BILL HILLMAN'S
WEIRD AND WONDERFUL PHOTOS
EVENTS and PEOPLE
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The earliest known aerial photograph,
taken from a balloon over Paris in 1858.
The rather luxurious seating area of the submarine,
The Protector, in 1902
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Medical students pose with a cadaver around 1890.
Strongman of Yesteryear
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Bottoms up in the balcony
Asthma Cigarettes
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Light and Heavy Boxers
Heavyweights
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Iceberg photographed in 1912 bearing an unmistakable mark of black and red paint. 
It is believed that this is the iceberg that sank the Titanic.
Survivors of the Titanic are
taken on board the Carpathia in 1912.
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The aftermath of the Great Hurricane of 1900 which killed 
an estimated 8,000 people in Galveston, Texas.
Coney Island in 1905.
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Dinosaurs are transported on the Hudson River 
to the New York World's Fair.
The Statue of Liberty photographed
during a power failure in 1942.
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Construction of Hoover Dam in 1934.
The Golden Gate Bridge around 1935.
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A lion rides in the sidecar during a performance of The
Wall of Death carnival attraction at Revere Beach, Mass.1929
Children for sale in Chicago, 1948.
Some parents sold their children due to poverty.
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Children rush into a candy store
following the end of "sweets rationing" in 1953.
Crowds rush through the castle
on Disneyland's opening day in 1955.
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Construction of the Sydney Opera House in 1966.
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A permanent stable cavity caused by the detonation on
an underground nuclear test in 1961
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Studs Extreme
Surf Event
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A long wait for the next flight.
Revolutionary Treatment


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