Rescuer Walks to Victim With New Life-Saving Device in 1932
This post was originally published on this siteReducing danger and increasing speed of movement through the water arc the features of a new German life-saving […]
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32 Fantastic Postcards of West Berlin in the 1960s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteAfter the end of the war, Germany was on its way to rebuild. A divided microcosm of the […]
Rare Color Photos Bring to Life the Front Lines in World War I
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough color photography has existed since at least 1879, it didn’t become popular until many decades later. The […]
Hamburg in 1976 Through Amazing Vintage Photos
This post was originally published on this siteHamburg is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin, as well as the overall 7th largest city and […]
26 Beautiful Kodachrome Slides of West Germany Taken By a Nurse During Her Tour of Duty in the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese slides appear to have been taken by a US Army nurse who seems to have been attached […]
500 Motorcycles Decorate Walls at German Auto Show, 1929
This post was originally published on this siteMotorcycles by the hundreds covered the walls of the exhibition buildings at the Motor Show in Berlin, 1929. […]
Luggage Rack for Volkswagen, 1957
This post was originally published on this siteLuggage rack for Volkswagen was exhibited at a Fall Fair in Frankfurt, Germany in 1957. Easily attached to […]
Two-Wheel Stroller, 1950
This post was originally published on this siteTwo small wheels, a tubular-metal frame and a harness-type seat are all it takes to make a baby […]
Nasenformer “Zello” (Zello Noseformer!), an Old-Timey German Nose-Error-Correcting Contraption From the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThis delightful vintage German contraption will cure your nose erros (Potato Nose, Saddle Nose, Duckbill Nose, Wide Nose, […]
Cruise on Land and Tour on Water, 1921
This post was originally published on this siteAeronautical invention has conquered the air, and yet airplanes can run also on the earth. Nautical invention has […]
Stunning Autochromes of the Black Forest in 1910 Germany
This post was originally published on this siteThe Black Forest is a large forested mountain range in south-west Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, bounded […]
40 Amazing Photos Capture Everyday Life of Germany During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteSome aspects of life in Germany changed immediately upon the outbreak of war on 1 September 1939; others […]
Frankfurt Trams in the 1960s and ’80s Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe Frankfurt am Main tramway network is a network of tramways forming a major part of the public […]
45 Fascinating Color Photos Capture Street Scenes of Berlin in 1954
This post was originally published on this siteBy the 1950s the German capital had become a divided microcosm of the Cold War. East Berlin was […]
30 Vintage Black and White Photos Capture Streets of Hamburg in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteHeinrich Klaffs began taking pictures in 1970. From 1972 to 1974 he worked as a freelance photographer for […]
Inside a Porsche Factory From the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this site The body of the Porsche 356 was manually manufactured at the Reutter bodywork. The car body cover […]
32 Fascinating Vintage Black and White Photos Capture Life in Berlin in 1970
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs of Berlin in 1970 were taken by Heinrich Klaffs. At the time Berlin was still isolated […]
Carl & Ida Krone Strolling Through Berlin With Their Pet Cheetah, 1924
This post was originally published on this sitePictures of Carl and Ida Krone on a walk with their pet cheetah on the streets of Berlin […]
The Germany’s bizarre obsession with posing with polar bear mascots, 1920-1970
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs taken in early and mid-20th century Germany show anonymous people posing alongside actors dressed as polar […]
East and West Berlin in 1970 Through Amazing Color Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe West Berlin Senate is trying to attract young skilled workers from the Federal Republic to address the […]
Slide Down Ropes to Safety in New Life Saving Device, 1932
This post was originally published on this siteThat life saving equipment need not be elaborate and expensive effectively to remove people from a burning building […]
These Elephants’ Feet Were Turned Into Useful Jars in Germany, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteWaste-paper baskets, tobacco jars and receptacles for various uses made out of elephants’ feet have appeared in German […]
Chocolate-Coated Marshmallow Treats With Unusual German Names
This post was originally published on this siteSome of the delicious chocolate-covered marshmallow treats you grew up eating have terribly racist names in some parts […]
Chariot of 1938 Ben Hur Drawn by Four Motorcycles
This post was originally published on this siteFor the Ben Hur of the motor age, no four-horse team would do. Instead, the charioteer–stunting in a […]
Occultus the Bearded Robot, a Clockwork Man That Can Talk and Sing, 1909
This post was originally published on this siteVery little is known other than a weird photo and article on a robot named Occultus or Barbarossa, […]