20 rare pictures and photos of historical events or conferences

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These stunning pictures reveal how conferences and (sporting) events looked 100 years ago. Find out why we love events at: http://www.sli.do/ It’s reassuring to realise that over the century the need for face to face meetings and events has not diminished with the increase of technology. It has just made the organisation a bit easier.. Made by Juraj Holub, @Juraj_Holub

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20 Rare Pictures Of Historical

events

Conferences

President Woodrow Wilson with Advisors and

Staff at Paris Peace Conference, 1919

The Fifth Solvay International Conference

on Electrons and Photons, 1927

Dinner to the delegations of Denmark, Norway, Sweden to the International Labor Conference, 1919

Feast at the National Dutch Museum, Amsterdam, 1917

Public events

Titanic departing from Southampton to New Your City, 1912

New York City welcomes the Apollo 11 crew, 1969

President Theodore Roosevelt Delivering a Speech from a Train, 1912

Inaugural Ball: President and Mrs. Reagan Dancing in National Air and Space Museum, 1985

Opening day of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, Washington, 1940

Amy Johnson, the first female pilot to fly solo from Britain to Australia, motorcade in Sydney, 1930

Election night crowd in Wellington, 1931

Ceremonial Event at palace in Korea, 1904

Sporting events

Tour de France, Federico Ezquerra reaching the top of Téeleégraphe, 1934

Opening of the Olympic Games in London, 1948

Push ball competition at Miami University, 1910

The quarter finals of the Davis Cup between Rice and

McLoughlin, 1913

Motorcycle rally, New Brighton beach, Christchurch, ca 1920

Netherlands/ Czechoslovakia match World Cup, 1938

First Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914

Breaking a snow jumping record, 1900

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