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The Ghosts of World War II: The photographs found at flea markets superimposed on to modern street scenes
This haunting collection of images shows what it would look like if the ghosts of World War II returned to our streets.
The remarkable pictures overlay modern scenes from France with atmospheric photographs taken in the same place during the war.
Historical expert Jo Teeuwisse, from Amsterdam, began the project after finding 300 old negatives at a flea market in her home city depicting familiar places in a very different context.
h/t Rusty Anvil
Houston
October 21st, 2012
These kind of pictures are so cool. It really brings the impact of history to be able to see where the men who fought and sometimes died were physically standing. It bridges the gap and lets us touch history much more effectively than reading about it. Its easy to forget the human aspect.
Mountain Dog
October 21st, 2012
That is a great visual history lesson.
deli doug
October 21st, 2012
O/T as hell. but why the ehll does the dailymail print headlines like this : (where’s ours?)
(from under the wwii pix)
Republicans bracing for ‘October surprise’ as Gloria Allred ‘prepares for Romney revelation’
Republicans are bracing themselves for Gloria Allred to make a potentially damaging revelation about Mitt Romney, just weeks before the election.
The pro-President Obama lawyer is rumoured to be preparing for her so-called ‘October surprise’ in which she will strike the Republican presidential hopeful’s chances by unearthing some sort of secret or scandal.
Ms Allred has refused to comment on the rumours, which first surfaced in a tweet by the Drudge Report’s Matt Drudge on Thursday.
‘Here she comes. Hearing Gloria Allred out there again, about to make a move. After all, it’s her time of the campaign. Team O at the ready!!’ Mr Drudge wrote on Twitter.
According to RadarOnline.com, Ms Allred launched a last minute strike on GOP Meg Whitman’s campaign for governor of California by representing a disgruntled former housekeeper.
In the pivotal moments of the campaign, the lawyer wheeled out Nicky Diaz who alleged that she was fired by the Whitman family because she was an illegal immigrant.
Whitman went on to lose the election to Democrat Jerry Brown.
Ms Allred refused to confirm or deny the rumours regarding Governor Romney.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220526/Republicans-bracing-October-surprise-Gloria-Allred-prepares-Romney-revelation.html?ICO=most_read_module
IronyCurtain
October 21st, 2012
Absolutely fascinating.
MaryfromMarin
October 21st, 2012
Thanks for posting this, Cardigan. I forwarded it to some photographer friends, who will be as fascinated as I was.
Bad Brad
October 21st, 2012
Good find Cardigan. Fascinating.
Merry Poppet
October 22nd, 2012
These make history very real. Inspired idea.