18,000 men - 1918 picture

Deal_4_wHeel
By Deal_4_wHeel

This INCREDIBLE picture was taken in 1918.

It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge , in Iowa

EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN!!!!!

FACTS:

Base to Shoulder: 150 feet

Right Arm: 340 feet

Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 f eet

Right thumb: 35 feet

Thickest part of body: 29 feet

Left hand length: 30 feet

Face: 60 feet

Nose: 21 feet

Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet

Torch and flame combined: 980 feet

Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000

Number of men in torch: 2,800

Number of men in right arm: 1,200

Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000

Total men: 18,000

By Princess Lulu• 21 Mar 2013 03:29
Princess Lulu

after the war, if they try to remake this picture...they'll only get the torch...or head.

By Gopik• 16 Dec 2010 12:13
Gopik

Really Nice one - Thanks for the Photo

By anonymous• 15 Dec 2010 00:25
anonymous

gr8

By mona mohammad• 14 Dec 2010 22:43
mona mohammad

Nice...!!

By Deal_4_wHeel• 14 Dec 2010 14:48
Deal_4_wHeel

What a priceless gift from native grandfathers!

By anonymous• 14 Dec 2010 14:44
anonymous

good one

By osamabawab• 14 Dec 2010 13:41
osamabawab

in 1918!!

OMG thats Amazing

By anonymous• 14 Dec 2010 12:31
anonymous

nice one.

By wefrmdoh• 14 Dec 2010 12:10
wefrmdoh

nice

By one_shot• 14 Dec 2010 12:01
one_shot

.

By Speedysid• 14 Dec 2010 11:59
Speedysid

FYI

By hislam• 14 Dec 2010 11:57
hislam

What did Ghandi suggest instead; Turn your left cheek to whom slapped you on your Right?

By Lovemee• 14 Dec 2010 11:54
Lovemee

nice one, TFS..:)

By anonymous• 14 Dec 2010 11:26
anonymous

nice adobe photo editing!

By Ice Maiden• 14 Dec 2010 11:11
Ice Maiden

All these men went off to war.

Out of 18,000 how many survived? *sigh*

By chevydjak• 14 Dec 2010 11:02
chevydjak

nice

By one_shot• 14 Dec 2010 10:57
one_shot

i just read this e-mail in my inbox, waste of effort , for un-noble purpose

By anonymous• 14 Dec 2010 10:55
anonymous

Incredible! "United" States of America

By eliashamzo• 14 Dec 2010 10:52
eliashamzo

Amazing ...

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