South Pacific

Life at an American base on Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands, 1944. Just like the musical...

The American base on the atholl. Source

Servicemen chatting. Source

Ground crew working on a bomber. Source

Servicemen in front of a photo processing lab. Source

A view of the airstrip. Source

A plane taking off from the airstrip. Source

Servicemen gathering lumber. Source

Drinks in the officer's club. Source

Servicemen getting medals at an airstrip ceremony. Source

Servicemen in the library hut. Source

The island barbershop. Source

Sailors talk to local women. Source

Troops playing softball. Source

Cranes at work on the base. Source

Soldiers working on the makeshift harbour. Source

Servicewomen and a plane. Source

A makeshift shower (good for washing men out of your hair). Source

Native women giggling as they perform a dance. Source

Servicemen and women on a boat ride. Source

Natives carrying boxes at the base. Source

Local women being trained as nurses. Source

Native men ironing clothes. Source

A military cook. Source

Native people playing a game. Source

A soldier looking at his collection of shells. Source

A guard on duty (somehow I doubt that sign worked that well...). Source

A seabee playing the trumpet in an impromptu concert. Source

Soldiers in a bunker. Source

Of course, despite the idyllic setting... there is a war on. Men preparing grave markers. Source

Servicemen tending to the island graveyard. Source

Wales by Photochrom

Photochrom time! Today, Wales. (as a side note, I've been to most of these places-- they come highly recommended!)

c. 1890-1900. 

Dolbadarn Castle (free to visit!), Llanberis. Source

Capel Curig and Snowdon. Source

Beddgelert (an adorable town). Source

Sychnant Pass. Source

Caerphilly Castle (great castle, more town around it now!). Source

Llyn Crafnant, Trefriw. Source

Precipice Walk, Dolgellau. Source

Gwynant Valley, Snowdonia (I''ve taken a photograph from almost exactly the same location). Source

Harlech Castle (terrific). Source

The Hall at Beaumaris Castle (it isn't covered in ivy any more! terrific). Source

Conwy Castle (my very favourite castle) and suspension bridge, Conwy. Source

Snowdon from Glaslyn. Source

Devil's Bridge, near Aberystwyth. Source

Llanberis. Source

A view of Llandudno (still mostly the same today). Source

The pier at Llandudno (still there today, though it looks a bit different). Source

Kidwelly Castle, Carmarthen. Source

Caernarfon Castle (another great one) at sunset. Source

Harbour and castle, Caernarfon. Source

Valle Crucis Abbey, Llangollen. Source

The last mile to the top of Snowdon. Source

The Terrace, Aberystwyth (still looks like this too!). Source

Steamboat Pier, Trefriw. Source

The Menai Straits from Anglesey (both those wonderful bridges are still in use). Source

An estuary from Barmouth. Source

Caernarfon Road, Snowdonia. Source

Bangor from Angelsey (the pier is still there, as are most or all of those buildings, though there's a few more now). Source