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Photograph by Ivan Finbow. The date the photo was taken is unknown. A digitally restored image from an original negative in my collection.

At the Nittany Antique Machinery Association Fall Penns Cave show, September 2017, near Centre Hall, Pennsylvania.
The Allis-Chalmers tractor was the featured marque at this year’s Penns Cave show.

At the Central Nevada Museum in the desert mining town of Tonopah.

British WWII Valentine DD ( Duplex Drive) Amphibious tank equipped with a collapsible canvas floatation screen.
This enabled the tank to float and propel itself with twin propellers.

English
This photo features the central corridor of Vankilamuseo (The Prison Museum) located in Hämeenlinna, Finland. Completed in 1871, this historic building was the very first cell prison in Finland. Its innovative architectural layout was heavily inspired by American penitentiary designs of the late 19th century, showcasing stacked rows of individual cells flanking a vast, open-atrium corridor. This design aimed to isolate inmates to promote personal repentance and self-reflection. The facility operated as a regular men's county prison until 1993 and reopened as a museum in 1997. It remains remarkably preserved, allowing visitors to view authentic details like original objects and emotional wall graffiti left behind by former inmates.

Over the years, the institution held several notorious figures from Finnish history. Among the most famous 19th-century inmates were Antti Isotalo and Antti Rannanjärvi, legendary 'knife-fighters' and bandit leaders from the Ostrobothnia region who served parts of their sentences here. While this specific block housed male prisoners, the broader prison complex reached into the adjacent Häme Castle. In the women's facility, prominent mid-20th-century communist politicians and writers, such as Hertta Kuusinen and Elvi Sinervo, were detained due to their political activism.

Nederlands
Deze foto toont de centrale gang van Vankilamuseo (het Gevangenismuseum) in het Finse Hämeenlinna. Het gebouw opende zijn deuren in 1871 en was destijds de allereerste gevangenis in Finland die werd uitgerust met individuele cellen in plaats van grote, gedeelde slaapzalen. De architectuur is direct geïnspireerd op het destijds hypermoderne Amerikaanse gevangenissysteem, waarbij de cellen in rijen over meerdere verdiepingen aan weerszijden van een metershoge centrale hal liggen. De gevangenis deed tot 1993 dienst als strafinrichting voor mannen, waarna het in 1997 werd getransformeerd tot het grootste gevangenismuseum van het land. Vandaag de dag hangt er nog altijd een zeer authentieke sfeer: de muren dragen nog de originele krassen en inscripties van de gedetineerden die hier tientallen jaren opgesloten hebben gezeten.

Binnen deze muren hebben door de jaren heen verschillende bekende Finse figuren vastgezeten. Zo brachten de beruchte bendeleiders en messenvechters Antti Isotalo en Antti Rannanjärvi hier in de 19e eeuw een deel van hun zware straf door. Hoewel dit specifieke cellenblok voor mannen was bedoeld, hoorde het bij een groter complex rondom het naastgelegen Kasteel Häme. In het vrouwengedeelte hiervan werden tijdens de turbulente oorlogsjaren in de 20e eeuw bekende linkse activisten en schrijvsters zoals Hertta Kuusinen en Elvi Sinervo opgesloten vanwege hun politieke overtuigingen.

Next to the holy well at Teampall Chiaráin, Inis Mor, Co. Galway.

A holy site dating from the 1100s on the largest of Galway's Aran Islands. More info here: www.aranislands.ie/inis-mor-inishmore-island/inis-mor-isl...

The Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan

From Easy Company by any chance?

Re-enactment event and air show held at Sleap Aerodrome, between Shrewsbury and Wem 15th to 16th August 2026. Organised by Sleap airfield and dangeroussheep.com.

All posed pictures were taken with the kind permission of the subjects. Otherwise, pictures were taken at a public event where it is assumed to be OK to publish on the internet. If anyone wants any photo removed from this set, please contact me, Bob, at dimparcio@protonmail quoting the file number eg1234 and I will do so forthwith. Otherwise, if you like them and would like to download them, please do so.

The gardens at Örbyhus Castle in Örbyhus, Sweden

CASTILLO DE MEDINA SIDONIA (PROVINCIA DE CÁDIZ)

El Castillo de Medina Sidonia, situado en lo alto del Cerro del Castillo a casi 300 metros sobre el nivel del mar en la provincia de Cádiz, es un yacimiento arqueológico y monumental excepcional que resume más de tres milenios de historia superpuesta.

Tres etapas históricas en un mismo lugar
Bronce Final y Época Romana: Las campañas arqueológicas han sacado a la luz los restos de un gran edificio broncíneo y de la antigua Asido Caesarina romana, destacando los imponentes muros defensivos y cimentaciones de esta etapa.

Alcazaba Islámica (Siglos XI - XII): Durante la época almorávide y almohade, el cerro albergó una destacada fortificación islámica, de la que aún se conservan lienzos de muralla y tramos de tapial.

Castillo Medieval y Edad Moderna: Tras la conquista castellana, la fortaleza pasó a manos de la Orden de Santiago y más tarde de la Casa de Medina Sidonia. En el siglo XV se erigió el castillo señorial. En el siglo XIX, durante la Guerra de la Independencia, las tropas napoleónicas adaptaron el recinto como cuartel e instalaron una batería de artillería.

Aspectos destacados de la visita
Vistas panorámicas: Al encontrarse en el punto más elevado de la zona, el cerro ofrece una panorámica estratégica de 360 grados sobre toda la campiña gaditana, la bahía de Cádiz y la Serranía de Ronda.

Pasarelas y recorrido musealizado: El recinto cuenta con pasarelas accesibles e itinerarios señalizados que permiten contemplar los estratos arqueológicos a distintas alturas sin dañar las estructuras.

Iglesia Santa María la Mayor: En la imagen destaca en segundo plano la torre campanario y la estructura de la Iglesia Mayor de Santa María la Coronada, situada justo al pie del cerro monumental.

Venezia - la città più bella del mondo © Jarmila

A classic, symmetrical high-angle perspective over Radcliffe Square in Oxford, showcasing the magnificent 1740s circular library. The golden Cotswold stone and lead dome stand out beautifully under a textured, dramatic English summer sky.

Looking northeast from the battlements of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin across the historic quadrangle of All Souls College, Oxford, founded in 1438.
This high-angle architectural photography showcases the sweeping geometric lines of medieval stonework, Gothic twin towers, and soaring spires melting into the rolling hills of the Oxfordshire countryside, England, UK.

Mit dem "Denkmal der Entdeckungen" am Ufer des Flusses Tejo im Stadtteil Belém von Portugals Hauptstadt Lissabon erinnert das Land an seine Erfolge bei den Entdeckungen unserer Welt zu einer Zeit als Portugal und Spanien Seemächte waren, die die Welt vertraglich so unter sich aufteilten, wie es sehr viel später die USA und die Sowjetunion machten. Das Denkmal besteht aus zwei Teilen, nämlich jenem mit den beteiligten Menschen (dessen West-Ansicht ich hier zeige) und jenem, das die damals bekannte Welt als Karte mit den eingezeichneten portugiesischen Entdeckungen zeigt. Wahrhaft eindrucksvoll !

With the ‘Monument to the Discoveries’ on the banks of the River Tagus in the Belém district of Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, the country commemorates its achievements in the exploration of our world at a time when Portugal and Spain were maritime powers that divided the world between themselves by treaty, just as the USA and the Soviet Union did much later. The monument consists of two parts: one depicting the people involved (the west-facing view of which I am showing here) and the other showing the then-known world as a map with the Portuguese discoveries marked on it. Truly impressive !

Department Store, Mobile, Alabama, 1956
Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
LIFE Magazine

Key Details of the Photograph
•Subject: Joanne Wilson and her niece, members of the extended Thornton and Causey family whom Parks documented.
•Location: Mobile, Alabama, during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation.
•Medium: Color transparency, which was uncommon for serious photojournalism and social documentary at the time.
•Significance: The stark contrast between the dignified, elegant clothing of the subjects and the crude, dehumanizing sign highlights the harsh reality of systemic discrimination

Credit:
www.gordonparksfoundation.org/

For more about this iconic photo:
www.rhoffmangallery.com/news/gordon-parks34