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    The original Olde Tyme Peep Shows, 1895 - 1909

    Mutoscopes were originally manufactured from 1895 to 1909
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    Old Coney Island 1896 - 1904

    here's a look at life on the beach back in 1896 -1904 era at Coney Island These ladies are on the beach having lunch, looks like they are having hamburgers? http://mashable.com/2015/12/01/old-coney-island/?utm_cid=lf-toc 1904 Bathers enjoy a snack on the beach.
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    San Francisco street corner on Dec 8, 1941

    Morning after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Corner of Sutter and Kearny Street, San Francisco, Ca.
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    looking for an old 1930's ganster movie

    I remember watching a old 1930's gangster movie many years ago, but cant remember the name? I remember a scene when they kidnapped a black child and drove by the house and threw the body out anybody remember the name of that old movie? it was a violent old gangster movie.
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    is this a USMC Force Recon patch?

    Im trying to identify the patch on this field jacket used in the movie TAXI DRIVER, I think it could be a USMC RECON patch? the actor in the movie Robert Deniro is playing the part of a Vietnam veteran former USMC
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    Escape from Alcatraz The Anglin Brothers escaped to Brazil

    Legendary 1962 Alcatraz escapees shown in Brazil 13 years later in newly-discovered photo Clarence (l.) and John Anglin (r.) escaped from Alcatraz in 1962. Investigators believed they died in their escape attempt, but this photo allegedly shows them alive and well in Brazil in 1975...
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    New Image shows Billy The Kid Playing Croquet

    A rare coin dealer in California has concluded that a grainy image of legendary gunman Billy the Kid playing croquet is the real thing and could be worth as much as $5 million. That is not bad for a photo purchased by Randy Guijarro of Fremont, Calif. for $2 as a part of a miscellaneous lot at...
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    whats the closest thing to Traveling back in Time? to get a feel of times past?

    Since actual time travel is not possible yet, whats the closest thing you can do to get a feeling of what it must have been like back then? here are a few things I can think of that kind of make me get the feeling of going back in time: 1. Old photos, old movies, it's a true a picture is...
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    what model rifle used by French soldier?

    can you identify the bolt action rifle used by this French rifleman?
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    did they have public out houses in San Francisco back in 1890 - 1900?

    I wonder where the people back in 1890's - early 1900's in San Francisco went to the rest room? did they have public out houses for people to use? or did they simply go in the alley or behind a bush or something? when I look at old photos sometimes the streets were packed with people, they...
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    anyone else hate 1960's Westerns & WWII movies with modern music soundtracks?

    something I cant stand about a lot of the 1960's - early 1970's movies is they often have terrible music soundtracks that dont go well with the era the movie is about. here are a few examples of movies with really cheesy music sound tracks that dont match the era of the old west or WWII movie...
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    Chow Time during the San Francisco Earthquake & Fire 1906

    some old photos of the people of San Francisco during meal times and pop up food stalls after the earthquake
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    Goldenberg Peanut Chew WW1 - WW2 candy bar rations

    I found a candy bar at the store called Goldenberg Peanut chews and the label on the back of the wrapper says these were used during WW1 as rations for US soldiers! These would also be popular as a candy bar during WWII perfect to add to your WWI or WWII reenactment / living history...
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    the Old Chuck Wagon meals on wheels

    here's an interesting old photo dating from sometime around the late 1880's - 1900's era, a cook prepares pies out on the range back when everything was still made the old fashioned way, no instant or artificial or frozen ingredients, everything was fresh or made from scratch.
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    Golden era restaurants & cuisine of the era

    these old restaurant photos with old fashioned prices make me hungry, this is the type of food I like to eat :p
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    ODDBALL's Jacket from Kelly's Heroes?

    seller's description: WW2 leather jacket with 6th armored division patch and corporal rank on the arms. Size is a large 46. An old jacket but I don't know if it's an original wwii or a movie prop. I don't have any history so really don't know and am offering at a low starting bid. It's...
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    what was an old fashioned Antique store like back in 1890 - 1920?

    did people still collect antiques & collectables back then? I wonder what you would find if you were in a antique shop back in those days? Im guessing probably old lamps, tables, chairs, art / paintings, old watches or jewelry? what about militaria? would they have Civil War items? swords...
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    STAR TREK ENTERPRISE model built in 1965

    here are the guys that made the model for the tv show STAR TREK , this photo was taken in 1965 in Los Angeles, Ca
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    the voices of famous actors? why no modern actors sound like them anymore?

    I noticed many of the Golden era actors voices are very distinctive or unique sounding? actors like Burgess Meredith , his voice almost sounds like he's from the UK? but he's an American actor, Ive never heard anybody from the US with a voice like his? or actor Jimmy Stewart, he also has a very...
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    did the USN ever use this color green paint during WWII?

    I have a WWII era steel helmet that has a unusual green color paint, did the USN ever paint helmets this color of green during WWII? or is a it a post WWII color with a specific meaning? I know red was often used by Damage Control on a navy ship, Grey was for shipboard use, yellow for use on a...

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