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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Great Historical Photo’s

Here is the way they parked cars in NYC during the 1930’s. Wouldn’t you love to own this group of cars today?!
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Righting the overturned hull of USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor, 19 March 1943
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A worker helping to build the Empire State Building in the 1930’s, during the Great Depression era.  No safety equipment used here and very dangerous work.
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In the Paluxy River, in Glen Rose, Texas, they found human AND dinosaur footprints in the clay.
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This is what NYC looked like in the late 1800’s.  A busy place.  I wonder who had the jobof picking up all the road apples from the horses?
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The USS Ranger...the first Aircraft Carrier.  Just look at the Bi-Planes!
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A Normandy Beach landing photo they don't show in textbooks - Brave women of the Red Cross arriving in 1944 to help the injured troops, WWII.
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Library hidden in a cave, a unique repository of ancient manuscripts known as the Library Cave.  A hidden cache of 50,000 books and rolls dating from ca 500 1002 AD that were deemed heretical and hidden in the cavesince the early 11th Century.  I wonder where this cave is located. historical pics p8
 

"Second Class Saloon"  The saloon that Wyatt Earp and his wife owned in Nome, Alaska between 1887-1901. He knew where the money was!
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It took big cajones to be a steel worker during this period, when they weren’t required to use any safety lines.  I mean BIG!
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This crew was working on the Woolworth Bldg, NYC, in 1926. Like I said...BIG ONES!
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Atlanta in the Civil War before Gen. Sherman burned the city to the ground.
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New Orleans circa 1906.  "Italian headquarters, Madison Street."  The streets were still dirt!
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On July 10, 1913, Death Valley, California hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), the highest temperature ever recorded in the United States. You remember “20 mule team Borax”?
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A cool photo of the Eiffel Tower, Paris in 1928.
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Baptism in the river.  From "Appalachian Life" photographic study.
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Child soldier - in desperation the Nazi's used many of these children often as fodder for front line diversionary actions.  These children didn't have a chance.
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This photo, taken at the end of the war shows a young boy terrified by the sounds of battle.  He even wet his pants!  You can see he is being told to toughen up!
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No other family in American history has suffered a wartime loss like that of Waterloo's Sullivan family.  The Sullivans gave up their five sons in a World War II tragedy that has never been forgotten.  They all were serving on the same ship that was sunk.  The Navy changed its policy after that tragedy about next of kin serving on the same ship.
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lleta Sullivan reads a letter from the U.S. Navy.  She received two letters from F.D.R. in February of 1943.  The first informed her of the death of her five sons in the line of duty, the second, sent later, requested her presence at the christening of the destroyer U.S.S. Sullivans named in their honor.  Can you even start to imagine the grief this poor lady had?
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20 comments:

  1. OMG, Cat, this was a wonderful post. I have read about several of these. Sam's father helped build the USS Ranger! He just sent me an email about it while I was at work today. Small world. Thanks for your hard work on this.

    Hugs From Ella

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    1. Happy you enjoyed it, Ella. Really can't take credit for these...received them in an email.

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  2. Wow! So many divergent images of past times in history! A roller coaster of emotional responses too!

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    1. I agree, Minelle...so many different emotions.

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  3. Thanks so much Cat for the history lesson, it was wonderful.

    Hugs Lindy

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    1. You're very welcome, Lindy...happy you enjoyed it.

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  4. Oh Cat, that poor lady, how dreadful. All the pictures are amazing
    love Jan,xx

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    1. I know, Jan...can't even imagine how I would get through the loss of one son, let alone five!

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  5. Cat, amazing pictures you chosen to share. Wonderful. Thank you.

    Love,
    Ronnie
    xx

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    1. So happy you enjoyed them Ronnie.

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  6. We should never forget those who paved the road for the journey's we walk today...thanks...
    hugs abby

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    1. Got that right, Abby!

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  7. Cat,
    These photos are so interesting. Thanks for posting.
    Meredith

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    1. You're welcome, Mere...happy you enjoyed them.

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  8. Thanks - those workers working so high w/o equipment is unbelievable. As you say, such cajones.

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    1. You're welcome, Sunny...oh yes, super sized aren't they! ;)

      Hugs and blessings...Cat

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  9. The picture of the two young German soldiers is actually a still from the 1956 German motion picture "Die Brücke" (the Bridge).

    The Red Cross ladies stepping off a Higgins boat has NOT been taken in Normandy. There are nowhere in Normandy such a mountainous backdrop and a cove that could make it appear 90º from the Shore. It may have been Provence.

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    1. Thank you for the information, Unknown...these were sent in an email and I didn't fact check every single one of them before printing.

      Blessings...Cat

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  10. Very interesting group of photos. Yes, the picture of the 2 Germans is from the German film "The Bridge". I have a copy and confirmed the correction. Also, the photo of smiling child soldier that precedes the photo of the 2 is not a German child. It is a Russian. I am a WW2 history buff. The child's helmet and uniform is Russian. Children faced combat on both sides. As well as on the home front. War is Hell for all caught in its vise.

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    1. Thank you for sharing the information and corrections, Anon. War is heartbreaking and hell.

      Blessings...Cat

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