Posted on 06/28/2022 6:43:48 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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John Quincy Adams, the first president to have his picture taken, 1843 In this photo Adams was 75 years old and serving in the House of Representatives representing Massachusetts, a position he held until he passed away in 1848.
He was president from March 4, 1825 to March 3 1829. This daguerreotype of Adams was taken at his home in Massachusetts.
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8-year-old Różyczka Goździewska, the youngest nurse in the Warsaw Uprising. She helped as an assistant in the field hospital, bringing water to the injured, chasing away flies and serving as a source of happiness. She didn't have any training but she did what she could.
She survived the war and went on to graduate from the Silesian University of Technology.
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Photo of Joseph Stalin taken at 4:31 am on June 22, 1941. He was just told that Germany had attacked the USSR, starting a war against the Soviet Union. The photographer was told to destroy the photo but he saved it.
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British veteran of the Napoleonic wars posing with his wife
Taken in 1850, 35 years following the battle of Waterloo Notice the medal pinned to the man's jacket showing he served in the Spanish campaign
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Nicholas II, the last Tzar of Russia, informal photo (unknown date)
He was crowned Tzar of Russia in 1896.
On July 17, 1918, the Bolsheviks murdered Nicholas and his family.
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US Soldier with pictures of his girlfriend, Chu Chi base camp, Vietnam 1968
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Queen Elizabeth, at Buckingham Palace, in 1942
Selfie taken by Edvard Munch after admitting himself to a psychiatric clinic in 1908
Munch is best known for "The Scream," one of the most iconic pieces of art ever created,
Ann Elizabeth Hodges, the only person recorded to have been hit by a meteorite, in 1954. She survived 🌠
Ann Hodges was just napping on her couch at her home in Alabama on November 30, 1954, when an 8.5 pound meteorite crashed through her roof, bounced off her radio console and then hit her torso.
The meteorite that hit Hodges was a piece of a much larger rock that broke in two as it hurdled towards the Earth. The piece that didn't hit Hodges landed a few miles away and now it can be seen in the National Museum of National History
German prisoners of war in an American camp, photographed as they’re forced to watch a film about the German concentration camps, 1945.
Bruce Lee with producer Fred Weintraub, on the set of 'Enter the Dragon', in 1973
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British Army soldier handles a homing pigeon at an Air Ministry Pigeon Section loft in England
during World War II in April 1941
Here is another historically fascinating site with photographs that are almost beyond belief: https://www.photographytalk.com/photography-articles/8254-these-are-the-only-photos-ever-taken-of-revolutionary-war-veterans
My brother was stationed at Cu Chi with the 25th Infantry Division from April 1966-April 1967. He'd originally been sent from Fort Dix to Fairbanks, Alaska. It was during that time that they re-activated the 25th Division. From Alaska, he went to Hawaii for jungle training, then off to Vietnam.
Have you tried this thing?
https://blog.myheritage.com/2021/02/new-animate-the-faces-in-your-family-photos/
Wonderful photos. I found the 16-year-old German crying because they lost the war extremely touching. . Briti solder with his pigeon is a real study in love.
And Stalin looks like he’s taking a dump
As I remember there was a Star Trek episode featuring Joan Crowford. She was a lovely lady. Captain Kirk had to stop Dr. McCoy from preventing her from being killed.
Cackling out loud. Great, funny and accurate comment.
Actually Joan Collins...
The “Edith Keeler Must Die!” episode. Written by Harlan Ellison, iirc. Famous science fiction writer.
A color photo of a US president born BEFORE the American revolution. Amazing.
“Son, your average Russian doesn’t take a dump without a plan...”
Maria Amaral is a genius color artist. Her colorization of B/w historical photos are amazing.
J have the Color of Time book. Highly recommend
https://marinamaral.com/portfolio/
Great to see these. Thank you.
It’s definitely Elizabeth
Yes. This photo stood out to me as well.
Did Stalin color his hair?
Thanks. Many good pics, although you should never forget the editor’s biases and wishful thinking.
I see that olive drab was pretty much always “the new black”.
It sure is. I have been trying to figure out if his shoes are laced or buckled.
Ought to be possible to identify him (and his girl!).
Regards,
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