CHUVA E LUZ

Some Old, Some New ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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     COOL OLD PHOTOS.

 William Harley and Arthur Davidson unveiled their 

motorbikes for the first time, 1914. 

 

     Rush hour in Chicago, 1909. 

 

     People queued for Al Capone’s free coffee in 

Chicago, 1931. 

 

     Steven Spielberg gave the world "Bruce", 

the prop that was used to make "Jaws" in 1975. 

 

     The President shows Pele his skills with a ball, 

Gerald R. Ford and Pele, 1975. 
 

 

     Gorgeous picture of the Earth,  1968. 

 

     People at Woodstock, 1969. 

 

     You could get a Big Mac for 65 cents, 1970's. 

 

     You got normal food and a full meal on flights, 1958. 

 

     Remote controls were cutting-edge technology, 1962. 

 

     Legends passed on their legacies, Bruce Lee 

playing with his son Brandon, 1966. 
 

 

     The Golden Gate Bridge was still 

under construction and looked like this, 
1937. 

 

     Oranges were sold for just one cent, 1942. 

 

     The Hollywood sign was still the 'Hollywoodland' 

sign. The last four letters were removed in 1949. 

 

     This was the tallest building in Paris, the Eiffel Tower under construction in the 1880's. 

 

NYC was a much less busy city, 1908. 

 

     Charging your electric car looked like this, 1905. 

 

     Roller skates were the hot new thing but still needed a bit of work, 1910.
 
 

     "I am the first pig to fly,"  1909

(see pig in lower right of picture). 

 

     Beach Police Officers made sure no swimsuit 

was higher than 6 inches above the knee, 1922. 

 

     King Tut's slumber was undisturbed and the  

seal to his tomb was unbroken,1922. 

 

     The iconic London buses looked like this, 1928. 
 

     A  new vantage point was introduced to 

New York on the opening day of the 

Empire State Building, 1931.

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