Friday, June 9, 2017

Moments in History III

Log motor home by Wade, 1922  .  A precursor to the airstream??
Interior of log motor home. 

Neighbors of Japanese origin were already unwanted in some neighborhoods in 1923
Three friends take a joyride on their new vehicle, Ohio, c. 1924 (above)
Native American switchboard operator c. 1925.  
Workers lay bricks to pave 28th Street in Manhattan, 1930   
Drive-In restaurant on West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles,1932
A life guard and a doctor attempt to save a swimmers life on Coney Island Beach, 1940. The woman in the center chose the worst moment for a smile. 


Cony Island, NY 1940
Victor Mature, Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth (both 30 at the time) meet at a movie premier in London. October 1956 
Victor Mature, Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth (both 30 at the time) meet at a movie premier in London. October 1956 
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev eating a hot dog in Des Moines, Iowa, on which he commented it's excellent. We make good sausages but yours are better, 1959  
Couple and friend being abused in a restaurant for the latter being black, USA, 1963  
Minoru Yamasaki (right) posing with a model of the World Trade Center he designed, 1964.  Bet he never dreamed his idea would go down in flames.  Sorry for the bad pun and sarcasm.  
Portrait of hockey goalie Terry Sawchuk before face masks became standard in 1966.  Looks like they took a saw to his face. 






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