Family Pets in Bizarre and Fabulous Vintage Holiday Greeting Cards
This post was originally published on this siteMany of us would, given the choice, rather spend holidays with our pets than our families. Robert E. […]
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16 Bizarre Classic Christmas Album Covers
This post was originally published on this siteEvery year, a handful of new artists try their hand at a Christmas album. It works for some, […]
This Special Bra Was Made Entirely From Plastic to Protect Female Factory Workers During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteWith vast swathes of America’s male population having joined the fighting, the War years saw women filing into […]
The Amazing Story of Joseph Pujol, the Famous French Fartist From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteA celebrity in his time, Joseph Pujol possessed extraordinary control over his farts. He could imitate cannon fire, […]
El Monte’s Wild Past: Incredible Vintage Photographs Capture Inside Gay’s Lion Farm in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteFrom 1925 to 1942 El Monte was home to Gay’s Lion Farm, which was established by former circus […]
Vintage LOLcats: Adorable Old-Timey Photos of Cats Dressed As People From the 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteThese adorable and funny cat photos have to be the first of their kind. Taken by American photographer […]
A Helmet and Chin Strap of Honey-Bees, Ohio, 1929
This post was originally published on this siteSome strains of honey-bees are mild, sweet-tempered, and gentle; others are nervous, excitable, and cross. Most of them […]
Rare Photos of Martin Laurello, the Man Who Could Turn His Head Around Backwards
This post was originally published on this siteMartin Joe Laurello (1885-1955), aka “The Man with the Revolving Head,” “The Human Owl,” or “Bobby, The Boy […]
The 10 Wackiest British Inventions
This post was originally published on this siteA bicycle with wings and a Land Rover that turns into a hovercraft are just a couple of […]
Ghosts, Monstrous Faces and Strange Creatures: The Eerie Beauty of Bad Vintage Photographs
This post was originally published on this site“Bad” photographs, that is pictures poorly framed, blurred by movement, or over exposed by light, are sometimes like […]
Testing Condoms in 1935, and Other Old Forms of Birth Control
This post was originally published on this siteWhen people think of birth control, they often think of the modern pill. But there are many types […]
Vintage Casts Portrait Photos From Tod Browning’s 1932 Cult Classic ‘Freaks’
This post was originally published on this siteFreaks has earned its place in history as one of the all-time great cult films, though it wasn’t […]
The Revolver Camera: A Colt 38 Carrying a Small Camera That Automatically Takes a Picture When You Pull the Trigger
This post was originally published on this sitePull the trigger. Snap a picture. The revolver camera is old, but not as odd as one might […]
Weird and Strange Collage Images Using Vintage Cabinet Cards From Robert E. Jackson’s Collection
This post was originally published on this siteThe cabinet card was made by using the same steps for creating CDVs, still exhibiting the sepia look. […]
‘The Bogeyman’ by Duane Michals, 1973
This post was originally published on this siteDuane Michals is a pioneer of the staged fine art photograph, in which he uses sequencing and incorporated […]
Stranger of the Seine: How a Drowned Woman’s Face Became the Muse of Early-20th-Century Paris
This post was originally published on this site“L’Inconnue de la Seine” was an unidentified young woman whose putative death mask became a popular fixture on […]
A German Dancer Couple Created Extravagant and Playful Costumes Before They Committed Suicide in 1924
This post was originally published on this siteKnowledge of the astonishingly bizarre and tragic art of Walter Holdt and Lavinia Schulz is obscure and largely […]
The Story Behind Gay Bob, the World’s First Openly Gay Doll From 1977
This post was originally published on this siteEvery generation has its own cultural icons that grow into collectibles over time. Yet the 1970s were a […]
In 1928, a miner in the southern Indiana coal region, wants to give his four children away
This post was originally published on this site Lon Simmons, miner in the southern Indiana coal region, wants to give his four children away. Simmons […]
Incredible Photos of Tourists Feeding Bears From Their Cars in Yellowstone National Park From Between the 1940s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteOnce upon a time, bear feeding was as popular (if not more so) than geyser watching in Yellowstone […]
Mailing Babies: When It Was Legal to Send Children Through the U.S Postal Service in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteOnce-upon-a-time, it was legal to mail a baby in the United States. It happen more than once and […]
14 Distorted Portraits of Celebrities As You’ve Never Seen Them
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographs for “Distortions” series, a project that resulted in experimental portraits of celebrities and political figures. As legend […]
Bad Invention: Psychograph, a Phrenology Machine to Measure the Shape of Your Head From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1901, Henry C. Lavery, a self-described “profound thinker” of Superior, Wisconsin became certain that phrenology was true […]