Nice Old Photo

[ratty]

Hi all,

This was sent to me, apologies to all who have seen it before but I thought it may be of interest to others.

 

This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918.

 

It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at

Camp Dodge in Iowa .

[abn deuce]

I believe there are a number of other photo's done the same way using military personal in a verity of different images . Yes it is amazing how they orginized the entire process.

[N.O.S.]

Great post Nigel - an amazing display of patriotism!!

[ratty]

Great post Nigel - an amazing display of patriotism!!

 

Thanks, would be nice if we get to see some more, have you got any abn deuce?

[Enigma]

Wow, that's cool!

Anyone got more?

[Bodge Deep]

What a brilliant photo! Never seen that one before, superb!

[abn deuce]

I ve been trying to locate more but have not had any success yet

[Davie]

I have a book with this photo in it. Here is what it says.

 

"Over 18000 soldiers assembled on the parade ground of Fort Dodge in the Des Moines Valley. Thousands of yards of white ribbon were fixed to the ground to form the basic shape and the participants took up their positions. The outlines of the fingers, the hair, the torch and the tunic were highlighted by rows of soldiers dressed in white, some with, some without a hat. The remarkable picture was taken by cameras mounted on a high platform. The laws of perspective had to be respected so that, out of a total length of 1230 feet, the body from shoulder to base measured but 150 feet and, somewhat incredibly, almost 14000 of the total compliment were grouped in the flame of the torch"

 

Davie.