Historic Footographs
Jeremy Schmatz stands on the spot where Martin Luther King gave the "I Have a Dream" speach at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.
At Mt. Vernon, Frank and Andy Strait surround one of the most historic of all feet, that of George Washington, for this fabulous footograph. Mt. Vernon, of course, is the estate of George and Martha Washington near Alexandria, Virginia on the banks of the Potomac.
During his recent Midwest odyssey, Alan Shoemaker spent time in Madison, Wisconsin and grabbed this footograph of the historic state capitol building.
Toni Reyna was in awe as she saw Lady Liberty for the first time. It all happened in a New York Minute on a recent weekend getaway to the Big Apple.
At the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, history was made as the delegates nominated Barack Obama for president - the first African-American candidate from one of the major parties. Feetinfamousplaces.com was there in the feet of Will Ripley and Polo Sandoval, reporters for KRGV NEWSCHANNEL 5 in Weslaco, Texas. Enjoy this truly historic footograph!
The second half of the historic presidential ticket is Joe Biden (D) Delaware. Will Ripley and Polo Sandoval tracked down a Biden sign behind the scenes for this footo.
The Metropolitan Musem or Art in New York City is the largest art museum in the United States - and of course the Roman sculpture of Hercules was a great place for a footo. Pamela Schuler also sent us a "full frontal" footograph of the statue, we'll have to put that one on our site with parental controls. :-)
In the heart of Jeff Davis County in the mountains of West Texas, lies the old west town of Fort Davis. Here, man goes with boots and jeans or he doesn't go at all. Unless, of course, you're Alex Garcia, John Gerling and Tim Smith on the road to the McDonald Observatory just up the road in which case Nikes and shorts work just fine. Fort Davis was once the "rough and tumble settlement known as Chihuahua." Now, it's just a fun place to visit! With its unpaved streets and preserved 19th century army post, Fort Davis is a Texas historical treasure.
Standing proudly in New York Harbor is Lady Liberty, a gift to the people of the United States from the people of France in 1886. Felipe "Christopher" DeBruhl put his foot proudly in the air on Liberty Island for this footograph.
While on a recent trip to San Antonio, Pam Shuler stopped by the site of the historic mission now known as The Alamo, site of the battle of 1836 during the Texas Revolution. The Alamo, of course, is now nestled in the heart of downtown San Antonio neighbored by the tourist-friendly Riverwalk.
Pam Shuler poses in front of one of the historic statues depicting the action which took place at The Alamo in beautiful downtown San Antonio, Texas.
Since there are two feet in front of the Old North Church in Boston, can we assume these Texans came by Sea? It was 1775 when Paul Revere's signal was sent by Robert Newman from the steeple...the British were coming by sea... triggering the American Revolution and ultimately the freedom to take footographs and post them on the internet for the entire world to see! Jason and Michelle Straub of Texas invaded Boston for this footograph.
Many of America's most historic sites can be visited by walking the famed Freedom Trail in Boston. Jason and Michelle Straub grabbed this footo along the 2.5 mile red brick walking trail during a recent visit to Boston.
On their recent trip to New England, Jason and Michelle Straub visited Boston and historic Faneuil Hall Marketplace. No word on whether they found any bargains in the unique shopping world, but there are some great shoe stores there!
In front of the beautiful Indiana State House in downtown Indianapolis, Tim Smith grabs this drive-by footograph from the window of the car (he wasn't driving). While this footo was being taken, just two blocks away, the Indianpolis Colts were pounding the New Orleans Saints in the opening game of the 2007 NFL Season.
Permanently docked in Corpus Christi, Texas - the USS Lexington is now a floating museum. Sarai Valdez grabbed this great footograph during her recent visit to the "Sparkling City By The Bay."
In front of the United States Capitol, Taylor Smith and Chris "Felipe" DeBruhl pose for this historic footograph during a recent whirlwind tour of Washinton D.C.
That's Taylor Smith's foot in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. Is that Laura's foot sticking out of the window back there??
Washington Monument footographs are tough to get. Kudos to Chris "Felipe" DeBruhl for getting this great footo of the beautiful landmark on the Mall in Washington D.C.
In front of the US Archives in Washington DC, Taylor Smith takes this footograph for our archives!
Pictured here among the columns of the famed Treasury Building in Petra, Jordan are Roxi Mann & Miriam Smart. The Lost City of Petra was featured in Indiana Jones-The Last Crusade and is also on the list to be one of the new 7 Wonders of the World!
This footograph got a LOT of looks. The footographer forgot the concept of feet only, but that's OK...this footo shows how dedicated some of our contributors are! This was taken in Giza, Egypt with the Great Sphnix in the background. The Great Sphnix guards the way to Khafre's Pyramids. Missing nose and beard were shot off during target practice by soldiers hundreds of years ago.
This footo was taken in Memphis , Egypt at the Alabaster Sphinx which sits near the prostrate statue of Ramses II. Roxi Mann and Miriam Smart are comparing foot sizes with the Sphnix.
"Wow, did we get the looks when we took this footo!" Those are the words of Roxi Mann and Miriam Smart during their recent trip to Egypt. Roxi and Miriam's feet are in front of one of the three giant pyramids of Giza, Egypt .
The Temple of Horus in Edfu, Egypt is the location of this footo. The Temple was built between 237 B.C . and 57 B.C .! Roxi Mann and Miriam Smart managed to kick the spotlight over taking this footo (no damage done) .
It's either a really long nail on Pam Shuler's second toe - or the Washington Monument in the background. Great footo!
Regular contributor Pam Schuler took this footograph at the US Capitol during a recent visit to Washington D.C. They probably asked if that foot was loaded!
In Rio Grande City, Texas, Nadine poses for this footograph in front of the historic Robert E Lee house at Fort Ringgold. It is believed Robert E Lee met with war planners in this house and may have even spent a night or two here.
This is from the famous Boca de Verite, the "Mouth of Truth" in Rome. Legend has it that if you put your hand into the mouth of truth and someone asks you a question, if you don't tell the truth, it eats your arm! needless to say, a popular wedding party stop. Of course, footographer Te Norman willingly placed her hand in the "Mouth of Truth," but feet are far too valuable to risk. So, her foot is just below the "mouth" in this footo. Click on the picture to see the wider picture which includes the entire mouth...and the endangered hand.
This is from the unending line at the entrance to the Vatican museum. You can easily wait several hours just to get in. Te Norman was coming back to the line with waters and gelato for she and her husband, Dr. Buckman, when she posed for this footograph.
This footograph is from the BATTLESHIP TEXAS, the last of the world's great Dreadnaughts. She fought in World War I AND World War II, and was once the flagship of the American Fleet. She's now anchored in Houston, Texas where Jason Smith anchored himself for this footogrpah.
"Probably the toughest footograph to take" says footographer Tim Smith of this footograph of the Washington Monument. After laying on the wet ground (it had been raining all day), sitting on a bench with feet high in the air and standing in a very, very awkward position to get the best possible angle for this footo - Tim said he wasn't really embarrassed because, after all, he doesn't know anyone in DC. Then, from the other side of the monument, someone yelled - "hey...Tim Smith...what are you doing here??" Anything for a footograph.
On this rainy day in Washington DC, Tim Smith pauses in front of the Library of Congress for this footograph which probably could also go in the "wet feet" category.
Different day, different shoe, same weather. This is Tim Smith's waterlogged foot in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
Few buildings in the world hold as much history as the United States Capital. On this rainy day in Washington, DC, Tim Smith shows off his very uncomfortable dress shoe. If you click on the footograph to make it larger, you'll notice flags flying on each end of the capital indicating both the House and Senate are in session.
While in Washington DC, Tim Smith broke through an army of protesters (who were chanting "Step Down Bush") to get this footograph of the White House. This is the North Lawn of the White House. The South Lawn was completely blocked...tourists couldn't get anywhere close to the gate on the South side.
"That's it?" "I always pictured it larger." Those are the most common comments heard out front of The Alamo - nestled in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Taylor Smith poses for this footograph on a very busy Labor Day Weekend at this storied old mission.
The first weekend of each month is a "living weekend" at The Alamo. Folks are busy re-enacting scenes as they may have appeared many, many years ago. Here, behind Tim Smith's foot, the men are busy making napsacks from genuine cowhide. They actually leave the cow's hair on the outside of the bag to make it waterproof. Who'd have known??
In Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Pam Schuler took this footograph at Chichin Itza El Castillo. This is one of the most recognizable Mayan ruins in the Yucatan. The serpent shadow that "crawls" down the staircase on the summer soltice draws thousands of onlookers (and twice as many feet).
Also at Chichin Itza, Pam Schuler and her foot are found observing the ancient observatory - one of the marvels of ancient Mayan architecture. Cool sock!
Tulum is the only Mayan city in the Yucatan that is situated on the ocean. Pam Schuler says her foot has travelled to this region many many times checking out the ancient cities. By the way, Pam has been taking footographs like these for years. She says "anyone can put their face in a picutre, but my friend know it's an "authentic Pam was there" photo if they see my foot."
Pam Schuler's foot gets an outstanding view of Machu Pichu, high in the Peruvian Andes for this footograph. Once thought to be the "lost city" of the Incas, this mountain city of royalty is impressive whatever its original purpose
Historic Footographs