Φωτογραφικά ντοκουμέντα μιας άλλης εποχής που η κα Μαίρη Σπυροπούλου, έστειλε στον κ. Κώστα Μπιζάνο ο οποίος και μας τα διαβίβασε. Η νοσταλγική αυτή ανάρτηση φανερώνει το πόσο μακριά αλλά και πόσο κοντά είναι αυτή η εποχή.
Construction of Eiffel Tower (1880)Feet of the Statue of Liberty arrive on Liberty Island 1885Flatiron Building, New York. The Manhattan landmark under construction. 1902When the automobile economy looked so different Charging an electric car in 1905The Streets of New York City in 1908When roller skates were the hot new thing 1910Chicago Rush Hour, 1909“When pigs fly…” The first flight of a pig took place at Leysdown, Kent, England. 1909.The first photo upon discovery of Machu Picchu, 1912The last known photo of the Titanic, as the ship leaving Queenstown, Ireland on April 12th, 1912.The day after the Titanic disaster. London, April 16, 1912Grand Canyon, 1914William Harley and Arthur Davidson, 1914Gaudi’s Sagrada Família in Barcelona, 1915This is how people took selfies in 19201922 Beach Police No swimsuit was allowed to be higher than 6 inches above the kneeThe unbroken seal on Tutankhamun’s tomb, 1922London Bus, 1928View from the top on the opening day of the Empire State Building, 1931Al Capone’s free soup kitchen, Chicago, 1931Women demonstrating against Prohibition, 1932The rarely seen back of the Hoover Dam before it filled with water 1936Golden Gate bridge construction, 1937When the Hindenburg exploded May 6, 1937Children wearing gas masks while playing, 1941Unwanted babies for sale in Italy, 1940sOranges for 1 cent, 1942The famous Hollywood sign, which originally said ‘Hollywoodland’. The last four letters were removed in 1949.Martin Luther King Jr. arrested outside a courtroom, 1958Freddie Mercury 1958Back when airlines served a full meal in flight, 1958Motorola remote control TV, 1962Moments before being assassinated in Dallas, Texas in November 1963, President John F. Kennedy Jr. waves to onlookers‘Earthrise’ over the moon, taken by members of Apollo 8 in 1968Niagara falls without water. 1969Opening ceremony of Woodstock, 1969The Beatles crossing Abbey Road, 1969When the Jacksons were a happy family 1970McDonalds menu in the early 1970’sLast known photo of Lennon and McCartney, 1974Gerald R. Ford and Pelé, 1975Star Wars Opening day, 1977