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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Americana Pictures

Smithsonian 




  • The fantastic Romanesque doorway of St. Caiman's Church in the monastery of Iniscealtra, Lough Derg

  • Busker



    That horse just dove off a 60-foot ladder into a pool http://mashable.com/2015/08/16/horse-diving/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfMjR0Zmo1Mm1tMHRpbTk5MyJ9 via @mashable


    We were the stars of the Boardwalk. Everybody had to see the diving horse. 
    That was what everybody remembered. We were a class act.
    ARNETTE FRENCH



    1895
    Lord Walter Rothschild with his team of carriage-pulling zebras. Rothschild (1868 – 1937) of the global Rothschild banking family, owned his own zoo.
    IMAGE: THE PICTURE MAGAZINE/PUBLIC DOMAIN


    1913
    A zebra pulls a carriage through Brxton, London. It is likely that the zebra and carriage were the property of music hall artist, Mr. Gustav-Grais, and were used to promote his shows.
    IMAGE: TOPICAL PRESS AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES
    1935
    Laffin Leslie, an 18-year-old dwarf, guides Jimmy, the "only rideable zebra in the world," across a road in Berkshire, England.
    IMAGE: FOX PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGES


    1923
    Mrs. Martin Johnson rides a domesticated zebra named Bromar.
    IMAGE: BETTMANN/CORBIS





















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