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Thursday, 28 June 2012
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Thursday, 21 June 2012
Friday, 15 June 2012
Thursday, 14 June 2012
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Rare Picture of First War Tank
First War Tank |
The Mark I was the world’s first combat tank made by the British Army during World War I. it was developed to be able to cross trenches, resist small arms fire, travel over difficult terrain, carry supplies, and to capture fortified enemy positions.
The noise inside the tank was deafening and the driver used hand signals to communicate with the gearsmen. He first got their attention by banging on the engine block with a heavy spanner. There was no wireless radio communication.
Communication with command posts was by means of carrier pigeons that had their own small exit hatch in the sponsons, or by runners. The noise and vibration was too great to use any other form of communication and early experiments showed that carrier pigeons were the best route.
Tanks had major flaws when they came out. However, British propaganda often used tanks and promoted them. They portrayed them as the wonder weapon that would quickly win World War I.
Monday, 11 June 2012
Old Kolkata or Calcutta
Rare Image of Calcutta University in the year 1937 |
Calcutta bus stand near Howrah bridge, most likely on the Howrah station side of the Hooghly River 1944 |
Old Calcutta. The photo has been taken approx at 1942 |
Rare photo of Howrah Bridge Construction from the Archives of Anandabazar Patrika. |
view of the Hoogley river at 1880 |