GMballistic Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Came across these today in an article I was reading. Pretty interesting so thought I'd share. Disney Land opening day 1955 Golden Gate Bridge under construction 1937 The MGM Lion 1929 Eiffel Tower under construction 1888 A waterless Hoover Dam 1936 Mount Rushmore being carved 1932 Construction of The Statue of Liberty 1884 (Fyi ~ the statue was constructed in Paris so imagine how difficult it must have been getting it to America back in the 1800's) Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke leaves photograph of his family on the Moon 1972 Hope you enjoyed them. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Great find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw1921 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 These are awesome Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Cheers guys. Some of the pictures showing landmarks I think are pretty crazy really when you think about how iconic they are today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Yes it's easy to forget that people had to actually build these things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veeg33 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Nice pictures there! Thanks for sharing Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedd Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Some amazing pics! Love that Golden Gate Bridge one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Glad a lot of you find them interesting. Here's the rest from the article. Not quite as interesting I didn't think but still worth a look. Hitlers bunker 1945 (1st photograph taken of it after his death) First ever Walmart 1962 The Beatles Abbey Road 1969 No, this is not the famous Abbey Road photo simply reversed. It’s the Beatles walking the other way across the now-famous zebra crossing. Don’t think this is anything special? Well in 2012, the photo sold at auction for $25,000 US. Titanic survivors boarding the RMS Carpathia 1912 Iceberg that Titanic hit 1912 First ever picture of outer space 1946 How could they possibly take a photo of the Earth from space before there was even a space program? The story goes that soldiers attached a camera to a missile before it was launched. Google Team 1999 (the beginning) ^^ Bet I'm not alone in wishing I could have invested something in that before it got big. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Good find! Its amazing just what you can find...I would be lost without the Internet, so much info and we take it for granted, I often go hunting for old or obscure info/pics etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Good find! Its amazing just what you can find...I would be lost without the Internet, so much info and we take it for granted, I often go hunting for old or obscure info/pics etc. I know you're older than me Ricky (I'm 35 guessing you've a good few years on me ) but even so the worlds changed so much since I was younger it just feels so unreal sometimes. Kids nowadays have no idea how good they've got it. I mean you and me both did the same in school I'm sure ~ you got homework, then had to go to the library & get a book, then you did your homework in a paper note book with a pen. Now it's all done via the internet. Definitely a good thing though having access to all that wealth of knowledge & pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) LOL! don't get me started on kids today.......it worries me! suffice to say I embraced the advent of the Internet, I find it very interesting and such a useful tool, However despite the ready encyclopedic knowledge available for youngster's, I still think actually constructing and formulating your own interpretation of the subject your learning, via writing an account of your own perception of it, and by cross referencing recognised text books makes for a much better understanding of the subject, but perhaps I am just being old fashioned. Yes pen and paper...seems an age away..i couldn't type before the Internet I love tech, although I am far more savvy than most my age, I am not as familiar as some...got a friend my age who writes programs, but he;s rather protective of his skills, and wont clue me in Oh yeah! and yes I am an old git...got another 27 years on you Edited February 2, 2015 by Tricky-Ricky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Very interesting finds. Thank you for sharing them with us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimboy2 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I remember having to use encarta (sp?) for my homework. That was so high tech at the time lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeezeebaba Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Blimey we didn't have any computers at school except a couple of BBC (red F keys)and there was no such thing as networking. I did get a ZX spectrum then a Commodore 64 later on Some great pictures in this thread, thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Really enjoyed viewing them. Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 You cant really conceive some of these buildings were made in those days. I used to work with an old fella who built wooden war ships, doesnt sound so bad, until he reminds you there was no such thing as an electric drill, literally everything done by hand. On a Friday they would get their pay cheque and sometimes it was accompanied by your p45, so you then had to get your heavy tool box home, on a bike We dont know how easy we have got it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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