Sunday, August 18, 2013

Photos- Historical treasures ... Thx Ramey H!


 

Some of these photos are historical treasures and possibly one of a kind.
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-apollo-16-astronaut-kids.jpg
During the Apollo 16 mission, Charles Duke left a family photo on the moon that was enclosed in a plastic bag.

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-corsair-wreck.jpg
Vought F4U Corsair crashes on the deck of a carrier when the arresting gear failed. Most likely sometime during WW2 in the Pacific Theater.

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-cuban-missile-crisis.jpg
John F. Kennedy at NASA's Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex in 1962.

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-last-photo-of-the-titanic.jpg
The photo is believed to be the last photo ever taken of the RMS Titanic before it sank in April 1912.

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-1884-de-dion.jpg
1884 De Dion, Bouton et Trepardou Dos-à-Dos is the oldest running car on the planet. It was the first car to participate in an automobile race.

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-first-photo-in-space-1946.jpg
This photo was taken in space right after World War II (1946).  A team of soldiers and scientists used a German-madeV-2 missile equipped with a camera to capture this shot —making it the first photo in space.
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-formal-surrender-japan-1945.jpg
Douglas MacArthur signing the official Japanese surrender instrument aboard the USS Missouri, 1945.

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-hitler-gustav-railway-gun.jpg
Hitler inspecting the massive 800mm (31.5") “Schwerer Gustav” railway gun from afar.  It was the largest-caliber rifled weapon ever used in combat, and fired the heaviest shells of any artillery piece.

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-general-george-s-patton-dog.jpg

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-goebbels-wedding-hitler.jpg

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-lt-custer-troops-1862.jpg

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-openining-king-tut-sarcophagus.jpg

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-raf-pilot-haircut.jpg

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-red-baron-dog.jpg

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-samurai-1860-1880.jpg

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-sas-soldiers-1943.jpg

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-soviet-soldiers-break.jpg

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-tsar-nicholas-friend-1899.jpg

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-disney-brothers.jpg

 
http://gl1800riders.com/sites/default/files/historical-photos-rare-pt2-young-duke-training-apollo-16.jpg

 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_16    

 

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