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World War One Photo: Aircraft
Writing on the back of the photo says ‘La Bassee.’ It was a battle in Northern France between Germany and British forces starting in October 1914. Germany occupied La Bassee, and the British attempts to regain the commune of … Continue reading
Posted in historical, historical media, old photographs, World War One
Tagged aircraft, history, La Bassel, old photo, photo, Plane, primary source, Royal Air Force, World War One
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World War One Photo: Cloth Hall in Ypres
Posted in historical, historical media, old photographs, primary resource, World War One
Tagged The Great War, Vintage photo, World War One, Ypres
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The Curse of the Titanic
The RMS Titanic hit an iceberg twenty minutes to midnight on April 14 1912, four hours later only 705 survived out of 2224 passengers on board. While there are many heartbreaking tales of those who perished on the Titanic, there … Continue reading
The Titanic:The Tragic Story of a Young Canadian Family
They met on a train heading to Montreal. He was 25 and she was 21, by the end of the year they were married. It sounds like a beautiful romance, sadly enough it would end in tragedy. Hudson Joshua Creighton … Continue reading
Posted in 1900-1914, historical, historical media
Tagged Bessie Waldo Daniels, Canada, Chesterville, CS Mackay-Bennett, Harry Molson, Helen Loraine Allison, historical, history, Hudson Joshua Creighton Allison, Hudson Trevor Allison, Major Peuchen, Montreal, Ontario history, RMS ship Titanic, titanic
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World War One Photo: Bullecourt
The picture looks like ground zero. Soldiers and men, slowly emerge from the debris. The back of the photo reads “near Bullecourt,” France. A village prone to devastation, it was destroyed in the sixteenth century, and then in 1917. The … Continue reading
Brushed With Mystery 