I find it amazing that this photo, taken so many years ago, actually still exists!?
And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see.
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!!!!! What a priceless gift from grandfathers!
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
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