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The Dead Loop: Dangerous Gymnastics Move Only Performed Once 50 Years Ago Has Been Banned Ever Since

August 15, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteShortly after the Olympic gold medallist’s stunning performance in the 1972 Munich Olympics, the ‘Dead Loop’ was banned […]

Tiny Glasses Shield Eyes From Glare, 1936

August 8, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteTo reduce the blinding glare of approaching automobile headlights, a novel eye shield has been introduced in 1936. […]

Baby Goes for Car Rides in Homemade Armchair, 1939

July 31, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteNo conventional sling-type infant’s chair for automobile use would satisfy the baby-son of Lester Bresson, of Torrington, Connecticut, […]

Clärenore Stinnes, the First Woman to Circumnavigate the World by Car

July 28, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteClärenore Stinnes was a German race car driver who in 1929, at age 28, became the first person […]

Incredible Photos of the Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster in 1876

July 27, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Ashtabula River railroad disaster (also called the Ashtabula horror, the Ashtabula Bridge disaster, and the Ashtabula train […]

Incredible Vintage Photos of Indiana Railroad Disasters in the Early 20th Century

July 19, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWooden railroads, called wagonways, were built in the United States starting from the 1720s. Railroads played a large […]

London Underground in the 1980s Through Fascinating Photos

July 15, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid […]

Stoplight Flashes Automobile Turn Signal on Pavement, 1934

July 12, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAt last an automobile stoplight has been invented that will project its signals on the street behind in […]

Ocean Liner of the Air: Historical Photos of Sikorsky S-40 Flying Boat From the 1930s

July 10, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Sikorsky S-40 was an amphibious flying boat built in the early 1930s, and the largest commercial airliner […]

Odd Road Vehicle Teaches Tyros Tricks of Airplane Control, 1936

July 9, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA curious road vehicle, guided by controls exactly like those of an airplane, has been devised by a […]

Sledging in Style: The Wicker Toboggans of Monte, in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal

July 6, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteRide down the toboggan in the traditional basket sledges which date back to early 19th century where they […]

A Size Comparison Between the Titanic and a Modern Cruise Ship

June 26, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhen most people think of the Titanic, they think of a massive cruise ship. But, while it was […]

These Amazing “Tilt Test” Photos From the Past Prove That Double-Decker Buses Were Safe and Not a Tipping Hazard

June 24, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBefore they’re allowed on the roads of London, all the iconic red double-decker buses have to put through […]

Amazing Vintage Photographs of German Zeppelin Airship Flying Over Giza, Egypt in the 1930s

June 20, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteLZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was a German-built and operated, passenger-carrying, hydrogen-filled, rigid airship which operated commercially from 1928 […]

Car Telesignal, 1951

June 15, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteCar Telesignal invented by Armando Loyola of Rome, Italy in 1951, consists of a radio transceiver in each […]

Foolproof Two-Seater Auto Car Proposed as Taxicab, 1924

June 11, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBecause of its cheapness of operation, a two-seated auto car invented in Europe in 1924, was proposed as […]

Hitch-Hikers Get a Waiting Room of Their Own, 1939

June 4, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePerforming the role of the good Samaritan to the nation-wide fraternity of automobile hitch-hikers, the owner of a […]

Early Speed Limit Signs in the United States From the 1920s

May 24, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAs cars have become faster, speed limit signs have naturally kept up. The first speed limit signs were […]

40 Fascinating Photos of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1980s

May 4, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is the public transport agency that operates bus, subway, streetcar, and paratransit services […]

40 Amazing Photos of ‘Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad’ in 1867

April 29, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Kansas Pacific Railway (KP) was a historic railroad company that operated in the western United States in […]

The Most Beautiful Train in the World: Interior of Southern Pacific Daylight Train From the 1930s and 1940s

April 13, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHere we see the interior of the Southern Pacific service originally called the “Daylight Limited” and later the […]

14 Extraordinary Vintage Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of London in 1894

April 6, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 19th century, London was transformed into the world’s largest city and capital of the British Empire. […]

Wheels WITHOUT Wheels, 1954

March 31, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWheels whirred wonderingly in the fertile imagination of Greek inventor Elie Aghnides, 14 years ago, as he contemplated […]

Inside the Union Pacific Passenger Cars From the 1960s

March 30, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Union Pacific Railroad, often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over […]

Turquoise Room Lounge Car on the Santa Fe’s Super Chief Train

March 27, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe flagship train of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway was the service between Chicago and Los […]

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