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Midsummer Night Celebrations in Kirunavaara, Sweden, Where the Sun Doesn’t Set During Summer, 1901

May 28, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn Kiruna, the sun doesn’t set for 47 days during the summer. This phenomenon, known as midnight sun, […]

Historical Photographs of Seattle Regrades at the Beginning of the 20th Century

May 27, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteStarting in 1897 and continuing through 1930, Seattle undertook a series of regrades to flatten the city’s terrain. […]

Queenie: The World’s Only Water Skiing Elephant

May 26, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteQueenie was a captive female Asian elephant and born wild in Thailand in 1952. Her water skiing talents […]

Rare Photos From the Excavation of Lamassu From the Citadel of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin, Iraq

May 24, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDur-Sharrukin (“Fortress of Sargon”), present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital in the time of Sargon II of […]

Pyramid of Cannons on Place de la Concorde in Paris, 1919

May 19, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePyramid of captured German cannons on Place de la Concorde in Paris on the eve of the Victory […]

The Story of Katherine McHale Slaughterback, Who Killed 140 Rattlesnakes Back in 1925 and Used Them to Make a Dress

May 18, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteKatherine McHale Slaughterback (July 25, 1893 – October 6, 1969), popularly called Rattlesnake Kate, was born to Wallace […]

Calamity Jane Mugging at Wild Bill Hickok’s Grave, 1903

May 18, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA historic photo of Martha Jane Cannary, better known as Calamity Jane, posing at the grave of James […]

These Roman Phallic Carvings in Pompeii Euphemistically Pointed the Way to Brothels

May 17, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePhallic symbols can be found not only as graffiti roughly drawn and carved onto public walls, but built […]

Aesthetic Japanese Footgear for Ice Skating From the Early 20th Century

May 15, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAesthetic Japanese footgear for ice skating as “geta (wooden clogs) with iron blade” when kimono was still everyday […]

Inside the Gruesome Mummies of Guanajuato in the 1950s

May 14, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Mummies of Guanajuato are a number of naturally mummified bodies interred during a cholera outbreak around Guanajuato, […]

Here’s a Bible-Gun That Belonged to Francesco Morosini, Doge of Venice. It Could Be Fired Without Opening the Book!

May 12, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis is a Bible with a compartment for a gun filled by a gun. Made in Venice for […]

President Abraham Lincoln’s Hearse in Springfield, Illinois, in 1865

May 11, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn May 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was laid to rest in […]

Amazing Vintage Photos of the Marine Angel Going Through Drawbridges on the Chicago River in 1953

May 10, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1953, the 600-foot-long, 70-foot-wide Marine Angel transited the Chicago River. The freighter had only seven inches of […]

The Most Famous Costume in Movie History Was Probably the “Little Tramp” Outfit Worn by Charlie Chaplin

May 10, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA derby hat, cane, tight coat, baggy trousers and ill-fitting shoes: the most recognizable silhouette in cinema and […]

Amazing Vintage Photographs of Construction Workers on Utility Poles at the Turn of 20th Century

May 8, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMost people don’t think much about the wooden utility poles in their neighborhood. However, they rely on them […]

Vintage Photos of Immigrants at Ellis Island, 1950

May 7, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteEllis Island is a historical site that opened in 1892 as an immigration station, a purpose it served […]

Portraits of Young ‘White’ Slaves From New Orleans From the 1860s

May 6, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePhotographs of emancipated children were sold to raise money for the education of freed slaves in New Orleans. […]

Four Penny Coffin: One of the First Homeless Shelters in Victorian London

May 6, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site The four penny coffin or coffin house was one of the first homeless shelters created for the […]

Colorful Dresses by Yves Saint Laurent Shown With a Mondrian Painting, 1966

May 3, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Mondrian Collection was designed by French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008) in 1965. This collection was […]

On the Night of May 2, 1977, Bianca Jagger Rode Into Her 27th Birthday at Studio 54 on a Horse

May 2, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteStudio 54 was a staple of the 1970s and ’80s party scene. It was a serious celebrity playground, […]

Pictures of Calamity Jane Wearing Men’s Attire in the Late 19th Century

May 1, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“In fact I was at all times along with the men,” Martha Cannary Burke records in her brief […]

Photographs of a Family of Nine Living in Field on U.S. Route 70 Near the Tennessee River During the Depression, 1936

April 30, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA native of Boston, Carl Mydans (1907–2004) was born into a family of second-generation Russian immigrants. He studied […]

Amazing Photographs of Sir Malcolm Campbell With His Stunning Blue Bird Cars in the 1920s and 1930s

April 28, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteSir Malcolm Campbell (March 11, 1885 – December 31, 1948) was a British racing motorist and motoring journalist. […]

Two of the Earliest “Revolving” Self-Portraits by the Tournachon Brothers From the 19th Century

April 28, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteGaspard-Félix Tournachon (April 6, 1820 – March 20, 1910), also known as Nadar, was a famous French photographer […]

1923 Christie Monowheel, the Mother of All Monowheels

April 22, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe product of the fertile imagination of a Professor E. J. Christie of Marion, Ohio, this gyroscopic unicycle […]

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