Bridal Make-up for Princess Lalla Nouzha, Sister of the King of Morocco, 1964
This post was originally published on this siteThe Kingdom of Morocco spent seven days and seven nights celebrating the joyful occasion of the royal wedding […]
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No to the Cane: Pictures of British School Children Went on Strike in London, May 1972
This post was originally published on this siteOn May 4, 1972 about 200 boys aged between 11 and 16, put down their pencils and rulers […]
Jan. 23, 1957: Machines at the Wham-O Toy Company Roll Out the First Batch of Their Aerodynamic Plastic Discs – Frisbees
This post was originally published on this siteFred Morrison never liked the name “Frisbee,” but he stopped complaining after sales began to soar. The flying […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of 1937 Cadillac V16 Series 90 Hartmann Cabriolet
This post was originally published on this siteThis custom Cadillac is probably the most extreme cabriolet ever built. The car was originally commissioned by wealthy […]
Sign of the Times 1932: “WANTED URGENTLY: a strong rope to hang myself…”
This post was originally published on this site“alternativelyunfurnished accommodationfor my wifeunborn childand myself” In the years 1932-33, the worst period of the Great Depression, there […]
NZ Men With Balls of Steel: Incredible Photos of Construction Workers on the Auckland Harbour Bridge in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe harbour bridge has always been a symbol of change for Auckland. It was built to join the […]
The Brennan Gyro-Monorail: The World’s First Single-Track Railcar That Was Never Developed Beyond the Prototype Stage
This post was originally published on this siteThe Brennan Gyro-Monorail was developed by the Irish-born Australian inventor Louis Brennan (1852–1932). It was 40 feet long […]
January 19, 1977: Snow Fell in Miami for the First Time in the Recorded History of the City
This post was originally published on this siteJanuary 19, 1977 – It was the day no South Floridian every believed they would see – The […]
1935 Mercedes-Benz 540K Streamline Roadster by Erdmann & Rossi
This post was originally published on this siteMercedes commissioned Erdmann & Rossi to produce a special show car for the 1935 Barcelona exhibition based upon […]
Amazing Photographs Show the Moment the Iconic Waterfall Niagara Ran Dry in 1969
This post was originally published on this siteIn June 1969, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers turned off American Falls, one of three waterfalls that […]
“I Have a Dream” – 27 Powerful Photos of Martin Luther King Jr.
This post was originally published on this siteAny number of historic moments in the civil-rights struggle have been used to identify Martin Luther King, Jr. […]
Original Goth? Portraits of French Actress Sarah Bernhardt, Who Liked to Wear a Stuffed Bat and Had a Coffin to Sleep
This post was originally published on this siteActress Sarah Bernhardt could be considered one the first goths: she had pets like a cheetah, a wolf […]
30 Incredible Vintage Photos of Warsaw Uprising Have Been Brought to Life After Colorized
This post was originally published on this siteThe intricate process of coloring black and white photographs has been carried out by Mikołaj Kaczmarek. The photographs […]
Nun in a Miniskirt, 1969
This post was originally published on this siteNovember 1969: The fact that Sister Joann Malone of the Order of Loreto was protesting wasn’t particularly big […]
Childhood Photos of the Rosenkowitz Sextuplets, the World’s First Surviving Sextuplets
This post was originally published on this siteAnyone living in Cape Town during the seventies knew about the six babies that were born on January […]
Rare Photographs Reveal British Soldiers Manning Anti-Aircraft Guns in Full Drag in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThis set of photographs, taken by John Topham while working in RAF intelligence, was censored by the British […]
A Victorian Lady in Her Boudoir (1896) – The Britain’s Oldest Erotic Film?
This post was originally published on this siteIn her boudoir, supposedly free from prying eyes, a woman undresses to her petticoat before settling down to […]
The Best Photos of the Spectacular One-Off 1965 Dodge Deora Pickup Truck
This post was originally published on this siteThe Deora is a 1965 Dodge A100 pickup truck that was heavily customized by Mike and Larry Alexander […]
Wigan’s Pit Brow Lasses: 40 Fascinating Vintage Photos of Women Miners in Pants Who Shocked Victorian Britain
This post was originally published on this siteThere had been a public outcry in the 1830s when it was made public that women and children […]
Bizarre Beauty Pageants: Vintage Photos of Hot Dog Queens From the Mid-Century
This post was originally published on this siteWhen we think of beauty pageants, we think of doe eyes, blond ringlets, and tiny waists; the bizarre […]
40 Vintage Pictures From Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp in 1981 and 1982
This post was originally published on this siteOn the 5th September 1981, the Welsh group “Women for Life on Earth” arrived on Greenham Common, Berkshire, […]
This Sixteenth Century Clockwork Monk Is Fully Operational
This post was originally published on this siteThe 15-inch-tall clockwork Padre, the figure of the well-known miraculous monk San Diego de Alcalá, was made of […]
Candid Photographs Show Relationship Between Designer Kansai Yamamoto and David Bowie in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteOne day in 1973, the Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto received a phone call from a stylist, who insisted […]
The Real Danish Girl: The Amazing Story of Lili Elbe, the First People to Transition From Male to Female in the Public Eye
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2015 the movie The Danish Girl was screened in cinemas all over the world, making known for […]
Dec. 30, 1953: The First Compatible Color TV Sets Go on Sale for $1,000 (Around $9,500 Today)
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 25, 1951, CBS broadcast the very first commercial color TV program. Unfortunately, nearly no one could […]