Cool Historical Pictures

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Re: Cool Historical Pictures

Post by C-Mag » Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:16 pm

Penner wrote:British solider on a horse disguised as a zebra in 1916:

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That's pretty awesome. Never saw that before.
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Re: Cool Historical Pictures

Post by C-Mag » Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:32 pm

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General Paul Von Lettow, one of the greatest generals of the 20th C.
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Re: Cool Historical Pictures

Post by C-Mag » Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:39 pm

Penner wrote:Mt. St. Helens erupting in 1980:

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In the last year I flew around the North and West slopes, it's pretty cool.
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Re: Cool Historical Pictures

Post by Montegriffo » Thu Nov 09, 2017 4:48 am

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For legal reasons, we are not threatening to destroy U.S. government property with our glorious medieval siege engine. But if we wanted to, we could. But we won’t. But we could.
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Post by Montegriffo » Thu Nov 09, 2017 4:50 am

So long ago it is black and white :(
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Re: Cool Historical Pictures

Post by Montegriffo » Thu Nov 09, 2017 5:06 am

Francis Brunn one of the greatest of all time doing his famous combination trick

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His half brother Ernest Montego taking it a step further

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His sister Lottie Brunn with her version

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Post by Penner » Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:32 am

First and only test of the US nuclear canon, nicknamed, "Atomic Anne" in 1953

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Post by Penner » Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:35 am

President Kennedy visits his father for the last time in 1963:

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Post by Penner » Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:39 am

Members of the Finnish soldiers from the "company of death" from 1939

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Re: Cool Historical Pictures

Post by Penner » Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:41 am

Last US public execution 1936

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