Disguise of British military equipment as elephants, India, WWII.
I know from the air they’d probably be great camouflage … but it just looks so odd.
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“A novel hour of entertainment was recently presented to the radio audience of the nation with the inauguration of the Michelin Hour, presented by the rubber tire manufacturing concern. The orchestra’s members are attired in grotesque fashion, as shown above.” 1928.
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You know … nowadays we’d say these had been photo-shopped.
Makes life look so boring and bland now doesn’t it.
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U.S. Army men casually seated around a table as one on horseback jumps over the table.
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Oldriev’s new tricycle. Photo by Chas. W Oldrieve, 1882.
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The smoke from the rear end of the second elephant mat be a bit of a giveaway 
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That’s a good one … bulletproof vest?
Flatulence? … No, seriously … no one could accuse the British of having to operate on a tight budget. Good idea though.
A ghost photo taken by an enthusiast … Date unknown
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…indeed, and also effectively used by the operations of the Ghost Army, a secret U.S. Army unit, that used inflatable tanks and other illusions to deceive the German military. Deception tactics do not necessarily depend on any budget.
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Looks like it has been photoshopped with the rider inserted into the photo.
Awesome pics nonetheless.
Have to agree … the blokes underneath hadn’t even twitched a muscle and with a hoof that close to my head I would have hunkered down a bit to keep my ears.
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My thoughts exactly.
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Here’s a favourite of mine … it’s thought provoking in terms of culture shock old-meets-new … and the rapid development of warfare from bareback to armoured tank.
Original caption: Chief Thomas K. Yallup, of Toppenish, Washington, chief of the Yakima Indian Tribal Council, visits his son, Cpl. Bill Yallup, who was in training with an army armored unit at the Yakima Firing Center. Cpl. Yallup’s “iron horse,” an M-48 tank, is one of several roaming the plains where once-proud Indian warriors rode fleet-footed steeds
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Another favourite … a short video this time of a moving walkway at the Paris world fair, 1900.
