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[RadishRose]

Freed Australian soldiers; POWs of Japan, 1945

 

[RadishRose]

New York, 1950's

 

[hollydolly]

The photo was taken mere hours after Einstein died, April 28, 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey.

 

[hollydolly]

Calamity Jane at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, circa 1901.

 

[Lewkat]

Zepplin flying over New Jersey in the 1930's.

 

[hollydolly]

A Mongolian woman reaches out from the porthole of a crate in which she is imprisoned, c. July 1913. Note the swastika on the corner next to the lock.
When used as a means of execution, the prisoner is simply left to die from starvation or dehydration. Immurement was practised in Mongolia as recently as the early 20th century. It is not necessarily clear that all thus immured were meant to die of starvation, though.


In a newspaper report from 1914, it is written: “..the prisons and dungeons of the Far Eastern country contain a number of refined Chinese shut up for life in heavy iron-bound coffins, which do not permit them to sit upright or lie down. These prisoners see daylight for only a few minutes daily when the food is thrown into their coffins through a small hole”.

 

[RadishRose]

Playing Faro in the Old West

 

[RadishRose]

Colorado 1937..note the high heels, LOL

 

[hollydolly]

Washington policeman Bill Norton measuring the distance between knee and suit at the Tidal Basin bathing beach after Col. Sherrill, Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, issued an order that suits not be over six inches above the knee. 1922.

 

[SmoothSeas]

dinner on the way 1953

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[SmoothSeas]

this photo resonates with me...

sitting here now, just wonderin', if the adoration that this lovely couple obviously felt for each other held throughout the years.

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[Paco Dennis]

The First Person To Go Over Niagara Falls In A Barrel (And Survive)

 

[hollydolly]

1918 Spanish flu, Masks were mandated with the threat of imprisonment if people failed to comply

 

[RobinWren]

I am sadden by this, though from what I see on the news parents are selling their children today and child trafficking is ongoing here on the island which truly shocks me.

 

[Pink Biz]

Sydney, Australia 1919. A wounded AIF soldier receives an affectionate welcome home at the Anzac Buffet in The Domain.

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[SmoothSeas]

I like to imagine these two celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary; their great-grandbabies gathered around their knees...

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[Paco Dennis]

 

[Lewkat]

 

[SmoothSeas]

so, what's the story here...? has the teacher left the room for a minute?

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[bowmore]

This is a photo of my uncle. It was extracted from a group photo aboard the USS Parche. The ship was a sub that was the most decorated sub due to its activities in the Pacific during WW2

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[Lewkat]

My grandfather's sister during her dancing lessons back in either late 1890's or early 1900's.

 

[RadishRose]

My grandfather's sister during her dancing lessons back in either late 1890's or early 1900's.

Lovely photo! Is it hanging in your home Lois?

 

[RadishRose]

 

[Lewkat]

Lovely photo! Is it hanging in your home Lois?

Yes it is, Rose.

 

[hollydolly]

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who are they ?..do you know, RR ?