The Mint was a hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas. As soon as it started welcoming guests in 1957, the place became an instant favorite spot for gamblers and their dates. In this photo, some patrons and staff can be seen busying themselves with the slot machines.
The famous Hollywood sign, which originally said ‘Hollywoodland’ advertising the opening of a housing development on Mulholland Drive, 1924. The last four letters were removed in 1949.
In the ’50s black musicians were often limited to small nightclubs. The Mocambo wouldn’t book Ella Fitzgerald until Marilyn Monroe said she would take a front table every night Ella played. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was true to her word.
President Abraham Lincoln, Major Allan Pinkerton, and General John A. McClernand visit the Union camp at Sharpsburg, MD, 1862. Lincoln visited the camp in an attempt to persuade General George McClellan to take his army on the attack.
Imagine what this fetches. I'm sure they all got tossed or given to kids to "play" with as soon as the jets arrived
I would love to hear their tips and tricks. (I have heard that you used to be able to by dynamite in most rural hardware stores. By the time I learned what it was, such practices had been all but outlawed.)
"See, Mr., Spock? There are more that just articles in this magazine." " Fascinating, Captain. This would explain Ensign Chekov's isolation in his quarters..."
The Jalopy Journal
