re: Another Historical Photos Thread

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NASA Training 196?

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Marilyn Monroe on her first photo shoot as a model, 1946.

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Damn! How tall is Miss Texas?

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The woman in the 2nd Iranian pic has kind of a Natalie Wood thing going on. I approve.

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A woman was standing calmly, her long dress the only thing moving in the breeze, as two (Baton Rouge) police officers in full riot gear confronted her in the middle of a roadway to arrest her.

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A Lot of Marijuana

Journal-American reporter Sid Livingston and NYC officials view an Astoria vacant lot overrun with marijuana plants that have been scheduled for spraying with insecticide. Photo taken 1951-06-16, Published 1951-06-18

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A Million in Small Bills

To be displayed on the TV program "You Asked for It", a million dollars in small bills is shown with model Roxanne Stevens and a phalanx of armed guards. Published 1955-12-04

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A Penny A Loaf

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, grocer Domenico de Sena holds up one finger denoting the price of one penny for an 18-ounce loaf of bread -- the result of a price war among the city's Italian bakers. Published 1939-01-29

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A Prayer for Ike

Before the start of the World Series game, the Yanks, Dodgers and umpires line up and join the fans in a moment of silent prayer for President Eisenhower's recovery.
1955-09-28

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A-Bomb Urban Survival Jacket

Model Jean Shore displays the interior pockets lining a survival jacket, designed to contain every possible item that may be required for urban survival after an atomic bomb blast. 1950-12-7

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Airplane Narrowly Misses Newsreel Cameraman

The Lady Peace, a two-man plane which attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean, narrowly missed a newsreel cameraman atop a car, as it took off from Llandilo, Wales, for Croydon, England. 1936-09-12

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Alcoholic Testing

Dr. Kurt M. Duboski, from Norwalk Hospital, obtains a sample of breath from Harry Stevenson, a student volunteer who has just consumed 9 oz. of 100 proof whiskey. 1953-06-04

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Alimony Blues at Jail Christmas Party

Inmates of the Alimony Club of the Raymond Street Jail, being held for late payment of alimony, sing a belated Christmas song. 1932-12-30

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American Indians Christen TWA's Latest Airliner, the "Navajo Thunderbird"

In a "Spirit of the Four Winds" ceremony in Los Angeles, native Americans, including Princess Wyhnemah and Chief Thunderbird, helped to christen TWA's newest LA-NYC airliner, the "Navajo Thunderbird". Taken 1936-07-16, Published 1936-10-20

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AT&T Employees Display Futuristic Phone

At the annual meeting of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company, two employees examine a possible "telephone of the future." 1960-04-20

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Auto Show Scheduled to Open at the Coliseum

Final touches are made for the next day opening at the Coliseum of the Auto Show, the first time since 1940 that car manufacturers will display their wares under the same roof. 1956-12-10

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Auxiliary Jet Powerplant Tested Aboard Prop Plane.

A Fairchild C-82 with its engines stopped maintains flight with the aid of two small turbojets mounted atop the plane, while Clyde Pangborn, a former aviator, stands in the open doorway. Taken 1957-03-30, Published 1957-04-01

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Ballistics Measurement

The Helixometer is used to examine the interior of a suspected weapon in the technical laboratories of the FBI. 1940-11-19

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Bank Depositors Line Up for Payoff

A long line of depositors wind through the parking lot as the FDIC began settling claims for the closed Chatham Bank of Chicago; over a million dollars in claims were distributed to nearly 2,000 depositors on the first day.
Taken 1963-09-06, Published 1963-09-13

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Bat-A-Way Caddies

Two caddies load up the pitching machine at the park's Bat-A-Way baseball range. Coney Island 1952-05-18

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Beatniks Protest Fire Department Actions

Beatniks Rafio, his wife, Pat, and Judy Foster organize an "Anti-Fire Department" protest at the Bizarre, their coffee shop which had been closed down as a fire hazard.
1960-06-13

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Beauty Exercise

Perc Westmore has Lorraine Gettmann demonstrate an exercise for control of the hips to his class for Hollywood starlets. 1942-04-07

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Big As He Is

Little 2 1/2-year old Brian Teller hefts a 5-pound crawfish landed by his father of the coast of Miami, Florida. 1956-01-07

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Bird's-Eye View

A window cleaner at the Squires Hotel has a bird's-eye view of hot dog-munching contestants in the International Beauty Pageant. 1964-08-05

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Bunnies Get Set

Playboy bunnies Linda and Heidi prepare to set their clocks ahead an hour in preparation for Daylight Savings Time. Taken 1963-04-24, Published 1963-04-26

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Buses Crowd Fifth Avenue During A Work Slowdown

Seven buses are stalled in a work slowdown along Fifth Avenue near 42nd Street. 1945-10-03

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Cancer Fighter

The rotating betatron, a $170,00 cancer fighter and the first in the United States, undergoes testing at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. 1961-07-19

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Candling Eggs

Although now replaced by the electric light bulb, her grandmother's process of "candling" -- examining eggs for impurities -- is still much practiced by Kathleen Elliott. Taken 1944-09-10, Published 1944-10-24

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Checking the Specifications for United Airlines Stewardesses

Three United Airlines stewardesses -- Barbara Marion, Patricia Howard and Marie Zralek -- check out the specifications for their profession. 1948-08-28

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Chefs Prove Grocery Statistics

Two chefs, Anthony Pagan of Camillo's and Secondo Sanchioli of Sardi's, shop in Greenwich to prove that a U.S. family of four can be well fed for the cost of only $25 per week. 1962-09-21

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