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The Greatest Ad Ever
There is no conclusive proof that Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton posted this advertisement while recruiting men for his legendary 'Endurance' expedition. But if he did, it would have been the manliest thing in the history of the printed word.
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1965 Jaguar E-Type
The 1965 Jaguar E-Type’s important advancement was its in-board rear disc brakes. At least one expert praised it as “the most beautiful car ever made”—it was Enzo Ferrari, who should know about such matters.
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Louis Abernathy and Temple Abernathy
In 1910, two brothers rode an Indian Motorcycle from Oklahoma to Manhattan. They were 10 and 6 years old.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Abernathy_and_Temple_Abernathy
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Stephen King - connections
http://io9.com/5920848/keep-track-of-the-stephen-king-universe-with-this-handy-flowchart
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Hard work . . .
Building roads: Workers lay bricks to pave 28th Street in Manhattan on October 2, 1930
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html#ixzz1y04o4CPb
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Hard men, hard times . . .
Hard times: An unemployed man in an old coat lays on a pier in the New York City docks during the Great Depression, 1935
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html#ixzz1y04OWEi6
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The Great Bambino
The Great Bambino: In this September 30, 1936, Works Progress Administration, Federal Writerís Project, photo provided by the New York City Municipal Archives, a man hands a program to baseball legend Babe Ruth, center, as he is joined by his second wife Clare, center left, and singer Kate Smith, front ...
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Murder most foul
Murder most foul: A detective took this crime scene photo in 1918 after children found the body of Gaspare Candella stuffed in a drum and dumped in a field in Brooklyn, New York
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html#ixzz1y038QosC
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Notorious
Notorious: This is the original April 18, 1936 booking photo for Charles 'Lucky' Luciano. Luciano is considered the father of organized crime in New York and was the first to divide the city sections controlled by five mob families
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html ...
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Brooklyn Bridge
A bridge too far? Painters hang from suspended wires on the Brooklyn Bridge October 7, 1914 -- 31 years after it first opened
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html#ixzz1y0q412ot
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Robert De Niro
The Godfather: Part II, Robert De Niro, 1974
Read More http://www.wmagazine.com/w/blogs/thedailyw/2012/05/25/actors-with-classic-style.html#ixzz1xS3bus7g
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