A Collection of Old Historic Photos Admittedly an eclectic collection of photos, but generally interesting enough to pass along. South Pole, before they perished on their return journey. [1910] 2nd photo: The Hollywood sign, shortly after it was installed. It originally read Hollywoodland. [1923] 3rd photo:Race organisers attempt to stop Kathrine Switzer from competing in the Boston Marathon. She became the first woman to finish the race. [1967] 3th Photo: The traffic jam at the Brandenburg Gate as East and West Germans cross freely on the first Saturday after the fall of the Berlin Wall. [November, 1989] 4th The iceberg that is thought to have sunk the Titanic. Black and red paint is smeared along the side. [1912] 5th Wilbur Wright circles the Statue of Liberty in the Model A. [29 September, 1909] 6th A Native American overlooks the newly completed Transcontinental railroad. [1868] 7th Neil Armstrong photographed by Buzz Aldrin, shortly after walking on the moon. [1969] 8th An over the shoulder view of JFKs Ich bin ein Berliner speech. [1963] 9th Mourners climb telephone poles to get a view of Gandhis funeral procession. [1948] 10th The last known photo of the Titanic above water. [1912] 11th Salvador Dali kisses the hand of Raquel Welch after finishing his famous portrait of her. [1965] 12th Birds eye view of JFKs funeral in the Capitol Building. [November, 1963]
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