A statue of Chief Sitting Eagle at 6 St. and 7 Ave. S.W. in downtown Calgary.
Chief
17 Saturday Nov 2018
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Category Archives: history
Symbols of remembrance
11 Sunday Nov 2018
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alberta, armistice, calgary, canada, First World War, photowalk, random, remembrance day, urban
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. In Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K., the poppy has become the symbol of remembrance of fallen soldiers in all wars. The poppy was first used in this way by the American Legion, inspired by the poem In Flanders Fields by Canadian Lt.-Col John McCrae. The poppies in the photo above were spotted in bloom at Riley Park in Calgary, back in August.
Dieu et mon droit
08 Thursday Nov 2018
Posted in England, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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Bath, coat of arms, Elgnand, history, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, U.K., urban
A 3-D representation of the United Kingdom’s coat of arms, spotted as I wandered around Bath, England, back in May.
Calling prospective cadets!
29 Saturday Sep 2018
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From the trenches
27 Friday Jul 2018
Posted in history, London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Travel
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England, First World War, history, Imperial War Museum, London, military, photography, photowalk, Travel, U.K.
These signs, recovered in the aftermath of the First World War and now displayed at the Imperial War Museum in London, helped soldiers navigate the maze of trenches on the front lines.
Hazards of the job
20 Friday Jul 2018
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England, history, Imperial War Museum, journalism, London, photography, photowalk, Travel, U.K.
This armoured Land Rover, used by Reuters in Gaza, was damaged in a rocket attack in 2006, injuring two journalists. It is displayed in the atrium of the Imperial War Museum in London.
Letter from King George V
18 Wednesday Jul 2018
Posted in history, London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Travel
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England, First World War, history, Imperial War Museum, London, photography, photowalk, Travel, U.K., war
A letter from King George V to U.S. soldiers joining the war effort in Europe in 1918. This artifact is housed in the First World War gallery at the Imperial War Museum.
Chandelier
30 Saturday Jun 2018
Posted in art, Cardiff, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel
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art, Cardiff, Cardiff Castle, history, mythology, photography, sculpture, Travel, U.K., Wales
Looking up, an opulent chandelier hangs from the high ceiling inside the summer smoking room at the top of Cardiff Castle’s clock tower. Along the walls closer to floor level, of which a small portion is visible in this image, the story of the mythical gods in the 12 zodiac signs is depicted in paintings and sculptures.
Encyclopedia Britannica, Ninth Edition
27 Wednesday Jun 2018
Posted in Cardiff, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel
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books, Cardiff, Cardiff Castle, history, photography, Travel, U.K., Wales
Some of the old books on display as part of the historical exhibit in the residence at Cardiff Castle. (Google tells me the Ninth Edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica was published in 1889.)
Castle keep
26 Tuesday Jun 2018
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Cardiff, Cardiff Castle, history, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, Wales
The first set of stairs to the keep at Cardiff Castle.
Ricky Leong 