The first aerial photograph of Stonehenge (1906)

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Non-postcard views of four historical sites and monuments (Statue of Liberty, The Pantheon, Giza/Sphinx/Pyramids, Stonehenge)

By Jack Brummet, Monuments and World Heritage Sites Ed.


Here are some backsides/darksides of those gorgeous photos and postcards of famous monuments and sites.  If you have other ones, send them to us!

The Statue of Liberty as seen from Jersey City, as opposed to from the harbor:

A view of Stonehenge from the parking lots, as opposed to the normal image you see:

Two photos of Giza/The Sphinx, and the more usual postcard shot:

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Steampunk novel cover? — Bristol Boxkite airplane flies over Stonehenge

By Jack Brummet, Old Ways Ed.

A Bristol Boxkite airplane over Stonehenge, circa 1910.  This seems like it needs to be on the cover of a steampunk novel.

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