Self Portrait as a Drowned Man: The First Hoax Photograph Ever Shot in 1840
This post was originally published on this siteThe first hoax photograph was taken in 1840 by Hippolyte Bayard. Both Bayard and Louis Daguerre fought to […]
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The Most Touching Video Ever: Watch a Man Be Surprised by a Room Full of People He Rescued During the Holocaust
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, Sir Nicholas Winton brought Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the UK. Fifty years […]
Photograph of Buffalo Bill and Wild West Cast Members in a Gondola in Venice, ca. 1890s
This post was originally published on this siteWilliam Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody sitting in a gondola with a group of four Native American men while […]
The Last Queen of Romania: 18 Stunning Portraits of Marie of Romania in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this sitePrincess Marie of Edinburgh (1875 – 1938) was born and spent her childhood at Eastwell Park in Ashford, […]
Portrait of Jacob C. Miller, a Civil War Veteran Who Lived With an Open Bullet Wound in His Forehead for Decades
This post was originally published on this siteJacob C. Miller (August 4, 1840 – January 13, 1917) was a private in company K, 9th Indiana […]
Bettie Page and the Iconic Cheetah Pinups: Here’s the Story Behind the Famous Photos Taken by Bunny Yeager in 1954
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographed by Bunny Yeager at Africa USA, a jungle-style petting zoo in Boca Raton, Florida–the photos are amazing […]
In the 1920s, People Thought Radioactive Water Was Good for the Health
This post was originally published on this siteBack in the 1920s, people thought that drinking radium, and thorium, infused water was healthy. One of the […]
Vintage Photographs of Masquerade Dancers in Nigeria From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDance is the most popular form of recreation in Africa. In towns, men and women of all ages […]
24 Vintage Photographs of Anne Frank With Her Sister Margot
This post was originally published on this siteAnne Frank frequently wrote about her sister Margot, who was three years older. “Margot doesn’t need raising, since […]
The Radium Girls: The Living Dead Women in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Radium Girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning from painting watch dials with self-luminous paint. […]
The Oldest Tavern in London: Vintage Photos of the Old Dick Whittington in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Old Dick Whittington was situated at 24 Cloth Fair. This beerhouse opened in 1846 in a 16th […]
Cannabis Rights Activist Ben Masel Smoking a Joint While Voting in the 1976 Presidential Election
This post was originally published on this siteCannabis and political rights activist Ben Masel smoking a joint while casting a ballot in the 1976 President […]
Photos of Saunders-Roe Princess Flying Boat, the Largest All-Metal Flying Boat to Have Ever Been Constructed
This post was originally published on this siteLaunched from the Saunders-Roe facility at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, the first Princess Flying Boat, G-ALUN, […]
Scalped in 1867 by Cheyenne in Nebraska, Here’s the Story Behind William Thompson’s Scalp
This post was originally published on this siteScalping is often depicted in old-timey cowboy-and-indian movies with lots of quavering music and dramatic pauses. But then […]
Wall of Suitcases in Poland of Those Sent to Concentration Camps During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteA wall of suitcases, symbolizing the deportation of Jews to death camps, forms part of a permanent exhibition […]
Rare Photographs of New York City’s Parade at the End of World War I
This post was originally published on this siteOn March 25, 1919, 20,000 men of the New York National Guard’s 27th Division owned the streets of […]
The Story Behind the Coca-Cola’s Iconic “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” Ad From 1971
This post was originally published on this site“I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)” is a pop song that originated as […]
The Story of Baba Anujka, the World’s Oldest Serial Killer
This post was originally published on this siteKnown variously as the Banat Witch or the Witch of Vladimirovac, but best known as Baba Anujka, Ana […]
Horse Found in a Tree After Storm in Louisville, Kentucky in 1937
This post was originally published on this siteWhen you hear about Louisville’s Great Flood, people are talking about the devastating flood of 1937. It rained […]
A Pregnant Ancient Egyptian Mummy From the 1st Century BC Uncovered in Poland
This post was originally published on this siteThe world’s first pregnant Egyptian mummy has been discovered in Warsaw by a team of Polish scientists using […]
Amazing Photographs of the Silver Apples Performing in New York City, 1968
This post was originally published on this siteSilver Apples jammed with Jimi Hendrix, counted John Lennon as a fan, and produced extraordinary electronic music — […]
Inside a German Boxing Glove Factory From the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage photographs captured inside the WEHA sporting good factory from the second half of the 1930s. The […]
The Flagpole Sitting Trend of the 1920s Was Widely Popularized in the U.S by Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly
This post was originally published on this siteAlvin “Shipwreck” Kelly (May 11, 1893 – October 11, 1952), a prolific pole sitter who first publicized flagpole […]
Gay Men Pose for a Photo While Being Detained at a Police Station in Mexico City, 1935
This post was originally published on this siteA set of pictures of Mexicans, purportedly arrested for homosexuality in 1935. It belongs to the collection of […]
Portraits of Wild Bill Hickok, the Most Famous of All Western Gunfighters
This post was originally published on this siteJames Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as “Wild Bill” Hickok, was a […]