[November 26th, 1922] The intact necropolis seal and cord fastening on the third (of four) great gilded shrines surrounding Tutankhamun's sarcophagus in the Burial chamber. The unbroken seal confirmed that the King's body remained undisturbed.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[April 11th, 1923] Sir Malcolm Campbell, English sportsman known for breaking various land and water speed records, surrounded by well-wishers as he sits in a Peugeot car at Brooklands.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[December 7th, 1922] The first Christian refugees from Asia Minor to arrive at Salonika, where an average of five ships a day arrive with refugees. This photo was made at a Near East Relief soup kitchen where the refugees were provided with food and shelter.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[June 28th, 1923] The Inquiring Reporter in Chicago asks women, Do you wish you were a man?10mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[December 14th, 1922] Officials examining a 1000 HP engine on a bi-plane at Hamble.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[May 7th, 1922] What The World Will Be Like In A Hundred Years from the New York Herald.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[July 23rd, 1922] Why An Old-Fashioned Husband Changes His Mind (from the Sunday Pictorial)1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[April 26th, 1922] The Women Are Uniting Against War (Chicago Tribune).2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[July 24th, 1922] Beauty Contest at Coney Island. Ed Tilyon, owner of Steeplechase, presents the winner, Miss Elva Lloyd, with a diamond ring.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[June 8th, 1923] Children queuing on a street corner to hire scooters at a penny per hour at Mr Plumb's shop.11mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[June 21st, 1923] Two wealthy women walking briskly away from a woman begging at the Ascot Horse Race.11mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[December 26th, 1922] Mussolini Orders New Coinage for Italy (Italy's Premier Benito Mussolini ordered a new design for Italian coinage that would bear the fasces.)1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[October 27th, 1922] Babe Ruth being shaved by a barber in Omaha, Nebraska.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[July 11th, 1922] Nelson Rockefeller, 14, son of John D. Jr., in a wheelchair at the Presbyterian Hospital. He was a victim of an air gun pellet discharged from a rifle of a playmate (into his right foot). Mrs. Rockefeller is seen reading to the heir to the Rockefeller millions.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[November 27th, 922] Why Women Often Miss Appointments (Daily Mirror, London)1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[October 25th, 1922] Although born above the Arctic Circle of Eskimo parents, the two Eskimo girls shown here are very much Americanized after a three month sojourn in Seattle, Washington. The girls are Betty Call, at left, and her sister Olga.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[September 9th, 1921] Charlie Chaplin visits London and is met by thousands.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[December 30th, 1922] The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is founded in Moscow. The First Congress of Soviets of the USSR ratifies the Declaration and Treaty on the Formation of the USSR, which constitute the constitutional foundations of the unified multinational federal state.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[June 9th, 1923] The first passenger plane for Berlin-London Air Service is completed and preparations for its first intercity flight are being made in both capitals. The plane, which is an Albatross de luxe model, is elaborately furnished for the passengers' comfort.11mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[January 21st, 1923] Le Petit Journal Illustre depicts the execution of Edith Thompson in London which happened on January 9th.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[March 24th, 1924] The Inquiring Reporter in San Francisco asks, Are men jealous of women's success in business?1mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[May 25th, 1923] Gypsy girl and her child at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France, during the Roma pilgrimage.11mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[October 21st, 1922] Street Repairs Under The Latest Conditions. (Daily Mirror, London)1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[October 12th, 1922] Choosing A New Dress For The Winter (Daily Mirror, London)1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[March 22nd 1922] Emile Treville Holley, 17, has been named as a candidate for entrance examinations to the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Should he pass his examinations, he will be the first negro to enter the Naval Academy since the reconstruction period following the Civil War.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[July 25th, 1922] Just As We Were Nearing the Top (Chicago Tribune cartoon).1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[August 7th, 1922] Michael Collins strides through Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin. A young civilian piper, Alphonsus Culloten, follows in tow. The shot was taken on Collins return from a memorial service on the 7 August, 1922. (Colourised)1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[June 8th, 1922] Nonchalant? -- Rather. Manhattan, New York, New York: Willie Smith painting the flag pole, protruding over Wall St. from the 19th floor of the Bankers Trust building.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[February 8th, 1922] Mme. Curie in Academy. Five Men Withdraw Their Names, Giving Vacancy to Her.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[September 8th, 1922] Mary Katherine Campbell, 16, of Columbus, Ohio, won the second annual Miss America pageant, competing as one of 58 intercity contestants in Atlantic City, New Jersey.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[October 2nd, 1922] Autumn Reflections and Conversations (Daily Mirror, London)1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[November 21st, 1922] The New York Times published its very first article about Adolf Hitler. New Popular Idol Rises In Bavaria. Hitler Credited With Extraordinary Powers of Swaying Crowds to His Will.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[September 6th, 1922] Miss Margaret Gorman of Washington, D.C., selected as the queen of the 1921 beauty pageant; as she appeared at Atlantic City, N.J. Sept. 6th, where she will be heralded as Miss America at the annual beauty pageant now in progress.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[May 31st, 1921] A man holding a hat with his hands up wearing suspenders surrenders during the Tulsa Race Massacre which occurred from May 31, 1921 through June 1, 1921 in Greenwood, Oklahoma.3yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[October 24th, 1922] Mass rally of the Fascist Party in Naples to prepare for the 'March on Rome': Benito Mussolini on the march (middle) and his quadrumvirate with (to the right) Cesare de Vecchi , Michele Bianchi,(left to right) Emilio de Bono and Italo Balbo; far left: Attilio Teruzzi.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[September 17th, 1921] A Ku Klux Klan meeting in a forest in Stone Mountain, Georgia, US2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[December 26th, 1921] Ho Chi Minh, here named Nguyen Ai Quoc, indochinese delegate to the French Communist Congress in Marseilles.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[March 22nd, 1924] New York: Policewomen practice Jiu Jitsu. Photo shows Mrs. Hamilton, who is in charge of the class, giving instructions in how to handle the women annoyers.1mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[March 29th, 1924] The Inquiring Reporter asks, Do you like to see men wear burnsides?3wk ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[January 9th, 1923] France: French troops prepare to occupy Essen as Germany is again declared in default on reparations.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[January 12th, 1923] As The Yanks Leave The Rhine (Chicago Tribune cartoon)1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[December 7th, 1921] Baseball player Babe Ruth visits the White House (here exiting the West Wing).2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[March 15th, 1923] The Inquiring Reporter from the Chicago Tribune asks people at 7 South Dearborn street, What's the matter with the young girls of today?1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[April 27th, 1923] Two B & O trains equipped with radio service allow passengers to listen to music and news, Cincinnati, Ohio.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[June 11th, 1923] American baseball player Lou Gehrig when he was introduced as a new player of the New York Yankees.11mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[November 10th, 1922] The Political Pendulum (Chicago Tribune cartoon)1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
April 3rd 1922] On Vladimir Lenin's designation of a successor, Joseph Stalin was made the new General Secretary of the Communist Party in Soviet Russia. (Lenin and Stalin in 1922).2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[April 24th, 1923] Babe Ruth Shaking Hands With Pres. Warren Harding, at Yankee Stadium 4/24/23; Dr Chas. Sawyer (President's physician) & Albert Lasker also in box.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[March 18th, 1922] Ku Klux Klan Meeting at Night, near Washington DC, USA, National Photo Company, March 1922.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[April 9th, 1923] Dry agents swept through club at 9-11 East 38th Street, seizing the finest of liquors and finding some 200 guests, many well known socially, whose names they will turn over to the United States Attorney. The place was furnished, the dry agents say, like a millionaire's home.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[September 21st, 1921] Hardships the Intelligence Quotient May Inflict2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[June 18th 1923] Pancho Villa, a diminutive (5'1 or 154 cm) Philippine boxer whose real name was Francisco Guilledo, won the world flyweight championship when he knocked out the titleholder, Welsh boxer Jimmy Wilde, in the seventh round before 40,000 spectators at the Polo Grounds in New York City.11mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[July 6th, 1923] Britain: Suzanne Lenglen of France won the ladies' singles tennis championship at Wimbledon for the fifth successive year.10mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[June 22nd, 1923] A crowd of Londoners listens to a mobile radio disguised as a thatched cottage. The mobile radio travels around the country broadcasting concerts to interested locals.10mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[July 26th, 1921] Princess Fatima, Sultana of Afghanistan and her three sons leaving the White House in Washington after being received by President Harding.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[April 12th, 1922] Suspended New York Yankees Baseball Player Babe Ruth, Sitting in Stands at Opening Day Game of Washington Senators versus New York Yankees, Griffith Stadium, Washington DC, USA, Harris & Ewing, April 12, 1922.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[March 31st 1922] Youthful Radio Wizard Equips His Flivver. George Frost, 18, president of the Lane High School Radio Club has been studying radio for ten years, and has just equipped his Henry Ford machine with the most complete radio outfit in the City of Chicago.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[October 28th, 1920] Congratulations, Lady Liberty congratulating a woman on the passage of the National Suffrage Amendment, illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson, Life magazine3yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[April 10th, 1923] Berlin: A communist children's group during a rally.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[May 2nd, 1922] Chinese adhere to ancient methods of punishment. Three Chinese women who have been adjudged guilty of some crime or other serving their time in the Cangue. The punishment is reminiscent of the manner in which supposed witches were punished in this country in colonial days.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[March 29th 1922] The perfect back is found! The search of several months by osteopaths for the perfect back, of women, of course, has at last ended. Mrs. W. Rodgers of Pittsburgh is the winner of the thousand dollar prize put up by the osteopaths for the woman who possessed the perfect back.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[April 23rd, 1922] When The Air Is Full Of Wireless Waves, How Will It Affect The People They Permeate?2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[May 24th, 1923] Children dressed to represent Britannia, Wales, Scotland and various characters from history as they celebrate Empire Day.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[Oct 13th, 1922] The 3-D silent film Mars Calling, with a 95-minute running time was presented in New York City's Selwyn Theatre to demonstrate the Teleview process invented by Laurens Hammond. The process used alternate frame sequencing viewable with motorized stereopticons used by the audience.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[November 8th, 1922] Rebecca L. Felton, the first female United States Senator, sits at her desk in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[February 6th, 1924] The Inquirer Reporter asks people, Do you approve of the state law which forbids the showing of such pictures as The Birth of a Nation?2mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[June 3rd, 1923] Director Cecil B. De Mille (left) introducing War Secretary John Weeks (right) to Charles De Roche, garbed as Rameses II for the film The Ten Commandments.11mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[July 21st, 1922] Boy Scouts Summering at Bear Mountain Camp. Former Governor Alfred E. Smith with some of the boys.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[April 21st, 1923] Mr Leslie Henson serves an ice cream to Miss Dorothy Dickson of the Cabaret Follies, at the Daily Express Women's Exhibition at Olympia, London. The stand advertises 'Ices without ice' in four minutes. 1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[May 7th, 1923] M.Barbot with the engine of the glider which he crossed the channel in. 7th May 1923.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[May 30th, 1923] Civil War veterans at a Memorial Day G.A.R. Parade.11mo ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[December 6th, 1922] Chicago, Illinois: Members of the hooded Ku Klux Klan attending church services at the Pacific Congregational Church in Chicago. The Klansmen occupied the pulpit, as shown here.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[August 10th, 1922] Prayers during the execution of the assassins Reginald Dunne and Joseph O'Sullivan of Field Marshal Henry Hughes Wilson, hanged 10 August 1922 in the courtyard of Pentonville Prison, London.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[April 18th, 1922] The Changing World, cartoon from the Chicago Tribune.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[February 22nd, 1922] Many Die As Airship Falls (New York Daily News).2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[September 2nd, 1921] Babe Ruth, New York Yankees outfielder, undergoes scientific tests at Columbia University to prove his superiority in speed of eye, brain, and muscle.2yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
[April 15th, 1923] In Gay Paris No. 6- L'Abbaye de Thelem from the Philadelphia Inquirer.1yr ⋅ michaelnoir ⋅ r/100yearsago
