SS Matsonia: A Symbol of Mid-Century Luxury
This post was originally published on this siteThe SS Matsonia, launched in her revamped form in 1957 but becoming a fixture of the Pacific in […]
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When Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Riding Around Vietnam’s Southern Ho Chi Minh City on a Motorcycle in 2006
This post was originally published on this siteIn November 2006, one of the most famous couples in Hollywood history, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, surprised […]
London Underground Train Guards at Night in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1960s, a late-night journey on London’s Central Line carried with it a sense of quiet reassurance, […]
In 1914, an Engineer Had the Idea to Raise the Titanic Using Many Magnets and a Special Submarine…
This post was originally published on this siteBack in 1914, just two years after the Titanic sank, someone came up with a bold idea: why […]
Iconic Photos of Concorde and a Citroën DS Taken at Le Bourget Airport in 1969
This post was originally published on this siteThe iconic photoshoot of the Concorde 001 prototype and a Citroën DS at Le Bourget Airport in 1969 […]
Sculptor Howard Ball Towing His Life-Size Mammoth to the La Brea Tar Pits Using Only His Volkswagen, 1967
This post was originally published on this siteThe sight of the mammoth standing at the edge of the La Brea tar pits on Wilshire Blvd […]
The Final Journey of Elvis Presley’s Private Jet, the Lisa Marie, in 1984
This post was originally published on this siteThis rare photograph captures a significant moment in February 1984 when Elvis Presley’s private jet, the Convair 880 […]
60 Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Street Scenes of Bologna, Italy at the Turn of the 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteBologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the seventh […]
Two Heat Transfer Reactor Experiment Reactors Were Hauled to a Visitor Centre at the Idaho National Laboratory in 1988
This post was originally published on this siteAs part of the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program, the U.S. conducted extensive research showing that nuclear fission could […]
The Strange Story of Brian Robson, Homesick Man Who Mailed Himself in a Crate From Australia to the U.K in 1965
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1965, a 19-year-old Welshman named Brian Robson was living in Melbourne, Australia, after emigrating there under the […]
A Supertanker Disaster: 28 Historical Photos From the Wreck of the Amoco Cadiz in 1978
This post was originally published on this siteThe wreck of the Amoco Cadiz was one of the world’s most notorious oil tanker disasters, a major […]
Dinosaur on the Move in Essex, 1973
This post was originally published on this siteOn January 31, 1973, a large, fibreglass model of a dinosaur, a Cetiosaurus, was transported through Essex on […]
40 Amazing Photographs of Hitchhikers From the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1970s, thumbing a ride was a popular mode of transportation for individuals without access to a […]
The Story of Fred Finn, the World’s Most-Traveled Concorde Passenger
This post was originally published on this siteFred Finn, an English businessman, holds a unique place in aviation history as the world’s most-traveled man and, […]
Vintage Photos Show Commercial Airplanes Used Wicker Chairs for Passenger Seating in the 1920s and 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 20th century, commercial airplanes used wicker chairs for passenger seating because the lightweight, durable, and […]
Historical Photos of the Crumlin Viaduct, Once the Tallest Railway Viaduct in the United Kingdom
This post was originally published on this siteThe Crumlin Viaduct was a railway viaduct located above the village of Crumlin in South Wales, originally built […]
28 Vintage Photographs of Horse-Pulled Motorcars in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn the strange transitional period in the early 20th century when horse-drawn and motor vehicles overlapped. There really […]
The Wreck of School Ship HMS Conway in the Menai Strait, Wales in 1953
This post was originally published on this siteHMS Conway was originally HMS Nile, a 3-deck, 92-gun second-rate ship of the line, launched in 1839. After […]
The Story of Greek Taxi Driver Gregorios Sachinidis and His 1976 Mercedes-Benz 240D, World’s Highest Mileage Mercedes
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1981, Gregorios Sachinidis, a taxi driver from Thessaloniki, Greece, purchased a used 1976 Mercedes-Benz 240D from Germany. […]
Sophia Loren Photographed on a Night Train to Stockholm, Sweden in 1955
This post was originally published on this siteFew images capture the essence of Old Hollywood glamour quite like those of Sophia Loren traveling by train […]
30 Snapshot Portraits of Hitch-Hikers Taken by Doug Biggert From the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteGood Samaritan and amateur photographer, Doug Biggert, photographed nearly 500 pictures of hitch-hikers he picked up on his […]
How NOT to Drive in Toronto
This post was originally published on this siteWhen cars first appeared in Toronto in the early 1900s, there were few regulations and very limited driver […]
Nurse in the Interior of Coast Hospital Horsedrawn Ambulance in Sydney, ca. 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1900s, the sight of a nurse seated on the back of a horse-drawn ambulance at […]
Tom Thumb, the First American-Built Steam Locomotive to Operate on a Common-Carrier Railroad
This post was originally published on this siteTom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive to operate on a common-carrier railroad. It was designed and […]
The Rudge-Whitworth Canoe “Sidecar” From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1925 through 1927, the Rudge-Whitworth company introduced a line of touring accessories which have never been equaled […]