Some
more old photos…………..I love old photos…… they tell such a
story…….
Blessings,
These
are fabulous photos. I hope you enjoy them as much as I
did.
The
Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in 1861
Hippo
cart in 1924. The hippo belonged to a circus and apparently
enjoyed pulling the cart as a trick
Charlie
Chaplin in 1916 at the age of 27
Suntan
vending machine, 1949
Annie
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.
1879
Sharing
bananas with a goat during the Battle of
Saipan , ca.
1944
Jesse
James, approximately 16 years old
Advertisement
for Atabrine, an anti-malaria drug. Sign
was
put up at the 363rd station hospital in Papua ,New
Guinea
during WWII
How
could parents ensure
that their children were getting
sunlight and fresh air when living in apartment buildings?
sunlight and fresh air when living in apartment buildings?
The
baby cage, ca. 1937
Hotel
owner pouring acid in the water when black people
swam in his pool, ca. 1964
swam in his pool, ca. 1964
Bookstore
ruined by an air raid, London 1940
Little
girl comforting her doll in the ruins of her
bomb damaged home,London , 1940
bomb damaged home,
.
Animals
being used as a part of medical therapy in 1956
.
Artificial
legs, United
Kingdom , ca.
1890
.
Unknown
soldier in Vietnam ,
1965
1920's
lifeguard
1928
fashion show at the beach
Former
slave showing whipping scars
Measuring
bathing suits in the early 1920s. If they
were too short, the women would be fined
were too short, the women would be fined
A
space chimp poses for the camera after a
successful mission to space in 1961
successful mission to space in 1961
Testing
new bulletproof vests, 1923
A
mom and her son watch the mushroom cloud after an atomic
test 75 miles away,Las
Vegas , 1953
test 75 miles away,
Walter
Yeo, one of the first people to
undergo advanced
plastic surgery. His eyelids were damaged in World War I,
and he got a skin transplant to replace them.
plastic surgery. His eyelids were damaged in World War I,
and he got a skin transplant to replace them.
Illegal
alcohol being poured out during Prohibition,
Detroit
1929
Austrian
boy receives new shoes during WWII
The
Ford Theater,
where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
Children
eating their Christmas dinner during the
Great Depression: turnips and cabbage
Great Depression: turnips and cabbage
Annette
Kellerman promoted women's right to wear
a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907… She was
arrested for indecency.
a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907… She was
arrested for indecency.
snowball fight in 1893
Martin
Luther King Jr. with his son by his side
removing a burnt cross from his front yard, 1960
removing a burnt cross from his front yard, 1960
The
original Ronald clown of McDonald's in 1963
Apollo
I crew members rehearsing their water landing in
1966
President
Richard Nixon trying to use chopsticks while
visitingChina in
1972
visiting
Construction
of the Manhattan
Bridge ,
1908
Construction
of the Berlin
wall, 1961
Hitler's
officers and cadets celebrating Christmas,
1941
Abraham
Lincoln's hearse, 1865
Frozen
Niagara Falls ,
1911
Last
prisoners of Alcatraz leaving,
1963
A
penniless mother hides her face in shame after
putting her children up for sale,Chicago , 1948
putting her children up for sale,
Putting
on a crinoline (skirt support), 1855
Recovering
bodies after the Titanic disaster,
April 1912
April 1912
.
A
most beautiful suicide
-
23 year old Evelyn McHale
leapt to her death from an observation deck (83rd floor)
of theEmpire State Building , May 1, 1947. She
landed
on a United Nations limousine…
leapt to her death from an observation deck (83rd floor)
of the
on a United Nations limousine…
The
real Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin,
ca. 1927
ca. 1927
Melted
and damaged mannequins after a fire at
Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum inLondon , 1930
Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum in
New
York City fire station, ca. 1912
Operation
Babylift: Vietnamese orphans transported by
airplanes toAmerica in
1975
airplanes to
Santa
Claus in New York, ca. 1900
Smallpox
victim, New
York , 1881
5:00
P.M., September 3rd, 1967
Sweden
changed from driving on the left side to driving on
the right - this was the result
Unpacking
the Head of the Statue of Liberty
delivered June 17, 1885
delivered June 17, 1885
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