20 rare pictures and photos of historical events or conferences
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These stunning pictures reveal how conferences and (sporting) events looked 100 years ago. Find out why we love events at: http://www.sli.do/ It’s reassuring to realise that over the century the need for face to face meetings and events has not diminished with the increase of technology. It has just made the organisation a bit easier.. Made by Juraj Holub, @Juraj_HolubTRANSCRIPT
20 Rare Pictures Of Historical
events
Conferences
President Woodrow Wilson with Advisors and
Staff at Paris Peace Conference, 1919
The Fifth Solvay International Conference
on Electrons and Photons, 1927
Dinner to the delegations of Denmark, Norway, Sweden to the International Labor Conference, 1919
Feast at the National Dutch Museum, Amsterdam, 1917
Public events
Titanic departing from Southampton to New Your City, 1912
New York City welcomes the Apollo 11 crew, 1969
President Theodore Roosevelt Delivering a Speech from a Train, 1912
Inaugural Ball: President and Mrs. Reagan Dancing in National Air and Space Museum, 1985
Opening day of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, Washington, 1940
Amy Johnson, the first female pilot to fly solo from Britain to Australia, motorcade in Sydney, 1930
Election night crowd in Wellington, 1931
Ceremonial Event at palace in Korea, 1904
Sporting events
Tour de France, Federico Ezquerra reaching the top of Téeleégraphe, 1934
Opening of the Olympic Games in London, 1948
Push ball competition at Miami University, 1910
The quarter finals of the Davis Cup between Rice and
McLoughlin, 1913
Motorcycle rally, New Brighton beach, Christchurch, ca 1920
Netherlands/ Czechoslovakia match World Cup, 1938
First Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
Breaking a snow jumping record, 1900
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