13. Miniskirt Era
New York City, summer of 1969, start of the miniskirt era. This woman is Peggy Lipton, the mother of Rashida Jones.
14. Meeting Relatives
A young woman, accompanied by her boyfriend, stands precariously near the top of the Berlin Wall to talk to her mother on the East Berlin side. April 21, 1962.
15. Undercover
An undercover police officer on duty in the 78th Precinct in Brooklyn. July 1, 1969. The back of the photograph reads:
The police department in their program to crack down on muggers and sex offenders had one of their volunteers, Patrolman Wm. R. Winter of the TPF, assigned to the 78th pct, Bklyn, disguise as a tall voluptuous broad. Around 12 or 1am July 1st, while patrolman Winters was in his disguise, two men pinched the undercover man where a woman shouldn’t be pinched and the undercover man pinched them in return. (The 2nd pinch was in the form of an arrest). Winter is married and is the father of one child.
16. Steel Factory
Blast furnaces from Pittsburgh Northside Steel Works, 1950’s. Demolished in 1980s. This is where the name Pittsburgh Steelers came from.
17. Dinosaur Delivery
A dinosaur being delivered to the Boston Museum of Science, 1984. They still have the old dinosaurs (this one and a T-rex) in front of the museum with a plaque that states this is how scientists thought dinosaurs looked like in the 1960s.
18. Operation Market Garden
American troops advancing under fire near Arnhem during Operation Market Garden, 1944.
19. Transporting Beer
13 June 1944: An English brewery donates a sizable amount of fresh beer for the troops fighting in Normandy and a unique delivery method is created, strapping kegs to the under wings of Spitfires being shipped to forward airfields. Flying at 12000 feet chills the brew to perfection.
20. Heinrich Himmler
The corpse of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler after his suicide by poison. May, 1945.
21. Jim Morrison
Mug shot of Jim Morrison, September 1970.
By early 1969, the formerly svelte singer had gained weight, grown a beard and mustache, and had begun dressing more casually—abandoning the leather pants and concho belts for slacks, jeans and T-shirts. During a March 1, 1969 concert at the Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami, Morrison attempted to spark a riot in the audience. He failed, but a warrant for his arrest was issued by the Dade County Police department three days later for indecent exposure. Consequently, many of the Doors’ scheduled concerts were canceled. In September 1970, Morrison was convicted of indecent exposure and profanity.
22. Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan sits on the lap of Mr. T, dressed as Santa in 1983.
23. Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa in his Los Angeles home with his dad, Francis, his mom, Rosemarie, and his cat in 1970.
24. Red Cross nurse
“A Red Cross nurse takes down the last words of a British soldier.” Photograph by Paul Thompson. Somewhere on the Western Front in 1917.
25. German soldier
A curious French girl looks over a German soldier after the fall of France, June 1940.
Re: photo #13. It’s true that Peggy Lipton is the mother of Rashida Jones, but at the time of this pic, she was already a TV star ( Mod Squad) so she isn’t exactly unknown. This photo just doesn’t resemble her in any way. Still fun to look at, but don’t think it’s her.