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Actress Marilyn Monroe on scale wearing a towel, 1950.
This photograph was taken early in her Hollywood career.
First Aircraft to Break the Sound Barrier - Cockpit of the Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis"
The X-1 aircraft #46-062, nicknamed "Glamorous Glennis" and piloted by Chuck Yeager. The aircraft was drop launched from the bomb bay of a B-29 and reached Mach 1.06 (700 mph) (1,100 km/h; 610 kn) The X-1 was the first manned aircraft to exceed the speed of sound on October 14, 1947.
The Bell X-1 built by Bell Aircraft Corporation, is a rocket engine–powered aircraft. The aircraft was a joint National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics with U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Air Force supersonic research project. Conceived during 1944, the plane was designed and built in 1945.
During later testing, the X-1 achieved a speed of nearly 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km/h; 870 kn) in 1948. (Photo Courtesy of Smithsonian)
Rock of Gibraltar, Air-Raid Searchlights During World War II, November 1942.
Eric Idle and Mark Hamill Present Harrison Ford with Gold Album, 1979.
Harrison Ford uproariously laughing with his Star Wars co-star Mark Hamill and Monty Python's Eric Idle, presenting Harrison with his own gold Monty Python record. Eric had just come back from shooting "The Life of Brian" in Tunisia and stop by the house they were staying during the filming of "Empire Strikes Back" in 1979. (Photo Courtesy - Music Publicist, Eric Alper)
Coca-Cola Trucks from the Past
Couple stop at "Balanced Rock" in the "Garden of the Gods" Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1920.
Millions of years in the making, Balanced Rock became a paid tourist attraction in the 1890. The family who bought the land, put up a fence and began charging 25 cents to see the iconic rock formation.
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Giant Ice Fountain in Detroit, Michigan, 1910.
Several jets of water are allowed to flow all winter, and the result is a massive chunk of ice which sometimes reaches a height of thirty feet and weights many tons. This was tradition in Detroit of forming ice sculptures that dates back to 1900.
William Shatner as "James Tiberius Kirk" and Leonard Nimoy as "Mr. Spock" on set reading MAD magazine between takes on the original Star Trek series, 1966. Photo Courtesy (Desilu Productions, NBC Television 1966)
Alexander Graham Bell Hydrofoil Breaks World Speed Record, September 9, 1919, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Alexander Graham BELL, famous for inventing the telephone, developed the first successful hydrofoil, which he called "Hydrodome" or HD-4 for the technical name. He conceived of the "heavier than water craft" so Alexander along with his wife, Mabel Bell, and colleague Frederick W. Baldwin, began developing it in 1908.
The Hydrofoil was designed and built at the Bell Boatyard on Bell's Beinn Bhreagh estate near Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada. The hydrofoil set a world marine speed record of 70.86 miles per hour (114.04 km/h) on September 9, 1919.
The General Motors "Firebird II" Gas-Turbine Powered Concept Car 1956.
The four-passenger Firebird II was characterized by innovations like a titanium body, a regenerative gas turbine with output of 200 hp (150 kW) all-wheel independent suspension with automatic load-leveling, power disc brakes, alternator, magnetic ignition key, electric gear selection, and individually-controlled air conditioning.
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Richard Kiel as Ali with Barbara Eden as Jeannie and Larry Hagman as Tony in the "My Hero" TV episode of I Dream of Jeannie. September, 1965, photo courtesy of NBC.
Richard Kiel was an American actor, he was just over seven feet tall and is best known for playing Jaws in two of the James Bond films opposite Roger Moore.
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Behind the scene photos of the movie classic Jaws 1975.
Steven Spielberg’s 1975 monster movie Jaws was a international success and one of the most iconic Hollywood movies of all time. We share some lesser-known images from the making and release of this classic film.
Despite what seemed like certain disaster, Spielberg and his team turned a disaster into success and had managed to create the world’s first summer blockbuster. (Copyright and photo courtesy of Universal Studios and Distributors)
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An M-3 Lee Tank drives over a five foot platform on the testing grounds at American locomotive plant during a demonstration for the US Army and press officials. The tank will be used in the western desert war in Africa. Photo Courtesy - American locomotive company, Schenectady, New York, 1941.
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Motorcycle Chariot Racing 1936 - New South Wales Police officers jury-rigged Harley-Davidson motorcycles to flimsy chariots and piloted the Harley's with leather strapped connected to both throttles and handle.
Really talented riders would use different throttle speeds to help steer – faster on the outside, slower on the inside to gain maximum traction. Event was held at Sydney Showground during NSW Police Carnival. Sydney, Australia 1936. (Photograph Courtesy of NSWPF)
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