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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 1885
Flatiron Building, New York. The Manhattan landmark under construction. 1902
When the automobile economy looked so different Charging an electric car in 1905
The Streets of New York City in 1908
When roller skates were the hot new thing 1910
Chicago 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, 1912
The 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, 1912
Grand Canyon, 1914
William Harley and Arthur Davidson, 1914
Gaudi’s Sagrada Família in Barcelona, 1915
This is how people took selfies in 1920
1922 Beach Police No swimsuit was allowed to be higher than 6 inches above the knee
The unbroken seal on Tutankhamun’s tomb, 1922
London Bus, 1928
View from the top on the opening day of the Empire State Building, 1931
Al Capone’s free soup kitchen, Chicago, 1931
Women demonstrating against Prohibition, 1932
The rarely seen back of the Hoover Dam before it filled with water 1936
Golden Gate bridge construction, 1937
When the Hindenburg exploded May 6, 1937
Children wearing gas masks while playing, 1941
Unwanted babies for sale in Italy, 1940s
Oranges for 1 cent, 1942
The famous Hollywood sign, which originally said ‘Hollywoodland’. The last four letters were removed in 1949.
Martin Luther King Jr. arrested outside a courtroom, 1958
Freddie Mercury 1958
Back when airlines served a full meal in flight, 1958
Motorola remote control TV, 1962
Moments 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 1968
Niagara falls without water. 1969
Opening ceremony of Woodstock, 1969
The Beatles crossing Abbey Road, 1969
When the Jacksons were a happy family 1970
McDonalds menu in the early 1970’s
Last known photo of Lennon and McCartney, 1974
Gerald R. Ford and Pelé, 1975
Star Wars Opening day, 1977

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