Time for some historical images

[RCA 252]

A close-up portrait of a coal miner in Omar, West Virginia, 1938.

 

http://i.imgur.com/3PTjQ6G.jpg

 

 

Here, a Sikh cavalry man from the British Indian Army fits a mule with a gas mask (circa 1939 – 1945).

 

http://i.imgur.com/WffbBIC.jpg

 

 

These cars are being raced on the roof of the Fiat Factory in Italy (1923).

 

http://i.imgur.com/nvEusKK.jpg

 

 

Queen Elizabeth II shooting a L85 battle rifle (1993).

 

http://i.imgur.com/oGi7ZlV.jpg

 

 

A particularly well-dressed beggar running up to King George V’s carriage (1920).

 

http://i.imgur.com/LfV1OjZ.jpg

 

 

Al Capone and his son get a baseball signed by Gabby Hartnett (1931)

 

http://i.imgur.com/AQCWl5j.png

 

 

Real soldiers act out a game of chess in St. Petersburg, Russia (1924).

 

http://i.imgur.com/e2Cf8CK.jpg

 

 

Meet Queenie, the first elephant to ever water surf (circa 1950).

 

http://i.imgur.com/xkcpBoa.jpg

 

 

The end of WW2 is celebrated in Moscow’s Red Square, May 9, 1945

 

http://i.imgur.com/Oo2eU7d.jpg

 

 

Marathon Runners at the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece - 1896

 

http://i.imgur.com/KAwbIyf.jpg

 

 

Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, England. 1951.

 

http://i.imgur.com/XxfS92N.jpg

 

 

Auto Polo, circa 1910.

 

http://i.imgur.com/JBbRHbI.jpg

 

 

Chicago 'L' Transit system, 1967. It is one of the oldest-running elevated train systems in the world; its first operational date was June 6, 1892.

 

http://i.imgur.com/ZLnyaJk.jpg

 

 

LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin floating over Washington DC, 1928.

 

http://i.imgur.com/TPvKTXu.jpg

 

 

A miniature, fully functional replica of a Cadillac that was made for the British Royal family of Siam. 1913.

 

http://i.imgur.com/PQPENXM.jpg

 

 

This photo gives a great size comparison of Titanic's propellers.

 

http://i.imgur.com/UThL8Eh.jpg

 

 

Unfinished German Type XXI U-Boats at the AG Weser shipyard in Bremen, Germany, 1945.

 

http://i.imgur.com/PXIb76m.jpg

 

 

Mona Lisa being returned to its home at the Louvre in Paris, France after WW2. 1945.

 

http://i.imgur.com/A6yRZbq.jpg

 

 

Leaping canines don’t disturb this woman’s reading, 1941.

 

http://i.imgur.com/PE8buGS.jpg

 

 

A Drugstore Cowboy prepares to make deliveries, 1938.

 

http://i.imgur.com/wfA5pO0.jpg

 

 

A WWI soldier bandages a Red Cross canine helper, 1917.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Id9B8Hr.jpg

 

 

A child looks on as stars are being carefully sewn to a US flag, 1917.

 

http://i.imgur.com/eYFoots.jpg

 

 

During an expedition of the South Pole, a dog enjoys the gramophone, 1911

 

http://i.imgur.com/TCAQZ9d.jpg

 

 

A portrait of an Ojibway, or Native Chippewa Indian girl, 1907.

 

http://i.imgur.com/3RR44tF.jpg

 

 

Aerial view of harbor created to supply the invasion of Normandy, June 1944.

 

http://i.imgur.com/IHxREK1.jpg

 

 

The Statue of Liberty hails dawn over New York Harbor in 1978.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Cvxn3C3.jpg

 

 

Children play in pool they have dug out of the sand on the beach in Le Havre, France, 1936.

 

http://i.imgur.com/uzMAsTx.jpg

 

 

A farmer buring the hoof of a horse before shoeing it in Scotland, May 1921.

 

http://i.imgur.com/OaUvlde.jpg

 

 

A sailor gets a tattoo on his arm in Virginia.

 

http://i.imgur.com/NhyTs2p.jpg

 

 

Children wearing Mardi Gras costumes in New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

http://i.imgur.com/IuLRDJ4.jpg

 

 

Irish Guards remain at attention after one guardsman faints in London, England, June 1966.

 

http://i.imgur.com/hWnL6tO.jpg

 

 

The Britannic, a massive British steamer and sister ship to the Titanic, launches from Belfast Harbor in 1914.

 

http://i.imgur.com/IDJ6ZHi.jpg

 

 

Men observe the giant statues of Easter Island in Polynesia, December 1922.

 

http://i.imgur.com/HoNeyUY.jpg

 

 

A British airman gives a signal to another friendly aircraft, 1918.

 

http://i.imgur.com/52o6xlq.jpg

 

 

Newspaper boys cool off in a New York City park fountain, April 1916.

 

http://i.imgur.com/G1ROCGG.jpg

 

 

Traffic lights are made in Shreveport, Louisiana, and sent around the U.S. and abroad, December 1947.

 

http://i.imgur.com/01UisSR.jpg

 

 

Marine infantry in Taiwan practice using flame throwers in a simulated battle, January 1969.

 

http://i.imgur.com/mfeL1xB.jpg

 

 

Alan Shepard waits to become the first American in space, Cape Canaveral, 1961.

 

http://i.imgur.com/j3zLDKW.jpg

 

 

A New York Central Mercury train is dwarfed by Cleveland’s Union Station, November 1936.

 

http://i.imgur.com/qYHIoam.jpg

 

 

A police dog bites the ankle of man during a training session, March 1919.

 

http://i.imgur.com/bCMpPC5.jpg

 

 

U.S. military tanks parade near the Capitol Building in Washington DC, 1947

 

http://i.imgur.com/tKDW5sG.jpg

 

 

A woman on a farmer’s shoulder emphasizes a corn crop’s height in Minnesota, 1916.

 

http://i.imgur.com/sj00MFu.jpg

 

 

Londoners Seek shelter during WWII in The Aldwych tube station, April 1941.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Y9zJHOd.jpg

 

 

A blue-ribbon winning mare with its owner in Waterloo, Iowa, 1939.

 

http://i.imgur.com/GmyonGl.jpg

 

 

Carson City firemen play cards while awaiting a call, January 1946.

 

http://i.imgur.com/eE1z6Si.jpg

 

 

Force-feeding a shake to ensure its venom supply, 1950.

 

http://i.imgur.com/jkewXvR.jpg

 

 

Children playing at sunset in Ontario, Canada, 1963.

 

http://i.imgur.com/n8B9zWn.jpg

 

 

Patrons of a KFC in Abu Dhabi, 1975.

 

http://i.imgur.com/FkBo4Ju.jpg

 

 

Nuns in Peru, taking a break to toss a ball around, 1998.

 

http://i.imgur.com/0EY0G3X.jpg

 

 

Rotterdam after a bombing, 1940. Photo taken after debris clean up.

 

http://i.imgur.com/84lkvad.jpg

 

 

Here’s a different view of the Tank Man of Tiananmen Square.

 

http://i.imgur.com/GuUPqt8.jpg

 

 

India’s first satellite, “The Apple,†being transported by cart.

 

http://i.imgur.com/FzY7GrS.jpg

 

 

During the Bangladesh War of Independence, Pakistani soldiers identified Hindus by whether or not they were circumcised (1971)

 

http://i.imgur.com/gjaVwAQ.jpg

 

 

A “walking machine†for testing shoes in 1937.

 

http://i.imgur.com/a6Tl2ct.jpg

 

 

Police officer chasing down skinny dippers.

 

http://i.imgur.com/GEZMqg3.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful damage history

[Runny 850]

Nice topic. Very intresting ;)

[Substanz 4964]

dat epic post ! excellent hawcity !

 

my mouse is still scrolling ^^

 

good job

[Mino 312]

Very nice topic indeed. Some pictures are very powerful.

[Pa-dbol 25]

very very beautiful !

[MasterYI 566]

Very nice topic! It's sad that there is a lot of images that represent sadness and oppression. How damaged is our society...

[Bennoo 541]

The real soldiers chess, did they kill each other? Sorry... someone had to :pProbably not appropriate, but don't take it seriously :) Very interesting post indeed Hawcity, ty. 

[Finny 974]

Times have really changed.. Nice postDat water surfing elephant though :D

[P-Dogg 14]

Very nice I enjoyed :D 

 

I just love old days good post!

[Fives 393]

History lesson !

 

Nice mate ☺