Monthly archives for October, 2014
Historic Jamestown – 1977
Historic Jamestown is the location of the first successful English Colony in the United States in what is now the state of Virginia. The town was first settled in 1607 and had a few growing pains. From famine and disease to relations with the natives quickly soured and led to the annexation of the Paspahegh tribe.
The 150 colonists arrived in [...]
Altare della Patria – 1961
The Altare della Patria (Altar of the Fatherland) is also known as Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II.) In fact, the slide is labeled the later.
It was built to honor Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of united Italy. He was crowned King on March 17, 1861 and held the post until his death on [...]
Copenhagens largest department store ...
This slide is labeled Copenhagen’s largest department store and dates from September 1965. We can see a bit of a line waiting to get into the store. It doesn’t quite look busy enough from this side of the street to be people going home.
I was not able to find the actual name of this store, but there are several clues in the pict [...]
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