Adventures of the Blackgang

liquidnight:

Two girls on the south coast of England look out toward the beach through a barbed wire fence constructed as part of Britain’s coastal defenses, 1940

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thegildedcentury:

Life magazine, January 4, 1943

The 4,724-ton freighter M.V. Asia Symphony lies on a pier after being hit by the tsunami at the port in Kamaishi city, Iwate prefecture on March 16. All 17 Filipino crew (next picture) are safe and living at an emergency shelter near the port. (Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images) #

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The happy crew

coldisthesea:

110316-N-SB672-098 KURO-SOKI, JAPAN (March 16, 2011) Naval Air Crewman Chris Tautkus, from Simi Valley, Calif., assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine (HS) 4 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), uses a translation card to ask a Japanese man what additional supplies and assistance is needed in his area. The carrier is off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord/Released

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morningsuicide:

producermatthew:

A girl who has been isolated at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels, looks at her dog through a window in Nihonmatsu, northern Japan, March 14, 2011. (Reuters)

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A vehicle is half submerged at a crossroad in Sendai, northeastern Japan, March 12. (Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters) #

Cracks are seen on the snow-covered ground in woodlands near the earthquake and tsunami-devastated town of Sendai March 12. (Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters) #

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A vessel sits after it was washed away by tsunami into urban area in Kesennuma, Miyagi, northern Japan March 12. (Kyodo News/Associated Press) #

Cargo containers are strewn about in Sendai Japan March 12

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A man holding a dog walks on a street in Kesennuma city, Miyagi prefecture on March 12. (AFP/Getty Images)

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