Rockwell International’s Rocketdyne Division plant produced the engines under contract to the Marshall Space Flight Center. Not only does this image give us a glimpse into NASA’s past, but it also illustrates just how far machining technology has come over the past four decades. Each of those injector nozzles is a separate piece; what we see in the picture is the whole assembly, with each of the nozzles poking through the “primary plate”....
The battalion fought during the Greek, North African, and Italian campaigns during which it earned a formidable reputation as a fighting force which has subsequently been acknowledged by both Allied and German commanders. After several confrontations with them, Erwin Rommel remarked: “Give me the Maori Battalion and I will conquer the world”. The Maori Battalion was divided into five companies: four rifle companies of about 125 men each and a headquarters (HQ) company of around 200 men....
It was the time of matching clothing frenzy, where the same outfits and separates were worn by both men and women (as couples). The notion of matching outfits for couples can be traced back to the early 20th century, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that it took on a whole new meaning. As society underwent a paradigm shift, challenging traditional gender roles and expectations, fashion followed suit. The unisex movement sought to blur the lines of gender-specific clothing, promoting a sense of equality and freedom of expression....
Schlitz first became the largest beer producer in the US in 1902 and enjoyed that status at several points during the first half of the 20th century. In Milwaukee, Joseph Schlitz was hired as a bookkeeper in a tavern brewery owned by August Krug. In 1856, he took over management of the brewery following the death of Krug. In 1858, Schlitz married the widow, Anna Maria Krug, and then changed the name of the brewery to the Jos....
The Salmon test on Oct. 22, 1964 and the Sterling test on Dec. 3, 1966, were conducted to help determine whether and how nuclear test yields could be disguised through “decoupling” and how well such blasts could be detected. After nine years of negotiations, the United States, the Soviet Union, and other countries signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) in 1963, which prohibited “any nuclear weapon test explosion, or any other nuclear explosion” “in the atmosphere; beyond its limits, including outer space; or under water, including waters or high seas”....
For several critical years in the early and mid-1941s, B-24 and B-17 bombers—the Flying Fortresses—from the “The Mighty 8th”, often in tandem with Royal Air Force fighters, crossed the Channel and hit strategic towns and cities in Nazi-held Europe. The first crewman is wearing the RAF Type B flight helmet (famously used during the Battle of Britain), and the second crewman is wearing a USAAF B-6 type shearling helmet. The mask is an early A8-B type used by bomber crews mostly from before the war up to about 1943 when it was phased out by more modern systems....
Tanks and the mechanized strategy of Blitzkrieg counted for nothing in urban warfare. Because of the close proximity of the large city, the maneuverability of the tank was impossible and not effective. Paradoxically, a sniper was more effective than a tank. Many times the soldiers used knives and bayonets to kill each other. The lack of supplies, harsh elements, and stubborn Soviet resistance eventually led to the defeat of the German Army....
She also photographed people forced to make their living on the street, including peddlers and vendors, knife grinders, bootblacks, newsboys, and beggars. Alice Austen (1866-1952) was one of America’s earliest and most prolific female photographers. A second-floor closet of her home on the shoreline of the New York Narrows Harbor served as her darkroom. In this home studio, which was also one of her photographic muses, she produced over 7,000 photographs of a rapidly changing New York City, making significant contributions to photographic history, documenting New York’s immigrant populations, Victorian women’s social activities, and the natural and architectural world of her travels....
From shimmering vinyl jumpsuits to ultra-wide-legged pants, these fashion choices remind us of a time when daring experimentation took center stage. Imagine the disco dance floors with partygoers decked out in vinyl jumpsuits that looked like they came straight from a sci-fi movie. Despite their eye-catching allure, these glossy ensembles often left wearers feeling like they were wrapped in a sweaty cocoon. Strolling through the streets, wide-collar shirts demanded attention with their exaggerated flair....
Salvatore Ferragamo’s journey began here, but his story soon took on a legendary hue. Located just across from the iconic Egyptian Theater, Ferragamo’s store soon became synonymous with Hollywood glamor, earning him the prestigious title of the “shoemaker to the stars.” Ferragamo’s shoes weren’t just footwear; they were works of art that graced the feet of the silver screen’s finest. His innovative designs and impeccable craftsmanship set him apart, making his name synonymous with luxury and sophistication....
The expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. After Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition in 1911, this crossing remained, in Shackleton’s words, the “one great main object of Antarctic journeyings”. Shackleton’s plan was to sail to the Weddell Sea and to land a shore party near Vahsel Bay, in preparation for a transcontinental march via the South Pole to the Ross Sea. A supporting group, the Ross Sea party, would meanwhile establish camp in McMurdo Sound, and from there lay a series of supply depots across the Ross Ice Shelf to the foot of the Beardmore Glacier....
How was Stalin in private life? According to witnesses he enjoyed billiards, liked playing games with children, flirted with the wives of colleagues, drank too much, had a weakness for bananas. He was an avid gardener, proud of his roses and lemons. He loved to screen John Ford westerns and especially the movie “It Happened One Night”. And when he wanted to charm, he charmed. When Stalin incorrectly pronounced a word, everyone who spoke after him took great care to make the same mistake....
As many as 50,000 died in a single battle. The high death toll particularly hurt the South, which had a smaller population going into the war. Nearly every American lost someone in the war: a friend, relative, brother, son, or father. In fact, the war was so divisive that it split some families completely in two. One U.S. senator, for example, had a son who served as a general in the Union army and another as a general for the Confederacy....
These are some of the startling details in the composite paintings by Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526-1593) that are made up of disparate but related elements. Giuseppe Arcimboldo was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books – that is, he painted representations of these objects on the canvas arranged in such a way that the whole collection of objects formed a recognizable likeness of the portrait subject....
Diana’s activism and glamour made her an international icon and earned her enduring popularity as well as unprecedented public scrutiny, exacerbated by her tumultuous private life. Diana (born Diana Frances Spencer) was born at Park House in 1961, the home that her parents rented on Queen Elizabeth II’s estate at Sandringham and where Diana’s childhood playmates were the queen’s younger sons, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. She was the third child and youngest daughter of Edward John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, heir to the 7th Earl Spencer, and his first wife, Frances Ruth Burke Roche (daughter of the 4th Baron Fermoy)....
The operation has become somewhat of a legend in Great Britain, thanks to the contribution of a large contingent of small boats (mostly pleasure cruisers, powerboats and fishing boats) crewed by civilians. These assisted in carrying troops from the beaches to ships waiting offshore, and were lionised by the media, looking to boost morale following the fall of France. The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) had deployed to France in September 1939....
Mug shot photography revolutionized crime investigations and enabled the police to keep visual records of the arrested criminals. Beginning in the mid-1800s, police photographed the faces of known criminals. Called “mug shots” (after the British slang word “mug” meaning “face”) these images replaced drawings and descriptions on wanted posters. Scientists even studied mug shots to see if physical traits could predict criminal behavior. If convicted, men had another set of images taken after their hair and beards were shaved off to limit the spread of lice....
These cards depict various, imagined occupations that would have seemed fantastical to most ladies at the time: doctor, lawyer, politician, firefighter, even members of the military. Although some of the images may have been received as risqué at the time, Bergeret had an indisputably progressive vision for his time. From firefighter to doctor, student to journalist, politician to lawyer, the artist was right on point with his “predictions,” albeit the wardrobe choices are impractical....
The fish market was originally a wing of the Fulton Market, established in 1822 to sell a variety of foodstuffs and produce. In November 2005, the Fish Market relocated to a new facility in Hunts Point in the Bronx, from its historic location near the Brooklyn Bridge along the East River waterfront at and above Fulton Street in the Financial District, Lower Manhattan. During much of its 183-year tenure at the original site, the Fulton Fish Market was the most important wholesale East Coast fish market in the United States....
The two waited with firefighter Robert O’Neil for a rescue ladder to reach them. As the firefighter climbed onto the rescue ladder, the fire escape collapsed under their feet and they fell to the ground five floors below. The woman was killed but the child survived, her fall cushioned by the woman’s body. It’s tragic, going from the hope of immediate rescue to a deadly fall in seconds. The photograph, which is part of a series, shows 19-year-old Diana Bryant and her 2-year-old goddaughter Tiare Jones falling from the collapsed fire escape of a burning apartment building on Marlborough Street in Boston on July 22, 1975....
