Some New News About Old Stuff.
1. HMAS CHOULES-- One of Australia's newest Navy ships is the HMAS (Her Majesty's Australian Ship) Choules, named after their last World War I veteran, Claude Choules who died in May 2011 at the age of 110. He served in World War I in the British Navy and World War II in the Australian Navy. I have written more on Mr. Choules, just hit the label.
2. PITTSBURGH'S BRIDGE OF SIGNS-- This comes from the Jan. 30, 2013 Shorpy Bridge of Sighs: 1903. And reads Pittsburgh "Named after the famous span in Venice (and it looks like that one) it was used to transport prisoners between the Alleghenny Courthouse and jail.
It is still there. The courthouse was built between 1883 and 1888. The jail remains as well,but now houses child support, custody and family law services.
When looking at the Shorpy pictures, always read the comments which give a lot more information. Plus, I like to blow up the pictures for a closer view.
Shorpy, One Great Site. --Cooter
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