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Camera: Polaroid SX-70 converted to SLR 670-S by MINT with time machine. Film: Polaroid Originals B&W SX-70.
ADB 968002 a member of the short-lived BTH/Paxman Class 15 diesels. Seen in use as depatmental unit (carriage heater) at Colchester depot.
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In the 1930s, the last of the great ocean liner rivalries was heating up. While Great Britain had dominated the North Atlantic run since 1900, it was facing significant challenges from France, Italy, and Germany. At stake was national pride, as the liners were symbols of their nations: France had the ultramodern, fast Normandie; the Italians had the luxurious Rex, and Germany--recently taken over by the Nazi Party--had the Bremen and Europa, just as fast as the Normandie. Britain was still relying on pre-World War I ships such as Cunard Line's Mauretania and White Star Line's Olympic.
Something had to be done, and fast. The problem was that Britain was feeling the effects of the Depression, and it could afford either White Star's new Oceanic or Cunard's "Hull 534," but not both. To finish both Hull 534 and its planned sister ship, the British government provided the money--provided that White Star and Cunard merged into a single line, which they did in 1934. (The Oceanic was never finished, though it's unlikely that it would have been in any case.) Hull 534 was finally named Queen Mary, for the wife of then-King George V, though rumors abound that this was an accident; the ship was supposedly going to be named Victoria.
The RMS Queen Mary was launched in 1934, and made its maiden voyage in May 1936. It was thought to be something of a throwback compared to the Normandie, but it recaptured the Blue Riband from the French liner in 1936--the Blue Riband was awarded to the ship that sustained the highest speed over the course of a North Atlantic voyage. The Normandie took it back in 1937, only to lose it permanently to the Queen Mary in 1938; the Queen Mary would hold it until 1952, when the Riband was taken by the SS United States (which still holds the record). Besides its speed, the Queen Mary also epitomized British steamship luxury and beauty in its fittings, and while it might not have been as sleek or modernistic as the Normandie or Bremen, it still had graceful lines.
When World War II began, the Queen Mary was headed to New York, and was interned for a short time with her newly launched sister ship, RMS Queen Elizabeth. Both ships departed New York in 1940 for Australia, where they were refitted as troopships, with the luxurious fittings removed and put into storage for the duration. The Queens were so fast that they sailed out of convoy (they would have been forced to slow down to stay with one), and with all the interiors removed, could carry up to 15,000 troops; German U-boats could not hope to keep up with one of the Queens, let alone get into position for a torpedo shot. It was the sea itself that nearly sank the Queen Mary: in 1942, it was hit by a 90-foot rogue wave that heeled the ship over 52 degrees, nearly enough to capsize her, with over 11,000 aboard. In 1943, it accomodated 16,000 passengers, a record that still holds today. Winston Churchill estimated that the Queens moved so many troops that they may have significantly shortened World War II.
After the war, both Queens returned to transatlantic liner service, refitted back to their prewar luxury. However, the days of the ocean liner were fading: it was much faster and cheaper to simply fly across. By the 1960s, Cunard was taking a loss every time either liner sailed. The line hoped to replace both Queens with a new, modern ship--the Queen Elizabeth 2--and so both ships were sold off. There were worries that both would end up at the breaker's yard, but Queen Elizabeth went to a Chinese firm to be turned into a floating school, the Seawise University; sadly, it burned and sank in 1972, likely as a result of arson.
The Queen Mary would have a better ending: it was sold to a firm that would turn it into a floating hotel in Long Beach, California. It arrived there in 1967, and much of the ship was gutted to turn in into a combination hotel and theme park, as much of its engineering spaces and machinery were no longer needed for a permanently-moored ship. The next 40 years would be up and down for the Queen Mary: though a popular tourist attraction, it went through several owners with mixed success in preservation. By 2017, a study revealed that the Queen Mary was in bad shape, with extensive rusting below the waterline, peeling paint, rotting lifeboats, water seepage into the bilge, and poorly maintained flooring. There were genuine fears that the Queen Mary was too far gone to save, or worse, that it would sink at the pier. Ironically, the closure of the ship due to COVID would give the city of Long Beach a breather to begin restoration work, and steady improvements have been made. The ship reopened to the public in early 2023, and is in much better shape than it had been six years before.
Oddly enough, seeing the Queen Mary was not high on my list of things to do in our second California trip in June 2023. However, we ended up having more time than we thought, and I've recently rekindled an interest in ocean liners after reading John Maxtone-Graham's superb "The Only Way to Cross." With that in mind, we left early from our hotel in Mission Viejo and visited the Queen (after getting lost twice, and spotting a coyote running across a busy street in downtown Long Beach). It was definitely worth the extra time, even if we weren't able to go aboard. Conditions could've been better: that whole day was cloudy, cold and drizzly!
Though I've seen a number of cruise ships, I can't say as I've ever seen an actual ocean liner from the classic age of liners before--mainly because the Queen Mary is about the only one left. The restoration team has done an excellent job, and though there is still some rust and chipping visible, it does very much look like the ship just pulled into Long Beach. Two Carnival cruise ships were moored nearby, and the difference between the elegant Queen Mary and rather boxlike cruise ships was night and day. The ship truly comes from a time when elegance was just as important as speed and comfort.
The Grade II Listed Bury St Edmunds Adventist Church on Fornham Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, East Anglia.
Originally called Railway Mission Hall, it was built using funds raised by railwaymen and the community. A hall seated two hundred people and was built by Mr W. Hartrow, (an Iron Building Worker, South Bermondsey) from corrugated iron with varnished matchboard lining and with matching forms for seating. It was opened officially on Tuesday, 20th May 1900, by his worship the Mayor, Councillor Thomas Shillitoe. Many local town and church dignitaries were present;
By April 1901 the total cost, including furnishings, of £360-15s-2d, had been covered. In 1903 the Hall was extended by 10 ft. And a 30 ft. Addition was built on the end for a Sunday School. The debt for this was cleared in 1905.
At the commencement of World War I, the Mission folk opened the building as a “Soldier's Rest” from 5:30 to 6:30 am and 4 to 10 pm each day. Refreshments were sold and writing materials provided in a quiet, peaceful atmosphere. The soldiers who were billeted in the homes around had to meet at “The Rink” opposite (the site of the present Tesco supermarket) to collect rations and for drill etc. and the much appreciated this gesture.
The seating, donated by the people of Westgate Church, when they refurbished their building, has replaced the old forms. Infra-red overhead heating has replaced the old coke stove. (The concrete base for the stove can still be seen on the left side of the Hall.) Ceiling fans give movement of air in hot weather.
It later became the Fornham Road Free Church. In 2002 it became an Adventist Church and has recently been extensively renovated and rededicated.
For all your heating needs!
Originally this was for an English assignment, but I scrapped it and started again. The background I found off Google Images, and is not mine...
TT scale diorama resembling an area in Berlin known as 'Wriezener Bahnhof' near the S-Bahn station Warschauer Strasse
QTD Series Dual-Stage, Multi-Burner, Low Intensity Quad Tube Heaters keep patrons comfortable at Founders Brewery in Grand Rapids, MI
With no running water and no sewers in the shacks of the Chácara do Caqui favela, the sanitary and hygienic conditions of all the families is more than precarious. Their only water supply is from some old polluted wells and a water tank filled weekly with fresh drinking water from the local waterworks company.
Each evening, almost ritually, big tin cans are filled with water and heated over the many fires lit inbetween the shacks, as this picture illustrates. This can be quite a dangerous procedure and a sure health hazard because the fires are usually made by burning old rubber tyres, often resulting in accidents, which at their worse can cost an entire home and put lives at risk, as did happen last week with the first few shacks in this picture, leaving the families homeless.
The lack of basic sanitary needs has also obvious negative consequences on the health and well-being of the children who live there, who are often sick and go to school dirty, quite often suffering prejudice from the other children because of this. We have noticed that this problem also contributes to a range of other difficulties facing these children, which affect their stability in our street migration prevention programme at the new community centre.
One would believe, a simple problem, with a simple solution.........., at least for most of us!
Nevertheless, not so simple to resolve due to the dwellings being an illegal occupation in a watershed zone, causing the authorities to reject any attempts of urbanization and instead leaving the families to suffer for thirteen years without any hopes of moving them to something better. For many, this is better than where they came from; under bridges, in prostitution or living on the rubbish tip.
It is in this kind of scenário that our organization has started procedures to install some toilets and bathrooms to help raise the self-esteem of these children and their families. We think this can be an important first step towards believing in a different future than what most of the inhabitants are able to visualize after so many years of suffering.
CARF has already started installation of the first bathroom, but we will need your help to complete this work and therefore invite you, our Flickr friends, to make this your alternative Christmas Present. You can contribute quite simply through our Flickr Changemaker Campaign Page. Any amount is valid and small amounts can make a big difference. Please mark contributions with “Bathrooms”. The more contribuants, the better, because then we know we will have managed to sensibilize many more of you in realizing our goal of USD$7.200,00 for this important initiative.
I will be thankful and the people will be most grateful, for sure!
I don't usually like doing portrait position landscape but there are some shots that really call for it like this composition here. This is off the coast of Halona this morning. This is not a sink hole as the water comes in and out of this cauldron like thingy.
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The pleasing and cleverly designed trademark device of the United States Radiator Company of Dunkirk, N. Y. from an undated catalogue of their products [poss. c.1900-10]. This is the US Radiator COMPANY, as opposed to the US Radiator CORPORATION. I am confused by the apparent existence of two separate firms with almost identical names (as are others, it would appear from looking on Google). It seems odd that this should be the case and perhaps I have misinterpreted what clues I have picked up. I can't find any conclusive evidence on line but it may be that the two companies actually merged at some point anyway but it's hard to tell as 'corporation' and 'company' seem to be used indiscriminately in the online references I have seen.
An image of some British bank notes coming out of a radiator which has been isolated on a white background.
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The Stabian Baths are an ancient Roman bathing complex in Pompeii, Italy, the oldest and the largest of the 5 public baths in the city. Their original construction dates back to ca. 125 BC, making them one of the oldest bathing complexes known from the ancient world. They were remodelled and enlarged many times up to the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Original Caption: Solar heating and cooling demonstration project, which is funded by the National Science Foundation. This home is one of three completed by the university using a liquid solar heating system for both heating and air conditioning. The system has drawbacks corrosion is a problem, an anti-freeze must be added on cold nights and heavy reinforcement is required for the roof because of the rooftop collectors, 05/1975.
U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-14877
Photographer: Norton, Boyd
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Natural resources
Pollution
Fort Collins (Colorado, United States) inhabited place
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One of the amazingly colourful Marine Iguanas from Suarez Point on Espanola.
Marine Iguana
The Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is an iguana found only on the Galapagos Islands that has the ability, unique among modern lizards, to live and forage in the sea. It has spread to all the islands in the archipelago, and is sometimes called the Galapagos Marine Iguana. It mainly lives on the rocky Galapagos shore, but can also be spotted in marshes and mangrove beaches. On his visit to the islands, Charles Darwin was revolted by the animals' appearance, writing “The black Lava rocks on the beach are frequented by large (2-3 ft), disgusting clumsy Lizards. They are as black as the porous rocks over which they crawl & seek their prey from the Sea. I call them 'imps of darkness'. They assuredly well become the land they inhabit.” In fact, Amblyrhynchus cristatus is not always black; the young have a lighter coloured dorsal stripe, and some adult specimens are grey. The reason for the sombre tones is that the species must rapidly absorb heat to minimize the period of lethargy after emerging from the water. They feed almost exclusively on marine algae, expelling the excess salt from nasal glands while basking in the sun, and the coating of salt can make their faces appear white. In adult males, coloration varies with the season. Breeding-season adult males on the southern islands are the most colorful and will acquire reddish and teal-green colors, while on Santa Cruz they are brick red and black, and on Fernandina they are brick red and dull greenish. Another difference between the iguanas is size, which is different depending on the island the individual iguana inhabits. The iguanas living on the islands of Fernandina and Isabela (named for the famous rulers of Spain) are the largest found anywhere in the Galápagos. On the other end of the spectrum, the smallest iguanas are found on the island on Genovesa. Adult males are approximately 1.3 m long, females 0.6 m, males weigh up to 1.5 kg. On land, the marine iguana is rather a clumsy animal, but in the water it is a graceful swimmer, using its powerful tail to propel itself. As an exothermic animal, the marine iguana can spend only a limited time in the cold sea, where it dives for algae. However, by swimming only in the shallow waters around the island they are able to survive single dives of up to half an hour at depths of more than 15 m. After these dives, they return to their territory to bask in the sun and warm up again. When cold, the iguana is unable to move effectively, making them vulnerable to predation, so they become highly aggressive before heating up (since they are unable to run away they try to bite attackers in this state). During the breeding season, males become highly territorial. The males assemble large groups of females to mate with, and guard them against other male iguanas. However, at other times the species is only aggressive when cold. Marine iguanas have also been found to change their size to adapt to varying food conditions. During El Niño conditions when the algae that the iguanas feed on was scarce for a period of two years, some were found to decrease their length by as much as 20%. When food conditions returned to normal, the iguanas returned to their pre-famine size. It is speculated that the bones of the iguanas actually shorten as a shrinkage of connective tissue could only account for a 10% length change. Researchers theorize that land and marine iguanas evolved from a common ancestor since arriving on the islands from South America, presumably by driftwood. It is thought that the ancestral species inhabited a part of the volcanic archipelago that is now submerged. A second school of thought holds that the Marine iguana may have evolved from a now extinct family of seagoing reptiles. Its generic name, Amblyrhynchus, is a combination of two Greek words, Ambly- from Amblus meaning "blunt" and rhynchus meaning "snout". Its specific name is the Latin word cristatus meaning "crested," and refers to the low crest of spines along the animal's back. Amblyrhynchus is a monotypic genus in that Amblyrhynchus cristatus is the only species which belongs to it at this point in time. This species is completely protected under the laws of Ecuador. El Niño effects cause periodic declines in population, with high mortality, and the marine iguana is threatened by predation by exotic species. The total population size is unknown, but is, according to IUCN, at least 50,000, and estimates from the Charles Darwin Research Station are in the hundreds of thousands. The marine iguanas have not evolved to combat newer predators. Therefore, cats and dogs eat both the young iguanas and dogs will kill adults due to the iguanas' slow reflex times and tameness. Dogs are especially common around human settlements and can cause tremendous predation. Cats are also common in towns, but they also occur in numbers in remote areas where they take a toll on iguanas.
Espanola (Suarez Point)
Approximately a 10-12 hour trip from Santa Cruz, Española is the oldest and the southernmost island in the chain. The trip across open waters can be quite rough especially during August and September. Española's remote location helped make it a unique jewel with a large number of endemic creatures. Secluded from the other islands, wildlife on Española adapted to the island's environment and natural resources. The subspecies of Marine iguana from Española are the only ones that change color during breeding season. Normally, marine iguanas are black in color, a camouflage, making it difficult for predators to differentiate between the iguanas and the black lava rocks where they live. On Española adult marine iguanas are brightly colored with a reddish tint except during mating season when their color changes to more of a greenish shade. The Hood Mockingbird is also endemic to the island. These brazen birds have no fear of man and frequently land on visitors heads and shoulders searching for food. The Hood Mockingbird is slightly larger than other mockingbirds found in the Galapagos; its beak is longer and has a more curved shape. The Hood Mockingbird is the only carnivorous one of the species feeding on a variety of insects, turtle hatchlings and sea lion placentas. Wildlife is the highlight of Española and the star of the show is the waved albatross. The island's steep cliffs serve as the perfect runways for these large birds which take off for their ocean feeding grounds near the mainland of Ecuador and Peru abandoning the island between January and March. Known as endemic to the island, Española is the waved albatross's only nesting place. Each April the males return to Española followed shortly thereafter by the females. Mating for life, their ritual begins with the male's annual dance to re-attract his mate. The performance can take up to 5 days consisting of a series of strutting, honking, and beak fencing. Once the pair is reacquainted they produce a single egg and share the responsibility of incubation. The colony remains based on Española until December when the chick is fully grown. By January most of the colony leaves the island to fish along the Humboldt Current. Young albatross do not return to Española until their 4th or 5th year when they return to seek a mate. Geographically Española is a classic example of a shield volcano, created from a single caldera in the center of the island. Over the years as the island has moved further away from the hot spot, the volcano became extinct and erosion began to occur. Española's two visitor sites offer an exceptional island visit. Punta Suarez is one of the highlights of the Galapagos Islands. The variety and quantity of wildlife assures a memorable visit. Visitors find migrant, resident, and endemic wildlife including brightly colored Marine Iguanas, Española Lava Lizards, Hood Mockingbirds, Swallow Tailed Gulls, Blue Footed and Masked Boobies, Galapagos Hawks, a selection of Finch, and the Waved Albatross.Found on the western tip of Española, Punta Suarez offers great wildlife such as sea lions, sea birds and the largest marine iguanas of Galapagos. This is one of the best sites in the Galapagos. The amount of wildlife is overwhelming. Along the beach there are many sea lions and large, colorful lava lizards and marine iguanas. As you follow the trail to the cliff's edge masked boobies can be found nesting among the rock formations. After a short walk down to a beach and back up the other side blue-footed boobies are seen nesting just off the trail. The Galapagos Dove and very friendly Hood Mockingbird are commonly found in this area. The nearby bushes are frequently home to the large-cactus finch, warbler finch, small-ground finch and large-billed flycatcher. Continuing down the trail you come to the only place where waved albatross nest in the islands. Some 12,000 pairs nest on Española each year. The feeling is very dramatic and it seems like a desolate wilderness as the waves crash on the jagged cliffs below and the blowhole shoots water 50-70 feet/15-30 meters into the air. The sky above is full of sea birds including red-billed tropicbirds, American Oystercatchers, swallow-tailed gulls, and Audubon's Shearwaters.
Galapagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón; other Spanish names: Islas de Colón or Islas Galápagos) are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, some 900 km west of Ecuador. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site: wildlife is its most notable feature. Because of the only very recent arrival of man the majority of the wildlife has no fear of humans and will allow visitors to walk right up them, often having to step over Iguanas or Sea Lions.The Galápagos islands and its surrounding waters are part of a province, a national park, and a biological marine reserve. The principal language on the islands is Spanish. The islands have a population of around 40,000, which is a 40-fold expansion in 50 years. The islands are geologically young and famed for their vast number of endemic species, which were studied by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the Beagle. His observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.