Interesting old photos
Posted by: Cbr600 on 28 May 2013
thought it was time i posted a new thread. here are some interesting old photos, that show some iconic moments, or are simply thought provoking. This is not intended to compete with the nice photo thread, and is not listed for its high quality images, just a series of old and interesting images.
Hippo cart in 1924. The hippo belonged to a circus and apparently enjoyed pulling the cart as a trick
Charlie Chaplin in 1916 at the age of 27
Suntan vending machine, 1949
Annie Edison Taylor (1838-1921), the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. She did it in 1901 because she needed money, and after doing it said she wouldn't recommend it to anyone! 
Only known authenticated photo of Billy the Kid,ca. 1879
Sid Caesar, died a couple of days ago. Saw nothing on the news.
Pic by Halsman
Sochi 2008
25 years ago today, the Soviets bid dos vadanya to Afghanistan...
Originally Posted by JamieWednesday: Sid Caesar, died a couple of days ago. Saw nothing on the news.
My favourite Sid Caesar skit.
Found this pic by chance. Pretty cool!
This made me smile.
Side view of photographers posing together for a photograph on the roof of Marceau's Studio, while Joseph Byron holds one side of the camera with his right hand and Ben Falk holds the other side with his left hand.
Uncle Joe Byron, Pirie MacDonald, Colonel Marceau, Pop Core, Ben Falk-New York Dec. 1920.
Yes, definitely 50 years. Cassius then.
Despite being in the favorable position to receive that jab, Paul seems to have taken the worst of it while George appears quite content with it.
“When The Beatles returned to America in August, 1965, for their second tour and played the Sullivan show again, I got one of my favorites. Walking the aisles, one audience member caught my eye: an older man sitting with his fingers plugged in his ears to mute the high-pitched squeals. As I moved in for this terrific shot, I got a closer look and realized I was photographing the legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.”
- Ken Regan
Ken Regan was a Sullivan Show photographer.
A great shot of young Lenny 1947 by Irving Penn. ( one of my favourite photographer )
I particularly like a cigarette butt on his foot. 
He's a bit Glenn Gould-ish
1/300,000,000, yes three hundred millionths of a second, after an atomic test in 1952
Those things at the bottom are about to be incinerated Joshua trees
1876: Public Urinal in Paris
Photography by Charles Marville.
More of his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Fab pics Kuma.
In the same vein, I really like this hand-coloured image of the newly-opened Eiffel Tower in 1889:
Is this stuff still on 
sale ?