These are fantastic. You should post them on FB. Thanks for sharing Sent from my iPad On May 21, 2014, at 12:25 PM, lmdingy@aol wrote: -----Original Message----- From: wwslopjockey To: LMDingy ; smooth3 Sent: Wed, May 21, 2014 4:34 am Subject: Fwd: Pictures from the past -----Original Message----- From: Tara To: Jeffrey L. Crocker ; William West ; Gary Kuhle ; orvasmith Sent: Tue, May 20, 2014 11:18 am Subject: Fw: Pictures from the past thought some of these were pretty great Miss America 1924ju Helen Keller Meeting Charlie Chaplin i.imgur/t97uADo.jpg Leather gloves worn by Lincoln to Fords 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 IIs 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 Lucille Ball around 1930 Amy Johnson, English aviatrix, 1903-1941. One of the first women to gain a pilots license, 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 Womens Auxiialry 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 inspiration for the musical Chicago. The extraordinary life of Maud Allen, seductive U.S. dancing girl who was sued for being too lewd, outed as a lesbian, and fled London after being branded a German spy who was sleeping with the prime ministers wife. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Wedding day photograph of Abe and Mary taken November 4,1842 in Springfield, Illinois. After three years of a stormy courtship and a broken engagement, their love had endured. 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. Filming the MGM Logo i.imgur/cK31m7l.jpg Mae Questel ca. 1930, 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 (nee 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 Lincolns half-sister. In 1856 she married Benjamin Helm, a Confederate general. After Helms 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. Market Street, San Francisco after the earthquake, 1906. i.imgur/txCibKt.jpg All-American Girls Baseball, 1940s. 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. 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. i.imgur/kt3Pwvz.jpg 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. Cyclists ride in the first running of the Tour de France, in 1903. i.imgur/S3kVMQq.jpg 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. Americas 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, theyd 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.
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