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« Reply #45 on: June 01, 2013, 10:56:15 PM »
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/nottingham.html

A major tournament was held in 1936 in Nottingham. Pics linked and explained above.



This is a famous picture of one of the game's most important players, Alexander Alekhine.

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« Reply #46 on: June 02, 2013, 12:43:54 AM »


As if this moustache weren't enough, this American chess player of the late 19th Century's full name was:

Jackson Whipps Showalter.
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« Reply #47 on: June 02, 2013, 01:02:21 AM »
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On the right is the Oscar-winning actor, José Ferrer. In the middle is arguably the most famous chess player of all-time, Bobby Fischer. On the left is another of America's greats, Samuel Reshevsky.

Reshevsky was a child prodigy of some considerable scale.

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Everyone wanted to play him:



No idea how good Charlie Chaplin was.
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« Reply #48 on: June 02, 2013, 01:30:11 AM »
some gd ones here...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html
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« Reply #49 on: June 02, 2013, 05:13:12 AM »
Quote from: Amatay on June 02, 2013, 01:30:11 AM
some gd ones here...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html

Amazing!

This makes for great coffee-table reading, btw: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mug-Shots-Archive-Famous-Infamous/dp/081099612X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370145418&sr=1-1&keywords=mug+shots
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« Reply #50 on: June 02, 2013, 09:40:32 AM »
Quote from: Amatay on June 02, 2013, 01:30:11 AM
some gd ones here...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html


Fabulous Amatay!
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« Reply #51 on: June 02, 2013, 10:01:32 AM »
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Quote from: Amatay on June 02, 2013, 01:30:11 AM
some gd ones here...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html


Fabulous Amatay!

Excellent. On the last photo is mentiones "over 800,00 photos taken on 35mm camersa for tax purposes" I wonder what that means?
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« Reply #52 on: June 02, 2013, 10:18:01 AM »
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The thing that tickles me about this is those trousers that they're wearing.

I'm pretty sure that they're "Oxford Bags".
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« Reply #53 on: June 02, 2013, 10:23:37 AM »
I used to wear Oxford bags Ralph.

I could take three steps before my trousers started moving.
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« Reply #54 on: June 02, 2013, 10:42:45 AM »
Quote from: Kev B on June 02, 2013, 10:01:32 AM
Quote from: RED-DOG on June 02, 2013, 09:40:32 AM
Quote from: Amatay on June 02, 2013, 01:30:11 AM
some gd ones here...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html


Fabulous Amatay!

Excellent. On the last photo is mentiones "over 800,00 photos taken on 35mm camersa for tax purposes" I wonder what that means?

Looks like photos of buildings taken to assess tax rates.
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« Reply #55 on: June 02, 2013, 11:23:06 AM »
Quote from: cdw1111 on June 02, 2013, 10:42:45 AM
Quote from: Kev B on June 02, 2013, 10:01:32 AM
Quote from: RED-DOG on June 02, 2013, 09:40:32 AM
Quote from: Amatay on June 02, 2013, 01:30:11 AM
some gd ones here...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html


Fabulous Amatay!

Excellent. On the last photo is mentiones "over 800,00 photos taken on 35mm camersa for tax purposes" I wonder what that means?

Looks like photos of buildings taken to assess tax rates.

Ah TY.
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« Reply #56 on: June 02, 2013, 11:38:22 AM »


The 1911-12 Queens' College, Cambridge Men's VIII at the main intercollegiate rowing event, May Bumps.
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« Reply #57 on: June 02, 2013, 11:41:13 AM »
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The 1875 "Town" VIII that competed alongside the colleges
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« Reply #58 on: June 02, 2013, 04:23:29 PM »
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« Reply #59 on: June 02, 2013, 04:24:16 PM »
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