Observatory, G.G. Park, S.F.
Title: Observatory, G.G. Park, S.F.
Alternative Title: Observatory, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Creator: Stoddard
Date: 1906
Part Of: San Francisco earthquake
Forest Fire in the Everglades, Collier County. Fires Are Fairly Common in the Everglades in Dry Seasons Or Dry Years. 1973 Was Not Dry, However, and There Have Been Reports That the Condition Was Caused by Drainage of the Land for Commercial Developmen
Outside a German fortress in a wood
Destruction after the Battle of Messines Ridge, Belgium, 1917. In the centre of the picture is a squat, stone building, which rubble has fallen on top of. This building is surrounded by more rubble and branches. The trees in the background are stripped of their branches.
The Battle of Messines Ridge (June 1917), was one of the British Army’s tactical successes. It was also the first time defensive casualties more than attacking - the British losing 17,000 against the German’s 25,000.
The image is dominated by and intricately carved and inscribed church bell. The bell is lying in the bottom of a muddy trench. The trench is a scene of devastation and disorganisation.
louisiana flood and refugees of 1912
—-“The flood of 1912 was caused by a combination of high waters from the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers, and the Mississippi River above Cairo. Below Memphis, the St. Francis and White rivers added additional waters to the flood. The flood started about the middle of March, but its destructive potential was not known at the time. There were two crests of the Mississippi River at Memphis in 1912. The river first reached flood stage on March 24 and did not fall below it for sixty days. The greatest crest occurred.” On April 6, when the stage was 45.3 feet, five feet above the previous high-water mark in 1907. The second crest of 38.9 feet occurred on May 10.”
