She Loved Her Teddy Bear, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteWritten on the back of one card: “SHE LOVED HER TEDDY BEAR.”
Month: March 2018
Marilyn Monroe’s First Photo Shoot by Joseph Jasgur in 1946
This post was originally published on this siteJoseph Jasgur (1919-2009) was a photographer who photographed celebrities during the golden age of Hollywood, especially Marilyn Monroe. […]
A nostalgic glance at American shopping malls of the late 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1989, Michael Galinsky, then a 20-year-old student, took a month to traverse the U.S. Everywhere he went, […]
Trepanation Was The Bizarre Cure-All That Exposed Your Brain
This post was originally published on this siteTrepanation, the practice of drilling a hole in your head to let your brain “breath”, was used to […]
30 Fascinating Color Slides That Capture Everyday Life of Daytona Beach in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteDaytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It is a principal city of the […]
How Hans And Sophie Scholl’s White Rose Movement Fought Back Against The Nazis
This post was originally published on this siteSophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and the White Rose movement stood up to the evils of the Nazis. Though […]
A Tree Possibly Planted By George Washington Falls Victim To Nor’easter
This post was originally published on this siteThe tree arrived as a gift for Washington, as just a sapling planted in half of a whiskey […]
The World’s Oldest Woman Had An Awful Diet – And Lived To Be 122
This post was originally published on this siteJeanne Calment lived long due to a heavy reliance on chocolate, olive oil, cigarettes, and cheap red wine. […]
Postmortem Photo of “Loana the Bloodthirster” in 1909, Allegedly She Died From Drinking Her Own Blood
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographing the dead was a rather morbid Victorian era tradition that endured into the 20th Century. A particular […]
The Golden State Killer And The 40-Year Manhunt To Find Him
This post was originally published on this siteThe case of the Golden State Killer has baffled authorities for over 25 years and has been reopened […]
“A Cacophony Of Hell”: The Story Of The Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre
This post was originally published on this siteWith World War II nearing its end, hundreds of soldiers perished during the Ramree Island crocodile attack, the […]
The 40 Loveliest TV Actresses of the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThese actresses are some of the most popular from 1970s television whose beauty and talent were showcased in […]
Beware The Deadly Nightshade — The Beautiful Plant That Can Kill You
This post was originally published on this siteIngesting just two to four berries from deadly nightshade can kill a child. Ten to 20 berries can […]
30 Incredible Color Photographs That Capture Brutal Life of Vietnamese Boat People From the Late 1970s to Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteVietnamese boat people refers to refugees who fled Vietnam by boat and ship after the Vietnam War, especially […]
Queen Bees of Rock & Roll: 13 Cool Pics of Grace Slick with Janis Joplin in the Late 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteJanis and Grace are among the greatest women of Rock and Roll. They were great friends but rarely […]
Rare Pictures of San Francisco in 1856
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs of beautiful views and public buildings of San Francisco were taken by photographer G. R. Fardon, […]
Cher Photographed by Douglas Kirkland at Venice Beach, 1979
This post was originally published on this siteDouglas Kirkland started out as an assistant to Irving Penn when he first moved to New York at […]
Racist, Sexist and Dishonest Vintage Advertisements That Seem Shocking Today
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage advertisements are from Beyond Belief, a book by art collector and former advertising executive Charles Saatchi, […]
During World War I, France Built a Fake Paris to Fool German Pilots
This post was originally published on this siteHow do you save Paris from German World War I bombers? By building a life-sized decoy city, of […]
Why The Mercy Brown Case Remains One Of History’s Craziest “Vampire” Incidents
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Mercy Brown’s family started dying off one by one, they blamed her — even though she’d been […]
30 Cool Pics of Rock Stars With Their Pets
This post was originally published on this siteA set of cool pics that capture vintage rock stars with their pets in the past. Axl Rose […]
Early Outdoor Photography: 33 Rare Pictures That Capture Life in the World From the 1840s and 1850s
This post was originally published on this siteThe daguerreotype, the first photographic process, was invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (1787–1851) and spread rapidly around the world […]
Incredible Vintage Studio Portraits of California Young Gold-Rush Prospectors From the 1840s and 1850s
This post was originally published on this siteYoung gold-rush prospectors stare down the camera in these striking daguerreotypes and tintypes of the 1940s and 1850s, […]
The Evidence for Bigfoot: The Story Behind the Infamous 1967 Patterson–Gimlin Film
This post was originally published on this siteRoger Patterson and Bob Gimlin had their encounter with Bigfoot on October 20, 1967. The Patterson-Gimlin (PG) film […]
Lost Photos of Prince: Rare and Stunning Intimate Photographs of Prince Taken at His Private Estate Paisley Park
This post was originally published on this siteSteve Parke started working with Prince in 1988, after a mutual friend showed Prince some of Steve’s photorealistic […]