History Thru The Lens

Welcome to my blog site!

My interests in history and photography come together in this photoblog. Featured in this blog are historical pictures such as the above photo of the RMS Olympic and her sister ship the RMS Titanic, which would prove to be the last one of them together side by side. Hopefully all who visit will enjoy it and recommend the site to their friends.

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

USCGC Taney

Launched June 3, 1936 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the US Coast Guard Cutter Taney is the last of the 101 US fighting ships present at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Today , the decommissioned Taney makes its' home at the Baltimore Maritime Museum.
This US Coast Guard picture shows the cutter Taney as she appeared in 1944.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Photo Op

This photo of President Warren Harding, Vice President Calvin Coolidge, and the rest of their cabinet was taken at the White House in 1921. 

Carnival Ride From Hell

This picture, taken in 1921 in a Pennsylvania breaker, shows boys who picked out rocks and other debris from coal passing directly beneath them. The "Breaker Boys", as they were called, often developed lung problems as a direct result of breathing in the excessive dust from the mine.