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Illustrations of history

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This magazine is for sharing artwork of historical events, places, personages, etc. Scale models and the like also welcome!

Generally speaking, actual photos of a historical item should go to [email protected]

Photos of ruins should go to [email protected]

Photos of the past should go to [email protected]

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[โ€“] Honytawk 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What's the point of building roofs against rain, when there is already a roof overhead?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

A covered space is easier to keep warm. Also the crater hole might well have let in rain that could be blown around by wind.