The Tragic Story of Mary the Elephant, Who Was Hanged for ‘Murder’ in 1916
This post was originally published on this siteThis photo was taken on September 13, 1916, shortly after a circus elephant named Mary was hanged in […]
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Celebrities’s Best Friends: Vintage Photos of Famous Figures and Their Pets
This post was originally published on this siteTake a look at these 30 photographs of vintage actors, musicians, and writers with their beloved pets: Humphrey […]
Thylacine: Rare photos of the last Tasmanian tiger, 1910-1933
This post was originally published on this siteThe thylacine, most commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger because of its striped lower back or the Tasmanian […]
Fascinating Black-and-White Vintage Photos of Stray Cats in Italy
This post was originally published on this siteTake a look at the stray cats once roamed the streets of Italy through 16 fascinating vintage photographs […]
Fascinating Photos of the Crufts Dog Shows in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteCrufts is an international dog show, the largest show of its kind in the world, held annually in […]
20 Lovely Photos of People With Their Dogs During the 1915 Dog Show
This post was originally published on this siteA conformation show, also referred to as a breed show, is a kind of dog show in which […]
Pére Ubu by Dora Maar, 1936
This post was originally published on this siteWhat kind of creature is in this photograph? Is it a big monster or something smaller? This photograph […]
The dead rotting whales who toured Europe, 1950-1970
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout the 1950s, dead rotting whales toured around Europe to promote the declining whaling industry after World War […]
In 1916, the Duchy Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Issued This Lovely Passport to a Young Woman Pictured With Her Dog
This post was originally published on this siteThis passport issued from the Duchy Saxe Coburg-Gotha in 1916 is one of the very rare types within […]
Sharing Bananas With a Goat During the Battle of Saipan, ca. 1944
This post was originally published on this siteA lovely photo of marine First Sergeant Neil I. Shober of Fort Wayne, Indiana, sharing the spoils of […]
An 2000-Year-Old Thracian Chariot With Horse Skeletons Found in the Village of Karanovo, Bulgaria
This post was originally published on this siteA 4-wheel chariot with horses in a tomb of a Thracian Aristocrat from the 1st Century A.D. The […]
Skeletons of Grover Krantz and His Dog, Clyde, at the Smithsonian Museum
This post was originally published on this siteSame guy, same dog. Grover Krantz donated his body to science. His skeleton was articulated along with the […]
The Goatmobile, ca. 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteA man and his goat mobile, early 1900s: The caption reads: “A progressive citizen of Columbus, Ohio, anxious […]
Vintage Photo of a Little Girl Riding a Taxidermy Bear, 1983
This post was originally published on this siteSo the little girl is riding a three eyed bear, but what the heck is that animal next […]
Apparently, This Is How They "Passed the Time" at Cavalry School in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe feats of cavalry riders in times gone by… not sure who is braver really, the horse and […]
Fascinating Photos of Neil, the Pet Lion of Tippi Hedren and Melanie Griffith
This post was originally published on this siteTippi Hedren, best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963), was also famous for her […]
How to Make Shadow Puppets, ca. 1930
This post was originally published on this siteProfiles of birds and beasts can be made with hands, a light and a screen. This feature explains […]
Giant Hippo Harnessed and Hitched to Circus Cart, About to Give Trainer a Ride, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteAfter considerable coaching at the hands of an animal trainer, “Lotus,” a circus hippopotamus enjoying winter quarters in […]
Fascinating Photos of J. J. Morgan, a Celebrity Dog in 1950
This post was originally published on this site“During its short lifetime television has produced many actors and critics, but now it has produced its first […]
24 Bizarre Vintage Photos of People and Their Pet Lions
This post was originally published on this siteThese 24 vintage photographs below will offer you a look at people who had too much love for […]
20 Lovely Photos of Kim Novak With Her Cat Pyewacket in “Bell, Book, And Candle” (1958)
This post was originally published on this siteBell, Book and Candle is a 1958 American Technicolor comedy-drama romance film directed by Richard Quine, based on […]
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the Westminster Dog Show in 1952
This post was originally published on this siteThe Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is an all-breed conformation show that has been held in New York […]
An Elephant Holds a Circus Performer in Its Mouth, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteAmerica’s love affair with the circus has lasted for over 200 years. It outlasted the minstrel show, the […]
16 Vintage Photographs That Show People Riding Zebras From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteZebras are beautiful, wild animals native to Africa. However, as many European colonizers learned in the early 20th […]
July 5, 1966: The World’s Most Famous Sheep, Dolly, Was Born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland
This post was originally published on this siteDolly was part of a series of experiments at the Roslin Institute, part of the University of Edinburgh […]