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Demonstration of a Morrison shelter, which was designed to protect the occupants from the debris if the house was hit by a bomb, around 1941 [2480x1870]
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aluminum_lizzard5 points Jun 16,2018, 12:52pmI’ve seen enough cartoons to know this is a pancake waiting to happen.
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chrome-spokes1 points Jun 16,2018, 6:37pm"...120 out of 136 escaped from severely bomb-damaged houses without serious injury." ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_raid_shelter#Morrison_shelter
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Soviet soldiers are greeted by family and friends at the Belorussky railway station in Tverskaya Zastava Square after the end of the war in Europe. Moscow, May 1945. [3422 x 2263]
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pixeldorff9 points Jun 15,2018, 9:17am
I love looking at pictures like this just to see random people I will never ever know anything about :)
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pixeldorff9 points Jun 15,2018, 9:17amI love looking at pictures like this just to see random people I will never ever know anything about :)
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Young couple in Budapest, during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 [2241 x 1500]
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Synchronyme18 points Jun 15,2018, 11:38amThe man with the riffle was 17 years old and got killed by the soviet police 2 hours after this photo was taken. The woman escaped and died in 1990 in Australia. The man with the light trench-coat and the gun, on the left, is unknown. (source: this French/Hungarian book)
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Turkeyoak9 points Jun 15,2018, 3:24pm
Brave souls, fighting and dying for freedom.
Shine on, you crazy diamonds.
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heybuggybug3 points Jun 15,2018, 6:28pm
Leonardo DiCaprio, is that you?
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Synchronyme18 points Jun 15,2018, 11:38am
The man with the riffle was 17 years old and got killed by the soviet police 2 hours after this photo was taken. The woman escaped and died in 1990 in Australia. The man with the light trench-coat and the gun, on the left, is unknown. (source: this French/Hungarian book)
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Turkeyoak9 points Jun 15,2018, 3:24pm
Brave souls, fighting and dying for freedom.
Shine on, you crazy diamonds.
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heybuggybug3 points Jun 15,2018, 6:28pmLeonardo DiCaprio, is that you?
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Adams Square, Boston - 1905 [2800 x 2230]
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intothelist25 points Jun 15,2018, 8:40am
They got rid of it in 1963, which explains why I've never heard of it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_Square_(Boston)
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Freittrain8614 points Jun 15,2018, 8:24amMake sure you always drink Bénédictine after dinner all meals.
It's the best cordial
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Jhuss9614 points Jun 15,2018, 11:20am
I love seeing old photos of where I live. What I wouldn't give to walk around in the era of this photo, just to see what it's like.
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Mickey_Malthus5 points Jun 15,2018, 11:27am
Are any of the buildings in this shot still standing? -- From the shadows, this could be facing West, since I don't see 26 Court St, the background could be Court St. and Tremont?
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Motorgoose2 points Jun 15,2018, 3:06pm
People always say Boston streets are tiny because they were made for horse and carts. Looking at these old photos though, the streets are huge. Way bigger than the streets in Boston now a days.
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I_Touched_The_Butt72 points Jun 15,2018, 5:12pm
Why is the quality of this photo so good?
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n1Ck19991 points Jun 15,2018, 10:08amI Love the Ole advertisements
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intothelist25 points Jun 15,2018, 8:40amThey got rid of it in 1963, which explains why I've never heard of it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_Square_(Boston)
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Freittrain8614 points Jun 15,2018, 8:24am
Make sure you always drink Bénédictine after dinner all meals.
It's the best cordial
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Jhuss9614 points Jun 15,2018, 11:20am
I love seeing old photos of where I live. What I wouldn't give to walk around in the era of this photo, just to see what it's like.
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yuckyucky10 points Jun 15,2018, 9:00am
what did they do to that city, vandals!
Adams Square (1879–1963) was a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Now demolished, it was formerly located on the site of the current Boston City Hall in Government Center.
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Mickey_Malthus5 points Jun 15,2018, 11:27am
Are any of the buildings in this shot still standing? -- From the shadows, this could be facing West, since I don't see 26 Court St, the background could be Court St. and Tremont?
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Motorgoose2 points Jun 15,2018, 3:06pm
People always say Boston streets are tiny because they were made for horse and carts. Looking at these old photos though, the streets are huge. Way bigger than the streets in Boston now a days.
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I_Touched_The_Butt72 points Jun 15,2018, 5:12pm
Why is the quality of this photo so good?
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n1Ck19991 points Jun 15,2018, 10:08am
I Love the Ole advertisements
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Donald Trump in the New York Military Academy- 1960's
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Chafla6 points Jun 14,2018, 1:30pm
This was before the heel spurs ruined his military career.
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Wickie8 points Jun 14,2018, 12:48pm
Oh, so he liked to play military at school, but dodged actual service when called. Got it. This how some people actually convince themselves that privileged elites are true altruistic americans and actual honorable servicemen are anti-american?
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ZZartin-1 points Jun 14,2018, 6:09pmSo did they haze him to hard or not enough?
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Chafla6 points Jun 14,2018, 1:30pm
This was before the heel spurs ruined his military career.
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Wickie8 points Jun 14,2018, 12:48pm
Oh, so he liked to play military at school, but dodged actual service when called. Got it. This how some people actually convince themselves that privileged elites are true altruistic americans and actual honorable servicemen are anti-american?
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ZZartin-1 points Jun 14,2018, 6:09pm
So did they haze him to hard or not enough?
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''Le Prince-President'' - Napoleon III, 1860 [419x603]
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Ground crew below scatter to flee the inferno of the Hindenberg. May 6, 1937. [1569 x 1600]
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repete662191 points Jun 14,2018, 2:54pm
Just an incredible image. Thank you for not colorizing this.
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repete662191 points Jun 14,2018, 2:54pm
Just an incredible image. Thank you for not colorizing this.
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Sheepshead Bay Speedway, Brooklyn, New York, 1918 [1600 x 1095]
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castle_in_brooklyn2 points Jun 13,2018, 9:42am
I had to read up on this one:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheepshead_Bay_Race_Track
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castle_in_brooklyn2 points Jun 13,2018, 9:42am
I had to read up on this one:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheepshead_Bay_Race_Track
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Abe Lincoln on the battlefield of Antietam, Maryland, October 2, 1862 [3683x4190]
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Fiveinchtaint113 points Jun 13,2018, 4:32pmI always thought the guys standing with their hands in their jackets always looked cool. I’m gonna bring that back. 😂
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mattathias11 points Jun 13,2018, 5:08pm
Allan Pinkerton left (that pinkerton) General McClernand right
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Heartburn_tonight1 points Jun 13,2018, 7:20pm
What does Lincoln have in his inside left coat pocket?
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Fiveinchtaint113 points Jun 13,2018, 4:32pm
I always thought the guys standing with their hands in their jackets always looked cool. I’m gonna bring that back. 😂
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mattathias11 points Jun 13,2018, 5:08pm
Allan Pinkerton left (that pinkerton) General McClernand right
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Heartburn_tonight1 points Jun 13,2018, 7:20pm
What does Lincoln have in his inside left coat pocket?
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak using Apple-1 system, 1976 [500x349]
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I’ve seen enough cartoons to know this is a pancake waiting to happen.
"...120 out of 136 escaped from severely bomb-damaged houses without serious injury." ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_raid_shelter#Morrison_shelter
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