That GI soldier looked quite tall, but not so, It was the Philippine horse that was short. Most photos I have seen put a horse as neck or breast high with a man standing beside it, not waist high as in this photo.
Showing posts with label GI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GI. Show all posts
Saturday, July 6, 2019
Colorized Kalesa with 2 GI solders offloaded, 1949
Colorized a 1946 photo of a couple of GIs paying 1 peso to the boy for taking them across Pateros to Fort McKinley as the road bridge between them was destroyed during the war, and motor transportation was cut off. The kalesa was the only means of transport to connect the two. That peso is now worth close to Php700 in today's inflation and exchange rate.
That GI soldier looked quite tall, but not so, It was the Philippine horse that was short. Most photos I have seen put a horse as neck or breast high with a man standing beside it, not waist high as in this photo.
That GI soldier looked quite tall, but not so, It was the Philippine horse that was short. Most photos I have seen put a horse as neck or breast high with a man standing beside it, not waist high as in this photo.
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Two German snipers surrender to GIs of the 3rd Army in Koblenz. Colorized a 1945 photo by Alex Lim
A colorized photo depicting two German snipers surrendering to GIs of the 3rd Army in Koblenz. The youngster on the right was wounded by US return fire. Germans generally preferred surrendering to American GIs as Russia
ns took no sniper prisoners; they were invariably shot on sight. March 26, 1945.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
American soldier mortally shot by a German sniper, 1945
Colorized a photo of a n unidentified American soldier, shot dead by a German sniper, clutches his rifle and hand grenade in March of 1945 in Coblenz, Germany. A senseless death considering that Germany capitulated in just a few more weeks.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)