Tuesday, July 5, 2016

The Golden Gate Bridge was still 
under construction and looked like this, 
1937.

Remote controls were cutting-edge technology, 1962.


Gorgeous picture of the Earth,  1968.

Roller skates were the hot new thing but still needed a bit of work, 1910.

People queued for Al Capone’s free coffee in  Chicago, 1931

    "I am the first pig to fly,"  1909
(see pig in lower right of picture).
You got normal food and a full meal on flights, 1958.
NYC was a much less busy city, 1908.

Beach Police Officers made sure no swimsuit 
was higher than 6 inches above the knee, 1922.



   Rush hour in Chicago, 1909.
People at Woodstock, 1969.



 William Harley and Arthur Davidson unveiled their 
motorbikes for the first time, 1914. 
     A  new vantage point was introduced to 
New York on the opening day of the 
Empire State Building, 1931.
     Legends passed on their legacies, Bruce Lee 
playing with his son Brandon, 1966
Steven Spielberg gave the world "Bruce", 
the prop that was used to make "Jaws" in 1975.
King Tut's slumber was undisturbed and the  
seal to his tomb was unbroken,1922.
Oranges were sold for just one cent, 1942.
Charging your electric car looked like this, 1905.

You could get a Big Mac for 65 cents, 1970's.
     This was the tallest building in Paris, the Eiffel Tower under construction in the 1880's.
The iconic London buses looked like this, 1928.
The Hollywood sign was still the 'Hollywoodland' 
sign. The last four letters were removed in 1949.
The President shows Pele his skills with a ball, 
Gerald R. Ford and Pele, 1975.

 
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