Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 125, click here.
1. A Ukrainian immigrant celebrating the occasion of Stalin’s death, 1953.
2. President Truman.
He is wearing a shirt that reads “Coach Truman, Athletic Department”, leads exercises on the deck of the USS Missouri on his return trip to Washington from Brazil, 1947.
3. Senad Medanovic, the sole survivor of a massacre finds his home in ruins after the Bosnian army recaptured his village from Serb forces.
He is standing on what is believed to be a mass grave of sixty-nine people, including his family, Bosnia, 1995.
4. Escape from Alcatraz.
Dummy head used by John Anglin to fool prison guards during his escape from Alcatraz Prison. His, and his 2 companions whereabouts are still unknown, June 1962.
5. America mourns the Germans who died in the Hindenburg crash in 1937.
6. The ill-fated crew of Apollo I pose for a photo parody of their official crew portrait after their concerns regarding the unsafe nature of the pod are not addressed, 1967.
7. A street vendor selling mummies in Egypt, 1865.
8. The Empire State Building as seen from New Jersey in 1941.
Photo by Andreas Feininger.
9. In honor of the death of Sir Roger Bannister here is the exact moment that he became the first human to break the 4-minute mile at the 1954 Helsinki Olympics, on May 6th, 1954.
10. Salvador Dali & Coco Chanel Smoking.
Rare photo of Dali smoking, Photo from 1938.
Another good collection!
# 9 – Roger Bannister did not break the 4-minute mile barrier at the Helsinki Olympics. This famous photograph of Bannister running the first sub-4-minute mile was taken at the Iffley Road Track in Oxford, England during a meet between the British AAA and Oxford University on May 6, 1954. In 1948, Bannister, as the 19-year-old President of Oxford University’s Athletic Club, launched a campaign to replace the deteriorated Iffley Road Track, and the renovations were completed in 1950. The Helsinki Olympics were in 1952 and on July 26, 1952, Bannister finished 4th in the 1500 meter final (not a mile event) and although he did not win a medal, he set a British record with his time. Please see the Wikipedia articles on Roger Bannister and the Iffley Road track: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bannister and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bannister_running_track
#9 Roger Bannister…. Erreta. He did it at Oxford in 1954. The Olympics were in Helsinki in 1952, he came 4th in the 1500 metres.
1952 Helsinki Olympics
#12 It’s difficult to see if Paul is wearing shoes.
Slight mistake folks.
Roger Bannister did not break the 4 minute mile in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. He set a British record at the Helsinki Olympics. The record was broken at Iffley Road Track in Oxford, England in May 6th 1954.
But I love the historical photo collections !!
# 9 – This is the video of the entire race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTXoTnp_5sI Notice the two “rabbits” setting the pace, the large crowd (probably due to the announcement that Bannister would try to break the barrier), and the people applauding his effort during the last 300 yards of the race.