opened in 1916), it honestly doesn’t look that much different almost 100 years later. There are just now more people, more cars and fashions have changed — as you’ll see by the photo below it taken in 2008.
Source..... http://tastythailand.com/old-postcards-of-bangkok-thailand-time-machines-to-days-gone-by-photos/

Sunday, June 29, 2014

1912 Paris Air Show

1912 Paris Air Show

In 1908 a section of the Paris Automobile Show was dedicated to aircraft. In 1909 a dedicated air show was held at the Grand Palais in Paris during which 100,000 visitors turned out to see products a
nd innovations from 380 exhibitors. The show has been held every year since. On November 10, 1912 the last day of the 1912 Paris Air Shoe (1912 Exposition Internationale AÉronautique – Salon de l’Aviation) took place. Exhibits include Balloons, dirigibles, monoplanes, biplanes, motors, military aircraft and motor design.
View from above of the French military stand at the 1912 Paris Air Show at the Grand Palais, Paris, France. The stand displays several small trucks outfitted with covered trailers for carrying an aviation squadron’s equipment.
1912 Paris Air Show
Grand Palais, Paris, France
French military exhibit

Saturday, June 21, 2014