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Old 26-09-2014, 19:33   #1
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WW11 buffs are gonna love this.....Then and Now

Pics from the Past - It is amazing the difference in 70 years.

LEFT CLICK .. HOLD IT AND DRAG YOUR MOUSE GENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON EACH PHOTO.
THE ORIGINAL PHOTO WILL BECOME THE EXACT SAME LOCATION TODAY .... DRAG IT BACK OVER AND YOU ARE IN 1944 AGAIN.SCROLL UP TO THE NEXT PHOTO

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Old 26-09-2014, 20:18   #2
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Re: WW11 buffs are gonna love this.....Then and Now

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pics from the past - it is amazing the difference in 70 years.

left click .. Hold it and drag your mouse gently from left to right on each photo.
the original photo will become the exact same location today .... Drag it back over and you are in 1944 again.scroll up to the next photo

click on link below

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Old 26-09-2014, 20:23   #3
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Re: WW11 buffs are gonna love this.....Then and Now

Damn clever stuff, I enjoyed that, Thanks for posting.
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Old 26-09-2014, 20:48   #4
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I've seen this recently somewhere else (can't remember where at the moment but think it was a newspaper online), really good, it covered the D-Day beaches & suchlike.

here you go

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddes...ow-interactive
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Old 26-09-2014, 20:49   #5
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Very interesting ta.
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Old 26-09-2014, 20:52   #6
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Yes, I have seen it too....I think someone posted a link on here.
I liked it then and I like it now...very ingenious.
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Old 26-09-2014, 21:30   #7
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Very clever. I enjoyed it.
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Old 26-09-2014, 21:35   #8
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I've posted this previously, but for those who missed it have a look at these overlapping films.

Wonderful London in 1924 & 2014:
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Old 26-09-2014, 21:58   #9
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Very interesting
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Old 27-09-2014, 17:49   #10
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Very clever
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