A detective inspects the Brink's vault The Great Brinks Robbery occured on January 17, 1950 at the Brinks site on 169 Prince Street in Boston. The building still stands but it is now a parking garage. The robbers got off with more than $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in bonds and securities. At […]
Pictures: The Statue Of Liberty Being Built in a Paris Neighborhood
March 20, 2013 by
I recently came across a bunch of pictures of the Statue of Liberty being built and found the view into that time fascinating. Below is some background on the statue (I didn't know much about it) and some pictures of the construction. A Gift From the French Neatorama describes where the idea of the […]
Boston’s Evacuation Day March 17, 1776: The Siege Ends After the British Threaten to Burn the City to the Ground
March 13, 2013 by
Henry Knox brings the artillery though tough terrain to Boston (From the National Archives) Evacuation day celebrates March 17, 1776, the day the British Army left Boston after a prolonged siege. Here's some background on the days leading up to it. The Seige of Boston Wikipedia outlines what led up to the Colonials isolating […]
Seeing Hitler in Color Pictures and Movies Makes Him Scarier
February 14, 2013 by
Seeing Hitler and 1930's and 1940's Germany in color is extra disturbing. It makes the whole horrific thing seem more real. This movie has some great clips that give you a real feel of what it was like to be in Germany at the height of Nazi rule. Picture Set of Germany During World War […]
Pictures: 1920’s and 1930’s Boston in the Snow
February 5, 2013 by
The Boston Public Library has some great pictures on Flickr. I've been using them in various posts and I just found a bunch of pictures, mostly from the 20's and 30's, of Boston during snow season. Here they are. 1919 – Boston Common subway kiosks 1919 – A plane on the Charles River […]
The “Black Blizzards” of the 1930’s Dust Bowl
November 28, 2012 by
A Texas dust storm in 1935 I was watching Ken Burns' PBS special "The Dust Bowl" and saw some pictures of these amazing storms rolling acorss the plains. The documentary was a bit dry, but full of interesting, and scary, stories about who the Dust Bowl came to be and how devastating it was. […]
World War II Anti-Prostitution Posters: Donald Duck Needs a Condom!
November 25, 2012 by
There are many great World War II great posters that were used to inform and influence the public. These anti-prostitution posters brought some urgency to the real problem of sexual diseases srpeading among the military personnel. Some of these are pretty scary, and some seem really funny now. From otisarchives3 on Flickr […]
Ansel Adam’s Photos of Yellowstone National Park in 1941
October 21, 2012 by
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park Ansel Adams was one of the great photographers of his generation and for many people was the way they experienced the beauty of the America west. A small bio on Adams from Wikipedia: Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer and environmentalist, best […]
In 1897 Boston Built America’s First Subway to Help with Congestion and… Blizzards
October 15, 2012 by
Construction at Park St. Click for larger image. (from the BPL) On September 1, 1897 Boston opened for business the first Subway in the United States. It was modeled after several European cities (including London which had launched their own 34 years earlier) and was followed a few years later with a subway in New York […]
1920’s Prohibition Posters: Do It for the Children!
June 27, 2012 by
Poking around the web the other day I came across some prohibition posters and they were pretty scary. Here's a few of them so you get an idea. Some arts of work and some harsh propaganda. Seeing so much nationmalism built into the message is not surprising. And it was for the children!!! Nationalism is […]