Great Historical Photos (40 pics)
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- 29 Jul, 2020 |
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"A man painting the Twin Towers. My grandparents had this in an envelope full of old pictures, I think it deserves to be shared with the world. (Sometime between 1980-1990)."
"The Paramount Pictures logo on the day it was originally painted. (1965)."
"The Great North Dakota Blizzard of 1966."
"The inventor of the super soaker c. early 1980s."
"When Albert Einstein met Charlie Chaplin in 1931, Einstein said, “What I admire most about your art is its universality. You do not say a word, and yet the world understands you." “It's true.” Replied Chaplin, "But your fame is even greater. The world admires you, when no one understands you.""
"My physics teacher retires today, here he is day 1 on the job 30 years ago."
"My Pops finally beating Super Mario Bros. on Christmas night, 1988. The Nintendo was a present for "me and my sister."
"My mom would always talk about how she was an editor for Tiger Beat magazine when she was a teenager in the 1960’s. She would brag about spending time with the Stones and the Beatles. We always thought she was telling tall tales. Uncovered this pic cleaning out her house last week."
"Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with John Wooden (1969) and 38 years later."
"Colorized by me: Albert Einstein teaching at Lincoln, the United State's first Historical Black University, 1946."
"Me, North Pole 1992."
"My great grandfather, a popeye impersonator. 1930s."
"Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, married since 1947."
"This 102 yr old man has driven the same Rolls Royce for 82 years--A 1928 Rolls Royce."
"John F. Kennedy campaigning door-to-door in West Virginia in 1960."
"My grandpa in 1970’s when he was playing with the Temptations (he is the main trumpet in their song papa was a rolling stone)."
"French woman pouring tea for a British soldier fighting in Normandy 1944."
"Robin Williams offering a toilet roll to ’ The Thinker’ (early 90s)."
"Today is Hedy Lamarr's birthday (would've been 103). Became a movie star, got bored, then got into science. Helped the Allies during WWII, developing spread spectrum/frequency-hopping technology. Her work created basis of modern Wi-Fi & Bluetooth. (1940)."
"Jonny Cash shaking an inmate's hand at Folsom Prison, 1968."
"Brooklyn Supreme, the biggest horse ever. 199 cm tall and 1450 kg weight. 1930."
"Harlem grocer standing in front of his store, 1937."
"An actual photo of Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir at Yosemite, 1903."
"Pink Floyd plays in Venice 1989."
"28-year-old Jenny Joseph posing for Columbia Pictures Logo, 1992"
"André the Giant has successfully held the record for the most Beer consumed in a single sitting for the last 40 years. During a six-hour period back in 1976, André drank 119 standard 12 ounce brews in a pub in Pennsylvania."
"If you look closely you'll just be able to make out Shaq in his 1989 high school basketball team photo."
"American soldiers on their way home from World War II, 1945."
"Receptionist waits at her desk. General Motors Technical Center, 1965."
"Arnold Schwarzenegger being sworn in as an American citizen, 1983."
"Alcohol smuggling lumber Truck, 1926."
"South Korean President Moon Jae-in with his Wife circa 1970."
"My dad and the Notorious B.I.G. circa 1996 when he visited my dad’s clothing store in Detroit, Michigan."
"Gary Anderson, the guy who, at age 23, designed the recycling logo for a contest in 1970."
"Robert Plant signing the first Zeppelin album for a policeman in the early 80's."
"19-year old Jim Carrey and his unique method of hitch-hiking (1981)."
"Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein watching Nixon resign, 44 years ago today."
"Jonas Salk didn’t patent his 1955 polio vaccine so that it would be affordable for all people. As a result, he lost an estimated 7 billion dollars. Saying in an interview: “There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?”"
"Star Wars, Opening Day, May 25th, 1977."
"The Golden Gate Bridge opening to the public for the first time back in 1937, and yes, it almost collapsed."
