Rarely-Seen Portrait Photos of Icelandic People in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteHere is a small collection of rarely-seen portrait photos that shows Icelandic people from the late 19th and […]
4 Real Frankenstein Experiments And The Mad Scientists Behind Them
This post was originally published on this siteFor decades before and after Mary Shelly’s book, several prominent scientists were putting serious brainpower into real Frankenstein […]
Hippie Life: Looking Back on American Youth’s Lifestyle in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1960s and ’70s, there was a major backlash against the creative and sexual repression of the […]
25 Astounding Al Capone Facts That Show Why He’s History’s Most Infamous Gangster
This post was originally published on this siteFrom exorbitant wealth to unspeakable violence, these Al Capone facts reveal a shocking tale of booze, bullets, and […]
The Messy, Mysterious Death Of Former VP Nelson Rockefeller
This post was originally published on this siteThe circumstances surrounding Nelson Rockefeller’s final hours were highly contested for days following his death. Wikimedia CommonsNelson Rockefeller […]
Amazing Photographs From the Miss American Vampire Pageant, 1970
This post was originally published on this siteThe Miss American Vampire competition was conducted in 1970 as a promotional tool for House of Dark Shadows. […]
The Gemini 3 Space Mission And The Corned Beef Sandwich Incident
This post was originally published on this siteAfter the famed sandwich incident, John Young would enjoy the longest career of any astronaut in NASA’s history. […]
“Living Room” What We Call Today, Was Actually Called “Death Room” in the 19th Century!
This post was originally published on this siteThe parlor, or “death room,” was an important part of funerary rituals for most of the 19th century, […]
The Amazing Story Behind the Picture of a Soldier Feeding a Tiny Kitten in Korean War, 1952
This post was originally published on this siteIn the middle of the Korean War, this kitten found herself an orphan. Luckily, she found her way […]
23 Fascinating Pictures of Amateur Models Photographed For Advertising the Studio in the 1950s and ’60s
This post was originally published on this siteTyne and Wear Archives presents a set of images taken by the Newcastle-based firm Turners (Photography) Ltd. They […]
The Gross History Of Bloodletting And Medicine By Leeches
This post was originally published on this siteBloodletting was used to draw “tainted” blood from a patient, in the hopes that the disease or infection […]
38 Amazing Portrait Photos of Celebrated Female Jazz Artists Taken by William P. Gottlieb
This post was originally published on this siteWilliam Paul Gottlieb (1917-2006) was an American photographer and newspaper columnist who is best known for his classic […]
Inside Sealand, Perhaps The Smallest Country In The World
This post was originally published on this siteFrom its origins to the present day, discover the strange story of Sealand, believed by some to be […]
35 Gorgeous Black and White Photos of a Young Maggie Smith, Who Plays Professor McGonagall in the ‘Harry Potter’ Films
This post was originally published on this siteOne of the world’s most famous and distinguished actresses, Dame Maggie Smith was born Margaret Natalie Smith in […]
12 Celebrities Who Put Their Country Before Their Careers During WWII
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 13 Clark Gable Rhett Butler’s last line in Gone with the Wind may have been, […]
23 Creepy and Bizarre Vintage Children’s Album Covers
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s true that the world looks more innocent through a child’s eyes. But album covers, even those made […]
Futuristic Prototype of the First Soviet Night Vision Goggles, ca. 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteA night vision goggles is an optoelectronic device that allows images to be produced in levels of light […]
No Photoshop, These Hilarious Pictures May Make You Confused
This post was originally published on this siteUndeniably, Photoshop is a great photo-editing tool. It helps a lot in editing and perfecting a photo, and […]
How Robert Smalls Escaped Slavery By Stealing A Confederate Ship
This post was originally published on this siteRobert Smalls escaped slavery, fought for the Union, then won a seat in the House of Representatives, where […]
Amazing Photos Show How Women’s Hairstyles Have Changed Over the Years Throughout the 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteHair has, and will always, make a statement about how you see yourself, both internally and externally. Through […]
Elizebeth Friedman — The WWII Codebreaker Who Took Down Gangsters And Nazi Spies
This post was originally published on this siteBetween 1926 and 1930, Elizebeth Friedman decoded 20,000 messages per year in hundreds of different code systems. Even […]
Marshall McLuhan — The Man Who Predicted The Internet
This post was originally published on this siteAccording to him, the newly developed computer could aid the global village, as they could “enhance retrieval, obsolesce […]
27 Eerie Tintypes of People and Personalities From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA tintype, also known as a melainotype or ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive […]
14 Candid Snapshots From the 1960s That Feature Pink Color
This post was originally published on this sitePink has a history of being such a polarizing color. Those who opted for it were seen as […]
Copenhagen after May 5th, 1945: Rare Color Pictures From the Days around the Liberation of Denmark
This post was originally published on this siteDuring most of World War II, Denmark was first a protectorate, then an occupied territory under Germany. The […]