Tag Archives: Pearl Harbor
7 December 2008

Down But Not Out

“December 7, 1941, Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbor sinks the Arizona, Oklahoma and Utah. The Oklahoma was salvaged and scrapped. The remaining six battleships returned to duty. U.S. Losses: 2388 killed, 1178 wounded, 12 ships sunk or beached, 9 damaged, 164 aircraft destroyed, and 159 aircraft damaged.” This modern chrome postcard was published by [...]

16 October 2008

City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.

This is a Curteich “C.T. Art-Colortone”, number 3A-H575, published in 1933 — but not used until 1941. “City Hall covers an area of 4½ acres and has a floor space of 14½ acres (that’s over 630,000 square feet — Ed.). The height of the tower is 548 feet and the width of the base is [...]

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