Newspaper Dress, 1928
This post was originally published on this siteThis unidentified young woman gives new meaning to “being in the news.” She is wearing a dress made […]
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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 […]
William Roentgen Demonstrates X-ray Machines at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha, 1898
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 19th century, X-rays set America’s imagination ablaze. Only three years after its discovery by William […]