U.S. Navy F6F aboard USS Shangri-La during Operation Crossroads in the Pacific Ocean. Captain takes bearing. U.S. Navy F6F (drone) in the background. F6F spotted on each side of the flight deck. Crew stands beside the F6F on flight deck F6F (drones) on end of flight deck
Atomic bomb testing on Bikini Island. View of island of Bikini from an aircraft. Battleships and other Naval vessels. Animated drawing showing action of atomic bomb on Naval vessels. A small Naval ship and the hoisting of the American flag. Officers and one civilian ride in the back of a boat and observe a small destroyer in the background. An officer and an enlisted man checking passes at the cabin door. The removal of a padlock. Officers and enlisted men operating electronic instruments. Officers and enlisted men look through telescopes. Cameramen and cameras on lower deck. Atomic bomb exploding. Several naval vessels underway. Officers using Geiger counter to test radioactivity. An officer observing the damage done by atomic bomb. Damaged Navy ships. Explosion of an atomic bomb. Huge tidal wave is formed which sweeps the decks of ships nearby.
Architectural monuments of Uzbekistan. Mosques and minarets. Ruins of old buildings on cliffs in the desert. Domes, arches, and a mosque surrounded by pillars. Bricks arranged in various designs. The Ismail Samani Mausoleum. Elaborate stone calligraphy on top of the Jarkurgan minaret. Medieval print from the 14th century “Genghis Khan Enthroned” by Rashid al Din. Other prints depict the ancient history of Uzbekistan: kings, soldiers fighting on horseback, shooting arrows from towers.
The Kyzylkum Desert near Samarkand, Uzbekistan. A group of travelers approach the Shah-i-Zinda (or Shakh-i Zindeh) necropolis. Stone dome of a mortuary chapel mosque in the Shah-i-Zinda. Minarets and domes of buildings. People moving along narrow streets. People climb the steps of a mosque. Interior of the mosque showing its architecture. A man dressed in Arabic clothes comes out of the mosque.
Architectural monuments of Uzbekistan. People move on a road among ruins. A barren tree. Ruins of old buildings and minarets. Tourists visit the Bibi-Khanym Mosque. A camel outside the ruins of the Bibi-Khanym Mosque. The interior of a mosque showing its architecture. Medieval Persian prints show how the arches and domes of the Bibi-Khanym Mosque were constructed. A doorway in the mosque. Workers work on the restoration of a dome. A picture shows two guards at an entrance gate. Mongol conqueror Timur facial reconstruction from skull, by Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov.
Architectural monuments of Uzbekistan. Courtyards of various buildings. Carvings on damaged buildings. Interior and exterior of a minaret showing its architecture. A picture shows an old man writing at a desk. A book and alphabets written on it. Minarets and narrow, arched streets.
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