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Richter’s Rocket Bike: When a daredevil attached rockets to his bicycle, 1930s

June 9, 2022 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn pre-war Germany in the 1930s, there was great interest in all kinds of rocket-propelled vehicles; cars, airplanes, […]

Fascinating vintage TV set ads from the 1950s

June 7, 2022 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteTelevision was introduced to Americans in 1939 and began to gain a foothold after the Second World War. […]

The Antarctic Snow Cruiser: Historical photos of an one-of-a-kind vehicle that turned out to be a colossal failure, 1939-1940

May 21, 2022 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Antarctic Snow Cruiser was developed under the direction of famed explorer Admiral Richard Byrd and it was […]

Vintage computer ads that show how far we’ve progressed, 1970-1990

May 20, 2022 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteIt’s quite fascinating to read the vintage magazine adverts because nothing gets old faster than technology news and […]

V-Mail: The WWII program that scanned letters onto microfilm, 1942-1945

April 14, 2022 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, letters were essential for soldiers and sailors stationed overseas. The average soldier wrote six […]

Vintage pictures of bizarre vending machines you never knew existed, 1920-1960

January 5, 2022 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis collection of photographs shows some of the world’s oldest and oddest vending machines. Nowadays almost anything imaginable […]

Vintage photos inside the shipyards where the revolutionary steamships were built, 1860-1900

December 28, 2021 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring the rule of Queen Victoria (1837 1901), the British shipbuilding industry experienced great strides. Especially after the […]

The bizarre Monowheel seen through vintage photographs, 1930-1940

December 28, 2021 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteBetween the 1860s and 1930s, the monowheel (also referred to as a monocycle) was frequently suggested as a […]

Vintage devices of birth control that look appalling, 500 BCE-1970s

November 27, 2021 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteAlthough the birth control pill and other hormonal contraceptive devices are modern inventions, birth control forms have been […]

Schlörwagen: The bizarre German car that was super-aerodynamic but very impractical, 1939

November 22, 2021 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe 1930s was a defining decade for automotive design, during which time the car evolved from its horse-drawn […]

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The story of the Radio Hat, 1949

May 5, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1949, Victor Hoeflich held a press conference to introduce the “Man from Mars, Radio Hat”. Hoeflich knew […]

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A lie detector for the power of kisses, 1939

April 23, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteLie detector tests have become a popular cultural icon — from crime dramas to comedies to advertisements — […]

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When the early hairdryers looked like crazy robots, 1910-1930

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This post was originally published on this siteBlow dryers were invented in the late 19th century. The first model was created by Alexander F. “Beau” […]

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Keedoozle: America’s first fully automated store, 1949

March 25, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteKeedoozle was the first fully automated grocery store in the United States; a most futuristic shopping experience that […]

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The construction of Panama Canal in rare pictures, 1881-1914

March 2, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Panama Canal idea goes back to the 16th century. After understanding the riches of Peru, Ecuador, and […]

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The huge mobile phones of the old days, 1970-1990

March 1, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe history of proto mobile phones goes back to 1908 when a US Patent was issued in Kentucky […]

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The story in pictures of the massive Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947

February 28, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe largest wooden airplane ever constructed, and flown only one time, the H-4 Hercules (nicknamed Spruce Goose) represents […]

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The New York World’s Fair of 1964

February 20, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteAs a sequel to the successful 1939 New York World’s Fair, the second World’s Fair opened on April […]

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When Boston was hit by a bizarre deadly wave of molasses, 1919

December 19, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn January 15th, 1919, in what was probably the most bizarre disaster in United States’ history, a storage […]

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The weird history of flying cars, 1920-1970

November 23, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteEver since the car was invented, man has dreamt of taking it to the skies. The idea of […]

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Creating Concorde, the first supersonic passenger jet, 1964-1969

November 18, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Anglo-French Concorde was co-developed by BAC, a forerunner of BAE Systems, and Aerospatiale, now a part of […]

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Inside the revolutionary Bell Labs Datacenter, 1960s

November 10, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteSince the early 1900s Bell Telephone Laboratories, or Bell Labs, has been a major source of technological experimentation […]

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The golden age of the video rental store, 1970-1990

November 5, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteBefore video stores, movies were solely watched in theaters, leaving studios hesitant to embrace video technology and video […]

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Spectacular photochrom postcards capture France in vibrant color, 1890-1900

October 31, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese spectacular postcards of France in the last years of the 19th century offer a rare glimpse of […]

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Producing the “People’s Car” of Germany, 1945-1960

September 30, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1933 Adolf Hitler commissioned automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche to develop a “People’s Car” (literally a VolksWagen). The […]

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