The siege of Vicksburg by Union General Grant and its surrender in 1863 was a turning point in the War Between the States. The battlefield photos follow the auto tour shown in the brochure photos at the front of this album. The USS Cairo was sunk in the Mississippi River, raised 102 years later, restored, [...]
Sunday, February 21, 2010
My grandfather, Cecil Amos Todd, was born in Red House, West Virginia, in 1890. I’ve included photos I took in Red House many years ago, plus a 1947 family photo I copied. James Todd, my great-great-great-great grandfather, was one of the Virginia Militia who fought at Point Pleasant, and whose name appears on the monument. [...]
Monday, February 15, 2010
In 1965 the Rockford West High School symphony orchestra played concerts in the New York State Pavilion at the World’s Fair, in Rockefeller Plaza in downtown New York, and on the steps of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. These are BW photos I took during that trip. I played trumpet. In 1967 I rented [...]
These photos were all taken on the Big Island of Hawaii, mostly showing historic religious and political sites. I also have photos of a recent lava flow and up-close shots of whales. I took the photos in 2003. I have additional albums for Oahu and Kauai. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, [...]
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Bishop Museum deals with early Hawaiian history. Pearl Harbor, site of a major U.S. naval base, is famous for the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, which brought the U.S. into the Pacific War. Iolani Palace was the palace of the last Hawaiian kings & queen, until the U.S. took over in the 1890s. [...]
Saturday, August 15, 2009
This is the United States National Cemetery at Arlington, Virginia, located just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., on land stolen from the Robert E. Lee family during the War Between the States. The Washington, D.C. photos are listed in a separate album under United States Historic Sites. The Smithsonian Institution photos are in [...]
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Here are photos of the United States capital, Washington, D.C. Ones without dates were taken in July, 2009. The Smithsonian Institution photos are in six separate albums listed under United States Museums. Arlington National Cemetery is also in a separate album listed under United States Historic Sites. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of [...]
This reconstructed early 19th century fort on the north shore of Lake Superior was the site of the annual rendezvous where fur trappers brought their pelts down from the Rockies and traded them for their yearly supplies, and spent a few weeks drinking and celebrating. Historical reenactors play the parts of the people who actually [...]
This was the first time that “Red China” exhibited in a World’s Fair, and its pavilion was arguably the highlight of the fair. I’ve been told the terracotta warriors from the tomb of Qin Shihuang were, in fact, reproductions, but the rest of the craftsmanship exhibited there was outstanding. The display of circus miniatures was [...]
This is where most of our rockets were launched during the great race for space with the Russians. Canaveral is still the primary site for rocket launches today, but much of the area used in the 1950s and 1960s has been turned into a museum. These are copies of the photos I have been able [...]