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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_81-0219 Enlarge and print image (5M) |
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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_81-0219 Enlarge and print image (5M) |
| *' TAKES ONE HUNDRED YEARS TO BLOOM The Century plant in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y., is nourishing again. The plant, which blooms every 100 years, started growing on Decoration Day and has sprung up to 25 feet in height from a very short stub. In the 100 years it is not growing the plant draws nourishment into the roots and lower stem, and when the time comes the rich sap makes the plant grow overnight. © Keystone View IF THIS STUNT ARTIST SHOULD FALL HE WOULD BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO LAND STANDING UP.—Phillip (Jersey) Ringel thinks nothing at all of turning handsprings, standing on his head or doing any other daredevil stunt on a plane in motion. Spectators feel thrills of horror up and down their spines while the New Jersey fellow dangles in the air, but the stunt artist doesn't turn a hair. This photo was taken over the suburbs of Chattanooga, Tenn. Keystone View DIAMONDS IN EARS QUIET COBBLER'S NERVES. Wearing diamonds in his ears is said to calm the nerves of this shoemaker, who keeps busy all the day while the gems flash from his ears. The cobbler insists that because- he wears the diamonds in his ear his nerves are steady and regular and he is able to continue merrily at his tasks. International ROUND THE WORLD FLIER RESCUED AT SEA.—The Boston, No. 3, of the U. S. around the* world fliers, piloted by Lieut. Wade, about to be picked up by a fishing trawler in the North Atlantic, 50 miles off the Faro Islands. International AT FIRST GLANCE THEY LOOK LIKE FRIED EGGS, SUNNY SIDE UP. This unusually interesting photograph was made at MacQuarie Island by Capt. Frank Hurley, noted explorer and photographer. It shows a group of sea elephants asleep on the ice floes in one of the rookeries. International NOT AS DANGEROUS AS IT LOOKS. When you see the hero in the movies being shot at with arrows you can rest assured he won't get hurt. The arrows are first stuck around him and the camera cranked backward while the arrows are pulled out. Keystone View W^M A DARING FEAT FOR HORSE AS WELL AS MAN. Though the flaming circles in exhibition riding. New York state troopers showing their daring horsemanship in this unusual photo. Taken at the Dutchess County Fair at Rhineback. N. Y. Fotograms FOUR KILLED, THIRTY INJURED IN N. Y. CENTRAL WRECK.—The Detroiter and the Lake Shore Limited trains came into collision near Savannah. The Detroiter smashed into the rear car of the Limited when a break in the train line caused the brakes on the Limited to set. The rear car, a sleeper, was wrecked, the occupants being hurled to the floor from their berths. The Detroiter's engine ploughed for fifteen feet into the rear coach of the Limited. |