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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Most Unusual Pix's of Interesting History-from the inbox



Interesting historical pictures.

MOST UNUSUAL PIX'S OF INTERESTING HISTORY

Miss America 1924
http://i.imgur.com/t97uADo.jpg
Helen Keller Meeting Charlie Chaplin
Leather gloves worn by Lincoln to Ford's Theater on the night of his
 assassination. Blood stains are visible at the cuffs.
Phoebe Mozee (aka: Annie Oakley). Famed for her marksmanship by 12 years
 old, she once shot the ashes off of Kaiser Wihelm II's cigarette at his invitation.
When she outshot famed exhibition marksman Frank Butler, he fell in love with
her and they married. They remained married the rest of their lives.
Very Young Lucy Lucille Ball around 1930
http://i.imgur.com/kdrZ4wo.jpg
This is one of five known X-rays of Hitler's head, part of his medical records
 compiled by American military intelligence after the German's surrendered and
declassified in 1958. The records also include doctor's reports, diagrams of his
teeth and nose and electrocardiograms. He had bad teeth, lots of fillings and
crowns.
Two Victorian sideshow performers boxing - the fat man and the thin man.
Amy Johnson, English aviator 1903-1941 One of the first women to gain a pilot's
licence, Johnson won fame when she flew solo from Britain to Australia in 1930.
Her dangerous flight took 17 days. Later she flew solo to India and Japan and
became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic East to West, she volunteered
to fly for The Women's Auxiliary Air Force in WW2, but her plane was shot
down over the River Thames and she was killed.
Prison Garb 1924. Belva Annan murderess whose trial records became the
musical "Chicago."
Female photojournalist Jessie Tarbox on the street with her camera, 1900s.
http://i.imgur.com/agkV2pq.jpg
Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole. At approximately
3pm on December 14, 1911, Amundsen raised the flag of Norway at the South
Pole and named the spot Polheim — "Pole Home."
The extraordinary life of Maud Allen: Seductive US dancing girl who was sued
for being too lewd, ousted as a lesbian, and fled London after being branded a
German spy who was sleeping with the prime minister's wife.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Caroline Otero, courtesan, the most sought after woman in all of Europe. She
associated herself with the likes of Prince Albert I of Monaco, King Edward VII
of the United Kingdom, Kings of Serbia, and Kings of Spain as well as Russian
Grand Dukes Peter and Nicholas, the Duke of Westminster and writer Gabriele
D'Annunzio. Six men reportedly committed suicide after their love affairs with
Otero ended. Two men fought a duel over her. She was famed for her voluptuous
breasts.
Wedding day photograph of Abraham and Mary taken November 4, 1842 in
Springfield, Illinois after three years of a stormy courtship and a broken
engagement. Their love had endured.
Billie Holiday at two years old, in 1917
Washington, D.C., circa 1919. "Walter Reed Hospital flu ward." One of the very
few images in Washington-area photo archives documenting the influenza
contagion of 1918-1919, which killed over 500,000 Americans and tens of
millions around the globe. Most victims succumbed to bacterial pneumonia
following influenza virus infection.
http://i.imgur.com/cK31m7l.jpg
Filming the MGM Logo
Amelia Earhart
Mae Questel ca. 1930's, the voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, Minnie Mouse,
Felix the Cat (for three shorts by the Van Beuren Studios), Little Lulu, Little
Audrey and Casper, the Friendly Ghost
Bea Arthur (née Bernice Frankel) (1922-2009) SSgt. USMC 1943-45 WW II.
Enlisted and assigned as typist at Marine HQ in Wash DC, then air stations in
VA and NC. Best remembered for her title role in the TV series "Maude" and as
Dorothy in "Golden Girls".
In 1911, Bobby Leach survived a plunge over Niagara Falls in a steel barrel.
Fourteen years later, in New Zealand, he slipped on an orange peel and died.
Emily Todd was Mary Todd Lincoln's half-sister. In 1856 she married Benjamin
Helm, a Confederate general. After Helm's death in 1863 Emily Helm passed
through Union Lines to visit her sister in the White House. This caused great
consternation in the Northern newspapers. Emily Helm took an oath of loyalty to
the Union and was granted amnesty
Three days before his 19th birthday, George H.W. Bush became the youngest
aviator in the US Navy.
http://i.imgur.com/txCibKt.jpg
Market Street, San Francisco after the earthquake, 1906.
All-American Girls Baseball, 1940s
c. 1943 : Breast Protectors for War Workers
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864–1956) or sometimes Mary Ellen McCormack was an
American whose case of child abuse led to the creation of the New York Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. As an eight-year old, she was severely
abused by her foster parents, Francis and Mary Connolly.
Sacajawea. Stolen, held captive, sold, eventually reunited the Shoshone Indians.
She was an interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark in 1805-1806 with her
husband Toussaint Charbonneau. She navigated carrying her son, Jean
Baptiste, on her back. She traveled thousands of miles from the Dakotas the
Pacific Ocean. The explorers, said she was cheerful, never complained, and
proved to be invaluable. She served as an advisor, caretaker, and is legendary
for her perseverance and resourcefulness.
Zelda Boden, circus performer, ca. 1910.
http://i.imgur.com/kt3Pwvz.jpg
A Confederate and Union soldier shake hands during a celebration at
Gettysburg in 1913. Image from the Library of Congress. July 1-3, 2013 marks
the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Geraldine Doyle, who was the inspiration behind the famous Rosie the Riveter
poster.
Vintage Baked Potato Cart. A legitimate fast food lunch option back in the day.
http://i.imgur.com/2mHXnzj.jpg
Black physicians treating in the ER a member of the Ku Kux Klan
http://i.imgur.com/S3kVMQq.jpg
Cyclists ride in the first running of the Tour de France, in 1903.
Sergeant Stubby (1916 or 1917 – April 4, 1926), was the most decorated war dog
of World War I and the only dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat.
America's first war dog, Stubby, served 18 months 'over there' and participated
in seventeen battles on the Western Front. He saved his regiment from surprise
mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught
a German spy by the seat of his pants (holding him there til American Soldiers
found him).
Nightwitches - Female Russian bombers who bombed Germany during WW2.
They had old, noisy planes & the engines used to conk out halfway through their
missions, so they had to climb out on the wings mid-flight to restart the props.
To stop Germans from hearing them & starting up the anti aircraft guns, they'd
climb to a certain height, coast down to German positions, drop their bombs,
restart their engines in midair & get the hell out of dodge. Their leader flew
200+ missions & was never captured.
Marilyn Monroe meets Queen Elizabeth II, London, 1956 Both women are 30
years old.
Chief Petty Officer Graham Jackson plays "Going Home" as FDR's body is
borne past in Warm Springs, GA, where the President was scheduled to attend a
barbecue on the day he died. April, 1945.




2 comments:

ThePanamaTraveler said...

This was a good part of my life [1932 - 20xx]
Edward Godman Adams II/ Wash.D C// Dallas Tx

Buzz said...

ER picture was staged for an ad.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/medical/klaner.asp