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Posted on February 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

94 years ago today: “General Pershing reviewing troops at Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., Feb. 4, 1920” (Image by H.L. Summerville via Library of Congress)

From today in 1922:“The Variable Density Tunnel arrives by rail from the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The Tunnel was installed at Langley.” (Image via NASA on The Commons on Flickr.)

This photo, dated today in 1923, is labeled: “District of Columbia, City Refuse Div.” (Image via Library of Congress)

Mrs. Sidney Berg, 100 years ago: “Photo shows suffrage gathering in New York City to publicize the ‘Votes for Women Entertainment and Ball’ held at the Armory on January 31, 1914.” (Image via Library of Congress)

Nice socks, FDR!Franklin D. Roosevelt portrait in Poughkeepsie, New York, January, 1887 by The U.S. National Archives on Flickr.

From the Jan. 29, 1913, issue of Puck: “A Joy Ride” by Leighton Budd Caption: The Nervous One — But I understood you had to have a license! Fair Aviator — Oh, yes. The final test is to take up a passenger and do stunts — that’s how I came to ask you. (Image via […]

Today in 1902: “The elegant ladies in this studio portrait are Miss Eileen Hanrahan (standing) and her sister Mrs Margaret Rawley, who lived at No. 2, The Mall in Waterford City.” Photo via National Library of Ireland on The Commons on Flickr.

From today in 1943:Bomb crater at Njalsgade in Copenhagen after the RAF attack on B&W from the National Museum of Denmark on Flickr.

Dated today in 1925: “Earl Carroll instructing girls in Vanities” Carroll was a theater manager and producer of “Vanities,” a less classy version of the “Follies.” He later ended up serving time for perjury after he lied about serving alcohol at a party during Prohibition. The party just happened to feature a woman sitting in […]

From today in 1939: “Dimes. Millions of ‘em. Dimes in bags, envelopes, and packages are pouring into the White House these days as part of the president’s March of Dimes, a feature of the President’s Birthday Ball Fund to fight infantile paralisis. Here, Barbara Councilor of the White House mail room, is pouring out and […]