/* * Plugin Name: APCu Object Cache * Description: APCu backend for the WP Object Cache. * Based on Plugin named APCu Object Cache Backend * Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/apcu/ * Author: Pierre Schmitz * Author URI: https://pierre-schmitz.com/ * Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/apcu/ * * * @Authors James Dugger, Jonathan Bardo * @copyright 2017 GoDaddy Inc. 14455 N. Hayden Road Scottsdale, Arizona */ $oc_logged_in = false; foreach ( $_COOKIE as $k => $v ) { if ( preg_match( '/^comment_author|wordpress_logged_in_[a-f0-9]+|woocommerce_items_in_cart|PHPSESSID_|edd_wp_session|edd_items_in_cartcc_cart_key|ccm_token/', $k ) ) { $oc_logged_in = true; break; } } $oc_blocked_page = ( defined( 'WP_ADMIN' ) || defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) || defined( 'XMLRPC_REQUEST' ) || 'wp-login.php' === basename( $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] ) ); function wpaas_is_using_apcu() { return version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '5.6.0', '>=' ) && function_exists( 'apcu_fetch' ); } if ( 'cli' !== php_sapi_name() && ! $oc_logged_in && ! $oc_blocked_page && wpaas_is_using_apcu() ) : /** * Save the transients to the DB. The explanation is a bit too long * for code. The tl;dr of it is that we don't have a single 'fast cache' * source yet (like memcached) and so some long lived items like transients * are still best cached in the db and then brought back into APC * * @param string $transient * @param mixed $value * @param int $expire * @param boolean $site = false * * @return bool */ function wpaas_save_transient( $transient, $value, $expire, $site = false ) { global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb; // The 'special' transient option names $transient_timeout = ( $site ? '_site' : '' ) . '_transient_timeout_' . $transient; $transient = ( $site ? '_site' : '' ) . '_transient_' . $transient; // Cap expiration at 24 hours to avoid littering the DB if ( $expire == 0 ) { $expire = 24 * 60 * 60; } // Save to object cache $wp_object_cache->set( $transient, $value, 'options', $expire ); $wp_object_cache->set( $transient_timeout, time() + $expire, 'options', $expire ); // Update alloptions $alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' ); $alloptions[ $transient ] = $value; $alloptions[ $transient_timeout ] = time() + $expire; $wp_object_cache->set( 'alloptions', $alloptions, 'options' ); // Use the normal update option logic if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) { $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); if ( $site && is_multisite() ) { $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->sitemeta}` ( `option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload` ) VALUES ( %s, UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) + %d, 'yes' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );", $transient_timeout, $expire ) ); $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->sitemeta}` ( `option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload` ) VALUES ( %s, %s, 'no' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );", $transient, maybe_serialize( $value ) ) ); } else { $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES ( %s, UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) + %d, 'yes' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );", $transient_timeout, $expire ) ); $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES ( %s, %s, 'no' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );", $transient, maybe_serialize( $value ) ) ); } $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); } return true; } function wpaas_prune_transients() { global $wpdb; if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb && function_exists( 'is_main_site' ) && function_exists( 'is_main_network' ) ) { $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); // Lifted straight from schema.php // Deletes all expired transients. // The multi-table delete syntax is used to delete the transient record from table a, // and the corresponding transient_timeout record from table b. $time = time(); $wpdb->query( "DELETE a, b FROM $wpdb->options a, $wpdb->options b WHERE a.option_name LIKE '\_transient\_%' AND a.option_name NOT LIKE '\_transient\_timeout\_%' AND b.option_name = CONCAT( '_transient_timeout_', SUBSTRING( a.option_name, 12 ) ) AND b.option_value < $time" ); if ( is_main_site() && is_main_network() ) { $wpdb->query( "DELETE a, b FROM $wpdb->options a, $wpdb->options b WHERE a.option_name LIKE '\_site\_transient\_%' AND a.option_name NOT LIKE '\_site\_transient\_timeout\_%' AND b.option_name = CONCAT( '_site_transient_timeout_', SUBSTRING( a.option_name, 17 ) ) AND b.option_value < $time" ); } $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); } } /** * If another cache was flushed or updated, sync across all servers / processes using * the database as the authority. This uses the database as the authority for timestamps * as well to avoid drift between servers. * @return void */ function wpaas_init_sync_cache() { global $wpdb; if ( empty( $wpdb ) || ! ( $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) ) { return; } $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); $result = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT option_name, option_value FROM `{$wpdb->options}` WHERE option_name = 'gd_system_last_cache_flush' UNION SELECT 'current_time', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) AS option_value;", ARRAY_A ); $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); if ( empty( $result ) ) { return; } $master_flush = false; foreach ( $result as $row ) { switch ( $row['option_name'] ) { case 'current_time' : $current_time = $row['option_value']; break; case 'gd_system_last_cache_flush' : $master_flush = $row['option_value']; break; } } $local_flush = wp_cache_get( 'gd_system_last_cache_flush' ); if ( false === $local_flush || $local_flush < $master_flush ) { wp_cache_flush( true ); wp_cache_set( 'gd_system_last_cache_flush', $current_time ); } } /** * Start default implementation of object cache */ if ( ! defined( 'WP_APC_KEY_SALT' ) ) { define( 'WP_APC_KEY_SALT', '' ); } function wp_cache_add( $key, $data, $group = '', $expire = 0 ) { global $wp_object_cache; if ( 'transient' == $group ) { wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire ); return $wp_object_cache->add( "_transient_$key", $data, 'options', $expire ); } elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) { wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire, true ); return $wp_object_cache->add( "_site_transient_$key", $data, 'site-options', $expire ); } else { return $wp_object_cache->add( $key, $data, $group, $expire ); } } function wp_cache_incr( $key, $n = 1, $group = '' ) { global $wp_object_cache; return $wp_object_cache->incr2( $key, $n, $group ); } function wp_cache_decr( $key, $n = 1, $group = '' ) { global $wp_object_cache; return $wp_object_cache->decr( $key, $n, $group ); } function wp_cache_close() { return true; } function wp_cache_delete( $key, $group = '' ) { global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb; if ( 'transient' == $group ) { if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) { $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "DELETE FROM `{$wpdb->prefix}options` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s );", "_transient_{$key}", "_transient_timeout_{$key}" ) ); $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); } $wp_object_cache->delete( "_transient_timeout_$key", 'options' ); // Update alloptions $alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' ); unset( $alloptions["_transient_$key"] ); unset( $alloptions["_transient_timeout_$key"] ); $wp_object_cache->set( 'alloptions', $alloptions, 'options' ); return $wp_object_cache->delete( "_transient_$key", 'options' ); } elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) { if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) { $table = $wpdb->options; if ( is_multisite() ) { $table = $wpdb->sitemeta; } $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "DELETE FROM `{$table}` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s );", "_transient_{$key}", "_transient_timeout_{$key}" ) ); $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); } $wp_object_cache->delete( "_transient_timeout_$key", 'site-options' ); // Update alloptions $alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' ); unset( $alloptions["_site_transient_$key"] ); unset( $alloptions["_site_transient_timeout_$key"] ); $wp_object_cache->set( 'alloptions', $alloptions, 'options' ); return $wp_object_cache->delete( "_site_transient_$key", 'site-options' ); } return $wp_object_cache->delete( $key, $group ); } function wp_cache_flush( $local_flush = false ) { global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb; if ( ! $local_flush ) { if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) { $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); $wpdb->query( "INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES ( 'gd_system_last_cache_flush', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ), 'no' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );" ); $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); } } return $wp_object_cache->flush(); } function wp_cache_get( $key, $group = '', $force = false ) { global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb; if ( 'transient' == $group ) { $alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' ); if ( isset( $alloptions["_transient_$key"] ) && isset( $alloptions["_transient_timeout_$key"] ) && $alloptions["_transient_timeout_$key"] > time() ) { return maybe_unserialize( $alloptions["_transient_$key"] ); } $transient = $wp_object_cache->get( "_transient_$key", 'options', $force ); $timeout = $wp_object_cache->get( "_transient_timeout_$key", 'options', $force ); if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > time() ) { return maybe_unserialize( $transient ); } if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) { $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); $result = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT option_name, option_value FROM `{$wpdb->options}` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s ) UNION SELECT 'current_time', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) AS option_value;", "_transient_{$key}", "_transient_timeout_{$key}" ), ARRAY_A ); $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); if ( ! empty( $result ) ) { $transient = false; $timeout = false; $current_time = time(); foreach ( $result as $row ) { switch ( $row['option_name'] ) { case "_transient_$key" : $transient = $row['option_value']; break; case "_transient_timeout_$key" : $timeout = $row['option_value']; break; case 'current_time' : $current_time = $row['option_value']; break; } } if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > $current_time ) { return maybe_unserialize( $transient ); } } } return false; } elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) { $transient = $wp_object_cache->get( "_site_transient_$key", 'options', $force ); $timeout = $wp_object_cache->get( "_site_transient_timeout_$key", 'options', $force ); if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > time() ) { return maybe_unserialize( $transient ); } if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) { $table = $wpdb->options; if ( is_multisite() ) { $table = $wpdb->sitemeta; } $flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors; $wpdb->suppress_errors( true ); $result = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT option_name, option_value FROM `{$table}` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s ) UNION SELECT 'current_time', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) AS option_value;", "_site_transient_{$key}", "_site_transient_timeout_{$key}" ), ARRAY_A ); $wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag ); if ( ! empty( $result ) ) { $transient = false; $timeout = false; $current_time = time(); foreach ( $result as $row ) { switch ( $row['option_name'] ) { case "_site_transient_$key" : $transient = $row['option_value']; break; case "_site_transient_timeout_$key" : $timeout = $row['option_value']; break; case 'current_time' : $current_time = $row['option_value']; break; } } if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > $current_time ) { return maybe_unserialize( $transient ); } } } return false; } else { return $wp_object_cache->get( $key, $group, $force ); } } function wp_cache_init() { global $wp_object_cache; if ( mt_rand( 1, 100 ) == 42 ) { wpaas_prune_transients(); } add_action( 'muplugins_loaded', 'wpaas_init_sync_cache' ); $wp_object_cache = new APCu_Object_Cache(); } function wp_cache_replace( $key, $data, $group = '', $expire = 0 ) { global $wp_object_cache; return $wp_object_cache->replace( $key, $data, $group, $expire ); } function wp_cache_set( $key, $data, $group = '', $expire = 0 ) { global $wp_object_cache; if ( defined( 'WP_INSTALLING' ) == false ) { if ( 'transient' == $group ) { return wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire ); } elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) { return wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire, true ); } else { return $wp_object_cache->set( $key, $data, $group, $expire ); } } else { return $wp_object_cache->delete( $key, $group ); } } function wp_cache_switch_to_blog( $blog_id ) { global $wp_object_cache; return $wp_object_cache->switch_to_blog( $blog_id ); } function wp_cache_add_global_groups( $groups ) { global $wp_object_cache; $wp_object_cache->add_global_groups( $groups ); } function wp_cache_add_non_persistent_groups( $groups ) { global $wp_object_cache; $wp_object_cache->add_non_persistent_groups( $groups ); } class GD_APCu_Object_Cache { private $prefix = ''; private $local_cache = array(); private $global_groups = array(); private $non_persistent_groups = array(); private $multisite = false; private $blog_prefix = ''; public function __construct() { global $table_prefix; $this->multisite = is_multisite(); $this->blog_prefix = $this->multisite ? get_current_blog_id() . ':' : ''; $this->prefix = DB_HOST . '.' . DB_NAME . '.' . $table_prefix; } private function get_group( $group ) { return empty( $group ) ? 'default' : $group; } private function get_key( $group, $key ) { if ( $this->multisite && ! isset( $this->global_groups[ $group ] ) ) { return $this->prefix . '.' . $group . '.' . $this->blog_prefix . ':' . $key; } else { return $this->prefix . '.' . $group . '.' . $key; } } public function add( $key, $data, $group = 'default', $expire = 0 ) { $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); if ( function_exists( 'wp_suspend_cache_addition' ) && wp_suspend_cache_addition() ) { return false; } if ( isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) { return false; } // FIXME: Somehow apcu_add does not return false if key already exists if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) && apcu_exists( $key ) ) { return false; } if ( is_object( $data ) ) { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = clone $data; } else { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $data; } if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { return apcu_add( $key, $data, (int) $expire ); } return true; } public function add_global_groups( $groups ) { if ( is_array( $groups ) ) { foreach ( $groups as $group ) { $this->global_groups[ $group ] = true; } } else { $this->global_groups[ $groups ] = true; } } public function add_non_persistent_groups( $groups ) { if ( is_array( $groups ) ) { foreach ( $groups as $group ) { $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] = true; } } else { $this->non_persistent_groups[ $groups ] = true; } } public function decr( $key, $offset = 1, $group = 'default' ) { if ( $offset < 0 ) { return $this->incr( $key, abs( $offset ), $group ); } $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); if ( isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) && $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] - $offset >= 0 ) { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] -= $offset; } else { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = 0; } if ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { return $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ]; } else { $value = apcu_dec( $key, $offset ); if ( $value < 0 ) { apcu_store( $key, 0 ); return 0; } return $value; } } public function delete( $key, $group = 'default', $force = false ) { $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); unset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ); if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { return apcu_delete( $key ); } return true; } public function flush() { $this->local_cache = array(); // TODO: only clear our own entries apcu_clear_cache(); return true; } public function get( $key, $group = 'default', $force = false, &$found = null ) { $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); if ( ! $force && isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) { $found = true; if ( is_object( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) { return clone $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ]; } else { return $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ]; } } elseif ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { $found = false; return false; } else { $value = @apcu_fetch( $key, $found ); if ( $found ) { if ( $force ) { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $value; } return $value; } else { return false; } } } public function incr2( $key, $offset = 1, $group = 'default' ) { if ( $offset < 0 ) { return $this->decr( $key, abs( $offset ), $group ); } $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); if ( isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) && $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] + $offset >= 0 ) { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] += $offset; } else { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = 0; } if ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { return $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ]; } else if ( function_exists( 'apcu_inc' ) ) { $value = apcu_inc( $key, $offset ); if ( $value < 0 ) { apcu_store( $key, 0 ); return 0; } return $value; } return false; } public function replace( $key, $data, $group = 'default', $expire = 0 ) { $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); if ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { if ( ! isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) { return false; } } else { if ( ! isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) && ! apcu_exists( $key ) ) { return false; } apcu_store( $key, $data, (int) $expire ); } if ( is_object( $data ) ) { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = clone $data; } else { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $data; } return true; } public function reset() { // This function is deprecated as of WordPress 3.5 // Be safe and flush the cache if this function is still used $this->flush(); } public function set( $key, $data, $group = 'default', $expire = 0 ) { $group = $this->get_group( $group ); $key = $this->get_key( $group, $key ); if ( is_object( $data ) ) { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = clone $data; } else { $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $data; } if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) { return apcu_store( $key, $data, (int) $expire ); } return true; } public function stats() { // Only implemented because the default cache class provides this. // This method is never called. echo ''; } public function switch_to_blog( $blog_id ) { $this->blog_prefix = $this->multisite ? $blog_id . ':' : ''; } } if ( function_exists( 'apcu_inc' ) ) { class APCu_Object_Cache extends GD_APCu_Object_Cache { function incr( $key, $offset = 1, $group = 'default' ) { return parent::incr2( $key, $offset, $group ); } } } else { class APCu_Object_Cache extends GD_APCu_Object_Cache { // Blank } } endif;
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Архивы 1950s - Old Pictures https://oldpics.net Historical photos, stories and even more Fri, 09 Oct 2020 13:22:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.5 https://oldpics.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Архивы 1950s - Old Pictures https://oldpics.net 32 32 TOP 50 legendary LIFE magazine photographs https://oldpics.net/top-50-legendary-life-magazine-photographs/ https://oldpics.net/top-50-legendary-life-magazine-photographs/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2020 13:05:01 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=6067 The LIFE magazine archive counts millions of excellent pictures. Oldpics attempted to select the best 50 of them. LIFE magazine always managed...

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The LIFE magazine archive counts millions of excellent pictures. Oldpics attempted to select the best 50 of them.

LIFE magazine always managed to onboard the best photographers. Starting from the first issue that hit the shelves on November 23, 1936, the continuously surprised the public with their sharp and unforgettable photographs. No surprise, the LIFE magazine was the top illustrated US publication for decades.

LIFE magazine was published weekly from 1936 to 1972. Nonetheless, competitors (TV, mostly) took their readers’ share and forced the glorious publication to switch to a monthly basis. The magazine stood tall from 1978 to 2000. 

But we still remember the LIFE magazine! We continue to dig through its archives and find new and new amazing photographs that deserve the fresh publication. This publication covers the LIFE magazine photographs that became an integral part of the photo history. Many of these pictures starred the 100 most important pictures in history.

Here you can check our selection of the Best LIFE magazine’s covers.

The Marlboro Man

The Marlboro Man. 

Photo by Leonard McCombe, 1949.

39-year-old Texas cowboy Clarence Hailey. This image became the best-known cigarette advertisement.

The Beatles in Miami

The Beatles in Miami

Photo by John Loengard, 1964.

The Beatles on their famous American Tour. The pool water was quite cold that day, as Ringo’s grimace tells.

Sea of Hats

Sea of Hats

Photo by: Margaret Bourke-White, 1930.

A crowd wearing hats on the streets of New York. Interestingly, Margaret Bourke-White captured this image before the LIFE publication started. It looks like magazine editors took this picture and published it later just for its artistic value.

Peek-A-Boo

Peek-A-Boo

Photo by Ed Clark, 1958.

John F. Kennedy plays hide-n-seek with his daughter Caroline.

Read more: Rosemary Kennedy: the tragedy of JFK’s sister lobotomy in pictures.

Lion in Winter

Lion in Winter

Photo by: John Bryson, 1959.

Hemingway near his home in Ketchum, Idaho. This picture was featured in our Hemingway and Alcohol selection.

In 20 months, Ernest Hemingway will pass away.

Liz and Monty

Liz and Monty

Photo by Peter Stackpole, 1950.

Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift take a break during filming “A Place in the Sun” at Paramount Studios.

Pied Piper of Ann Arbor

Pied Piper of Ann Arbor

Photo by: Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1950.

A drummer from the University of Michigan marches with children. See more beautiful photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt.

Parting the Sea in Salt Lake City

Parting the Sea in Salt Lake City

Photo by J.R. Eyerman, 1958.

The auto movie theater in the capital of Utah, Salt Lake City. Moses, in front of the parting Red Sea in the film “The Ten Commandments.”

Sand of Iwo Jima

The sand of Iwo Jima

Photo by: W. Eugene Smith, 1945.

American Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the spring of 1945. See more amazing WW2 photography by Eugene Smith.

Picasso and Centaur

Picasso and Centaur

Author of the photo: Gjon Mili, 1949.

Ephemeral drawing in the air.

Reaching Out

Reaching Out

Photo by Larry Burrows, 1966.

Marines during the Vietnam War. The black soldier reaches out to his wounded, white comrade.

Meeting peace With fire hoses

Meeting peace With fire hoses.

Photo by: Charles Moore, 1963.

Fire hoses were used to disperse a peaceful anti-segregation rally in Birmingham, Alabama.

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Photo by: Milton Greene, 1952.

Littlest Survivor

Littlest Survivor

Photo by W. Eugene Smith, 1943.

Another WW2 masterpiece of Eugene Smith. During World War II, hundreds of Japanese were besieged on Saipan’s island and committed mass suicide to avoid Americans’ surrender. When American Marines examined the island,  they found a barely alive child in one of the caves. Here’s a story behind this stunning photograph.

Liberation of Buchenwald

Liberation of Buchenwald

Photo by: Margaret Bourke-White, 1945.

Jumping Royals

Jumping Royals

Photo by Philippe Halsman, 1959.
Duke and Duchess of Windsor.

Jet Age Man

Jet Age Man

Photo by Ralph Morse, 1954.

Measurement of the pilot’s anthropological data with special lighting from alternating bands of light and shadow of various thicknesses. That was the key ingredient for the new flight helmet design by the US Air Force.

Jack and Bobby

Jack and Bobby

Photo by Hank Walker, 1960.

John F. Kennedy (still a Senator) with his brother Robert at a hotel during the Democratic convention in Los Angeles.

Into the Light

Into the Light

Photo by: William Eugene Smith, 1946.

Ingenue Audrey

Ingenue Audrey

Photo by: Mark Shaw, 1954.

25-year-old  star Audrey Hepburn while filming Roman Holiday.

Gunhild Larking

Gunhild Larking

Photo by George Silk, 1956.

Swedish high jumper Gunhild Larking at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.

Goin’ Home

Goin’ Home

Officer Graham Jackson plays the song “Goin ‘Home” at President Roosevelt’s April 12, 1945 funeral.

Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders

Photo by Paul Schutzer, 1961.
“Riders of Freedom” called the joint bus trips of black and white activists who protested against the violation of black people’s rights in the southern states of the United States. In 1961, activists rented buses and traveled around the southern states. No surprise, they were repeatedly attacked and arrested by southern whites. During a trip from Montgomery, Alabama, to Jackson, Mississippi, National Guard soldiers were assigned to protect the riders.

Face of Death

Face of Death

Photo by: Ralph Morse, 1943.
The head of a Japanese soldier on a tank.

Eyes of Hate

Eyes of Hate

Photo by: Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1933.

The moment when Goebbels (sitting) found that his photographer was a Jew and he stopped smiling. The full story behind Eyes of hate pictures.

Dennis Stock

Dennis Stock

Photo by Andreas Feininger, 1951.
Portrait of the photographer Dennis Stock.

Dali Atomicus

Dali Atomicus

Photo by Philippe Halsman, 1948.
Six hours and 28 throws (water, chair, and three cats). According to the photographer, he and his assistants were wet, dirty, and completely exhausted when the shot was successful. The Dali Atomicus is among the 100 most important pictures in history.

Read more: All Pulitzer Prize photos (1942-1967)

Country Doctor

Country Doctor

Photo by W. Eugene Smith, 1948.
Rural doctor Ernest Ceriani, the only doctor in the 1200 square miles area. In this photo, Eugene Smith captured a moment after a botched cesarean section that killed a mother and child due to complications. See more pictures and a full story behind the Country Doctor photo.

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Photo by W. Eugene Smith, 1952.
Charlie Chaplin, 63.

Center of Attention

Center of Attention

Photo by: Leonard McCombe, 1956.

Both Sides Now

Both Sides Now

Photo by: John Shearer, 1971.
Muhammad Ali before his fight with Joe Fraser in March 1971. Ali loved to tease opponents. Before the fight with Fraser, he questioned the latter’s masculinity, intellectual abilities, and even his “black skin”.

Before the Wedding

Before the Wedding

Photo by: Michael Rougier, 1962.

Before Camelot, a Visit to West Virginia

Before Camelot, a Visit to West Virginia

Photo by Hank Walker, 1960.
John F. Kennedy speaks during the election campaign in an American town.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn Breathes Free

Alexander Solzhenitsyn Breathes Free

Photo by Harry Benson.
Free-breathing. Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Vermont.

Airplane Over Manhattan

Airplane Over Manhattan.

Photo by: Margaret Bourke-White, 1939.

Agony

Agony

Photo by: Ralph Morse, 1944.
Army medic George Lott, badly wounded in both arms.

A Wolf's Lonely Leap

A Wolf’s Lonely Leap

Photo by Jim Brandenburg, 1986.
The polar wolf fights for survival in northern Canada.

A Leopard’s Kill

A Leopard’s Kill

Photo by: John Dominis, 1966.
Leopard with a victim.

A Child Is Born

A Child Is Born

Photo by: Lennart Nilsson, 1965.
The first-ever picture of a baby in the womb.

A Boy’s Escape

A Boy’s Escape

Photo by: Ralph Crane, 1947.
This staged photo depicts a boy escaping from an orphanage.

3D Movie Audience

3D Movie Audience

Photo by: J.R. Eyerman, 1952.
The first full-length stereo film Bwana Devil.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Author photo: Yousuf Karsh, 1941.
Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1940-1945 and 1951-1955. Politician, military man, journalist, writer, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature. 

See more: Winston Churchill as an artist and his other leisure pictures.

Three Americans

Three Americans

Photo by: George Strock, 1943.
American soldiers were killed in battle with the Japanese on a beach in New Guinea. The first shot of dead American soldiers on the battlefield during World War II.

The Puppet Show

The Puppet Show

Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1963.
At a puppet show in a Parisian park. The moment of the killing of the serpent by Saint George.

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

Photo by Robert Capa, 1944.
The landing of the American army on Omaha Beach in Normandy on June 6, 1944. It was also depicted in the film “Saving Private Ryan” by Steven Spielberg.

The Kiss

The Kiss

Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945.
One of the most famous photographs. Kiss of a sailor and a nurse after the end of the war.

The story ‘V-J Day in Times Square’ by Alfred Eisenstaedt

The Great Soul

The Great Soul

Photo by: Margaret Bourke-White, 1946.
Mahatma Gandhi, next to his spinning wheel, symbolizes the non-violent movement for Indian independence from Britain.

The American Way

The American Way

Photo by: Margaret Bourke-White, 1937.
Food queue during the Great Depression with a poster reading, “There is way like the American way.”

The story of the American way photo by Margarett Bourke-White

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Photo by: John Dominis, 1963.
Actor Steve McQueen, who starred in The Magnificent Seven.

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1966.
Sophia Loren, in the movie “Italian Marriage.” When this candid snapshot took the cover of LIFE, many criticized the magazine for “going into pornography.” One reader wrote, “Thank God the postman comes at noon when my kids are at school.”

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Winston Churchill as an artist and his other leisure pictures https://oldpics.net/winston-churchill-as-an-artist-and-his-other-leisure-pictures/ https://oldpics.net/winston-churchill-as-an-artist-and-his-other-leisure-pictures/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:18:09 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=6008 Everybody remembers Winston Churchill as an iron prime-minister from the picture of Yusuf Karsh. This photo is undoubtfully the best-known Prime minister’s...

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Winston Churchill was a modest artist. He called his paintings daub. In this photo, he's drawing in his studio in Kent.

Winston Churchill was a modest artist. He called his paintings daub.

Everybody remembers Winston Churchill as an iron prime-minister from the picture of Yusuf Karsh. This photo is undoubtfully the best-known Prime minister’s image. We also remember him holding a Tommy gun and inspiring British soldiers to defend their homeland.

But we have some relaxed photos of Winston Churchill too. Oldpics selected several noteworthy images showing an unexpected talent of the legendary politician: the painting. Yes, Sir Winston Churchill was an artist too!

Editors asked their photographers to make a portrait of a retired politician at home. In those pictures, the Winston Churchill looked completely different: a sedate landowner, an enthusiastic artist, an animal lover.

Churchill took up a hobby of painting in 1915, at the age of 41. He was a passionate artist until the end of his life. “If I didn’t paint, I would not be able to live. I could not bear the stress, ”he said. During his life, he created more than 500 paintings.

See more: Eyes of hate: story behind iconic photo by  Alfred Eisenstaedt.

“When I get to heaven, I intend to spend a substantial portion of the first million years drawing, and so get to the bottom of things.”

In his studio in Kent

In his studio in Kent

An artist Winston Churchill, 1939

Winston Churchill, an artist, 1939

Churchill's wife supported husband's painting hobby.

Churchill’s wife supported her husband’s painting hobby. However, Winston Churchill didn’t make any of her portraits.

Spending free time, 1939

Spending free time, 1939

Winston Churchill knew how to spend his time in style, 1939

Winston Churchill knew how to spend his time in style, 1939

While painting in France, 1949

While painting in France, 1949

Frank Scherchel photographs Winston Churchill painting, 1949

Frank Scherchel photographs Winston Churchill painting, 1949

Winston Churchill and his poodle Rufus.

Winston Churchill and his poodle Rufus.

Winston Churchill and his thoroughbred four-month-old mare, whom he called Darling Chartwell, 1950.

Winston Churchill and his thoroughbred four-month-old mare, whom he called Darling Chartwell, 1950.

Working on a memoir.

Working on a memoir.

Winston Churchill and his poodle Rufus. Chartwell estate in Kent, 1947.

Winston Churchill and his poodle Rufus. Chartwell estate in Kent, 1947.

In the office. Chartwell, 1949.

In the office. Chartwell, 1949.

Churchill and cigars. Chartwell Estate, 1947.

Churchill and cigars. Chartwell Estate, 1947.

Black Swans are a gift to Churchill from the Government of Western Australia (the bird is a state symbol). Chartwell, 1950.

Black Swans are a gift to Churchill from Western Australia (the bird is a state symbol). Chartwell, 1950.

Winston Churchill an artist

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15 best LIFE magazine covers https://oldpics.net/20-best-life-magazine-covers/ https://oldpics.net/20-best-life-magazine-covers/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:36:11 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5961 Oldpics continues to be of the view that almost all pictures from LIFE Magazine covers are iconic. Here’s why we selected photos...

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LIFE magazine coversOldpics continues to be of the view that almost all pictures from LIFE Magazine covers are iconic. Here’s why we selected photos for this publication with special attention. After all, it’s not an easy task to choose just 50 photos from the endless archive (10B of images inside of it) and numerous amazing LIFE magazine covers.

Why LIFE magazine covers were so important

The stunning covers were one of the reasons why LIFE magazine gained its popularity. Excellent cover images emphasized the unique design and overall visual approach of this publication. Beautifully illustrated photographs accompanied any events, news, magazine reviews. LIFE’s illustrations were close to perfect, and they dominated the public imagination in the pre- and early TV era. Can you imagine that watching and reading LIFE was much more fun for Americans than watching television news in the 1940s? The best masters contributed their photographs to the magazine. Then editors selected the best of them for the LIFE magazine covers.

Read more: 100 most important pictures in history

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Audrey Hepburn posed at home for the 1953 LIFE magazine covers

Audrey Hepburn posed at home for the 1953 LIFE magazine cover.

Bill Murray on the LIFE magazine covers

Bill Murray

Saipan photos be Eugene Smith

Cover of LIFE 1945. The magazine actively covered the events of the war. This photo of Eugene Smith is perhaps one of the most heartbreaking images of WWII.

John and Jacqueline Kennedy resting on a yacht, 1953 cover

John and Jacqueline Kennedy resting on a yacht, 1953 cover

Artists behind LIFE magazine covers

All photographers’ names in this list are legends for Oldpics. Leonard McCombe, J.R. Eyerman, John Bryson, W. Eugene Smith, Lennart Nilsson, Ralph Morse, Margaret Bourke-White, Ed Clark,  Ralph Morse, Leonard McCombe, Philippe Halsman, Mark Shaw, Alfred Eisenstaedt, and many others. We’ve dedicated a separate publication at Oldpics to some of the most prominent photographers from this list. But all of them are genius, and we promise to cover their photography (both the best images and the stories behind the selected ones) in the future.

LIFE magazine April 8, 1946 is dedicated to the circus.

LIFE magazine, April 8, 1946, is dedicated to the circus.

Marilyn Monroe, 1959

Marilyn Monroe, 1959

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando, 1972

Neil Armstrong LIFE magazine covers

Neil Armstrong

Pablo Picasso on the Life magazine covers

Pablo Picasso

Sunbathing girls in bikinis on the cover of LIFE 1956.

Sunbathing girls in bikinis on the cover of LIFE 1956.

Read more: Idealized American lifestyle of the 1950s by Nina Leen

The Beatles on their first US tour. Cover of LIFE, 1964.

The Beatles on their first US tour. Cover of LIFE, 1964.

The Jackson Family, 1971

The Jackson Family, 1971

USA Water Polo Team, 1996.

USA Water Polo Team, 1996.

Victorious Yank, 1945

Victorious Yank, 1945

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64 Amazing photos by Alfred Eisenstaedt https://oldpics.net/64-amazing-photos-by-alfred-eisenstaedt/ https://oldpics.net/64-amazing-photos-by-alfred-eisenstaedt/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:37:26 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5840 Alfred Eisenstaedt photos are an integral part of the history of photojournalism. He captured informal portraits of kings, dictators, scientists, athletes, and...

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Alfred Eisenstaedt photographyAlfred Eisenstaedt photos are an integral part of the history of photojournalism. He captured informal portraits of kings, dictators, scientists, athletes, and movie stars and sensitively portrayed ordinary people in everyday situations. Alfred Eisenstadt said that his goal was “to find and capture the moment of the story.”

Oldpics has covered the ‘V-J Day,’ which is one of the most remarkable photos by Alfred Eisenstadt. It also hit the list of Top 100 most important photos in history. In this publication, we’ll show you his most brilliant photos.

Buttons and cameras

Alfred Eisenstaedt was born in 1898 in the city of Dirschau (then Eastern Germany, now it’s Tczew in Poland). He died at 96 and devoted more than 70 to photography. Eisenstaedt studied at the University of Berlin, joined the German Army during WWI. After the war, he sold buttons and belts in Berlin and started to freelance as a photojournalist. In 1929, he received his first photo assignment. It was the beginning of a professional career as a photojournalist: he was filming the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm.

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1930s

A new ‘LIFE’ in the US

From 1929 to 1935, Eisenstadt was a staff photojournalist for the Pacific and Atlantic agency, then a part of the Associated Press. While dodging the horrors of the jew-life in Nazi Germany, he emigrated to the United States in 1935. Alfred Eisenstaedt continued his photo career in New York, working for Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Town and Country, and other publications. In 1936, Henry Luce hired him as one of four photographers for LIFE magazine (the other three cameramen were Margaret Burke-White, Peter Stackpole, and Thomas McAvoy). Eisenstaedt stayed with this legendary magazine for the next four decades. His photographs have appeared on the LIFE magazine covers 90 times.

Alfred Eisenstaedt was among those Europeans who pioneered using the 35mm camera in photojournalism on American publications after WWI. He was also an early advocate of natural light photography. When photographing famous people, he tried to create a relaxed atmosphere to capture natural postures and expressions: “Don’t take me too seriously with my small camera,” Eisenstaedt said. – I’m here not as a photographer. I came as a friend. “

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of Agricultural school for Prussian coachmen

Agricultural school for Prussian coachmen trained to hold the reins. Neudeck, East Prussia, 1932.

Secret trick of Alfred Eisenstaedt

Creating a relaxed environment was not always easy. Let’s take a photoshoot with Ernest Hemingway in his boat in 1952. While establishing those special links between genius and the photographer, the writer tore his shirt in a rage and threatened to throw Alfred Eisenstaedt overboard. The photographer recalled that shooting in Cuba in 1952 more than once. “Hemingway nearly killed me,” the photographer said.

Unlike many photojournalists of the post-war period, Alfred Eisenstadt didn’t commit to any particular type of events or geographic area. He was a generalist. And he liked to capture people and their emotions than the news. Editors appreciated his eagle eye and his talent to take good photographs of any situation or event. Eisenstadt’s skill set a perfect composition that turned his photos into the era’s memorable documents in historical and aesthetic contexts.

Eyes of Hate Alfred Eisenstadt photography

Nazi Germany’s propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels at the 1933 League of Nations conference in Geneva. He had just found out that the photographer was Jewish and stopped smiling. This photo was one of the first shots of Alfred Eisenstadt that appeared on the cover of the LIFE magazine.

Eyes of hate: story behind iconic photo by  Alfred Eisenstaedt

Ballerinas in Paris, 1950s

Ballerinas with a ballet master at a rehearsal at the Paris Opera. Paris, France, 1932.

V-J day, 1945 Alfred Eisenstaedt photos

V-J Day, 1945

The story ‘V-J Day in Times Square’ by Alfred Eisenstaedt

Senior waiter René Breguet from the Grand Hotel serving ice skating cocktails. The commune of St. Moritz in Switzerland, 1932.

Senior waiter René Breguet from the Grand Hotel serving ice skating cocktails. The commune of St. Moritz in Switzerland, 1932.

Young monks walk across the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, 1935.

Young monks walk across the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, 1935.

Writer William Somerset Maugham, South Carolina, USA, 1942.

Writer William Somerset Maugham, South Carolina, USA, 1942.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos Writer Ernest Hemingway. Havana, Cuba, 1952.

Writer Ernest Hemingway. Havana, Cuba, 1952.

Read more: Ernest Hemingway and a dead cat

Winston Churchill, Chartwell, Kent, England, 1951.

Winston Churchill, Chartwell, Kent, England, 1951.

Read more: Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun, 1940

Trees in the snow, St. Moritz, 1947.

Trees in the snow, St. Moritz, 1947.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of The room where Beethoven was born. Bonn, Germany, 1979.

The room where Beethoven was born. Bonn, Germany, 1979.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of The room where Beethoven was born. Bonn, Germany, 1979.

The room where Beethoven was born. Bonn, Germany, 1979.

The hull of the German airship Graf Zeppelin, renovated over the South Atlantic, 1933.

The hull of the German airship Graf Zeppelin renovated over the South Atlantic, 1933.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Street musicians near Rue Saint-Denis in Paris, 1932.

Street musicians near Rue Saint-Denis in Paris, 1932.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Sophia Loren, Rome, Italy, 1961.

Sophia Loren, Rome, Italy, 1961.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Sophia Loren in Italian Marriage, Rome, Italy, 1964.

Sophia Loren behind the scenes of the ‘Italian Marriage,’ Rome, Italy, 1964.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Singer Jane Foreman at NBC 4H Studios in New York, 1937.

Singer Jane Foreman at NBC 4H Studios in New York, 1937.

Salvador Dali with his wife at a New Year's party in New York, January 1956.

Salvador Dali with his wife at a New Year’s party in New York, January 1956.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of the Runners at the Italian Forum, Rome, 1934.

Runners at the Italian Forum, Rome, 1934.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Robert Oppenheimer, Director of the Institute for Advanced Study, discusses the theory of matter in terms of space with Albert Einstein in Princeton, New Jersey, 1947.

Director of the Institute for Advanced Study, Robert Oppenheimer, discusses the theory of matter in terms of space with Albert Einstein in Princeton, New Jersey, 1947.

Read more: Albert Einstein becomes US citizen, 1940

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Professional hunter Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1935.

Professional hunter Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1935.

President John F. Kennedy's inauguration ball at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC January 20, 1961.

President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration ball at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC January 20, 1961.

Read more: Historic friendship of Frank Sinatra and John F. Kennedy.

Nursing students at Roosevelt Hospital, New York, 1938.

Nursing students at Roosevelt Hospital, New York, 1938.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Nightclub Salambo in West Berlin, Germany, 1979.

Nightclub Salambo in West Berlin, Germany, 1979.

Read more: 1950s Paris Nightlife in pictures by Frank Horvat.

Mortar squad of the German army in the Spandau district, Berlin, 1934.

Mortar squad of the German army in the Spandau district, Berlin, 1934.

Mom and child in Hiroshima, Japan, December 1945.

Mom and child in Hiroshima, Japan, December 1945.

Read more: Rare color photos of Hiroshima after the atomic explosion

Model looking into a large mirror, Paris, France, 1932.

Model looking into a large mirror, Paris, France, 1932.

Martin Buber is a Jewish existential philosopher and theorist of Zionism. Jerusalem, Israel, 1953.

Martin Buber, a Jewish existential philosopher, and theorist of Zionism. Jerusalem, Israel, 1953.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Marlene Dietrich, Berlin, 1929.

Marlene Dietrich, Berlin, 1929.

Marilyn Monroe, 1953.

Marilyn Monroe, 1953.

Marilyn Monroe on the patio at her home in 1953.

Marilyn Monroe on the patio at her home in 1953.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of a girl Looks into the mouth of a big fish that dad just caught. Florida, USA, 1956.

Looks into the mouth of a big fish that dad just caught. Florida, USA, 1956.

Location of the bunker where Hitler died. View from Otto Grotewohl Street in East Berlin, 1979.

Location of the bunker where Hitler died. View from Otto Grotewohl Street in East Berlin, 1979.

Hanomag car, Wolfgangsee, Salzburg, Austria, 1932.

Hanomag car, Wolfgangsee, Salzburg, Austria, 1932.

Hedy Lamarr, 1938

Hedy Lamarr, 1938

Horse tram and steamer in the harbor of Izmir, Turkey, 1934.

Horse tram and steamer in the harbor of Izmir, Turkey, 1934.

Alfred Eisenstaedt photos of  Ice bar at the Palace Hotel ice rink in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1947.

Ice bar at the Palace Hotel ice rink in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1947.

Leela Tiffany begging in front of Carnegie Hall in New York, 1960.

Leela Tiffany begging in front of Carnegie Hall in New York, 1960.

George Bernard Shaw on his balcony in London, England, 1931.

George Bernard Shaw on his balcony in London, England, 1931.

Children in the puppet theater at the moment when a bad dragon is killed. Tuileries Garden, Paris, 1963.

Children in the puppet theater at the moment when a bad dragon is killed. Tuileries Garden, Paris, 1963.

Dance school in Berlin, 1931.

Dance school in Berlin, 1931.

City mayor and chief of justice, presiding over the court session. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1935.

City mayor and chief of justice, presiding over the court session. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1935.

Chimney sweep in Hamburg, Germany, 1979.

Chimney sweep in Hamburg, Germany, 1979.

Break at the Chinese Mission School in San Francisco, California, 1936.

Break at the Chinese Mission School in San Francisco, California, 1936.

Bertrand Russell, London, England, 1951.

Bertrand Russell, London, England, 1951.

Ballet School in Berlin, 1931.

Ballet School in Berlin, 1931.

Ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov in New York, 1979.

Ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov in New York, 1979.

Ballerinas in the rehearsal room of the George Balanchine Ballet School, 1936.

Ballerinas in the rehearsal room of the George Balanchine Ballet School, 1936.

Athletics coaches on Hiddensee Island, west of Rügen Island, in the Baltic Sea, 1931.

Athletics coaches on Hiddensee Island, west of Rügen Island, in the Baltic Sea, 1931.

Read more: All Pulitzer Prize photos (1942-1967)

Albert Einstein at Princeton, 1948.

Albert Einstein at Princeton, 1948.

An Italian officer sledges in Sestriere, Italian Alps, 1934.

An Italian officer sleds in Sestriere, Italian Alps, 1934.

An optical illusion building in the Peseldorf district, Hamburg, Germany, 1979.

An optical illusion building in the Peseldorf district, Hamburg, Germany, 1979.

Army officer Mussolini manicure in Milan, Italy, 1934.

Army officer of the Mussolini army during the manicure procedure in Milan, Italy, 1934.

A young Englishman looks at himself in the mirror of the Grand Hotel in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1932.

A young Englishman looks at himself in the mirror of the Grand Hotel in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1932.

A wicker rocking chair displayed at a flea market in Paris, 1963.

A wicker rocking chair displayed at a flea market in Paris, 1963.

A prostitute on the rue Saint-Denis in Paris, 1932.

A prostitute on the rue Saint-Denis in Paris, 1932.

A New Yorker on vacation in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 1940.

A New Yorker on vacation in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 1940.

A man tries to sell a doll on the rue Saint-Denis, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 1931.

A man tries to sell a doll on the rue Saint-Denis, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 1931.

A girl at the Weissensee Jewish cemetery in East Berlin, 1979.

A girl at the Weissensee Jewish cemetery in East Berlin, 1979.

A gigantic oak tree in Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA, 1968.

A gigantic oak tree in Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA, 1968.

Alfred Eisenstadt photos of A fresco in the Dominican monastery of San Marco called Providence. It was created by Giovanni Antonio Sogliani in 1536. Italy, Florence, 1935.

A fresco in the Dominican monastery of San Marco called Providence. Giovanni Antonio Sogliani created it in 1536. Italy, Florence, 1935.

Perseus by the Italian sculptor Benvenuto Cellini holds the severed head of a jellyfish. Against the background, a copy of Michelangelo's David, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy, 1935.

Perseus, by the Italian sculptor Benvenuto Cellini holds the severed head of a jellyfish. Against the background, a copy of Michelangelo’s David, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy, 1935.

 

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1950s Paris Nightlife in pictures by Frank Horvat https://oldpics.net/1950s-paris-nightlife-in-pictures-by-frank-horvat/ https://oldpics.net/1950s-paris-nightlife-in-pictures-by-frank-horvat/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2020 07:34:45 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5737 The frivolous nightlife of Paris of the 1950s (and other decades) always attracted brilliant photographers. Frank Horvat was one of them. In...

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Paris nightlife 1950sThe frivolous nightlife of Paris of the 1950s (and other decades) always attracted brilliant photographers. Frank Horvat was one of them. In 1956, he photographed prostitutes, strippers, and visitors to a nightclub in the Pigalle square area.

“Robert Doisneau and other humanist photographers greatly romanticized 1950s Paris. But the city did not look like their pictures, – Horvat recalls. – It was poor and dilapidated. Pigalle square was in the center of all poems and songs, but this place didn’t look very pleasant. It was shabby and dirty. Although you can take excellent photos.”

Oldics has published some peculiar photos of the cities of the 1950s. Some bright pictures of the post-war New York. The Soviet lifestyle in the 1950s Moscow, or the noteworthy Vancouver photos (1950s-1960s). You may have seen even some bizarre photographs of the Dior models in Moscow in 1959. Time has come to shed light on the Paris of the 1950s.

Who was Frank Horvat

Frank Horvat was born in 1928 in Opatija (then Italy, nowadays – the territory of Croatia). At the age of fifteen, he traded his collection of postage stamps for a 35mm Retinamat camera. In Horvat moved to Lugano, Switzerland. Then, in the late 1940s, he lived in Milan, studied at the Brera Academy of Arts. 

He first visited the French capital in 1950. During the short business trip (taking some advertising photoshoots), Frank Horvat met well-known photographers Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson. His prompt meeting with those prominent cameramen meant a lot for a young Horvat. He switched to the Leica camera and traveled to Pakistan and India, taking photos and looking for a unique shooting style.

Moving to Paris in the 1950s

In 1956 Horvat moved to Paris. He was 28 years old, and his reportage photographs hit the Italian magazine Epoca pages in 1951, Paris Match, Life and Picture Post. Soon after his moval to Paris, a New York-based agency commissioned him to photograph a “sexy” story about the ill-famed Parisian nightlife. The photographer happily accepted the task because he needed money.

Horvat went to Pigalle Square, on the border of the 9th and 18th districts. This place was a kind of red-light district in Paris. It was famous for sex shops and frivolous adult entertainment venues, including the famous Moulin Rouge cabaret. Here, at the Pigalle, there was once the studio of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. It was a place where Vincent Van Gogh, Andre Breton, and Pablo Picasso lived.

The difficulties of the entrance

Horvat, unsurprisingly, couldn’t enter any of the nightlife locations with his camera. The only place he could infiltrate to was the Le Sphinx club. It wasn’t the largest and not the most prestigious strip club, named after the legendary Parisian brothel. Nonetheless, this place was well-known. Brassai and Man Ray had their brilliant photoshoots here in the 1930s, Cary Grant and Humphrey Bogart visited it, and Marlene Dietrich met Madeleine Solange.

The doorman of the Le Sphinx let Frank Horvat into the club for 5,000 francs. The photographer had fifteen minutes only, as his presence provoked a protest from the girls. However, Horvat turned out to be a quick photographer and, by that time, had managed to shoot five films. One of the most famous photographs taken that night (below) took the Vogue magazine’s whole spread.

The photographer stayed in France and documented life in the capital, but this is a completely different story. And in this collection, “Paris for tourists” or “Paris at night” 1950s through the lens of Frank Horvat. Most of the pictures are from the Le Sphinx club, but there are also a few pictures from the rue Saint-Denis.

Read more: 50 amazing and bizarre photos 

1950s Paris Nightlife in pictures by Frank Horvat

1950s Paris Nightlife in pictures by Frank Horvat

“I don’t know if he is a businessman or a tourist, but the main thing is that he is alone and drinks champagne,” Horvat said about that photo. – It doesn’t look like the character is having a great time, but he “made” this shot. The eerie painting on the wall behind the visitor contributes to the magic of the stilled moment. When the stripper walked by, her naked body looked like a marble sculpture in the light of the lamps. It was not I who made it, but it was given to me. I can never repeat it again, even if someone pays me a million pounds. “

A selfie with a strip dancer at the Le Sphynx club

A selfie with a strip dancer at the Le Sphinx club

A dance for a business traveler

Dance for a business traveler

A club scene at the Pigalle Square

A club scene at the Pigalle Square

1950s Paris

Her body looked like a marble statue

Her body looked like a marble statue

1950s Paris Nightlife

Cabaret Lido spectator

Cabaret Lido spectator

Inside of the Le Sphinx club

Inside of the Le Sphinx club

Le Sphinx dancer, Paris

Le Sphinx dancer, Paris

Le Sphinx dancers

Le Sphinx dancers

Paris nightlife, 1950s

Prostitute in the street of Paris, 1950s

A prostitute in the street of Paris, the 1950s

Some place at the Pigalle Square

Some bar at the Pigalle Square

The girl in the Le Sphinx

The night performance for the US tourists

The night performance for the US tourists

The performance at the Le Sphinx, Paris, 1950s

The performance at the Le Sphinx, Paris, 1950s

The police cab takes a prostitutes away

The police cab takes a prostitute away

This doorman was lucky on that night. He received 5000 franks for letting Frank Horvat in to the club

This doorman was lucky on that night. He received 5000 franks for letting Frank Horvat into the club

Working women at Saint Denie street

Working women at Saint-Denis street

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44 amazing Vancouver pictures of the 1950s and 60s by Fred Herzog https://oldpics.net/44-amazing-vancouver-pictures-of-the-1950s-and-60s-by-fred-herzog/ https://oldpics.net/44-amazing-vancouver-pictures-of-the-1950s-and-60s-by-fred-herzog/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:11:11 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5504 Fred Herzog started taking pictures of Vancouver in the late 1950s when he moved to the city. He defined a key to...

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amazing mountain view in the Vancouver, 1950sFred Herzog started taking pictures of Vancouver in the late 1950s when he moved to the city. He defined a key to the success of photography as the authenticity of the observed life. The recognition of his talent followed the decades after the work was done. In the middle of the last century, Fred Herzog documented Vancouver’s everyday life, while also exploring color photography.

Restart of the photo career

Fred Herzog was born in 1930 in Stuttgart, Germany. He began photographing in 1950 when he traveled with friends to the Alps, where he went hiking and conducted his first photography experiments.

Herzog lost the pictures from his Germany period of life when he moved to Canada. The ship turned out to be “a rusty vessel that nearly sank in the Atlantic.” His luggage got wet, and saltwater irrevocably spoiled all negatives. In Canada, Herzog made his first quality shots upon his arrival. These were black and white photographs of a ship on the St.Lawrence River and the Montreal Tower.

“In 1957, I became a medical photographer at the University of British Columbia, and at about the same time, I started a career as a documentary photographer,” Herzog says. I chose documentary photography because I really enjoyed walking along Vancouver’s old streets, gazing at shops of second-hand goods, people, and signs. For me, it was a kind of life force that spoke to me directly. “

Exploring the color photography

Herzog shot with color Kodachrome slide film. His photographs include neon signs, “the best barber of all time,” shop windows and shop windows, billboards, old wooden houses, posters, and graffiti.

In the 1950s and 60s, color photography was a part of the commercial photography; only black and white photographs belonged to the artistic area and worthy of the definition “art.” And at the same time, Herzog does not consider himself the first photographer to photograph city streets in color, although he was among the pioneers of his genre. The genius Saul Leiter began the color shooting of New York already.

“People in the US who practiced color photography in the 1970s, such as Stephen Shore, Joel Sternfeld, Joel Meyerowitz, and William Eggleston, their works hit the Museum of Modern Art and other similar galleries. They had opportunities, grants and money, and the conviction that it could be used as art. In Canada, we are a little behind in this area. We didn’t have major art gallery exhibitions of photography, ”Herzog recalls.

The belated popularity of the Vancouver pictures

His Vancouver pictures gained popularity when the photographer was old. The exhibition followed the publication of photo books and numerous interviews. “And I felt that I was doing art. I knew that what I was doing was unique and that someday I would unpack it, and people would like it. And that was half a century ago. It sounds like a fairy tale, but that’s how it all starts. ” You can find the works of Fred Herzog’s on the Equinox Gallery.

Read more: Postwar New York in 65 unforgettable vintage pictures.

Wooden building in post-war Vancouver

Wooden building in post-war Vancouver

Vintage Vancouver pictures

Vintage Vancouver photos

Vancouver post-war photos

Vancouver pictures, post-war

Vancouver pictures, 1950s

Vancouver pictures, the 1950s

Vancouver photography by Herzog

Vancouver of the 1950s

Vancouver of the 1950s and 60s through the lens of Fred Herzog

Vancouver in 1960s

Vancouver in 1960s

Vancouver by Fred Herzog

Vancouver by Fred Herzog

the way we were, Vancouver, 1960s

The uptown housing, Vancouver

The uptown housing, Vancouver

The street style in Vancouver

The street style in Vancouver

the night life in Vancouver, 1950s

The nightlife in Vancouver, 1950s

the lights of Vancouver

The downtown of Vancouver, 1950s

The downtown of Vancouver, 1950s

the backyard

Streets of Vancouver, 1960s

Streets of Vancouver in the 1960s

Rare old Vancouver pictures, 1950s

Polishing shoes, Vancouver 1950s

Polishing shoes, Vancouver 1950s

Pictures of MLK in Vancouver

pictures of Canada

Photos of China Town in Vancouver, 1950s

Photos of China Town in Vancouver, 1950s

Photographs of old Vancouver

Photographs of old Vancouver

People of Vancouver, 1960s

people of post-war Vancouver

People of post-war Vancouver

Old Vancouver pictures, 1960s

Kids playing in Vancouver, 1950s

Grocery store

Fred Herzog, 1961

Fred Herzog, 1961

Fred Herzog vintage photography Fred Herzog photos of Vancouver

Fred Herzog photos of Vancouver, 1960s

Fred Herzog photos of Vancouver, 1960s

Fred Herzog photography

Fred Herzog images

City streets

China Town of Vancouver, 1960s

China Town of Vancouver, 1960s

Cars of the 1960s

Canada through the lens of Fred Herzog

Bright colors on the streets of Vancouver, 1950s

Bright colors on the streets of Vancouver, 1950s

Barber shop in Vancouver

Barber in Vancouver, 1960s

Barber in Vancouver, 1960s

another wooden building in Vancouver

amazing vancouver pictures, 1950s

Amazing Vancouver photos

Advertising in the post-war Vancouver

Advertising in the post-war Vancouver

 



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Vintage pictures of the Soviet Moscow of the 1950s https://oldpics.net/vintage-pictures-of-the-soviet-moscow-of-the-1950s/ https://oldpics.net/vintage-pictures-of-the-soviet-moscow-of-the-1950s/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:13:47 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5110 Jacques Dupaquier was a French scientist, historian, and member of the Communist Party of France, and he visited Moscow in the 1950s....

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Jacques Dupaquier was a French scientist, historian, and member of the Communist Party of France, and he visited Moscow in the 1950s. He visited USSR several times, and every time he took excellent pictures of the Soviet lifestyle.

In 1956 Jacques Dupaquie reached Moscow. When speaking of his feelings about Moscow, he said that ‘It’s hard to believe that half of the buildings are wooden”. A French communist also couldn’t believe that soviet people live in such poverty.

You can experience the contrast between European and Moscow lifestyles with our set of photos of Dior Models during their visit to the USSR.

In thirty years, another European will visit Moscow. His photo set of the Soviet Capital before the collapse of the USSR you can find here.

Read more: 100 most important pictures in history

A lovely Moscow view, 1950s

A lovely Moscow view.

A man floating in the park of Moscow, 1950s

A man floating in the park of Moscow, 1950s

A massive cannon on the Red Square

A massive cannon on the Red Square

A typical interior of the soviet appartment. Nowadays, we can't beleive that many of the Soviet homes had the same furniture and design

A typical interior of the soviet apartment. Nowadays, we can’t believe that many of the Soviet homes had the same furniture and design

Fontaine attracted soviet people

Fontaine attracted soviet people

Founder of Moscow monument

Founder of Moscow monument

It seems like this is a road construction vehicle

It seems like this is a road construction vehicle

It's hard to believe, but the passengers of this bus agreed to exit it in the middle of nowhere just for the photo of the foreigner

It’s hard to believe, but the passengers of this bus agreed to exit it in the middle of nowhere just for the photo of the foreigner

Lovely attraction for the Soviet kids

A lovely attraction for the Soviet kids

Many buildings in Moscow had a very poor outlook in the 1950s

Many buildings in Moscow had a very poor outlook in the 1950s

Many churches and cathedrals were destroyed during the Soviet rule.

Many churches and cathedrals were destroyed during the Soviet rule.

Soviet people passing by a store

Soviet people passing by a store

Soviet pupils

Soviet pupils

Soviet tourists on the Red Square in Moscow, 1950s

Soviet tourists on the Red Square in Moscow, 1950s

Street Food in Soviet Moscow, 1950s

Street Food in Soviet Moscow, 1950s

The monumental construction was a signature urbanist approach during Joseph Stalin rule

The monumental construction was a signature urbanist approach during Joseph Stalin rule

The Red Square, Moscow, 1950s

The Red Square, Moscow, 1950s

The streets of Soviet Moscow were pretty empty in the 1950s. Soviet people couldn't afford to buy cars, while russian industry foced on the military production

The streets of Soviet Moscow were pretty empty in the 1950s. Soviet people couldn’t afford to buy cars, while Russian industry focused on military production

There were not so many car models in USSR in the 1950s. In this photo all cars are the same model

There were not so many car models in USSR in the 1950s. In this photo, all cars are the same model

These school students are looking relatively good. Many soviet kids had much worse outlook in the 1950s.

These school students are looking relatively good. Many soviet kids had a much worse outlook in the 1950s.

This building had to demonstrate that Soviet Union recovered of WWII

This building had to demonstrate that the Soviet Union recovered from WWII.

Two soviet girls standing at the Moscow river enbankment, 1950s

Two soviet girls standing at the Moscow river embankment, the 1950s

USSR was preparing to send a man to the space while many of the capital's bulding were still made of wood!

USSR was preparing to send a man to space, while many of the capital’s buildings were still made of wood!

Very few soviet people could afford traveling by planes. Also, there were not so many flight routes in the 1950s

Very few soviet people could afford to travel by plane. Also, there were not so many flight routes in the 1950s

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The story of Rescue at Redding, 1953 https://oldpics.net/the-story-of-rescue-at-redding-1953/ https://oldpics.net/the-story-of-rescue-at-redding-1953/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2020 12:17:58 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5086 Newspaper editors called this picture ‘Rescue at Redding’. Virginia Shaw wasn’t a professional photographer, but her image won the Pulitzer prize next...

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Rescue at Redding, a Pulitzer winning photos of Virginia SchauNewspaper editors called this picture ‘Rescue at Redding’. Virginia Shaw wasn’t a professional photographer, but her image won the Pulitzer prize next year. It was a very rare case when an amateur won this prestigious award.

Oldpics puts this picture among rare Pulitzer winning photos that captured an overall positive scene (other images are Homecoming, 1943, Faith and Confidence, 1956, Near Collision at Air Show, 1950). In fact, other Pulitzer winning pictures captured either war or bloody scenes that are both socially important and sad.

The ‘Rescue at Redding’ took place on May 3, 1953, in  ​​Lake Shasta. Walter and Virginia Shaw were just fishing when a truck with fruits lost control and crashed into the fence right in front of them. The car was hovering dangerously over the abyss. Two unlucky drivers were still in its cab, without any hope to survive.

As you may guess, Virginia Shaw couldn’t just take out her mobile phone and capture an eye-catching incident. Moreover, taking that image wasn’t her priority. The Shaw family rushed to help the people in the hanging truck. Fortunately, they were not alone on the bridge. Someone took a ship’s rope out of the car, and they threw it to the men in the truck cabin. The engine ignited, and the cabin collapsed into the river right after the drivers got out of their deadly trap.

Stilled moment of ‘Rescue at Redding’

As drivers were getting out, Virginia Shaw suddenly remembered her camera in the car. She ran to her cheap Kodak Brownie with only two frames left. And the film had been overdue for a year. This fact did not stop the woman from taking a picture of the happily resolved incident.

Virginia was happy with her ‘Rescue at Redding’ shot and immediately sent it to the local newspaper. She wanted to get a weekly reward for readers who sent the most interesting picture of the week. Needless to say, Virginia won her ten dollars.

But even more surprising, a year later, her shot won the most prestigious reporters’ prize – the Pulitzer Award. It turned out that Virginia Shaw became the first woman to get the Pulitzer Prize.

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Thomas Fitzpatrick: he landed a plane twice on the streets of New York. https://oldpics.net/thomas-fitzpatrick-he-landed-a-plane-twice-on-the-streets-of-new-york/ https://oldpics.net/thomas-fitzpatrick-he-landed-a-plane-twice-on-the-streets-of-new-york/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2020 12:12:23 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5046 Both times it was a stolen plane that Thomas Fitzpatrick piloted on a drunk. The first incident happened on a warm September...

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Thomas Fitzpatrick- the pilot who landed twice on the streets of New York.Both times it was a stolen plane that Thomas Fitzpatrick piloted on a drunk.

The first incident happened on a warm September night in 1956 in New York. Thomas Fitzpatrick, a  26-year-old Korean War veteran, was furious. His barmates didn’t believe when Thomas said he can land a plane on New York street!

The drunken argument of Thomas Fitzpatrick

Thomas was sitting with his friends in one of the bars in Manhattan. Our hero of the Korean war had drunk enough when he started a stupid debate of what he, the Purple Heart honored pilot, can do.

The crowd said that no one, including Thomas Fitzpatrick, could ever land on a plane on New York streets. The owner of the bar also joined the drunken argument.

This drunken argument would have to end in the same way as most drunken arguments in the world. Everybody will go home, occupy the sofa and remember nothing the next day. But this dispute was an exception – it went down in history.

Fitzpatrick could not sleep when back home to New Jersey. One thought throbbed in his dull head: “Win the argument.” At three o’clock in the morning, Thomas entered the Teterboro School of Aeronautics and hijacked a small private jet.

Fifteen minutes later, Fitzpatrick landed beautifully on Saint Nicholas Avenue. It was not so far from the bar where he had argued with friends a few hours earlier. Of course, Fitzpatrick flew without any radio communication. He relied solely on his pilot instinct.

Both times Thomas Fitzpatrick piloted a plane on a drunk

Both times Thomas Fitzpatrick piloted a plane on a drunk.

Thomas was lucky for the first time.

Nowadays, this trick could never happen. It is highly likely that Fitzpatrick would have been shot down while flying closer to the city. And if not, then they would definitely put him into jail for a long time.

But it was the year of 1956, and Fitzpatrick was, after all, a war hero. Therefore, the public admired his act. The owner of the hijacked plane refused to present any claims to Fitzpatrick. As a result, the pilot got off with a $ 100 fine.

A second landing of Thomas

The second landing of Thomas Fitzpatrick.

When one plane is not enough

But, apparently, one flight was not enough for Thomas. Fitzpatrick repeated it. And he was drunk again.

The second flight also was in the fall on October 4, 1958. It all began in a bar, albeit in a different one. Fitzpatrick broke into the same aviation school and hijacked another plane.

The second arrest of Thomas Fitzpatrick

The second arrest of Thomas Fitzpatrick

This time, the reckless pilot landed at the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue and 187th Street. When asked by the police why this dangerous flight, Fitzpatrick replied: “The owner of the bar did not believe that I did it the first time.”

Apparently, this time the judge decided to cool the pilot’s ardor and sentenced him to six months.

It worked. Fitzpatrick never more stole airplanes and never landed on the streets of metropolitan areas. Instead, he worked as a steam heating fitter and raised three children. Thomas Fitzpatrick passed away in 2009 at the age of 79.

 

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London – Calcutta: the longest bus route in history https://oldpics.net/london-calcutta-the-longest-bus-route-in-history/ https://oldpics.net/london-calcutta-the-longest-bus-route-in-history/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2020 14:20:01 +0000 https://oldpics.net/?p=5038 This photo was taken on April 15, 1957, at Victoria Bus Station before the first trip on the longest ever bus route...

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London - Calcutta: the longest bus route in history

This photo was taken on April 15, 1957, at Victoria Bus Station before the first trip on the longest ever bus route in the world: London – Calcutta. 11,670 kilometers through 11 countries: England, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India.

45 days to cover the longest bus route

The cheerful people in the picture (among them, by the way, two firefighters who emigrated from Australia) had to spend almost a month and a half on the road. Well, if they were getting to the final point of the route. Fortunately, you did not have to endure the entire journey to Calcutta. You could get off somewhere in Istanbul, giving up the vacated seat to a local passenger in a hurry to Pakistan.

Read more: All Pulitzer Prize photos (1942-1967)

The route was organized by the bus company Albert Travel. The bus was notable for its comfort. There were individual beds for sleeping, a library, and an audio library – for those who preferred to entertain themselves with music. A brochure advertising the route on the Albert Travel bus read: “Your travel home.”

An advertisement of the longest bus route in history

An advertising brochure.

This dubious pleasure was worth 145 pounds one way. Translated into modern money – 1462 pounds.

But do not rush to pack your bags. The route was discontinued in 1976.

For comparison: now the longest bus route is around 5000 kilometers from Lima (Peru) to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

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