Archive for January 6th, 2010

January 6, 2010

Bob Cousy, Boston Garden, 1963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a celebrated career with the Boston Celtics (1951-1963), Bob Cousy is inundated with texts from well-wishers after his final game.

January 6, 2010

Birdman of Alcatraz, 1962

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notorious Birdman of Alcatraz Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster) attempts to gain the attention of Jess Younger (James Westerfield), who is more interested in texting than birdwatching.  Prison warden Harvey Shoemaker (Karl Malden) anticipates a tweet, the source of which is unclear in this image.

January 6, 2010

Dag Hammarskjold (Secretary General, United Nations), 1961

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretary Dag Hammarskjold receives his last call prior to embarking on his ill-fated flight to Africa, September, 1961. Secretary Hammarskjold was due to meet for talks with President Moise Tshombe of Katanga Province.  Twelve other people died in the fatal crash.

January 6, 2010

Anti-Prohibition Rally, Chicago, 1932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Possibly the first recorded instance of hands-free mobile telephony.  The seated girl went on to become the Deaconess of Detroit, the other wife to the CEO of the Schlitz brewing company.

January 6, 2010

Fishing off Station Pier, Melbourne, 1952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen “Bluey” Breen takes time out from flatty fishing to receive an important missive.

January 6, 2010

Unidentified Student, University of Melbourne, 1967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The urgency of this anti-Vietnam war “sit-in” fails to hold the attention of at least one student. His interlocutor was apparently “doing nothing” at the time.

January 6, 2010

Sheep Farmer, Wimmera, 1940s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checking the latest bale prices from Dalgety.  The loyal heeler awaits the resumption of his master’s voice.

January 6, 2010

Vivisectionist Convention, Detroit, 1924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Known for his droll sense of humour, Homer Eugene Zwicker (centre) observed when this call was unexpectedly disconnected that it was “the unkindest cut of all”.

January 6, 2010

The Victorian Women’s Golf Team, Melbourne, 1900 [detail]

January 6, 2010

The Victorian Women’s Golf Team, Melbourne, 1900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the photographer struggles to get their attention, the ladies from the Victorian Women’s Golf team share their outrage at the latest exploits of Canadian golfer George ‘The Roar’ Lyon, caught consorting with a nightclub chanteuse in his hometown of Richmond, Ontario. Lyon would go on to win the Gold Medal at the 1904 St Louis Olympic Games.