– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – National D-Day Memorial Seventy years ago the largest single day amphibious assault in history took place. By the end of the day 156,000 men had landed in Normandy. This was to be one of the most significant moments of the Second World War, and marked the point when the combined military force of the Western...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Checker Marathon Cab The Checker Marathon automobile was produced by the Checker Motors Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was introduced in September 1960 for the 1961 model year. With the exception of the United States government mandated 5 mph bumpers in 1974 and ongoing mechanical changes, the Marathon...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Point of Rocks Point of Rocks in Frederick County Maryland has always been an important crossroads. Located on the north banks of the Potomac River, the Native Americans used the area for a major north-south and east-west river crossing as well as lodging and hunting. They were followed by the European traders...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Cosmos Club The Cosmos Club is located in the Richard T. Townsend House on Embassy Row in Washington DC. The building was designed by Carrère and Hastings in the Beaux Arts French style which heavily influenced the architecture in the United States in the period from 1880 to 1920. This free-standing building,...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Boardman House The Boardman House on the corner of 18th and P Streets, NW in Washington DC now houses the consular offices of the Embassy of Iraq. This building was originally designed in 1893 for Mabel Boardman, the American philanthropist best known for her involvement with the American Red Cross. The...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Barrackville Covered Bridge The Barrackville Covered Bridge is a single-span modified Burr arch truss wooden covered bridge on a dry-laid sandstone abutment. It was Built in 1853 by Eli & Lemuel Chenoweth. The total length of the truss is 146′-3″ with a clear span length of 131′-8″....
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