Here’s the Real “Hand of Glory” Which Is Kept at the Whitby Museum
This post was originally published on this siteThe mummified severed human hand in Whitby Museum was discovered in the early 20th century hidden on the […]
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20 Breathtaking Photos of Fujian Tulou, the Unique China’s Hakka Earthen Buildings
This post was originally published on this siteThe Hakkas who settled in mountainous south western Fujian province in China developed unique architectural buildings called tulou, […]
Stunning Photos of the 1964-1965 New York’s World Fair
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair was a world’s fair that held over 140 pavilions, 110 restaurants, for […]
Lady Grace Drummond-Hay, the First Woman to Travel Around the World by Air in a Zeppelin
This post was originally published on this siteLady Grace Drummond-Hay, an English journalist, was the only woman among sixty passengers and crew on the Graf […]
The First Photograph of a Woman Smoking: Daguerreotype of Lola Montez by Southworth & Hawes, 1852
This post was originally published on this siteConsidered to be the first photograph of a woman smoking, this is Lola Montez’s portrait by Southworth & […]
Cantonese Woman Wearing a Silk Mask During the Third Bubonic Plague, 1900
This post was originally published on this siteCantonese woman with bound feet wearing a silk mask during the third bubonic plague, 1900. The third plague […]
Failed Attempt to Build an Early Helicopter, 1915
This post was originally published on this siteMan sitting in early helicopter invention, ‘Sky Car’, in January 1915. Umbrella style wing makes the Sky Car […]
Legging It! Photos of Boat Leggers From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteLegging is a method of moving a boat through a canal tunnel or adit containing water. This method […]
Hand-Painted Knees: 1920s Trend You Probably Never Heard Of
This post was originally published on this siteThe Roaring Twenties brought on a lot of envelope-pushing trends for young women to assert themselves with. They […]
The Airship USS Los Angeles Landing Aboard the USS Saratoga in 1928
This post was originally published on this siteOn January 27, 1928 in an experimental fleet exercise, the rigid airship Los Angeles (ZR-3) moored to USS […]
In the 1940s and 1950s, CIA Used Skyhook to Rescue Soldiers When It Was Not Safe to Fully Land an Aircraft
This post was originally published on this siteAdrift, but help is on the way! Down comes a special rescue kit which contains the most important […]
20 Vintage Photos of Immigration Families From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBetween 1900 and 1915, more than 15 million immigrants arrived in the United States. That was about equal […]
Captured German Kar98k Rifles at Stavanger, Norway, After the Surrender of Germany in 1945
This post was originally published on this siteStoreroom at Solar aerodrome, Stavanger, holding some of the estimated 30,000 rifles taken from German forces in Norway […]
Portraits of Rebecca Huger, a Young White Slave Girl of New Orleans From the 1860s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1863, the Union military (specifically the Department of the Gulf under Maj. Gen. N.P. Banks), the American […]
Drive-Thru Polio Clinic in the Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1960s, medicine borrowed a page from the drive-thru window’s concept of fast, “don’t-even-need-to-leave-your-car” convenience in […]
The Only Known Photos of The Beatles Meeting Elvis Presley on August 27, 1965
This post was originally published on this siteThe most infamous rock and roll meeting of all time occurred when Elvis Presley met The Beatles on […]
In 1935, Hessy Levinsons Was Selected as “the Most Beautiful Aryan Baby” by the Nazis. She Was Actually Jewish!
This post was originally published on this siteHessy Levinsons Taft (born Hessy Levinsons; May 17, 1934), a German Jew, was featured as an infant in […]
February 25, 1923: A Load of Bread in Berlin Cost 2,000 Marks! Historical Photos of Germany in the Era of Hyperinflation
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the hyperinflation in Germany of 1920s, the country’s currency, the mark, went crazy. The government of the […]
Nine Members of the Surrealists Group in Paris, circa 1933
This post was originally published on this siteParis in the 1920s was full of high hopes following the end of the First World War, the […]
Krazy Kat Klub: A Bohemian Speakeasy and Nightclub With a Treehouse in Washington D.C in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Krazy Kat Klub (also known as The Kat and Throck’s Studio) was a Bohemian cafe, speakeasy, and […]
In 17th-Century Iceland, a Pair of Necropants Were Made From a Dead Man’s Skin
This post was originally published on this siteIn 17th-century Iceland, a pair of necropants, such as the one seen here on display at the Strandagaldur […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of Superheroes Water Ski Shows at Sea World From the Late 1970s
This post was originally published on this site“ZAP! POW! WOW! Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman and all your favorite comic book heroes come to life in […]
These Cemetery Guns Used to Protect Against Bodysnatchers From the 18th and 19th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 18th and 19th centuries, grave-robbing was a serious problem in Great Britain and the United States. […]
London–Calcutta Bus Service, the World’s Longest Bus Route. It Took About 50 Days to Complete the Journey!
This post was originally published on this siteThe bus service from London, England to Calcutta, India (now Kolkata) is considered to be the longest bus […]
In 1938, Helen Hulick, a Burglary Witness in an Los Angeles Trial, Was Jailed for Wearing Slacks in the Courtroom
This post was originally published on this siteKindergarten teacher Helen Hulick made Los Angeles court history — and struck a blow for women’s fashion — […]