Historical Pictures

[OswaldTheOsprey]

The White House Friday, Oct. 17, 1924: Members of the Coolidge Theatrical League visit
Pres. Coolidge to pledge their support to his reelection campaign. In the front row, from
left, are Mrs. Coolidge, John Drew, Broadway legend and great-great uncle of Drew
Barrymore, Pres. Coolidge and the one and only Al Jolson.

OswaldTheOsprey

Coolidge was a great man, and a great president. He didn't do a lot, but at the time, that's exactly what needed to be done.

Keep Cool With Coolidge!

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[bored]

How do you guys post your pictures? I see none of Oswalds and all of Mr. Ds images. Does one upload from the comp and the other link to a website?

Just curious, that's all.

[conley]

it looks like oswald's are from photobucket -- maybe that website is blocked for you at work?

mister d's seem like they are from all over the net

you can also attach photos to messages rather than just linking them


for example...

[OswaldTheOsprey]

it looks like oswald's are from photobucket -- maybe that website is blocked for you at work?

mister d's seem like they are from all over the net

you can also attach photos to messages rather than just linking them


for example...

You are correct. My photos are uploaded from Photobucket.

OswaldTheOsprey

[bored]

That must be it then. Photobucket is indeed blocked here at work. I do see your image conley.

[Mr. Dirlewanger]

Gary Cooper made more than one colonial picture Mr. D-this is Cooper in "Lives Of A Bengal Lancer" from 1935.



OswaldTheOsprey

I've never seen that film. I'll have to check it out.

[OswaldTheOsprey]

Manhattan, Thursday, Dec. 1, 1932: Cocky actor James Cagney turns the tables on the
paparazzi of 1932.

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[OswaldTheOsprey]

Gary Cooper made more than one colonial picture Mr. D-this is Cooper in "Lives Of A Bengal Lancer" from 1935.



OswaldTheOsprey

I've never seen that film. I'll have to check it out.

With the mustache and the fancy uniform, it's hard to recognize Cooper!

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[OswaldTheOsprey]

The Polo Grounds, Manhattan Sat. Nov. 29, 1919: A distinguished crowd has a get together
prior to the annual Army-Navy game. From left are Gen. Peyton March, Sec. of War Newton
Baker, General John J. Pershing, Sec. of the Navy Josephus Daniels, Asst. Sec. of the Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adm. Shields, Commandant of the Naval Academy. Navy was the
victor 6-0, their first win over Army since 1912.

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[OswaldTheOsprey]

Poignant 1916 antiwar cartoon: "The Deserter" by Boardman Robinson.

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[OswaldTheOsprey]

It's a bird, it's a plane...No! It's a whole fleet of biplanes flying over Portland, OR in 1920.

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[OswaldTheOsprey]

The Big Apple back in the day: Broadway in the mid 1920s.

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[MeatMop]

Awesome photo of the Big Apple there Ozzie.
I saw this linked from fark today so you may have already seen it: http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/results/result.do?display=thumbcap&action=search&query=%22new+york%22&page=1&pagesize=20

Color photos of New York city during the 1940's.  Lots of treasures in that album.

MeatMop.

[OswaldTheOsprey]

Awesome photo of the Big Apple there Ozzie.
I saw this linked from fark today so you may have already seen it: http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/results/result.do?display=thumbcap&action=search&query=%22new+york%22&page=1&pagesize=20

Color photos of New York city during the 1940's.  Lots of treasures in that album.

MeatMop.

Thanks. Those color pictures are amazing. War was just around the corner then-1941.

OswaldTheOsprey

[spunkloaf]

The Big Apple back in the day: Broadway in the mid 1920s.

OswaldTheOsprey

Was this before the oil companies bought out the trolley systems and destroyed them because they ran on electricity, in order to pave way for big oil-consuming vehicles?