Monday, 26 November 2012

Incredible Old Photos

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During the Apollo 16 mission, Charles Duke left a family photo on the moon that was enclosed
in a plastic bag.
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Vought F4U Corsair crashes on the deck of a carrier when the arresting gear failed. Most likely
sometime during WW2 in the Pacific Theater.
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John F. Kennedy at NASA's Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex in 1962.
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The following photo is believed to be the last photo ever taken of the RMS Titanic before it
sunk in April 1912.
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1884 De Dion, Bouton et Trepardou Dos-à-Dos is the oldest running car on the planet. It was
the first car to participate in an automobile race.
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This photo was taken in space right after World War II (1946). A team of soldiers and scientists;
used a German-made V-2 missile equipped with a camera to capture this shot. Making it the
first photo in space.
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Douglas MacArthur signing the official Japanese surrender instrument aboard the USS Missouri,
1945.
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Hitler inspecting the massive 800mm “Schwerer Gustav” railway gun from afar. It was the
largest-calibre rifled weapon ever used in combat, and fired the heaviest shells of any artillery piece.
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George S. Patton's Dog, Willie, mourning his best friend on the day of his death.
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Joseph Goebbels on his wedding day. Hitler was his best man and can be seen behind him in a
trench coat and top hat.
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George Armstrong Custer and some of his fellow soldiers, during the American Civil War.
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Howard Carter, an English archaeologist, examining the opened sarcophagus of King Tut.
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An RAF pilot getting a haircut while reading a book between missions.
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Manfred von Richthofen, aka “The Red Baron”, petting his dog on an airfield.
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Samurai. ~ 1860 – 1880
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A team of SAS soldiers in North Africa, 1943.
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Soviet soldiers stop for a break in 1945 on the outskirts of Berlin.
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Tsar Nicholas II goofing around with his friend in 1899.
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Walt and Roy O. Disney on the day that they opened the Disney studio. Beside them are their
wives and mother.
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John Young and Charles Duke training for the Apollo 16 mission in the New Mexico desert.


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