WOW!
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Subject: Old Photographs
The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in 1861Charlie Chaplin in 1916 at the age of 27Suntan vending machine, 1949Annie Edison Taylor (1838-1921), the first person to
survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. She
did it in 1901 because she needed money, and after
doing it said she wouldn't recommend it to anyone!Only known authenticated photo of Billy the Kid,ca. 1879Jesse James, approximately 16 years oldAdvertisement for Atabrine, an anti-malaria drug. Signwas put up at the 363rd station hospital in Papua,
New Guinea during WWIIHow could parents ensure that their children were getting sunlight and fresh air when living in apartment buildings? The baby cage, ca. 1937Hotel owner pouring acid in the water when black people
swam in his pool, ca. 1964Little girl comforting her doll in the ruins of her
bomb damaged home, London, 1940...Unknown soldier in Vietnam, 19651920's lifeguard1928 fashion show at the beachMeasuring bathing suits in the early 1920s. If they
were too short, the women would be finedTesting new bulletproof vests, 1923A mom and her son watch the mushroom cloud after an atomic test 75 miles away, Las Vegas, 1953Illegal alcohol being poured out during Prohibition,
Detroit 1929The Ford Theater, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinatedChildren eating their Christmas dinner during the
Great Depression: turnips and cabbageAnnette Kellerman promoted women's right to wear
a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907⦠She was
arrested for indecency.Martin Luther King Jr. with his son by his side
removing a burnt cross from his front yard, 1960The original Ronald clown of McDonald's in 1963Apollo I crew members rehearsing their water landing
in 1966President Richard Nixon trying to use chopsticks while
visiting China in 1972Construction of the Manhattan Bridge, 1908Construction of the Berlin wall, 1961Hitler's officers and cadets celebrating Christmas, 1941Abraham Lincoln's hearse, 1865Frozen Niagara Falls, 1911Last prisoners of Alcatraz leaving, 1963(Me, seventh in line :-)A penniless mother hides her face in shame after
putting her children up for sale, Chicago, 1948Recovering bodies after the Titanic disaster,
April 1912.A most beautiful suicide - 23 year old Evelyn McHale
leapt to her death from an observation deck (83rd floor)
of the Empire State Building, May 1, 1947. She landed
on a United Nations limousineâ¦Melted and damaged mannequins after a fire at
Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum in London, 1930New York City fire station, ca. 1912Operation Babylift: Vietnamese orphans transported by
airplanes to America in 1975Polish children examined by German officers to see if
they qualify as Aryan, and would be allowed to liveSanta Claus in New York, ca. 19005:00 P.M., September 3rd, 1967
Sweden changed from driving on the left side to driving
on the right - this was the resultUnpacking the Head of the Statue of Liberty
delivered June 17, 1885
Monday, August 19, 2013
Wow! Old Photographs ... Thx clay V & Sarah R!
Some old ~ some never seen .
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