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!
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
2 comments:
Wow that's amazing. You couldn't get that many people to stand still for that long today Diane. LOL
Isn't that an amazing picture? I vaguely remembered my own Grandfather ( God rest his soul ) saying he was in that picture when I was a child. I called a couple of my Aunts, and they said it was true, he was in it. But you are so right, everyone is to antsy these days to sit still.
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