The Photographic Past, Part III

This is what a railroad bridge looked like at the turn of the 20th Century. I think I'd just stay home.
Oregon, ca. 1901-04.

Muhammed Ali celebrates his third round victory over Cleveland Williams in their Heavyweight Title bout on November 14, 1966. The fight was Williams's first since he'd been been shot in the abdomen by a police officer during a traffic stop.

In July 1960, Jane Goodall arrived in the British Protectorate of Tanganyika to study the behavioral patterns of primates. Her ensuing 45-year study at Gombe Stream National Park would result in her consideration as the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees. 

Adolf Hitler, V.I. Lenin, Julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor Hirohito... Coca Cola.
Not sure if this is a Coke or a Pepsi advertisement. ca. 1950s.

The Mayflower II, an exact replica of the original, sails into New York Harbor at the end of its transatlantic voyage in 1957. No word on whether or not the blimp was an exact replica too.

Mickey Mantle tosses his batting helmet during a 1965 game at Yankee Stadium. If those forearms are any indication, that helmet still hasn't landed.

A young American soldier in Vietnam, photographed with The Beatles' 1967 LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." The average age of the 58,148 US soldiers killed in Vietnam was just 23.11 years ("Statistics About the Vietnam War").

In 1966, brothers Sly (pictured above) and Freddie Stone merged their two bands to form "Sly & the Family Stone." By 1969, the pioneering funk band was performing at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair. By 1973, Bob Marley & The Wailers were their opening act.

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"Statistics About the Vietnam War." History.com. The History Channel, n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2013. <http://www.vhfcn.org/stat.html>.