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Recon Escort: 1960
August 4, 1960. "Family and mourners at the Arlington National Cemetery burial of Willard G. Palm, RB-47 reconnaissance ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/08/2013 - 11:09pm -

August 4, 1960. "Family and mourners at the Arlington National Cemetery burial of Willard G. Palm, RB-47 reconnaissance airplane pilot shot down by the Russians." Photo by John T. Bledsoe, U.S. News & World Report. View full size. Maj. PalmComing from a military family, myself, this one really caught my eye. I'm not finding a lot about Maj. Palm, other than about the incident which took his life. He was a WWII veteran, and that his home of record was Oak Ridge, Tennessee. TRHalfhill, thanks for sharing your experience with Col. Olmstead! I'm glad to hear that he not only survived, but stayed in and finished his career. This is an example of how tense things were during the Cold War. The Soviet pilot who shot the plane down admitted that it was over international air space at the time, but that he thought they intended to continue into Soviet air space. Another tragic aspect of the event was that two of the crew members remain MIA. Sad As It IsThe Russians had every right to do so. I mean: what would we do with a Russian "spy plane" in our airspace? [The plane was not in Soviet airspace. - Dave] Freeman B. OlmsteadWhen I was in college, I became acquainted with one of the survivors of that doomed RB-47 flight: Col. Freeman B. Olmstead. In the 1970s, he led the Air Force ROTC program at Kent State University in Ohio. I was a cub reporter at the student newspaper and was assigned to cover ROTC. Col. Olmstead was quite friendly and we had several interesting conversations in his office at Rockwell Hall. He didn't mention the RB-47 incident or his months as a prisoner of the Russians until one of the ROTC cadets tipped me off about it. Then Col. Olmstead told me the story and I wrote it up for the newspaper. He was greatly respected by the cadets. I liked him, too. (Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Kids)
A Distant Shore: 1925
"Arlington Beach Park, 1925." At left is the Yocum canoe house . National ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/18/2008 - 12:23pm -

"Arlington Beach Park, 1925." At left is the Yocum canoe house. National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. StuckGood thing the photographer snapped the photo when he did. He prevented that guy from diving into into the rowboat. Of course, the downside is that he got stuck in mid-air like that for eternity. LocationIt appears that the beach was located along Boundary Channel with Columbia Island in the immediate background and Foggy Bottom across the main channel of the Potomac. (The Gallery, Natl Photo, Sports)
Poles Apart: 1937
... as much fun to watch. Rosslyn Meaning downtown Arlington. (The Gallery, D.C., John Vachon) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/19/2018 - 3:13pm -

July 1937. "Electrical and telephone wires. Rosslyn, Virginia." Medium format negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Old-School LinemenI remember as a kid, watching a lineman arrive alone in a truck and then climb the pole using only spiked boots and a big leather strap. He would hang off the side of the pole, working within inches of live wires, using tools from a huge tool belt. Today you only see cherry picker trucks and several people on the ground as a support crew. I guess this is safer, but not nearly as much fun to watch. RosslynMeaning downtown Arlington. (The Gallery, D.C., John Vachon)
The Great Fire
... in various cities. There were also a few big fires in Arlington, Virginia, around that time. But none in Washington that I know of. - ... 
 
Posted by woodwardave - 09/21/2011 - 9:21pm -

From a turn-of-the-century family photo album. Taken in Washington, D.C. [This is might be the Baltimore fire of 1904. Prints were sold as souvenirs in various cities. There were also a few big fires in Arlington, Virginia, around that time. But none in Washington that I know of. - Dave] View full size. MisnomerThe title was mine, judging by the size of the building that was leveled--sorry about any confusion. I don't think it was part of any larger fire. This is actually one out of a set of pictures. WashingtonThis was the power company fire in D.C. Note the Chevy Chase Dairy wagon on the right. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Fort Myer: 1917
Arlington, Virginia. "Fort Myer officers' training camp, 1917." Radio masts for ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/18/2009 - 9:20pm -

Arlington, Virginia. "Fort Myer officers' training camp, 1917." Radio masts for the Navy's wireless station are in the background; the tallest measured some 600 feet. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. (The Gallery, Harris + Ewing, WWI)
Airport Newsstand (Colorized): 1941
July 1941. Virginia, Arlington, Washington National Airport. The newsstand in the waiting room, with ... 
 
Posted by Alex - 01/24/2020 - 12:26pm -

July 1941. Virginia, Arlington, Washington National Airport. The newsstand in the waiting room, with some "real" covers. By Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. Colorized version of this Shorpy photo. Found issues Aero Digest Amazing Stories Aviation Bazaar Better Homes & Gardens Blue Book Click Crime Detective Daring Detective Esquire Famous Fantastic Mysteries Flying and Popular Aviation Front Page Detective Look Master Detective Outdoor Life Photoplay Physical Culture Popular Mechanics Popular Photography Popular Science Reader's Digest Real Detective The Saturday Evening Post Screenland Screen Life Sports Afield Startling Detective True Confessions True Detective True Story United States News Vogue The Woman (Colorized Photos)
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