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re: Interesting historical pictures thread (add captions please)
Posted on 8/7/13 at 1:09 pm to GetCocky11
Posted on 8/7/13 at 1:09 pm to GetCocky11
Awesome thread. Here's a few sports pictures to keep it going...
John Wayne:
The Duke found work at local film studios when he lost his football scholarship to USC as a result of a bodysurfing accident
Gerald Ford:
Attending the University of Michigan as an undergraduate, Ford played center and linebacker for the school's football team and helped the Wolverines to undefeated seasons and national titles in 1932 and 1933. The team suffered a steep decline in his 1934 senior year, however, winning only one game. Ford was the team's star nonetheless, and after a game during which Michigan held heavily favored Minnesota (the eventual national champion) to a scoreless tie in the first half, assistant coach Bennie Oosterbaan later said, "When I walked into the dressing room at half time, I had tears in my eyes I was so proud of them. Ford and [Cedric] Sweet played their hearts out. They were everywhere on defense." Ford later recalled, "During 25 years in the rough-and-tumble world of politics, I often thought of the experiences before, during, and after that game in 1934. Remembering them has helped me many times to face a tough situation, take action, and make every effort possible despite adverse odds." His teammates later voted Ford their most valuable player, with one assistant coach noting, "They felt Jerry was one guy who would stay and fight in a losing cause."
During Ford's senior year a controversy developed when the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets refused to play a scheduled game if a black player named Willis Ward took the field. Even after protests from students, players and alumni, university officials opted to keep Ward out of the game. Ford was Ward's best friend on the team and they roomed together while on road trips. Ford reportedly threatened to quit the team in response to the university’s decision, but eventually agreed to play against Georgia Tech when Ward personally asked him to play.
During the same season, in a game against the University of Chicago, Ford "became the only future U.S. president to tackle a future Heisman Trophy winner when he brought down running back Jay Berwanger, who would win the first Heisman the following year". In 1934, Ford was selected for the Eastern Team on the Shriner's East West Crippled Children game at San Francisco (a benefit for crippled children), played on January 1, 1935. As part of the 1935 Collegiate All-Star football team, Ford played against the Chicago Bears in an exhibition game at Soldier Field. In honor of his athletic accomplishments and his later political career, the University of Michigan retired Ford's No. 48 jersey in 1994. With the blessing of the Ford family, it was placed back into circulation in 2012 as part of the Michigan Football Legends program and issued to sophomore linebacker Desmond Morgan before a home game against Illinois on October 13
Jackie Robinson:
(#28)
Jackie Robinson became UCLA's first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track. He was one of four black players on the 1939 UCLA Bruins football team; the others were Woody Strode, Kenny Washington, and Ray Bartlett. Washington, Strode, and Robinson made up three of the team's four backfield players. At a time when only a handful of black players existed in mainstream college football, this made UCLA college football's most integrated team. In track and field, Robinson won the 1940 NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the Long Jump, jumping 24 ft 10 1/4 in (7.58 m). Belying his future career, baseball was Robinson's "worst sport" at UCLA; he hit .097 in his only season, although in his first game he went 4-for-4 and twice stole home
John Wayne:
The Duke found work at local film studios when he lost his football scholarship to USC as a result of a bodysurfing accident
Gerald Ford:
Attending the University of Michigan as an undergraduate, Ford played center and linebacker for the school's football team and helped the Wolverines to undefeated seasons and national titles in 1932 and 1933. The team suffered a steep decline in his 1934 senior year, however, winning only one game. Ford was the team's star nonetheless, and after a game during which Michigan held heavily favored Minnesota (the eventual national champion) to a scoreless tie in the first half, assistant coach Bennie Oosterbaan later said, "When I walked into the dressing room at half time, I had tears in my eyes I was so proud of them. Ford and [Cedric] Sweet played their hearts out. They were everywhere on defense." Ford later recalled, "During 25 years in the rough-and-tumble world of politics, I often thought of the experiences before, during, and after that game in 1934. Remembering them has helped me many times to face a tough situation, take action, and make every effort possible despite adverse odds." His teammates later voted Ford their most valuable player, with one assistant coach noting, "They felt Jerry was one guy who would stay and fight in a losing cause."
During Ford's senior year a controversy developed when the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets refused to play a scheduled game if a black player named Willis Ward took the field. Even after protests from students, players and alumni, university officials opted to keep Ward out of the game. Ford was Ward's best friend on the team and they roomed together while on road trips. Ford reportedly threatened to quit the team in response to the university’s decision, but eventually agreed to play against Georgia Tech when Ward personally asked him to play.
During the same season, in a game against the University of Chicago, Ford "became the only future U.S. president to tackle a future Heisman Trophy winner when he brought down running back Jay Berwanger, who would win the first Heisman the following year". In 1934, Ford was selected for the Eastern Team on the Shriner's East West Crippled Children game at San Francisco (a benefit for crippled children), played on January 1, 1935. As part of the 1935 Collegiate All-Star football team, Ford played against the Chicago Bears in an exhibition game at Soldier Field. In honor of his athletic accomplishments and his later political career, the University of Michigan retired Ford's No. 48 jersey in 1994. With the blessing of the Ford family, it was placed back into circulation in 2012 as part of the Michigan Football Legends program and issued to sophomore linebacker Desmond Morgan before a home game against Illinois on October 13
Jackie Robinson:
(#28)
Jackie Robinson became UCLA's first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track. He was one of four black players on the 1939 UCLA Bruins football team; the others were Woody Strode, Kenny Washington, and Ray Bartlett. Washington, Strode, and Robinson made up three of the team's four backfield players. At a time when only a handful of black players existed in mainstream college football, this made UCLA college football's most integrated team. In track and field, Robinson won the 1940 NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the Long Jump, jumping 24 ft 10 1/4 in (7.58 m). Belying his future career, baseball was Robinson's "worst sport" at UCLA; he hit .097 in his only season, although in his first game he went 4-for-4 and twice stole home
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Posted on 8/7/13 at 2:25 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
Famed WW2 Russian Sniper Vasily Zaytsev, inspiration for the movie Enemy at the Gates, posing with his Mosin Nagant Sniper Rifle:
Adolph Hitler and Ferdinand Porsche looking at a clay model of the first Volkswagen Beetle. Volkswagen translates to People's Car.
Death photo of Bloody Bill Anderson
Photo from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago in 1929
Confederate Sharpshooter at Little Round Top aka the Devil's Den, Battle of Gettysburg. Although some believe that the picture was staged it is still interesting nonetheless.
Eugene Stoner, designer of the M-16 and Mikhail Kalashnikov, designer of the AK - 47:
Lady sitting with the skull of a Japanese soldier that her boyfriend serving in the Pacific sent her as a gift. This was in the pages of LIFE magazine.
photograph from the 1940s that shows a man wearing modern sunglasses and a modern screenprinted t-shirt. Is this proof of time travel?
Woman talking on what appears to be a mobile phone in a 1928 Charlie Chaplain movie:
Traitor Jane Fonda sits on an enemy anti-aircraft gun in North Vietnam in 1972.
Adolph Hitler and Ferdinand Porsche looking at a clay model of the first Volkswagen Beetle. Volkswagen translates to People's Car.
Death photo of Bloody Bill Anderson
Photo from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago in 1929
Confederate Sharpshooter at Little Round Top aka the Devil's Den, Battle of Gettysburg. Although some believe that the picture was staged it is still interesting nonetheless.
Eugene Stoner, designer of the M-16 and Mikhail Kalashnikov, designer of the AK - 47:
Lady sitting with the skull of a Japanese soldier that her boyfriend serving in the Pacific sent her as a gift. This was in the pages of LIFE magazine.
photograph from the 1940s that shows a man wearing modern sunglasses and a modern screenprinted t-shirt. Is this proof of time travel?
Woman talking on what appears to be a mobile phone in a 1928 Charlie Chaplain movie:
Traitor Jane Fonda sits on an enemy anti-aircraft gun in North Vietnam in 1972.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 5:03 pm to LSUnowhas2
^^ Jane Fonda is a count who should DIAF
Jackson Square from Pontalba Apartments, 1919
Photo taken between 1890 - 1910
Snow on Canal possibly 1895
Canal Street at St. Charles; in the background, on the right, the dome of the first Maison Blanche store can be seen, having replaced Christ Church; in the background on the left, is the distinctive turret of the Pickwick Club (one of several buildings the club has occupied on Canal Street). Photo ca. 1890's.
Photo by George Francois Mugnier The Ames Crevasse of 1891
Pres. Taft enters Unitarian Church for Sunday service. 1909
Industrial Canal Dedication 1923
1st game in Tiger Stadium panoramic
Jackson Square from Pontalba Apartments, 1919
Photo taken between 1890 - 1910
Snow on Canal possibly 1895
Canal Street at St. Charles; in the background, on the right, the dome of the first Maison Blanche store can be seen, having replaced Christ Church; in the background on the left, is the distinctive turret of the Pickwick Club (one of several buildings the club has occupied on Canal Street). Photo ca. 1890's.
Photo by George Francois Mugnier The Ames Crevasse of 1891
Pres. Taft enters Unitarian Church for Sunday service. 1909
Industrial Canal Dedication 1923
1st game in Tiger Stadium panoramic
Posted on 8/7/13 at 5:10 pm to LSUnowhas2
The picture is not so historical but the story is...
Did you know that Metairie Cemetery (the big one on your right on I-10 as you're coming into NOLA after you pass thru Metairie) was once a horse race track?
Did you know that Metairie Cemetery (the big one on your right on I-10 as you're coming into NOLA after you pass thru Metairie) was once a horse race track?
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This site was previously a horse racing track, Metairie Race Course, founded in 1838.
The race track was the site of the famous Lexington-Lecomte Race, April 1, 1854, billed as the "North against the South" race. Former President Millard Filmore attended. While racing was suspended because of the American Civil War, it was used as a Confederate Camp (Camp Moore) until David Farragut took New Orleans for the Union in April 1862. Metairie Cemetery was built upon the grounds of the old Metairie Race Course after it went bankrupt. The race track, which was owned by the Metairie Jockey Club, refused membership to Charles T. Howard, a local resident who had gained his wealth by starting the first Louisiana State Lottery. After being refused membership, Howard vowed that the race course would become a cemetery. Sure enough, after the Civil War and Reconstruction, the track went bankrupt and Howard was able to see his curse come true. Today, Howard is buried in his tomb located on Central Avenue in the cemetery, which was built following the original oval layout of the track itself. Mr. Howard died in 1885 in Dobbs Ferry, New York when he fell from a newly purchased horse.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 5:21 pm to Sho Nuff
quote:I think that's taken from what was, in 2000, at least, the visiting players' parents seats -- only place I've ever sat in Tiger Stadium (and no, I'm no parent, just got those tickets).
1st game in Tiger Stadium panoramic
Posted on 8/7/13 at 5:23 pm to HarryBalzack
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I think that's taken from what was, in 2000, at least, the visiting players' parents seats -- only place I've ever sat in Tiger Stadium (and no, I'm no parent, just got those tickets).
I wouldn't turn em down!
Posted on 8/7/13 at 5:32 pm to HarryBalzack
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The flip side of segregation
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Young Mark Twain
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Last prisoners of Alcatraz leaving, 1963.
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Major general Horatio Gordon Robley with his collection of tattooed heads.
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Olivia Oatman, abducted and tattooed by Native Americans.
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Recording native American songs.
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Stalin fooling around while his bodyguard takes a picture.
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Kamikaze an instant before impact.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 5:39 pm to HarryBalzack
Ahh, so the chick from Hell on Wheels is based on Olivia Oatman.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 5:40 pm to HarryBalzack
colorized boxers after a fight
Posted on 8/7/13 at 5:48 pm to Byron Bojangles III
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Weird shite
Posted on 8/7/13 at 6:29 pm to tylercsbn9
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Colorized Custer and Union troops
poor dog
and that woman orderly in the KKK operating room.
Posted on 8/7/13 at 6:46 pm to TulaneUVA
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Dude was a bad arse.
so were a lot of terrorists, by your standards apparently.
Posted on 9/11/13 at 7:07 pm to Duckie
The last photo of all four Beatles together, August 22, 1969.
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin floating over Washington DC, 1928.
Niagara river was diverted from Niagara Falls for the first time in 12,000 years to perform maintenance, 1969
Auto Polo, circa 1910.
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, England. 1951.
Tower Bridge (London) under construction 1892
Posted on 9/11/13 at 7:31 pm to heypaul
New York's World Trade Center in the clouds, early 2001:
Posted on 9/11/13 at 8:21 pm to HarryBalzack
Hogwarts yearbook picture of Malfoy?
Posted on 9/11/13 at 8:25 pm to Ziggy
The headquarters of Benito Musolini and the Italian Fascist party. Rome, ~1930.
Construction of Mount Rushmore. 1934-1939.
The original Piggly Wiggly Store, Memphis, Tennessee. The first self service grocery store, opened 1916.
City Hall and The Majestic Theater, San Francisco after the massive earthquake of 1906.
Golden Gate Bridge construction. 1937.
Posted on 9/11/13 at 9:08 pm to HeadChange
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Not sure
Japanese POW taking a bath.
Posted on 9/11/13 at 9:10 pm to heypaul
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LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin floating over Washington DC, 1928.
This could have been fashioned into an awesome Led Zeppelin album cover.
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