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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,461 posts)
Sat Apr 20, 2019, 03:12 PM Apr 2019

I might not have computer access later, so let's get the hysterical stuff

out of the way now.

Last Thursday:

Babe Ruth at first game in New York City’s new Yankee Stadium, today 1923:



Mark Twain, who died April 21, 1910, was photographed late in life, using primitive color process:



Called the last photo ever taken of Richard Nixon (at a wedding), who died 25 years ago this week, on April 22, 1994: #Episconixonian



Some of Richard Nixon’s last notes before he died 25 years ago this week, planning a book tour that included appearance on Rush Limbaugh:




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I might not have computer access later, so let's get the hysterical stuff (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 OP
Love historical photos and documents. Thanks for posting! Karadeniz Apr 2019 #1
Thanks for posting. TexasTowelie Apr 2019 #2
I don't have have high speed access at home. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #3
Feel fortunate that the library has high speed access. TexasTowelie Apr 2019 #4
didn't know Rush Limbaugh was around back then. /nt IcyPeas Apr 2019 #5
Yup...as soon as Ronnie Raygun screwed it all up in 1987 Submariner Apr 2019 #6
Manfred von Richthofen... Harker Apr 2019 #7
Adolf Hitler April 20, 1889 to April 30, 1945 ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #8

TexasTowelie

(112,210 posts)
2. Thanks for posting.
Sat Apr 20, 2019, 04:00 PM
Apr 2019

Having limited computer access is a pain. I'm having to share a laptop so I know what it is like.

TexasTowelie

(112,210 posts)
4. Feel fortunate that the library has high speed access.
Sat Apr 20, 2019, 04:13 PM
Apr 2019

The computers at the library where I live are incredibly slow. They are still running Internet Explorer v. 6.0 when nearly everywhere else uses versions 9 through 11. They also use one of the Windows versions that were released in the late 1990s.

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