Monday, May 23, 2022

REPRINT WEEK: PICS FROM THE PAST


Classic Photos That Shine A New Light On History, 
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Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) at the age of ten with his dog Rex, 1914

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Alfred Hitchcock and his grandchildren on a sleigh ride in 1960.

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The beauty of Grace Kelly on her wedding day, 1956.

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A baby in an overhead cradle on an airplane in the early 1950s.

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Fearless painters on the Woolworth Building in New York City, 1926.

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The University of Texas women's track team at practice in 1964.

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'Cow shoes' used by moonshiners in the Prohibition days to disguise their footprints, 1924.

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Miners use an 'aerial tram' to descend into the Kimberly Diamond Mine in South Africa, 1885.

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Workers forging the chain for the Titanic's anchor in 1910.

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George Harrison taking a 'selfie' in front of the Taj Mahal in 1966.

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7 year-old Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with his father Rocky Johnson, who was a famous pro wrestler. (1978)

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Ireland, 1915

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Mini-skirts and colorful tights in 1969.

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The infamous exotic dancer and double agent, Margaretha Geertruida 'Margreet' MacLeod a.k.a. "Mata Hari" in 1906.

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Traveling in style, the family RV in 1924.

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Triple-decker bus in Berlin, Germany. (1926)

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Built in 1724, the library inside of the Waldsassen Abbey in Bavaria holds thousands of volumes bound in white pigskin.

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Laurel and Hardy in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland on their tour in 1953.

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Photograph taken at Stonehenge in 1867.

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Michelin Tires advertisement from the early 1900s.

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The rush hour traffic in New York City in 1909.


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Two young Dutch men in traditional dress, 1900s.


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