Madame Decourcelle, the First Female Taxi Driver in Paris
This post was originally published on this siteIt is well known, women had to wait longer in the history to have the same rights as […]
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Morris Frank and Buddy: The Story of the First Seeing Eye Dog
This post was originally published on this siteMorris Frank was a blind man who helped start the first school that trained seeing eye dogs. His […]
Les Femmes Cocher: Vintage Postcards of the First Female Horse-Cab Drivers in Paris From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn November, 1906, three women began a month-long apprenticeship in preparation for the Prefecture of Police examination that […]
Apr. 28, 1941: The First Electric Animated Sign Was Placed on Broadway at 44th in New York City
This post was originally published on this siteApr. 28, 1941: The first electric animated sign, designed by American advertising executive Douglas Leigh, was placed on […]
1958 Colt Economy 375cc, an Unsuccessful US Made Two-Seater Microcar
This post was originally published on this siteOne of many unsuccessful attempts at producing a low-cost car for local transportation. This one is by Colt […]
Teenagers Cramming into a VW Beetle, 1964
This post was originally published on this siteWith the silly season upon us again a group Laudra Vista Junior High students from Fullerton, California, try […]
Colin Chapman, the Founder of Lotus Cars, With His Esprit S2 and the “John Player Team Lotus” Cessna 414
This post was originally published on this sitePictured here is Lotus founder Colin Chapman, a Series 2 Lotus Esprit, and a private plane decked out […]
Carole Lombard’s Final Photo Session
This post was originally published on this siteFor years, many of us believed Carole Lombard’s last photo session took place New Year’s Eve, 1941, under […]
Wrought-Iron Beetle, aka the Wedding Car
This post was originally published on this siteAir conditioning is no problem with this rather unusual model of Volkswagen Beatle. The entire body was made […]
Pedestrians Watching Traffic Signal Activation on 7th Ave. in Manhattan on April 20, 1955
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1955, New York City’s then Department of Traffic introduces the first eight neon pedestrian signals from Winko-Matic. […]
April 18, 1934: World’s First Washateria Opened
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 18, 1934, the first laundromat (called a “washateria”) was opened by John F. Cantrell in Fort […]
German Factory Introducing the ‘“Double-Lambretta”, 1953
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1953, the NSU factory at Dusseldorf Germany has introduced the “Double-Lambretta.” The idea is that a young […]
Police Photograph of Geraldine Portica, Arrested for Violating Cross-Dressing Law in 1917
This post was originally published on this siteThe caption on original photograph, from the scrapbooks of San Francisco Police Chief Jesse Cook, reads: “This is […]
Photographs of Damaged Cars From the 1994 Northridge Earthquake
This post was originally published on this siteNorthridge earthquake of 1994, earthquake that struck the densely populated San Fernando Valley in southern California, U.S., on […]
Earliest Known Photograph of a Living Animal, 1842
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s the earliest known photograph of a living animal (excluding humans). This daguerreotype was taken by French photographer […]
Incredible Aftermath Photographs From the 1965 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 10–12, 1965, a historic severe weather event affected the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. The tornado […]
Birth of the Pearl (1903)
This post was originally published on this siteFilmed on June 14, 1901 on the rooftop of the Biograph New York City studio and released in […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs Captured Inside Indian Motorcycle Factory in 1918
This post was originally published on this siteThe “Indian Motorcycle Co.” was founded as the Hendee Manufacturing Company by George M. Hendee in 1897 to […]
Each Woman in This 1885 Image Was the First Licensed Female Doctor in Their Countries: India, Japan, Syria
This post was originally published on this siteThis photo taken on October 10, 1885, of three genius women at the Woman’s Medical College of Philadelphia. […]
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Ambulance, 1920
This post was originally published on this siteAn early ambulance operated by St John, in the U.K., 1920. The patient was placed in a coffin-like […]
Here’s How Victorian Photographers “Retouched” Their Images
This post was originally published on this siteImage manipulation has always been rife in photography. The airbrush tool is more than a whimsical reference to […]
$10 Photo of a Young Old West Outlaw Jesse James From eBay Turned Out to Be Worth Over $2 Million
This post was originally published on this siteA collector hit the jackpot when a photograph he picked up on eBay for just $10 turned out […]
Two Stunning Portraits of Young Kiowa Girls, 1894
This post was originally published on this siteThese stunning portraits were taken in 1894. The photo on the left is very rare because 19th century […]
On April 3, 1953, TV Guide Released Their First Ever Issue With a Special Guest on Its Cover: Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV
This post was originally published on this siteBefore computers and onscreen guides, you had one way to find out what was on TV, and it […]
Lawman Mustangs and the 1970 Military Performance Tour to the Pacific
This post was originally published on this siteThe story of the “Lawman”, and the Lawman Mustang program, actually began in the early 1960s way before […]