bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Photos from another time.

The Statue of Liberty torch is parked in front of the western side of Madison Square in 1876


A German tank almost falls off a Russian bridge on July 4, 1941


The first armed airplane of the Serbian army in 1915


Women welders at Lincoln Motor Company in 1918


Times Square in 1922


The dedication of the Washington Monument in 1885


Race official Jock Semple tries to push Kathy Switzer off the road after she attempts to run the Boston Marathon, which at the time was men's only. Number 390 pushing Jock away was Kathy's boyfriend. 1967


The first human X-Ray taken by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1896. For his efforts Roentgen was the recipient of the first Nobel Prize for for Physics in 1901. The image is of his wife's hand.


The great Alaskan earthquake of 1964


Trapeze. Mining in Bonne Terre, Missouri. 1917


The world's largest nuclear test, the Tsar Bomba, leaves behind a 95 Kilometer high mushroom cloud. Novaya Zemlya, October 1961.


Julia Clark in her exhibition plane 1911. Miss Clark was the third woamn to receive a pilot's licence from the Aero Club of America. She was the first female pilot to die in an air crash in the USA in 1912.


World's first airplane design without a propeller. The Henry Coanda, 1910.


Greyhound bus in 1922


The crew of the USS Lexington abandons ship following torpedo strike on May 9, 1942


The first photo of the earth from the moon by lunar orbiter in 1966.


The first known selfie taken by Nasseraldin Shah sometime between 1851 and 1896.

Bluff City Loc: Memphis TN

Great pictures. On this site we celebrate photography as an art form. But as important or more important is the role photography has played in recording history. I have pored over the pictures of Mathew Brady's Civil war photography.

http://news.discovery.com/history/us-history/civil-war-photography-warfare-110411.htm

dljen Loc: Central PA

These are so interesting, Brian, thank you for posting!

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Thanks Donna. Did you see all 17?

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Did you see all 17? Thanks for the other link. :-D

Bluff City Loc: Memphis TN

i didn't. You must have been still posting when I replied. Thanks for pointing it out. Here is one for you.

My family (and others) arriving at Ellis Island NY circa 1920's

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

That's a keeper. :-D

dljen Loc: Central PA

No, I hadn't, they must have been loading when I commented, I initially saw as far as the woman's x-rayed hand. The other's are very nice too. Trapeze, I guess! I would have been scared to death. :)

You have quite a few here, I'm glad you said that there were more.

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

That is the problem when loading multiple photos. I wish admin would do something about it. I will ask them and see what they can do about it. Thanks for viewing Donna. :-D

iDoc Loc: Knoxville,Tennessee

Good historical photos. Thanks for posting.

NewGuy

Thanks, I really enjoyed these photos.

SUSIE Q Loc: Colton, California

Thanks for posting these!

If anyone out there enjoys seeing historical photos, there is a wonderful web site called "Shorpy"...the format is nice and new photos are showcased each day. What is really nice is a feature to view the photo "full size"! You can really see details not readily seen. This is the way to really step into another time!

All the best,
Susie Q

GeorgeH Loc: Jonesboro, GA

Thanks for the photos. The shot of the Statue of Liberty is truly surreal!

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Thanks for posting.

I just love old images...especially the ones from the 1800's in the US.

If you EVER get to read a novel by Jack Finney called "Time and again" you'd get a thrill because it's the novel equivalent of these images...fascinating.

Bluff City Loc: Memphis TN

Great book. It was the inspiration for Stephen King when he wrote his book "11/22/63".