For the most part, absolutely stunning!:
MOST UNUSUAL PIX'S OF INTERESTING HISTORY
Miss America 1924
Helen Keller Meeting Charlie Chaplin
Leather gloves worn by Lincoln to Ford's 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 II's 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 Lucy Lucille Ball around 1930
This
is one of five known X-rays of Hitler's head, part of his medical
records compiled by American military intelligence after the German's
surrendered and declassified in 1958. The records also include doctor's
reports, diagrams of his teeth and nose and electrocardiograms. He had
bad teeth, lots of fillings and crowns.
Two Victorian sideshow performers boxing - the fat man and the thin man.
Amy
Johnson, English aviator 1903-1941 One of the first women to gain a
pilot's licence, 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 Women's 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 musical "Chicago."
Female photojournalist Jessie Tarbox on the street with her camera, 1900s.
Roald
Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole. At approximately
3pm on December 14, 1911, Amundsen raised the flag of Norway at the
South Pole and named the spot Polheim — “Pole Home.”
The
extraordinary life of Maud Allen: Seductive US 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 minister's wife.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Caroline
Otero, courtesan, the most sought after woman in all of Europe. She
associated herself with the likes of Prince Albert I of Monaco, King
Edward VII of the United Kingdom, Kings of Serbia, and Kings of Spain as
well as Russian Grand Dukes Peter and Nicholas, the Duke of Westminster
and writer Gabriele D’Annunzio. Six men reportedly committed suicide
after their love affairs with Otero ended. Two men fought a duel over
her. She was famed for her voluptuous breasts.
Wedding
day photograph of Abraham and Mary taken November 4, 1842 in
Springfield, Illinois after three years of a stormy courtship and a
broken engagement. Their love had endured.
Billie Holiday at two years old, in 1917
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
Amelia Earhart
Mae
Questel ca. 1930’s, 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 (née 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 Lincoln's half-sister. In 1856 she married Benjamin
Helm, a Confederate general. After Helm's 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.
All-American Girls Baseball, 1940s
c. 1943 : Breast Protectors for War Workers
Mary
Ellen Wilson (1864–1956) or sometimes Mary Ellen McCormack was an
American whose case of child abuse led to the creation of the New York
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. As an eight-year old,
she was severely abused by her foster parents, Francis and Mary
Connolly.
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.
Zelda Boden, circus performer, ca. 1910.
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.
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.
Black physicians treating in the ER a member of the Ku Kux Klan
Cyclists ride in the first running of the Tour de France, in 1903.
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. America's 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, they’d 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.
Chief
Petty Officer Graham Jackson plays “Going Home” as FDR’s body is borne
past in Warm Springs, GA, where the President was scheduled to attend a
barbecue on the day he died. April, 1945.
