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Re: 25 Rare Pictures From Last Century

Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 5:53 pm
by jeevan
21) A Narrow Escape! (1962)

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English test pilot, George Aird, barely escaping death by ejecting out of a prototype jet that nosedived into the ground.


22) Winnie The Pooh. (1928)

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A.A. Milne named the widely popular teddy bear after the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.


23) A Water Surfing Elephant. (Circa 1950's)

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Queenie made history by becomming the first elephant to go water surfing.


24) Napoleon Of The Chimpanzee World. (1915)

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Little Nap became a very popular attraction for kids and people of all ages.


25) A Unique Glider Plane. (1945)

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This British glider was actually constructed out of bed-sheets and floorboards! It was built by British prisoners of war trying to escape from a maximum security prison.