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Rarely seen moments of US history (39 pics)
Posted on 1/31/15 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 1/31/15 at 5:20 pm
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La Plaza, as seen from the Pico House. Pueblo Los Angeles, c. 1869
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Slave auction place, c. 1870
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Chicago, 1871
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Telephone wires in New York, 1887
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Hanging of a stagecoach robber in Texas, c. 1890-1900
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Wood-plank prison in Wyoming, 1893
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Chinatown Squad of the San Francisco Police Department posing with sledge hammers and axes in front of August Pistolesi’s grocery store at 752 Washington Street, 1895. They were specialized in opium dens and gambling rooms and their method was simple.
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Opium den in San Francisco, 1900
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Alice Huyler Ramsey (November 11, 1886 – September 10, 1983), the first woman to drive across the United States from coast to coast, 1909. Only 152 miles out of the total 3600-mile trip were made on paved road.
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North American native Chilocco Indian Agricultural School basketball team in 1909. Originally, the swastika is a sign of good fortune.
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A horse-drawn fire engine of Engine No. 39 leaving Fire Headquarters at 157 East 67th Street for the last time after being replaced with a motorized fire engine, New York City, February 19, 1912.
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Lawn mowers of the White House grounds, 1918
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Motorcycle chariots, 1920s
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Log motor home by Wade, 1922
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Log motor home by Wade, interior
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Neighbors of Japanese origin were already unwanted in some neighborhoods in 1923
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Three friends take a joyride on their ‘new’ vehicle, Ohio, c. 1924
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North American native switchboard operator, 1925
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Workers lay bricks to pave 28th Street in Manhattan, 1930
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Drive-In restaurant on West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles,1932
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A life guard and a doctor attempt to save a swimmers life on Coney Island Beach, 1940. The woman in the center chose the worst moment for a smile.
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Coney Island, NY, 1940
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Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth (both 30 at the time) meet at a movie premier in London. October 1956
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Elvis Presley joins the Army, 1958
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Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev eating a hot dog in Des Moines, Iowa, on which he commented “It’s excellent… we make good sausages but yours are better”, 1959
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Couple removing abused for bringing their black crony with them to a restaurant, USA, 1963
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Minoru Yamasaki (right) posing with a model of the World Trade Center he designed, 1964
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Portrait of hockey goalie Terry Sawchuk before face masks became standard in 1966
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In 1967, challenging the all-male tradition of the Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer, at the time a headstrong 20-year-old junior at Syracuse University, entered the race. Two miles in, a race official tried to physically remove her from the competition.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger on his first time in New York, 1968
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New York City sidewalks filled with trash during the 1968 strike of sanitation workers.
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US President Richard Nixon jumps down from the trunk of a limousine which carried him and Pakistani President Yahya Khan (left, background) in a motorcade to Government House after Nixon’s arrival in Lahore on August 1, 1969
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Children play a game on the Xerox Alto, one of the first personal computers with a graphic user interface, 1973. Its monitor was switchable between portrait and landscape mode.
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Statue of Liberty as seen from Jersey City, 1963
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President Carter with engineers and solar panels newly installed on the White House, 1979. President Reagan had them removed in 1986, to be reinstalled by President Obama in 2010.
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Barack Obama posing with a group of friends that called themselves the Choom Gang, Hawaii, c. 1979. Choom was slang for smoking marijuana.
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John Travolta takes Princess Diana for a dance in the White House, 1985
This post was edited on 1/31/15 at 5:22 pm
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Posted on 1/31/15 at 5:49 pm to hawgfaninc
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Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth (both 30 at the time) meet at a movie premier in London. October 1956
What actor is to the left of Marilyn (her right)?
ETA: Figured it out-Victor Mature.
This post was edited on 1/31/15 at 5:52 pm
Posted on 1/31/15 at 6:05 pm to hawgfaninc
Of course that girl is smiling when the dude just drowned
Posted on 1/31/15 at 6:07 pm to hawgfaninc
Pretty sure those aren't telephone wires. The other times I've seen that photo it's been explained those are DC current power lines, before tesla's AC current.
Posted on 1/31/15 at 6:11 pm to cokebottleag
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Pretty sure those aren't telephone wires. The other times I've seen that photo it's been explained those are DC current power lines, before tesla's AC current.
Wouldn't surprise me.
The Chicago picture was mislabeled as new York times square in the link
Posted on 1/31/15 at 6:19 pm to hawgfaninc
Enjoyed those, thanks for posting.
Posted on 1/31/15 at 6:49 pm to hawgfaninc
ETA upon further research, might actually be telephone lines.
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Improper use of "c" for "circa". Circa means "about" and is never used in a range of years. If the date is probably between 1890 and 1900, then you would say "Circa 1895". You wouldn't use a range. Or, you can use the range, but don't use "circa".
Cool pics, but amateur presentation by "Unique Scoop".
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Hanging of a stagecoach robber in Texas, c. 1890-1900
Improper use of "c" for "circa". Circa means "about" and is never used in a range of years. If the date is probably between 1890 and 1900, then you would say "Circa 1895". You wouldn't use a range. Or, you can use the range, but don't use "circa".
Cool pics, but amateur presentation by "Unique Scoop".
This post was edited on 1/31/15 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 1/31/15 at 7:15 pm to deeprig9
Hey I don't claim to know, just what I've seen before.
Posted on 1/31/15 at 7:27 pm to hawgfaninc
This is a picture of Terry Sawchuk in 1963. The picture you posted is Terry with make up and prosthetics added.
He had scars on his face, but nothing close to what was in that photo.
This post was edited on 1/31/15 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 1/31/15 at 7:47 pm to hawgfaninc
Those were awesome. 2 favorites are brick laying the street in New York and Chicago coffee shop after the fire
Posted on 1/31/15 at 8:02 pm to Tigerswillprevail
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Enjoyed those, thanks for posting.
Posted on 1/31/15 at 8:06 pm to hawgfaninc
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Chilocco Indian Agricultural School basketball team
Ballers!
Posted on 1/31/15 at 8:40 pm to hawgfaninc
Good stuff. To you and Alahunter. 
Posted on 1/31/15 at 9:35 pm to GoldenDawg
Elvis looked like Justin Bieber before photoshop CC ad.
Posted on 1/31/15 at 10:12 pm to hawgfaninc
Excellent. Thanks for posting the pics.
I didn't notice any obese people in any of the pics. Amazing.
I didn't notice any obese people in any of the pics. Amazing.
Posted on 1/31/15 at 11:49 pm to hawgfaninc
Enjoyed it very much. Thank you.
The Queen Elizabeth II / Marilyn Monroe one got my 3some juices flowing.
If the 1887 is correct then those probably are telephone, and not DC, lines. Though the error holds some merit: Edison's dream was for DC to be produced around every corner; Tesla's AC made long-distance transmission more viable.
Not sure if I'd rather be hanged from a stagecoach or spend time in that Wyoming wood-plank heater.
The motorcycle chariots are too obviously reminiscent of the pod racers from Star Wars I.
The swastikas on those bball uniforms would make for a great retort to whoever said [on here somewhere] the other day that he's sure that if an alien with no knowledge of human history saw the Nazi German flag then he/she/it would recognize it immediately as representative of universal evil. Yeah, whatever.
EDIT: That 1973 Xerox computer was, essentially, the first Macintosh. Saw a documentary on it a long time ago. It had a mouse as well as a GUI. (Xerox shite the bed not pushing that one).
The Queen Elizabeth II / Marilyn Monroe one got my 3some juices flowing.
If the 1887 is correct then those probably are telephone, and not DC, lines. Though the error holds some merit: Edison's dream was for DC to be produced around every corner; Tesla's AC made long-distance transmission more viable.
Not sure if I'd rather be hanged from a stagecoach or spend time in that Wyoming wood-plank heater.
The motorcycle chariots are too obviously reminiscent of the pod racers from Star Wars I.
The swastikas on those bball uniforms would make for a great retort to whoever said [on here somewhere] the other day that he's sure that if an alien with no knowledge of human history saw the Nazi German flag then he/she/it would recognize it immediately as representative of universal evil. Yeah, whatever.
EDIT: That 1973 Xerox computer was, essentially, the first Macintosh. Saw a documentary on it a long time ago. It had a mouse as well as a GUI. (Xerox shite the bed not pushing that one).
This post was edited on 1/31/15 at 11:51 pm
Posted on 2/2/15 at 1:17 pm to derSturm37
2nd pic is labeled wrong. It is actually taken in Atlanta, GA I believe in 1864 during Sherman's march.
EDIT: Yep here is the original image
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EDIT: Yep here is the original image
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This post was edited on 2/2/15 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 2/2/15 at 1:34 pm to hawgfaninc
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I have this EXACT same sign in front of my house
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