Maggie’s 1918 Photo (Amazing) WORTH LOOKING AT‏

[mrhog]

I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists!
And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see. This INCREDIBLE
picture was taken in 1918.

It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge , in Iowa .
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!!

What a priceless gift from our grandfathers!

FACTS:
Base to Shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200
Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000


Total men: 18,000














































































I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists!
And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see. This INCREDIBLE
picture was taken in 1918.

It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge , in Iowa .
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!!

What a priceless gift from our grandfathers!























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FACTS:
Base to Shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200
Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000


Total men: 18,000

 

[Mead]

Re: 1918 Photo (Amazing) WORTH LOOKING AT‏

Not to be a dick, but those guys at the end look REALLY small compared to the size of the buildings. Still cool though.


Edit:
Well I'm wrong...
http://www.snopes.com/photos/patriotic/liberty.asp

 

[Maggot]

Re: 1918 Photo (Amazing) WORTH LOOKING AT‏

That is amazeing, not just for the formation, or the subject, but its proportion. The parts further away have to be progressively larger (and thus more dense in people) in order to maintain the proper size perspective. Jefferson did the same thing in planning out the buildings lineing the lawn at the university of Virginia...notice how all the columns look the same size even though their further away. To put all those guys in perspective took a lot of planning.Great photo thanks for shareing

 

[bikemancs]

Re: 1918 Photo (Amazing) WORTH LOOKING AT‏

My first unit did this about a month after I departed the peninsula,

http://www.army.mil/article/21820/

 

[Curt1521]

Re: 1918 Photo (Amazing) WORTH LOOKING AT‏

These are awesome

 

[InsidetheStorm]

Re: 1918 Photo (Amazing) WORTH LOOKING AT‏

A little off topic, but I gotta say... I love your signature GIF... =]

 

[oneshot86]

Re: 1918 Photo (Amazing) WORTH LOOKING AT‏

cool photo, but...

I feel sorry for every 18k men there, how stinkin long did that take to stage...

in the 80,s we would have been standing by to stand by long enough that we would have needed to shave again...

 

[1badmopar]

Re: 1918 Photo (Amazing) WORTH LOOKING AT‏

I have seen the photo before, and it truly is amazing to think about the time and planning it must have taken.

 

[MontanaKid]

Re: 1918 Photo (Amazing) WORTH LOOKING AT‏

The face is a little distorted.

 

[WinXD]

Re: 1918 Photo (Amazing) WORTH LOOKING AT‏

very cool