Everyday Life of Helsinki in the Early 20th Century Through Amazing Colorized Photos
This post was originally published on this siteHelsinki is the capital and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of […]
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The Terrible Tale of of Mary Mallon, Better Known as ‘Typhoid Mary’, the First Identified Typhoid Carrier in the United States
This post was originally published on this siteMary Mallon, who became known as ‘Typhoid Mary,’ was identified circa 1907 as the controversial “patient zero” in […]
In 1918 People Made Some Tiny Flu Masks for Their Beloved Pets
This post was originally published on this siteThese photos were taken during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic when someone need to protect their pets from […]
20 Vintage Photos Captured People Gargling to Against the Flu From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe flu arrived as a great war raged in Europe, a conflict that would leave about 20 million […]
Flu Mask of the Future, 1919
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1919, a woman wears what was most likely considered the “flu mask of the future” — a […]
Haunting Colorized Photos Reveal the Devastation Caused by the Spanish Flu Which Killed at Least Fifty-Million
This post was originally published on this siteThese seldom seen photographs, colorized for the first time, graphically depict the scale of the pandemic. The images […]
35 Found Photos Capture Edwardian People in Their Houses
This post was originally published on this siteTypical Edwardian interiors were something new and cheerful. Fresh and light colors composed most of the interiors in […]
Rare Photos of Baluchi Women in Their Traditional Masks in Muscat, Oman From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Omani burqa is a female identity in the nomadic desert. It covers the lower part of the […]
Instructions on How to Prevent the Spread of Influenza From 1918
This post was originally published on this siteInstructions on how to prevent the spread of influenza, published in a warning published by the Illustrated Current […]
A Flu Mask Modified for a Smoke, 1919
This post was originally published on this siteA photo of a flu mask touted by Popular Science magazine during the 1918 pandemic. It has a […]
The Mother of All Pandemics: 40 Historical Photos of the 1918 Spanish Flu That Show What a Global Pandemic Actually Looked Like
This post was originally published on this siteBetween 1918 and 1919, an outbreak of influenza spread rapidly across the world, and killed more than 50 […]
Long Before Digitalization and Smartphones, 45 Cool Snaps Show Ladies Posing With Their Cameras in the Past
This post was originally published on this siteBack when cameras have been also considered as a beauty accessory, here below is a set of cool […]
Amazing Photographs of the Mt. Lowe Railway’s Thrilling, Terrifying Circular Bridge From the Turn of the 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteCall it 19th-century L.A.’s idea of a thrill ride. Leaving the safety of granite slopes, trolley cars arced […]
Vintage French Postcards of Mighty Moustached Men With Flowers
This post was originally published on this sitePostcards are so popular because they are tangible and can be kept as long as you want – […]
24 Bizarre Vintage Photos of Steam Engines After a Boiler Explosion From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteThere are many causes for boiler explosions such as poor water treatment causing scaling and over heating of […]
Fun in the Water: 20 Interesting Vintage Pictures of Surfers From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this sitePeople have been surfing the waves, at least as far back as the early 1860s, particularly in Hawaii. […]
The Father of Surfing: 30 Amazing Photographs of a Young Duke Kahanamoku in the 1910s and 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteBefore there was the likes of Kelly Slater, Laird Hamilton, Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew or Eddie Aikau, there was […]
Amazing Pics Show What an American Dorm Room Looked Like Over 100 Years Ago
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing pics were found by Richard that show a student dorm room from a school near Lakewood, New […]
30 Rare Photographs Capture Daily Life in the Netherlands From Between the 1900s and 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Netherlands was an industrial late bloomer. Between 1880 and 1920 the economy transited from dominantly agricultural towards […]
30 Vintage Pics That Defined Women’s Bathing Suits in the early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIt was in the early 1800s that people began to flock to the beaches for seaside amusement. With […]
In the Days Before Fridges: Amazing Vintage Photographs Show Butcher Shop Fronts in the Victorian Era
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough the Victorian times might be remembered for dodgy health and safety and questionable pie fillings, the 19th […]
Rare and Amazing Photos Show Street Scenes of Maryland in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteMaryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the […]
Good Houses Spoiled by Bad Painting: The Wrong and the Right Colors to Put on a Home, 1912
This post was originally published on this siteDoes one of these houses look better than the other to you? Do you prefer the mustard color […]
Vintage Photographs of Welsh Coracle Men With Their Catch of Fish in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThough many types of boats have evolved, flourished for a time, and then been replaced, the coracle, which […]
24 Amazing Vintage Photos of Portuguese Women From the Azores Islands in Their Tradition Hooded Capes
This post was originally published on this siteThe Azorean hood (in Portuguese, ‘capote e capelo’) is a traditional Azorean garment worn up until the 1930s. […]