Everyone knows about the dreaded Hell’s Angels Motorbike gang. Formally known as the HAMC or Hell’s Angels Motorcycle club, the biggest icon of the notorious group is the signature Harley Davidson. Being an all-white male biker gang, Federal authorities in the US and Canada widely regard them a notorious crime syndicate From meth to murder and molestation, the notorious gang officially turned 70 last month. Here are some infamous and inside vintage photos of America’s most dangerous biker gang.
1Young Hells Angel member enjoying himself
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A young member enjoys a ride on his Harley outside Bakersfield California. The club was officially conceived on March 17, 1948, by World War II veteran family called the Bishop family form Fontana California.
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2How it got the name
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The name “Hells Angels was inspired by American flying squadrons of WWI and WWII. One of them was notably the Flying Tigers' "Hell's Angels" that served in China.
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3The Old Ladies
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Here is a group of women who are wives and girlfriends of Gang members taken during a run from San Bernardino to California in 1965. They were referred to as “The Old Ladies.”
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4Sonny Barger
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Members hanging out a picnic table. The man with the bandaged forehead is Sonny Barger of Oakland who started the Oakland California chapter of the gang in 1957.
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5Making out with fellow males
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Although the biker gang prides itself on its male masculinity and a heterosexual image, it wasn’t uncommon for male bikers to kiss each other in public just to antagonize people in those days.
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