La capanna di tronchi più grande del mondo: la storia dell’edificio forestale a Portland, Oregon – TS
Gli organizzatori dell’Esposizione del Centenario di Lewis e Clark si vantavano del fatto che il Forestry Building fosse la capanna di tronchi più grande del mondo, che misurava 206 piedi di lunghezza, 102 piedi di larghezza e 72 piedi di…
Foto incredibili mostrano scene della strada di Ashtabula dopo la tempesta di ghiaccio del febbraio 1909 – TS
L’8 e il 9 febbraio, una forte tempesta di neve ha avvolto Ashtabula, Ohio, con condizioni di bufera di neve. Oltre 100 anni fa, il sistema stradale in questa regione era più simile a un sentiero, con carri e slitte…
40 bellissime foto di Venezia nei primi anni ’70 – TS
40 bellissime foto di Venezia nei primi anni ’70 Venezia è una città dell’Italia nord-orientale e capoluogo della regione Veneto. Si trova su un gruppo di 118 piccole isole separate da canali e collegate da oltre 400 ponti. Le isole…
Fascinating Vintage Photos of Richmond’s Magical Funfairs in the 1980s
“The Richmond Old Deer Park funfair was situated between a railway line and a main road, with a car park at one end and trees and River Thames at the other. Yet inside this inauspicious setting fairground people created a…
24 Fascinating Black and White Photos That Show a Vibrant London in the 1930s
London in the 1930s tried to be cleaner, more modern and efficient. It was increasingly a city of electric lighting and motor vechicles, rather than gas lighting and horse-drawn vehicles. The Capital’s old problems were being tackled by new public…
Black and White Photographs of Daily Life in England in 1960
London. 1960. Women with baby carriages. London. 1960. Scene at cafe. London. 1960. Lloyd’s list. London. 1960. Man and woman reflected in car window. London. 1960. Nurse at hospital. London. 1960. Couple sitting in pub. London. 1960. Dog in car….
“L’italiana Marlene Dietrich”: 40 favolose foto di Isa Miranda negli anni ’30 – TS
Nata nel 1909 a Milano, l’attrice italiana Ines Isabella Sampietro ha lavorato come dattilografa mentre frequentava l’Accademia dei Filodrammatici di Milano e si formava come attrice di teatro. Ha continuato a recitare piccole parti in film italiani a Roma. Cambiò…
Andrew Neil issues stark warning over triple lock after winter fuel payments axe
Andrew Neil warned the state pension triple lock “might not be safe” after Labour axed winter fuel payments for millions of older people. The veteran broadcaster said the triple lock “doesn’t look that secure” if Sir Keir Starmer is “brazen enough” to restrict winter fuel payments to…
Rachel Reeves desperately scrambles to defend Winter Fuel Payment axe for pensioners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b6MddCvs-0 Rachel Reeves defended the decision to restrict Winter Fuel Payments as rising energy bills are set to hit pensioners. The Chancellor repeated her claim that Labour inherited a £22 billion black hole in the public finances from the Tories. She told…
Tories warn Labour set to raise taxes after Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out two hikes
The Tories warned Labour are preparing to raise taxes after Rachel Reeves refused three times to rule out hikes. The Chancellor today declined to commit to not increasing inheritance tax or capital gains tax in October’s Budget. Ms Reeves, who is facing…