5 AMAZING SCAMS FROM HISTORY

 

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GREGOR MACGREGOR G WATSON PD PRE 1929/AUTHOR+100<. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Watson_(1767-1837)_-_Gregor_MacGregor_(1786–1845),_Adventurer_-_PG_2201_-_National_Galleries_of_Scotland.jpg

 

GREGOR MACGREGOR BY MICHAEL RAFTER PD PRE 1929/AUTHOR+100<.  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gregor_MacGregor_by_Michael_Rafter.jpg

 

POYAIS BLACK RIVER PD PRE 1929/AUTHOR+70<.    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_the_Port_of_Black_River_in_the_Territory_of_Poyais.png

 

POYAIS COAT OF ARMS  PD PRE 1929/AUTHOR+70<.     https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poyais_wappen.jpg

 

POYAIS STOCK PD PRE 1929/AUTHOR+100<. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1827-07-02_Poyaisian-Stock-Certificate.jpg

 

BANK OF POYAIS CCA SA 4.0 I NATIONAL NUMISMATIC COLLECTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, SMITHSONIAN. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bank_of_Poyais-1_Hard_Dollar_(1820s)_SCAM.jpg

 

POYAIS ROYALTY CCA SA 4.0 I TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poyais_royalty_in_quad,_or_the_cacique_waiting_for_bail_(BM_1868,0808.8817).jpg

 

GREGOR MACGREGOR. PD PRE 1929/AUTHOR+100<. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gregor_MacGregor.jpg

 

THE VILLAGE INN PD PRE 1929/AUTHOR+75<.  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:An_Old_English_Home_and_Its_Dependencies,_The_Village_Inn—ornament.jpg

 

OLD WOMAN STOUT PD PRE 1929/AUTHOR+70<.   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old-woman-stout-Nursery-Rhyme-illustration.jpg

 

SATIRICAL PRINT CCA SA 4.0 I TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Print,_satirical_print_(BM_1925,0511.82).jpg

 

AN OLD INN KITCHEN  PD PRE 1929. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:An_Old_Inn_Kitchen,_Coniston_-_The_English_Lakes_-_A._Heaton_Cooper.jpg

 

DAMP SHEETS PD AND CCA SA 4.0 I TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Damp_sheets._(BM_1876,0510.108).jpg

 

SPRIET-LEVEN-HUGO-DE-GROOT- CC0 1.0 UPDD PEACE PALACE LIBRARY OF THE NETHERLANDS D-VORM-VOF. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spriet-Leven-Hugo-de-Groot-ppn050837346-9007.tif

 

DUCK INN PD PRE 1929 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Duck_Inn_Promo.jpg

 

THE SECRET DISCOVERED CCA SA 4.0 I TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Secret_Discovered,_and_Dick_brought_before_a_Country_Justice_(BM_2010,7081.384).jpg

 

LIFE ON THE ROAD – OR, CLAUDE, TURPIN, AND JACK  PD PRE 1929 IABI. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Life_on_the_road_-_or,_Claude,_Turpin,_and_Jack,_being_a_complete_account_of_the_most_daring_adventures_of_the_notorious_highwaymen,_Claude_Duval,_Dick_Turpin,_and_Sixteen-string_Jack_(1800)_(14579995789).jpg

 

ALMONDSBURY TOP VIEW PD ARPINGSTONE. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Almondsbury.topview.arp.jpg

 

ALMONDSBURY CHURCH  PD ARPINGSTONE. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Almondsbury.church.exterior.arp.jpg

 

OPIE READ IN THE OZARKS. PD PRE 1929.IABI  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opie_Read_in_the_Ozarks,_including_many_of_the_rich,_rare,_quaint,_eccentric,_ignorant_and_superstitious_sayings_of_the_natives_of_Missouri_and_Arkansaw_(1905)_(14769508515).jpg

 

PIRATE SHIP C L FRASER 1922. PD PRE 1929. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pirate_ship_-_Pirates_(1922).png

 

VANITY FAIR (1900) NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vanity_fair_(1900)_(14764704205).jpg

 

EDWARD BIRD LA PRINCESSE CARABOO 1817. PD PRE 1929/AUTHOR+70<. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Bird_-_La_Princesse_Caraboo_(1817).jpg

 

CARABU PD PRE 1929/AUTHOR+70<. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carabu_2.jpg

 

HOUGHTON EC8 PD AUTHOR+70<. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Houghton_EC8.B1752.W817c_-_frontispiece.jpg

 

ILLUSTRATION FACING PAGE 44 CARABOO  PD PRE 1929. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Illustration_facing_page_44,_Devonshire_Characters_and_Strange_Events.png

 

ILLUSTRATION FACING PAGE 36 CARABOO  PD PRE 1929. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Illustration_facing_page_36,_Devonshire_Characters_and_Strange_Events.png

 

ENTRANCE TO THE OLD CEMETERY FROM NELSON ROAD NORTH  CCA 2.0  ADRIAN S PYE https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Entrance_to_the_Old_Cemetery_from_Nelson_Road_North_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2363782.jpg

 

MARY WILLCOCKS ALIAS ‘CARABOO, PRINCESS OF JAVASU’ PD PRE 1929/AUTHOR+70<. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Willcocks_alias_%27Caraboo,_Princess_of_Javasu%27.jpg

 

TONY CURTIS 1958  PD 1929-1963 INCLUSIVE © NOT RENEWED. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tony_Curtis_1958.jpg

 

US PATRIOTIC RECRUITING POSTER PD WFG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Patriotic_Army_Recruiting_Poster_WW2_Then_Now_Forever.jpg

 

US NAVY 090402-N-1424C-023  PD WFG  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_090402-N-1424C-023_Hospital_Corpsman_1st_Class_Johnathan_Akers,_assigned_to_the_Independent_Duty_Corpsman_(IDC)_Student_Surface_Warfare_Medical_Institution,_instructs_stretcher_bearers.jpg

 

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PSYCHOLOGIST  CC0 1.0 UPDD THE HISTORY TRUST OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Education_Department_Psychologist(GN08870).jpg

 

SATTERFIELD CARTOON 1904  PD PRE 1929. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Satterfield_cartoon_about_graduates_trying_to_control_the_world.jpg

 

NAVAL SERVICE OF CANADA PD CROWN COPYRIGHT PRE 1949/50> US: PRE 1929  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naval_service_of_canada_WWI_poster.jpg

 

KRYPTOK AD 1917. PD PRE 1929 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_reading_book_(Kryptok_ad).jpg

 

SCENE IN PREOPERATIVE SECTION OF THE 46TH SURGICAL HOSPITAL PF WFG.  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scene_in_preoperative_section_of_the_46th_surgical_hospital.jpg

 

WALSH ENTRANCE  PD BY SEANMAC1014 AT ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walsh_Entrance.jpg

 

KITTY FOYLE LIFE MAGAZINE. PD https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kitty_foyle_-_life_magazine.jpg

 

HOLLIDAY UNIT HUNTSVILLE TX CCA 2.0 G ROBERT STRINGER. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HollidayUnitHuntsvilleTX.jpg

 

PRISON CELL IN ALCATRAZ. CCA SA 4.0 I JOHN SALATAS. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prison_cell_in_Alcatraz.jpg

 

KNOW YOUR CITY NO.95 GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL CCA SA 4.0 I LA TIMES/UCLA LIBRARY  https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=KNOW+YOUR+CITY+NO.95+GOOD+SAMARITAN+HOSPITAL+&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image

 

GEORGE C PARKER PD PRE 1929/AUTHOR+70<. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_C_Parker.webp

 

CURRIER AND IVES BROOKLYN BRIDGE PD PRE 1929. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Currier_and_Ives_Brooklyn_Bridge2.jpg

 

NEW YORK CITY – BROOKLYN BRIDGE FROM BROOKLYN. PD PRE 1929 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_York_City-_Brooklyn_Bridge_from_Brooklyn_LCCN2002706698.jpg

 

BROOKLYN BRIDGE FROM 60 WATER  CCA SA 4.0 I https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brooklyn_Bridge_from_60_water.jpg

 

BROOKLYN BRIDGE NEW YORK CITY 1898 PD PRE 1929 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brooklyn_Bridge_New_York_City_1898_Pedestrian_Crossing.jpg

 

STATUE OF LIBERTY FRONT VIEW CC0 1.0 UPDD ASKALOT!  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Front_view_of_Statue_of_Liberty_with_pedestal_and_base_2024.jpg

 

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART (THE MET) CCA 2.0 G HUGO SCHNEIDER. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_(The_Met)_-_Central_Park,_NYC.jpg

 

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (C.1879)  PD PRE 1929. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madison_Square_Garden_(c.1879).jpg

 

ULYSSES S GRANT PD PRE 1929. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lieut._Genl._Ulysses_S._Grant-_General_in_Chief_of_the_armies_of_the_United_States_LCCN2002708521.jpg

 

GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL MEMORIAL  CCA SA 4.0 I KING OF HEARTS   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:General_Grant_National_Memorial_New_York_November_2016_003.jpg

 

CALISCH’S TAILOR SHOP, TOLEDO PD DPLA TOLEDO-LUCAS-COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calisch%27s_Tailor_Shop,_Toledo,_Ohio_(approximately_1900)_-_DPLA_-_b4bd5c47bcbf58f94f1cd643d62a701e.jpg

 

STATELIBQLD 1 108212 PD AUSTRALIA CCA 2.5 G STATE LIBRARY QUEENSLAND. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StateLibQld_1_108212_Man_walking_down_George_Street,_Brisbane,_ca._1931.jpg

 

PARKER 02 PD PRE 1929. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parker_02.png

 

SING SING (PRISON) WITH WARDEN. PD. PRE 1929. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sing_Sing_(prison)_with_warden.jpg

 

SING SING (PRISON) – CELL PD PRE 1929. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sing_Sing_(prison)_-_cell.jpg

 

GLOBE-GAZETTE MASON CITY IOWA 5 FEB 1966. PD PRE 1977. https://www.newspapers.com/article/globe-gazette-great-imposter/3328224/

 

FRED DEMARA THE GREAT IMPOSTER TV LISTING. The Pioneer, Bemidji, Minnesota May 31, 1969 PD PRE 1977. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pioneer-posed-as-a-college-professor/150956791/

 

The Dispatch Moline, Ill 4 March 1961 page 5  https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dispatch/20262111/

 

Guard story  The Austin American 12-23-1955  https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american/26748271/

  

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