Battle of Midway

The crew of the sinking carrier USS Yorktown abandon ship after being hit by Japanese aerial torpedoes on June 4, 1942. The USS Balch remains nearby to render assistance. From June 4 - 7, 1942,  the battle of Midway proved to be the turning point of World War II in the Pacific.   

Proto Zamboni - 1917

California beauty Dorothy Klewer is shown driving this early version of the newest ice surfacing technology. 

Panama Canal - 1915

Pedro Miguel Lock, Panama Canal (Circa 1915)

The Automobile

Taken in October 1899, this photograph shows the first Honoluluans to drive an automobile on the Islands. 

Together For The Last Time

The RMS Olympic is pictured entering dry dock in Belfast on March 6, 1912 for repairs. In order to accommodate Olympic, her sister ship, the RMS Titanic (right) was moved. This would be the last time the vessels would be seen together. The very next month, while on her maiden voyage, Titanic would collide with an iceberg, sending her to the bottom of the North Atlantic.