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OLD IRONSIDES!

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1958241/old-ironsides

Good Day!

Old Ironsides in the fog, Dec 2024. #GoodDay #OldIronsides #Boston

21 October
Happy Birthday to:
* Old Ironsides
* Me, and I get a train ride for my birthday, NY --> BOS

#Birthday #HappyBirthday #OldIronsides #Acela #train #NewYork #Boston

Yes, that’s a real ship from the late 1800s that was bunt and sunk for “Old Ironsides” but tbh you can’t argue with the results
#SilentFlickerSunday #OldIronsides #SilentFilm

So yeah.. I’m like 85% certain that people got hurt making these huge action scenes b/c y’know it was 1926 and most of the budget went towards getting real ships for the film
#SilentFlickerSunday #OldIronsides

Other famous cast members with small roles include: Boris Karloff and Gary Cooper has an ultra teensy uncredited role as well (this was one of many uncredited roles at the start of his career)
#SilentFlickerSunday #OldIronsides #BorisKarloff

“But you already punched my nose…?”
#SilentFlickerSunday #OldIronsides

The Cook is played by George Godfrey who was a heavyweight champion boxer known as “The Leiperville Shadow” with only 21 career losses. He was in fewer than 10 films but he’s really in this.
#SilentFlickerSunday #OldIronsides #GeorgeGodfrey #boxing #SilentFilm

It’s fair to assume that basically all of these dudes boarded the USS Constitution already with nasty cases of amoebic dysentery
#SilentFlickerSunday #OldIronsides

5 schillings is about 6 cents in USD ..which would be less than $2 USD today😑
#SilentFlickerSunday #OldIronsides

Yes. There was a musical number in this silent epic war action film.
#SilentFlickerSunday #OldIronsides

Okay, so the history in this is fuzzy at best but at least the print is surprisingly clear
#SilentFlickerSunday #OldIronsides

And now our feature presentation: “Old Ironsides” (1926), a historical war action film (https://youtu.be/Fwp67RZtJ6s?si=B8v-7PKLZHDvuEgb) directed by action-director James Cruze and written in part / assistant directed by Dorothy Arzner
#SilentFlickerSunday #OldIronsides #SilentFilm #JamesCruze #DorothyArzner

charlestown, massachusetts
january 1960

uss constitution, naval shipyard

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/51668856259
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/284159874/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

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Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #BlackAndWhite #bw #boston #charelstown #massachusetts #ship #USSConstitution #OldIronsides #NavyYard #1960s

charlestown, massachusetts
january 1960

uss constitution, naval shipyard

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/51668856259
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/284159874/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #BlackAndWhite #bw #boston #charelstown #massachusetts #ship #USSConstitution #OldIronsides #NavyYard #1960s

charlestown, massachusetts
january 1960

uss constitution, naval shipyard

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/51668856259
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/284159874/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #BlackAndWhite #bw #boston #charelstown #massachusetts #ship #USSConstitution #OldIronsides #NavyYard #1960s

charlestown, massachusetts
january 1960

uss constitution, naval shipyard

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/51668856259
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/284159874/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #BlackAndWhite #bw #boston #charelstown #massachusetts #ship #USSConstitution #OldIronsides #NavyYard #1960s

charlestown, massachusetts
january 1960

uss constitution, naval shipyard

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/51668856259
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/284159874/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #BlackAndWhite #bw #boston #charelstown #massachusetts #ship #USSConstitution #OldIronsides #NavyYard #1960s

Only in #Boston: Mass transit delayed by living history
https://www.universalhub.com/2024/only-boston-mass-transit-delayed-living-history

#MBTA #BostonHarbor #OldIronsides

I wish I knew about this earlier but the USS Constitution is being moved today and is currently off of Castle Island with some tugs #ussconstitution #oldironsides #bostonma #Boston #ais