Saturday, September 17, 2022 6:42:12 PM
100 Years Ago in Photos: 2022
A Look Back at 1922
Alan Taylor 2:48 PM ET
30 Photos In Focus
A century ago, the newly established Irish Free State was descending into civil war, Russia was still enduring a terrible famine, construction of the Lincoln Memorial was completed in Washington, D.C., Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Party seized control of the Italian government, and much more. Please take a moment for a look back at some of the events and sights from around the world 100 years ago.
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2022/09/photos-of-1922/671430/
1. The original caption, dated April 15, 1922, reads: "Speed demons beware. The Los Angeles Motor Corps with their new fleet of Indian motorcycles all ready and waiting to set out after Californian motorists who like to step on the gas." #
3. Charlie Chaplin (center) agreed to act as referee in an encounter between his colleague Douglas Fairbanks Sr. (left) and Joe Benjamin, a contender for Benny Leonard's lightweight crown on January 24, 1922. #
9. A boat race takes place in Mandalay, Burma, photographed during a tour by England's Prince of Wales. #
10. People tour through a snowfield in the Alps in cars fitted with caterpillar tracks and skids. #
6. In the Vinohrady district of Prague, primary-school students knit and crochet for Russian aid, volunteering for the Prague Czecho-Slovak Junior Red Cross on March 8, 1922. #
17/ The expert sharpshooter and performer Annie Oakley came out of retirement to practice for the Fred Stone Circus and Motor Hippodrome at the Mineola Fairgrounds on Long Island on July 27, 1922. Oakley performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show from 1885 to 1902. #
22. Original caption: "This bird-like glider is a plane belonging to the Berlin Aero Club, which covered a distance of three miles in the astounding motorless plane contests recently held in Germany." #
A military parade takes place on the fifth anniversary of the Russian Revolution, in Moscow, on November 20, 1922. With horses being scarce, the Red Army had to use American tractors to pull their artillery. #
22. The American baseball player Babe Ruth (center, wearing bow tie) poses with a crowd of young fans in New York City in 1922. #
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2022/09/photos-of-1922/671430/
A Look Back at 1922
Alan Taylor 2:48 PM ET
30 Photos In Focus
A century ago, the newly established Irish Free State was descending into civil war, Russia was still enduring a terrible famine, construction of the Lincoln Memorial was completed in Washington, D.C., Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Party seized control of the Italian government, and much more. Please take a moment for a look back at some of the events and sights from around the world 100 years ago.
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2022/09/photos-of-1922/671430/
1. The original caption, dated April 15, 1922, reads: "Speed demons beware. The Los Angeles Motor Corps with their new fleet of Indian motorcycles all ready and waiting to set out after Californian motorists who like to step on the gas." #
3. Charlie Chaplin (center) agreed to act as referee in an encounter between his colleague Douglas Fairbanks Sr. (left) and Joe Benjamin, a contender for Benny Leonard's lightweight crown on January 24, 1922. #
9. A boat race takes place in Mandalay, Burma, photographed during a tour by England's Prince of Wales. #
10. People tour through a snowfield in the Alps in cars fitted with caterpillar tracks and skids. #
6. In the Vinohrady district of Prague, primary-school students knit and crochet for Russian aid, volunteering for the Prague Czecho-Slovak Junior Red Cross on March 8, 1922. #
17/ The expert sharpshooter and performer Annie Oakley came out of retirement to practice for the Fred Stone Circus and Motor Hippodrome at the Mineola Fairgrounds on Long Island on July 27, 1922. Oakley performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show from 1885 to 1902. #
22. Original caption: "This bird-like glider is a plane belonging to the Berlin Aero Club, which covered a distance of three miles in the astounding motorless plane contests recently held in Germany." #
A military parade takes place on the fifth anniversary of the Russian Revolution, in Moscow, on November 20, 1922. With horses being scarce, the Red Army had to use American tractors to pull their artillery. #
22. The American baseball player Babe Ruth (center, wearing bow tie) poses with a crowd of young fans in New York City in 1922. #
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2022/09/photos-of-1922/671430/
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