Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Old photos

Mrsgunka sent me two emails with several old photographs. I selected the most interesting from the combined collections. Thanks, MrsG.

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

Women welders at Lincoln Motor Company, 1918

Times Square, 1922

Greyhound, 1923

The dedication of the Washington Monument, 1885

The first photo of the Earth from the moon taken by Lunar Orbiter, 1966

Southwest Airlines stewardesses, 1962


The funeral of Victor Hugo, 1885

Hannah Stilley, born 1746, photographed in 1840. Possibly the earliest 
born person captured on film

"Högertrafikomläggningen" - the day Sweden switched from driving 
on the left to driving on the right, 1967

The Dalai Lama at age 2 in 1937

The London Underground in 1890

Smuggling beer during prohibition sometime between 1920 and 1933

Illuminated tires invented by Goodyear in 1961

Directional sound finders used to detect incoming enemy planes in 1917

Construction of The Lincoln Memorial, 1921

Arnold Schwarzenegger in New York for the first time, 1968

Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison performing at a wedding, 1958

Ernest Hemingway's passport photo, 1923

Robin Williams as a cheerleader, 1980

Cameramen recording the lion roar for the MGM logo

Mt Rushmore construction, 1939

Construction of the Eiffel Tower, 1880

William Harley and Arthur Davidson, 1914

Frank Sinatra asks Lou Gehrig for an autograph, 1939
[Gehrig's disease inspired the ice bucket challenges]

Sunday, 24 August 2014

A bunch of potheads

No, not that kind of pothead!




[Amy and anybody else near the earthquake, please touch base!]

Saturday, 23 August 2014

Incredible fish

Lynn in VA sent us a LINK to these pictures. The containers and some of the other elements are real, but the fish are painted, believe it or not! Thank you, Lynn.







Thursday, 21 August 2014

Lucky to live in the 21st Century?

This list shows the reasons why people were admitted to a mental hospital in West Virginia in the late 1800s. Some of them are priceless!


Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Meanwhile, in deepest France...

We went to the races at Pompadour last Friday. The winnings eluded us, apart from the very first race. We picked the only female rider and she did well! Our chosen horses came first in some other races, but alas, without their riders! A few people were dressed for the occasion, which made it quite colourful.










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We have also acquired a new hobby. Geocaching is a treasure hunt, played with a GPS gizmo. We found two caches yesterday and there are many more in our area. It does make our doctor ordered daily walks a tad more interesting...

A normal cache

...and a minimalist one!

Sunday, 17 August 2014