Underwater Socket Tested, 1941
This post was originally published on this siteA light socket which can be used under water without short-circuiting is shown here in the picture, in […]
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Cardiff Giant, the Greatest Hoax in American History
This post was originally published on this siteThe Cardiff Giant was one of the most famous hoaxes in American history. It was a 10-foot-tall (3.0 […]
Fish-Net Shirt, 1949
This post was originally published on this siteFish-Net Shirt was a satisfactory substitute for the Eskimo caribou garments in the Arctic. It allowed body perspiration […]
Car Exercises Dogs, 1955
This post was originally published on this siteThis seems like a really good way to kill your dogs, not to mention just cruel. With six […]
Lois Rabinowitz, After Being Ejected From Court for Wearing Trousers, 1960
This post was originally published on this siteNewlywed Lois Rabinowitz, 28-year-old secretary, is seen after she got a lecture on how to dress and was […]
20 Vintage Snaps of People Wearing Spooky for New Orleans’ Mardi Gras in 1903
This post was originally published on this siteThese photos of costumed revelers are from the Telling-Grandon scrapbook/diary, found at the Louisiana Digital Library. It contains […]
Grotesque Motorcycle Masks, 1938
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, for races on cinder tracks, daredevil New York motorcyclists wear grotesque masks to protect their faces […]
Electric Bubble-Bath: Miracle Weight-Loss Technology of 1933
This post was originally published on this siteSleeping in the clouds has nothing on the “bubble bath,” the latest novelty in the way of health […]
Men Standing With Pile of American Buffalo Skulls at Michigan Carbon Works in Rogueville, 1892
This post was originally published on this siteThe most famous photograph of bison extermination is a grisly image of a mountain of bison skulls. It […]
Character Heads: Bizarre Sculptures by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt From the 18th Century
This post was originally published on this site Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, an eighteenth-century German sculptor active in Austria, is best known for his series of […]
Baking as Cure for Dog Ills Is Tried in Germany in 1924
This post was originally published on this siteIlls of dogs are being treated by baking in Germany in 1924. For this purpose, and to aid […]
Reducing Suits for Horse, 1950
This post was originally published on this siteHorses, as well as overweight humans, can trim off pounds by sunning in this plastic “silhouette” suit, which […]
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 […]
Safety Belt Moors Baby in the Bathtub, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s dangerous to leave a small baby unattended in the bathtub, and yet, when the telephone rings or […]
Corn Goddess, 1907
This post was originally published on this siteNebraska photographer Solomon Butcher photographed this an unnamed young woman in 1907 likely in Kearney, Nebraska. Her dress […]
Miss Atomic Energy Competition, circa 1955
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout the 1950s, during the Cold War, the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) developed atomic energy projects […]
22 Strange Asian-Themed Valentine’s Day Cards From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteValentine’s Day traces its roots back to the ancient Roman fertility festival, Lupercalia, and to legends about St. […]
Miss King Kong of 1963
This post was originally published on this siteThe new look for bikini-clad Carol Ing is this shaggy skull, her trade mark as “Miss King Kong […]
Baby Pushed by Elephant, circa 1956
This post was originally published on this siteIn this photo from LIFE magazine, Kam the elephant is pushing Yvonne Kruse in her pram in London, […]
FTHP Valentine’s Day Cards From the Early 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteThese “find the hidden penis” themes with suggestively placed rulers, logs, bananas, balloons, rocket ships, and hot dogs […]
Now It’s Cactus Queen!
This post was originally published on this siteSome beauty queens really have it rough—particularly Eve Meyer. “I’m sitting on pins and needles,” she said, “since […]
Meet Joseph Strobl, an Expert Soap Taster at the Los Angeles Soap Company, California, 1934
This post was originally published on this siteTesting soap by taste was one of the chief duties of Joseph Strobl, chief soap maker for a […]
Evel Knievel New Sky-sicle and Motor-sicle Mold, 1974
This post was originally published on this siteA mold sold in 1974 to make ice pops in the shape of Evel Knievel’s Sky-cycle and Motor-sicle. […]
Jelly Tits: Jelly Moulds For Party People
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1970s were a time when a few people really were having wild swinger parties, but rather more […]
For Not Crying Out Loud! (1942)
This post was originally published on this siteBecause every baby carriage needs a large sheet of glass built into it. Can’t see what could go […]