Statue of Liberty 1918

[plateauguy]

This picture was taken at Fort Dodge, Iowa in 1918. It took 18,000 men - God Bless America.

 

[papipeguy]

I had seen this beofre and it is a remakable photo. I wonder how many feet long the line of men is. This is no small feat.

 

[petes03]

Wow, talk about cooperation! Cool pic!

 

[mso489]

I wonder how they got the altitude. Balloon or tower or what? I presume they traced out the lines on the ground, maybe

with different colors for the different colored shirts the troops wore. This was before a lot of radio gear was around, so

perhaps this was all done by megaphone. I wonder how long it took to arrange and shoot this. They may have started

before dawn to have the daylight at the correct angle. I bet it was done on one of those big negative cameras, which is

why you can pick out the individual heads, if not faces. It was a good way to keep troops out of trouble.

 

[cortezattic]

Being able to figure out how the perspective works boggles the mind.

 

[pipeherman]

Impressive. detail seems very high also.