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priscilla 1Living Pictures of US Soldiers
July 30th 2010 02:42
At the beginning of the 20th century, English photographer Arthur S. Mole and his American colleague John D. Thomas took these living photographs which show thousands of American soldiers posing as symbols of American history.
*Images and information sourced from OddityCentral here.
The living emblem of the United States Marines, formed by 100 officers and 9,000 enlisted men at the Marine Barracks, Paris Island, South Carolina
The Human Liberty Bell, formed by 25,000 officers and men at Camp Dix, New Jersey, 1918
A portrait of President Woodrow Wilson, formed of 21,000 officers and men at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1918
The Human US Shield: 30,000 officers and men at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1918
In the picture of the Statue of Liberty there are 18,000 men: 12,000 of them in the torch alone, but just 17 at the base. The men at the top of the picture are actually half a mile away from the men at the bottom
*Images and information sourced from OddityCentral here.
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