Feature image not found Annie Edson Taylor poses with her cat and the barrel in which she rode over the falls. 1901. It is said […Read More]
Category: History
Ancient Fashion: The Oldest Pieces of Clothing and Accessories Ever Found
Feature image not found Clothing has been an integral part of human history for centuries, with origins lost in the mists of time. While the […Read More]
Bizarre and Interesting Vintage Inventions from the Past, 1920s-1970s
Feature image not found These photos show bizarre vintage inventions that quite often never caught on, but sometimes, they actually did. The weird inventions demonstrate […Read More]
The Discovery of Tutankhamun in Rare Color Pictures, 1922
Feature image not found During the early twentieth century, Howard Carter, a British Egyptologist, excavated for many years in the Valley of the Kings—a royal […Read More]
The story of Berlin Wall in pictures, 1961-1989
Feature image not found West Berlin citizens hold a vigil atop the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate on November 10, 1989, the […Read More]
The amazing story of Finland in World War II through rare photographs, 1939-1945
Feature image not found A soldier with a pack Reindeer, on slippery ice, near the tiny village of Nautsi, in northern Lapland, Finland, on October […Read More]
Futuristic postcards: Life in the year 2000, 1900
Feature image not found Personal flying machines. Apparently, back in 1900, Germans had high hopes for mankind and the inventions and experiences we would collectively […Read More]
The Stockholm Telephone Tower with approximately 5,500 telephone lines, 1890
Feature image not found The old “Telefontornet” telephone tower in Stockholm, Sweden, with approximately 5,500 telephone lines c. 1890. In the late 19th century, the […Read More]
Vintage portraits of the last traditionally tattooed Maori women before the Ta Moko tattoos were outlawed by British colonialists, 1890-1910
Feature image not found Two Maori girls with chin mokos in an ancient greeting, circa 1900. These late-19th and early-20th century photographs show some of […Read More]
Colorized portraits of Ellis Island immigrants, 1906-1911
“Ruthenian woman.” Historically inhabiting the kingdom of the Rus ranging from parts of modern-day Slavic-speaking countries, this example of Ruthenian traditional dress consisted of a […Read More]