When NASA gave spiders drugs to see how it affected their webs, 1995
This post was originally published on this siteA NASA tech briefing “Using Spider-Web Patterns To Determine Toxicity” was published in April 1995. The work was […]
Month: October 2021
How Many?? 20 Vintage Album Covers Prove That Gospel Groups Unable to Count Their Members
This post was originally published on this siteThere must be something we don’t know about the way these gospel groups count their members. The term […]
John Lennon and the Honda Monkey Bike
This post was originally published on this siteThe little 50cc Honda Monkey Bike was purchased by John Lennon in 1970, to buzz around his 72 […]
30 Fabulous Photos of French Actress Anny Duperey in the 1960s and ’70s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1947 as Annie Legras in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, French actress Anny Duperey made her screen debut in the […]
A Street Doctor Displaying His Wares, London, ca. 1877
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer John Thomson (1837–1921) used the ‘Woodburytype’ process patented in 1864 for the images in Street Life in […]
Beautiful Photos of Talitha Getty and Paul Getty Jr. Taken by Patrick Lichfield in Marrakesh, Morocco in 1970
This post was originally published on this siteDutch actress, socialite, and model Talitha Dina Pol and John Paul Getty Jr. forged a relationship that led […]
Snoring Remedies From the 1940s: Fun Photos Show a Variety of Gadgets and Tools Designed to Stop Snoring
This post was originally published on this siteHere are some fun pictures from a LIFE magazine article called “Snore Stoppers,” from their February 28, 1949 […]
Beautiful Vintage Photos of Eartha Kitt in the ‘60s
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout the rest of the 1950s and early 1960s, Eartha Kitt recorded, worked in film, television, and nightclubs, […]
Wonderful Color Photos Show What France Looked Like in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe surge of economic growth that lasted from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s brought extensive changes in French […]
A Patient Undergoing Treatment for Mental Illness, Germany, ca. 1890
This post was originally published on this siteThis 1890 photo depicts a woman forced into a crucifixion pose and facing a wall. The woman is […]
30 Vintage Postcards Show Chicago’s Restaurants in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen American servicemen returned home from World War II, they brought with them stories and souvenirs from the […]
Inside the Bradbury Building, the Oldest Commercial Building in Downtown Los Angeles
This post was originally published on this siteThe Bradbury Building is an architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles, California. Built in 1893, the five-story office […]
20 Rarely Seen Photographs of the Liberation of Paris, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteThe liberation of Paris was a military battle that took place during World War II from August 19, […]
35 Gorgeous Photos of American Actress Joan Marsh in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1913/14 as Nancy Ann Rosher in Porterville, California, American actress Joan Marsh made her first film appearance, […]
“Hookey Alf”, of Whitechapel, London, ca. 1877
This post was originally published on this siteThus in the photograph before us we have the calm undisturbed face of the skilled artisan, who has […]
Alexander Graham Bell’s bizarre tetrahedral kites, 1902-1912
This post was originally published on this siteIn addition to developing the telephone, the Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell did extensive research in aerodynamics. This […]
Photos of Brigitte Bardot During the Filming of ‘Les Femmes’ (1969)
This post was originally published on this siteLes Femmes is a 1969 sex comedy film co-written and directed by Jean Aurel, starring Brigitte Bardot and […]
The story of Ralph “Tex” Madsen also known as the Tallest Cowboy, 1920-1930
This post was originally published on this siteRalph Madsen, known as the Tallest Texan Cowboy, was above 7 feet 6 inches (2.28 meters) tall and […]
30 Haunting Photographic Self-Portraits by Francesca Woodman From the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteFrancesca Woodman (April 3, 1958 – January 19, 1981) is best known for photographing herself. But her pictures […]
28 Candid Photographs Captured Prostitutes in the Saint-Denis District of Paris in 1960
This post was originally published on this siteRue Saint-Denis is one of the oldest streets in Paris. Its route was first laid out in the […]
Vintage Snaps Show How People Have Enjoyed the Beach in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when elaborate bathing costumes and parasols constituted standard beachwear, visitors […]
Italian Street Musicians in London, ca. 1870s
This post was originally published on this siteItalians, sons of peasants, agricultural laborers, and others who might lead respectable lives in their own country, prefer […]
Beautiful photos of the Lincoln Continental Mark V
This post was originally published on this siteThe Continental Mark V is a personal luxury coupe that was marketed by the Lincoln division of Ford […]
The street scenes and everyday life of New York City by Wallace G. Levison, 1880-1900
This post was originally published on this siteThese stunning photographs show how New York City looked like in the 1880s and 1890s. The images depict […]
Hand-colored portraits of the people of China during Qing Dynasty, 1870-1880
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 1870s, Baron Raimund von Stillfried-Ratenicz (1839–1911) was the leading foreign photographer in Yokohama, a primary Japanese […]