[BITList] Interesting old photographs

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    The rural kids in the
    50’s rode bikes to school.  You
    took whatever path was best for you.  This lad looks
    like
    he is carrying a string of
    Christmas lights, but it doesn’t look like winter. Wonder what’s
    going on!
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    Camping out in 1918.
    Early Version of American Gothic Photo<br> posted by:<br> Dianne
    Bowders<br> My<br> grandparents<br> pose in an<br> early version<br>
    of American<br> Gothic, with a<br> groundhog<br> killed on<br>
    their<br> Manchester<br> Twp. farm.<br> Note: Photo<br> taken
    circa<br> 1914, from our<br> family photo<br> album.:
    This couplepose in an early version of
    American Gothic, with a groundhog killed on their Manchester farm. It's
    dinner!
    Note: Photo taken circa 1914, from
    a family photo album.
    A.G. Wallihan, photographer. Augusta<br> Wallihan<br> Grocery<br>
    Shopping.<br> Albumen print,<br> circa 1895.<br> Standing over<br>
    one of her<br> many trophy<br> mule deer,<br>
    subsistence-and-sport<br> huntress Gusty<br> Wallihan<br> appears
    every<br> inch the<br> frontier<br> matron with<br> her dressy<br>
    bonnet,<br> prairie-pattern<br> cartridge<br> belt,<br>
    floral-embroidered<br> gauntlets,<br> hunting knife,<br> and<br>
    Remington-Hepburn<br> rifle.:
    Standing over one of her many
    trophy mule deer, subsistence-and-sport huntress“Gusty”Wallihan
    appears every inch the
    frontier matron with her dressy bonnet, prairie-pattern cartridge belt,
    floral-embroidered gauntlets, hunting knife, and Remington-Hepburn
    rifle. 1895
    circa 1910. Check out the baby riding behind<br> them:
    At least this one won’t be quite as dangerous as the old
    single wheeled models. Look in the trailer over
    the
    back wheel.  They have their
    baby in there!
    Changing street lamps 1910's style.<br> "WOW":<br>
    This was the approved way to
    change the street lamps in 1910. Cool!
    Old Harley Davidson police motorcycle and<br> mobile booking<br>
    center.<br> &Awesome.:<br>
    A single Paddy Wagon.  Never
    knew they had such a vehicle!  This is way cool.
    Mobile Home - Photographic Print - 1926:
    Here is an early motorhome, built
    in 1926.
    Dupont Car Camp Recreational Vehicle, 1910s:<br>
    This is a travel tent
    accessory built in 1910.
    Vintage treadmills, 1920:
    These are vintage treadmills in
    the 1920’s.
    1920's Refrigerator:
    This is a 1920’s refrigerator. Only the
    elite could afford such a thing, and most still had the old ice
    boxes.
    First hair dryer - about 1920, holy moly:
    A hair dryer in the 1920
    Salon.  What a contraption!
    Chester E. Macduffee next to his newly<br> patented, 250<br> kilo
    diving<br> suit, 1911:
    Chester E. Macduffee next to his
    newly patented, 250 kilo diving suit, 1911
    Circus:
    A postcard from the
    1800’s advertising a knife throwing act
    with the traveling circus.
    How would you like that
    job?
    A strongwoman balances a piano and pianist<br> on her chest.<br>
    (1920):
    A Strongwoman balances a piano and
    the pianist on her chest. 1920
    London in the 1920's ~ Telephone Engineer ~<br> Mayfair:
    London, in the 1920’s, this was a telephone engineer.
    What a job!
    Two young girls in a West Germans street<br> chat with<br> their<br>
    grandparents<br> in the window<br> of their home<br> in the
    Eastern<br> sector,<br> separated only<br> by a barbed<br> wire<br>
    barricade. It<br> was a common<br> occurrence for<br> families,
    who<br> had once only<br> lived on the<br> opposite side<br> of the
    street<br> from one<br> another, to<br> become<br> separated by<br>
    the ever<br> growing Berlin<br> Wall.:
    Two young girls in a West Germans
    street chat with their grandparents in the window of their home in the
    Eastern sector, separated only by a barbed wire barricade. It was a
    common occurrence for families, who had once only lived on the opposite
    side of the street from one another, to become separated by the ever
    growing Berlin Wall.
    A Gibson Girl in her corset in the early<br> 1900s. Those<br> poor
    women!:
    A Gibson Girl in her corset in the
    early 1900’s. Those poor women. This was one fad
    That really hurt a lot of women
    for life.
    Lillian Russell. A plus size beauty in the<br> late 1800s.<br> She
    was around<br> 200 lb at the<br> peak of her<br> career. She<br> was
    considered<br>
    And now, for the opposite of the
    photo above...Lillian Russell. A plus size beauty in the late
    1800s.
    She was around 200 lb at the peak
    of her career. She was considered "The American Beauty.”

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