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Learning history can be fascinating. But history books don't always have all the information. Some interesting nuggets and fun facts can slip through the cracks and we miss out on intriguing historical facts.

Luckily, there are pages like the History Everyday account on Instagram. It's a place for rarely-seen but fascinating historical pictures. With its 354k followers, their mission is to encourage discussion and debate about iconic and controversial historical events. Curious to see what a Mongolian shaman looks like and what is "The Descent of Mombrone?" Scroll down and see for yourself!

To know more about learning the lesser-known facts of history, Bored Panda reached out to the creators of Footnoting History, a podcast that focuses on overlooked and underappreciated areas of history. We chatted with Christine Caccipuoti and Kristin Uscinski about how they find overlooked historical moments and why they're so important. Read their insights below!

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Irena Sendler (1910-2008) Helped Smuggle Jewish Children Out Of The Warsaw Ghetto During Ww2, Providing Them With False Identity Documents And Shelter With Willing Polish Families Or In Orphanages And Other Care Facilities, Saving Those Children From The Holocaust

Irena Sendler (1910-2008) Helped Smuggle Jewish Children Out Of The Warsaw Ghetto During Ww2, Providing Them With False Identity Documents And Shelter With Willing Polish Families Or In Orphanages And Other Care Facilities, Saving Those Children From The Holocaust

The German occupiers suspected Sendler's involvement in the Polish Underground and in October 1943 she was arrested by the Gestapo, but she managed to hide the list of the names and locations of the rescued Jewish children, preventing this information from falling into the hands of the Gestapo. Withstanding torture and imprisonment, Sendler never revealed anything about her work or the location of the saved children. She was sentenced to death but narrowly escaped on the day of her scheduled execution, after German officials were bribed to obtain her release.

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    The Exact Moment When 5 Year Old Harold Whittles, Born Deaf, Hears For The First Time After Being Fitted With A Hearing Aid

    The Exact Moment When 5 Year Old Harold Whittles, Born Deaf, Hears For The First Time After Being Fitted With A Hearing Aid

    At that precise moment, photographer Jack Bradley froze the scene in a frame from behind the lens. The photo was published in the February 1974 edition of Reader’s Digest, in the article “Unforgettable moments caught on film”.

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    Marilyn Monroe Visiting Injured Troops In Japan In 1954. This Soldier Had Broken His Back And Had To Lie Face Down During The Initial Recovery Phase

    Marilyn Monroe Visiting Injured Troops In Japan In 1954. This Soldier Had Broken His Back And Had To Lie Face Down During The Initial Recovery Phase

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    Kristin and Christine, the creators of Footnoting History, are both professional historians, both with degrees in Medieval History. In the podcast, they cover the lesser-known history facts that excite them, in the hopes that they will be exciting to their audience as well.

    The team at Footnoting History has covered such topics as the Jumping the Rope wedding tradition and how archaeologists reconstructed the face of 11-year-old Myrtis from Ancient Athens. Christine and Kristin told us how they find these unknown nuggets of history for their podcast. "If you keep your eyes open, hidden and overlooked historical moments are everywhere!," they told Bored Panda.

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    The Top Photo Shows Heart Surgeon Dr. Zbigniew Religa Resting After Performing The First Successful Heart Transplant In Poland In 1987, Which Took 23 Hours

    The Top Photo Shows Heart Surgeon Dr. Zbigniew Religa Resting After Performing The First Successful Heart Transplant In Poland In 1987, Which Took 23 Hours

    His assistant can be seen sleeping in the corner. The bottom photo shows the still living patient, Tadeusz Zitkevits, 25 years later. The patient died in 2017, 30 years after the surgery and outliving Dr. Religa who gave him a new heart (he passed away in 2009).

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you to all doctors and nurses for their hard study, expertise and compassion!

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    Inuk Man Teaches A Boy How To Shoot A Bow And Arrow, Circa 1920

    Inuk Man Teaches A Boy How To Shoot A Bow And Arrow, Circa 1920

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    Iranian University Students Before The Islamic Revolution, 1971

    Iranian University Students Before The Islamic Revolution, 1971

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    Eileen Schaefer
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if the older people who lived through that time talk to younger people about how much freedom they once had

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    The pair believes we can find interesting but overlooked historical moments by simply being curious and asking questions like "Who lived in my city in the past?" "Who is responsible for building this castle or house?" "Why did an author in the past write this story?" "How did people in the past handle this sort of task?"

    "Everything we do today has a history," the pair says. "So, as long as you approach your current life by asking who/what/when/where/why you will come across history that probably doesn't always get discussed."

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    On 23rd August, 1989, 2 Million People In Lithuania, Estonia And Latvia Held Hands And Formed A Human Chain 675.5 Kilometers (420 Miles) Long

    On 23rd August, 1989, 2 Million People In Lithuania, Estonia And Latvia Held Hands And Formed A Human Chain 675.5 Kilometers (420 Miles) Long

    Protesting against Soviet oppression and their desire to escape communism.

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    DC
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... and afterwards, they made sure to join NATO as fast as they could. Good on them, good for us all. Would Ukraine be a NATO member, and the three baltic nations weren't, we all know, Diktatorewitsch would have invaded THEM instead. A peoples' chain, today, would need to connect St. Petersburg with Moscow. Russia needs to collaps again, as a peaceful retreat doesn't seem possible in such a system at all. I doubt Russia could afford to collaps again, but I know that no nation can afford to be ruled by Vlad and alikes...

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    A Blind Muslim Named Muhammad Carrying His Best Friend, A Paralyzed Christian With Dwarfism Named Samir, In Damascus, 1889

    A Blind Muslim Named Muhammad Carrying His Best Friend, A Paralyzed Christian With Dwarfism Named Samir, In Damascus, 1889

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    #9

    The O’halloran Sisters Who Fended Off The Officers Evicting Their Family During The Irish Land War, 1887

    The O’halloran Sisters Who Fended Off The Officers Evicting Their Family During The Irish Land War, 1887

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    Sometimes, historical dramas or novels can push people to know more about the characters they're watching/reading about. This happened to Christine, for example. As a fan of Sharon Kay Penman's novels, she decided to pursue her Master's degree in Medieval History. 

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    #10

    A Portrait Of 10 Chiefs Taken In 1891

    A Portrait Of 10 Chiefs Taken In 1891

    Their names from top left horizontally to bottom right:
    1. Standing Bull
    2. Bear who looks back running
    3. Has the big white horse
    4. White tail
    5. Liver bear
    6. Little thunder
    7. Bull dog
    8. High hawk
    9. Lame
    10. Eagle pipe

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    #11

    George And Willie Muse, Two African American Brothers Who Were Kidnapped As Children In 1899 And Forced To Perform As Sideshow Attractions Because They Were Albinos

    George And Willie Muse, Two African American Brothers Who Were Kidnapped As Children In 1899 And Forced To Perform As Sideshow Attractions Because They Were Albinos

    George and Willie were prevented from contacting their family by their manager, who kept them as modern day slaves, since they were unpaid. The two boys were told that their mother Harriet was dead – a lie, as their mother was still alive and was constantly searching for them. She eventually found the two boys working for the Ringling Brothers Circus and their family was reunited. Harriet successfully sued Ringling Brothers for the treatment of George and Willie. George Muse died of heart failure in 1972 while Willie carried on until 2001 when he died at the age of 108.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor boys. And poor mother, I can only imagine her moving all Earth to find her kids. :'(

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    A Mother With Her 8 Sons, All Served In Ww2, All Came Home

    A Mother With Her 8 Sons, All Served In Ww2, All Came Home

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    "If you've got an interest in historical dramas or historical novels, definitely look up the real events and people that inspire them," the creators say. "Often, things that are dramatized are even more dramatic in real life. And, if you are already reading history books – always check the footnotes and endnotes."

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    A Heart Breaking Moment, Saved In An Ss Picture, Of Hungarian Jews At Auschwitz II-Birkenau

    A Heart Breaking Moment, Saved In An Ss Picture, Of Hungarian Jews At Auschwitz II-Birkenau

    It was taken nearly 80 years ago, most likely in late May 1944. A little child found a dandelion in the grass and is handing it or showing it to an older boy. All the people in this picture were waiting to be k*lled by the gas chambers. They were m*rdered some time later.

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    Father And Son Crying As They Say Goodbye To Their Relatives Who Are Boarding A Boat To Buenos Aires In Search Of A Better Life During The Economic Hardship In Spain. The Photographer Manuel Ferrol Took This Picture In 1957 At The Port Of A Coruña

    Father And Son Crying As They Say Goodbye To Their Relatives Who Are Boarding A Boat To Buenos Aires In Search Of A Better Life During The Economic Hardship In Spain. The Photographer Manuel Ferrol Took This Picture In 1957 At The Port Of A Coruña

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    "Often, historians will find tons of fascinating stories that don't get discussed and that don't fit into the main narrative of their books, but they'll still include them," Kristin and Christine tell Bored Panda. "Those little nuggets can provide amazing insight into historical moments that don't always get discussed."

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    #16

    Hand Belonging To An X-Ray Technician At The Royal London Hospital, Which Shows The Damage From Radiation Exposure, 1900

    Hand Belonging To An X-Ray Technician At The Royal London Hospital, Which Shows The Damage From Radiation Exposure, 1900

    Every morning, they would calibrate the machines by taking an X-ray of their hands. During this time people didn't know the dangers of radiation exposure so they thought it would be harmless to use their hands.

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    Marno C.
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The suffering caused to those who were trying to help..... I am grateful for the advances they created and promise to honour them with respectful remembrance.

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    A Geisha After Washing Her Hair, Before Styling It, In Japan In 1905

    A Geisha After Washing Her Hair, Before Styling It, In Japan In 1905

    Geisha are a class of female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music and singing, as well as being proficient conversationalists and hosts. Their distinct appearance is characterised by long, trailing kimono, traditional hairstyles and oshiroi makeup. Geisha entertain at parties known as ozashiki, often for the entertainment of wealthy clientele, as well as performing on stage and at festivals

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    Star Wars Cast Out Of Costumes In 1977

    Star Wars Cast Out Of Costumes In 1977

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    But learning obscure historical facts is not just for the sake of it. And not to throw it into someone's face to impress them. "The more we can learn about our world and how it got to be the way it is, the better," the creators of Footnoting History believe. "Life is full of nuance and history is the same way. It's a great thing to understand the basic narrative of main events, but those main events didn't happen in a vacuum."

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    #19

    Severe Case Of Syphilis In The Early 1900s Before The Discovery Of Penicillin, Which Would Become The Main Treatment

    Severe Case Of Syphilis In The Early 1900s Before The Discovery Of Penicillin, Which Would Become The Main Treatment

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    Roger9er
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand people who say that everything used to be better. It wasn't.

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    Soviet War Veteran Next To An Eternal Flame On The Anniversary Of Victory Day, 1966

    Soviet War Veteran Next To An Eternal Flame On The Anniversary Of Victory Day, 1966

    Victory Day (May 9th) is a holiday that commemorates the Soviet victory over Germany in 1945.

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    "You can learn a lot about the way people's minds, societies, governments, and cultures work today by understanding their history in detail," they add. "Plus, the aspects of history that are often the most hidden pertain to groups of oppressed people."

    There's a famous saying, "History is written by the victors," and if we want to get the full picture, we should seek more than what's in history books. "It always matters," Christine and Kristin say. "Everyone's history is important and you become a more empathetic human being when you learn to appreciate how rich the histories are of all cultures."

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    #22

    18 Year Old Philip Meeting Then 13 Year Old Princess Elizabeth At The Royal Navy College In Dartmouth In 1939

    18 Year Old Philip Meeting Then 13 Year Old Princess Elizabeth At The Royal Navy College In Dartmouth In 1939

    He was studying there and was tasked to accompany the Royals who were on a visit. It was their first 1:1 meeting.

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    Lunch Time At A California School In 1942 Taken Shortly Before Americans Of Japanese Descent (Including The Boy Pictured) Were Taken And Imprisoned In Concentration Camps Across The US For The Duration Of WW2

    Lunch Time At A California School In 1942 Taken Shortly Before Americans Of Japanese Descent (Including The Boy Pictured) Were Taken And Imprisoned In Concentration Camps Across The US For The Duration Of WW2

    These actions were initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt via Executive Order 9066 following Imperial Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.

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    Acrobat Luisita Leers, Taken Circa 1929

    Acrobat Luisita Leers, Taken Circa 1929

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    Bernd Herbert
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nowadays that kind of picture would cause an outrage in parts of the online community. I wonder if that was the case back then as well. (Not online of course)

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    There's a famous saying, "History is written by the victors," and if we want to get the full picture, we should seek more than what's in history books. "It always matters," Christine and Kristin say. "Everyone's history is important and you become a more empathetic human being when you learn to appreciate how rich the histories are of all cultures."

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    This Is How Passengers Would Board Airships. This Photo Shows British Airship R101 In 1930

    This Is How Passengers Would Board Airships. This Photo Shows British Airship R101 In 1930

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    #26

    Amasunzu Is An Elaborate Hairstyle Traditionally Worn By Rwandan Men And Unmarried Women, With The Hair Styled Into Crests

    Amasunzu Is An Elaborate Hairstyle Traditionally Worn By Rwandan Men And Unmarried Women, With The Hair Styled Into Crests

    The hairstyle indicated social status, and men who did not wear Amasunzu were looked on with suspicion. The style was also worn by unmarried women after the age of 18–20 years, indicating that they are of marriageable age.

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    Union (Left) And Confederate (Right) Veterans Meet For The Battle Of Gettysburg's 50th Anniversary In 1913

    Union (Left) And Confederate (Right) Veterans Meet For The Battle Of Gettysburg's 50th Anniversary In 1913

    Despite official concerns "that there might be unpleasant differences”, the peaceful reunion was repeatedly marked by events of Union–Confederate camaraderie.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    people forget these were mostly kids from 17-24 fighting, all those decades earlier. Most southern soldiers had no vested interest in slavery other than their states wanted to secede and back then people were more loyal to their state than the feds. Most norther soldiers joined up because it was about saving their country from rebels.

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    That's why the pair can't pick just one piece of history that's the most important in their opinion. "We think it's all important. We encourage people to always learn about the history of where they live and also the history of a culture outside of their own," the creators of Footnoting History say.

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    Then And Now, 1970 And 2024. A Family Recreates This Photo 54 Years Later In Salford, England

    Then And Now, 1970 And 2024. A Family Recreates This Photo 54 Years Later In Salford, England

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks to me like there's 3 kids in the original pic. Hopefully they're only missing because they weren't around when the 2nd pic was taken and not because they passed away already.

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    Bedouin Mother From Saudi Arabia In 1948

    Bedouin Mother From Saudi Arabia In 1948

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    Trapeze Artist Miss Mara Hitting An Arm Workout In 1958

    Trapeze Artist Miss Mara Hitting An Arm Workout In 1958

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    If you want to learn more obscure history facts, be sure to head to Footnoting History where all their episodes are available with captions. And if you're a fan of using YouTube, check them out on their channel.

    And which photographs from this list surprised you the most, Pandas? Let us know by upvoting your favorites and leave a comment down below!

    #31

    Princeton Sophomores Pose For A Photo After A Snowball Fight In 1893

    Princeton Sophomores Pose For A Photo After A Snowball Fight In 1893

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    Monstarr the Divisive
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone took it personally and made it escalate. We had that happen once too. We guys went feral... It dind't matter if you got 15 snowballs in your face from less than a meter, as long as the other guy ate 16

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    Crow Native Americans Watch The Rodeo In Montana, 1941

    Crow Native Americans Watch The Rodeo In Montana, 1941

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    A Man Who Has Been Badly Tarred And Feathered Seeks Medical Help, Date Unknown

    A Man Who Has Been Badly Tarred And Feathered Seeks Medical Help, Date Unknown

    Tarring and feathering is a form of public torture and punishment used to enforce unofficial justice or revenge. The victim would be stripped naked, or stripped to the waist. Wood tar (sometimes hot) was then either poured or painted onto the person while they were immobilized. The victim then either had feathers thrown on them or was rolled around on a pile of feathers so that they stuck to the tar.

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    FreeTheUnicorn
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am shocked this practice continued until it could be photographed. I had always thought it was a medieval torture like putting someone in stocks.

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    #34

    Miner From England Sits Down For Dinner With His Wife After A Long Day At Work In 1937

    Miner From England Sits Down For Dinner With His Wife After A Long Day At Work In 1937

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    Victorian Poverty, 1900

    Victorian Poverty, 1900

    Annie, seven, and one year old Nellie, sit on a sacking outside their house in London. They were among ten children born to single mother Annie Daniels. Five of their siblings died in childhood.

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    Eileen Schaefer
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am glad that there is better access to education, contraception, sex education and healthcare today

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    The Original Michelin Man From 1898

    The Original Michelin Man From 1898

    The Michelin Man is white because rubber tires are naturally a grey/white color. It was not until 1912 that carbon chemicals were mixed into the white tires which turned them black. The change was structural, not aesthetic. By adding carbon, tires became more durable.⁣ Michelin also began reviewing restaurants so that more people would travel further distances in their cars to eat at these restaurants. This in turn would wear down their tires faster, and force them to buy more.⁣ The Michelin star system goes up to three and has the following criteria: 1 star: "A very good restaurant in its category". 2 stars: "Excellent cooking, worth a detour". 3 stars: "Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey".

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    #37

    This Is A Picture Of A British Veteran Of The Napoleonic Wars, Posing With His Wife

    This Is A Picture Of A British Veteran Of The Napoleonic Wars, Posing With His Wife

    This photograph was taken around 1860, 45 years after the Battle of Waterloo.

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    Teutonic Disaster
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And later colorized, it should be mentioned. But yeah it's absolutely wild to have a PICTURE and not a painting of two people probably born in the late 1700s.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It says it in the top right corner. That person did sn excellent job, imo

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those are totally Dickensian characters. THis picture has more than 1,000 words.

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    1 month ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's been doing the laudry, took care of the children, prepared meals from scratch... He went to the pub with his friends, nothing to do with Waterloo^^ 45 years ago, he was probably 1 or 2.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have seen this picture and some ofmthe other ones here on BP before. But I have made a comment about the man in the picture. He looks like something out of a Charles Dickinson novel.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bars on his medal are for each major battle he fought in. My GGG Grandfather was awarded the same one.

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    A Dutch Couple Take A Stroll Along The Beach In The 1930s

    A Dutch Couple Take A Stroll Along The Beach In The 1930s

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    In 1978 A Ferrari Was Discovered Buried In A Yard In Los Angeles After Children Playing In The Dirt Alerted Police About Something Shallowly Buried

    In 1978 A Ferrari Was Discovered Buried In A Yard In Los Angeles After Children Playing In The Dirt Alerted Police About Something Shallowly Buried

    The car had been reported stolen 4 years prior. Later it transpired that the owner, plumber Rosendo Cruz, apparently conspired to commit insurance fraud with the supposed thieves. They were supposed to take the Ferrari to a chop shop to be broken up for parts, but instead hid it, intending to dig it up later, and forgot where it was buried.

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    Robert Mcgee, Scalped At The Age Of 14 In 1864

    Robert Mcgee, Scalped At The Age Of 14 In 1864

    McGee was working as a teamster with H.C. Barret to transport a caravan of flour to Fort Union in New Mexico Territory. Whilst on the road, somewhere around Kansas, the wagon train was set on by a band of Brule Sioux Native Americans, resulting in the majority of the teamsters being tortured and killed. McGee was shot in the back, had two arrows put through him as well as 64 square inches removed from his scalp - all whilst he was still awake. His survival was miraculous. This photo was taken in 1890.

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    #42

    Albert Einstein With His Step Daughter Margot Einstein Sitting On His Lap

    Albert Einstein With His Step Daughter Margot Einstein Sitting On His Lap

    They were attending the opening of the Jewish Pavilion at the World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York in 1939.

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    Parents Taking Their Baby Ice Skating In The 1930s

    Parents Taking Their Baby Ice Skating In The 1930s

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    A Schoolgirl Photographed At The 1968 May Day Demonstration In Lviv, Ukraine, By Pavliuk Ilya

    A Schoolgirl Photographed At The 1968 May Day Demonstration In Lviv, Ukraine, By Pavliuk Ilya

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    Dutch Children After Arriving At Ellis Island, Circa 1900

    Dutch Children After Arriving At Ellis Island, Circa 1900

    From 1892 to 1954, nearly 12 million immigrants arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey were processed there under federal law.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those Immigrants are the ones that now want to stop immigrants from coming to the USA. Now isn't that ironic?

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    Mary Ann Bevan (1874 - 1933) Was An English Woman Who Toured The Sideshow Circuit As “The Ugliest Woman In The World” After Her Appearance Drastically Changed Due To Developing Acromegaly

    Mary Ann Bevan (1874 - 1933) Was An English Woman Who Toured The Sideshow Circuit As “The Ugliest Woman In The World” After Her Appearance Drastically Changed Due To Developing Acromegaly

    It leads to excess growth hormone which causes enlargement of the forehead, jaw, and nose.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I remember correctly she was a widowed mother who entered the ugly woman contest as a means to provide for her kids.

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    Alice Doherty, Photographed Here As A Teenager With Her Family In The Early 1900s

    Alice Doherty, Photographed Here As A Teenager With Her Family In The Early 1900s

    She was born with hypertrichosis lanuginosa, which is an abnormal amount of hair growth in a certain area of the body

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    Actress Marlene Dietrich Kisses A Soldier Returning From Ww2 In 1945

    Actress Marlene Dietrich Kisses A Soldier Returning From Ww2 In 1945

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's his wife. Marlene wouldn't be caught dead in a skirt.

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    #51

    A Photo Of A Detroit Family Titled "Factory Hand At Ford" Which Was Taken By A Visitor From Japan, 1954

    A Photo Of A Detroit Family Titled "Factory Hand At Ford" Which Was Taken By A Visitor From Japan, 1954

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    Annik Perrot
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There were times when à whole family could be comfortably supported on a factory hand's salary...

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    New Parents Of Quadruplets In The 1880s

    New Parents Of Quadruplets In The 1880s

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    Jewish Soldiers In The German Army Celebrate Hanukkah On The Eastern Front, 1916, During Ww1

    Jewish Soldiers In The German Army Celebrate Hanukkah On The Eastern Front, 1916, During Ww1

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    cerinamroth
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's heartrending to think how their country turned their backs on the survivors of this photo just 15-20 years later.

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    Explorer Robert Peary Standing In The Deck Of The Ss Roosevelt Before Setting Off On His Expedition To The North Pole, Circa 1908

    Explorer Robert Peary Standing In The Deck Of The Ss Roosevelt Before Setting Off On His Expedition To The North Pole, Circa 1908

    He is best known for this expedition that claimed to be the first to reach the geographic North Pole. However, this claim has been disputed and in 1989 British explorer Wally Herbert concluded Peary did not reach the pole, although he may have come within 60 miles.

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    The Iconic American Wartime Photograph "The Thousand Yard Stare" Showing Exhausted 19 Year Old Us Marine Private Theodore J. Miller In February 1944

    The Iconic American Wartime Photograph "The Thousand Yard Stare" Showing Exhausted 19 Year Old Us Marine Private Theodore J. Miller In February 1944

    After two days of constant fighting at the Battle of Eniwetok. Miller would be killed in a firefight during the invasion of Ebon Atoll a month later on the 24th March 1944.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If politicians and arms manufacturers had to go to war, and send their kids to war, there would be much less war.

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    Coca Cola Cans From The 1930s

    Coca Cola Cans From The 1930s

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    Paul Alexander Is The Last Person Living In An Iron Lung After He Contracted Polio In 1952 At The Age Of Six

    Paul Alexander Is The Last Person Living In An Iron Lung After He Contracted Polio In 1952 At The Age Of Six

    The iron lung is a large horizontal cylinder designed to stimulate breathing in patients who have lost control of their respiratory muscles. The patient's head is exposed outside the cylinder, while the body is sealed inside. Air pressure inside the cylinder is cycled to facilitate inhalation and exhalation

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    On The Beach In Manhattan, 1970s

    On The Beach In Manhattan, 1970s

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was not a beach, this was the The Battery Park City Landfill, a site where back in the 60s-70s they dumped all the dirt from Manhattan construction until they could be put on barges to be moved. Today it is the Battery Park City neighborhood. BTW this was always to be temporary as in 1968 the City approved of the Battery Park City Development, which began construction in the 1980s

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    Last Known Photo Taken Of Charlie Chaplin In October 1977, 2 Months Before His Death

    Last Known Photo Taken Of Charlie Chaplin In October 1977, 2 Months Before His Death

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    On the lakeside promenade at Montreux. (Lake Geneva/lac Leman).

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    American Civil War Veteran Jacob Miller, Photographed In 1911, With A Bullet Hole In His Head That He Obtained During The Battle Of Chickamauga Whilst Fighting For The Union Army In 1863

    American Civil War Veteran Jacob Miller, Photographed In 1911, With A Bullet Hole In His Head That He Obtained During The Battle Of Chickamauga Whilst Fighting For The Union Army In 1863

    Left for the dead the Union soldier regained consciousness and ended up living for another 54 years. For 31 of those years Miller still had bullet fragments lodged in his head.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a hero and a bada$$ this man was. I hope the rest of his life was peaceful and prosperous.

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    78 Year Old Robert T. Lincoln (Son Of Abraham Lincoln) Is Helped Up The Steps At The Dedication Of The Lincoln Memorial In Washington D.c. In May 1922

    78 Year Old Robert T. Lincoln (Son Of Abraham Lincoln) Is Helped Up The Steps At The Dedication Of The Lincoln Memorial In Washington D.c. In May 1922

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    The Chevrolet Vega Being Loaded Vertically On A Specially Designed Railroad Car Called The Vert-A-Pac In 1971

    The Chevrolet Vega Being Loaded Vertically On A Specially Designed Railroad Car Called The Vert-A-Pac In 1971

    This unique design allowed for 30 Chevrolets to fit in each railroad car, compared to 18 when they were loaded in a conventional horizontal way.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As the one-time purchaser of a brand new '71 Vega I can verify that you could HEAR that car rusting. And transmission and engine block problems weren't the only other shortcomings. An amazingly crappy car.

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    Summertime In Hermosa Beach, California 1974

    Summertime In Hermosa Beach, California 1974

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    Wooden Leg (1858 - 1940) Photographed Holding A Rifle At Northern Cheyenne Reservation, Montana In 1927

    Wooden Leg (1858 - 1940) Photographed Holding A Rifle At Northern Cheyenne Reservation, Montana In 1927

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sharps carbine. Classic. Highly prized. Beautiful ! I have a beauty too ! Colt Navy 1851 pistol. MY_Guns-67...01b424.jpg MY_Guns-670e6a801b424.jpg

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    Gino Franceschini, New York City, Was Only 5 Feet 6-1/4 Inches Tall And Had To Be 5 Feet 7 Inches To Qualify As A Fireman

    Gino Franceschini, New York City, Was Only 5 Feet 6-1/4 Inches Tall And Had To Be 5 Feet 7 Inches To Qualify As A Fireman

    In 1941, he made the neck stretcher shown in the photo. When measured, he still lacked an eighth of an inch. He hit himself on head to make a bump and still couldn’t make it.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "He hit himself on head to make a bump and still couldn’t make it." With that dedication they should've let him in anyway

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    American Troops On Board A Landing Craft Heading For The Beaches At Oran, Algeria During The WW2 Operation Torch, November 1942

    American Troops On Board A Landing Craft Heading For The Beaches At Oran, Algeria During The WW2 Operation Torch, November 1942

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    Robert F. Kennedy Stopping For A Meal At A Drive-In In Bluefield, West Virginia During The Campaign For His Brother John F. Kennedy To Become The 1960 Democratic Presidential Nominee

    Robert F. Kennedy Stopping For A Meal At A Drive-In In Bluefield, West Virginia During The Campaign For His Brother John F. Kennedy To Become The 1960 Democratic Presidential Nominee

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    In The Early 20th Century, Jean Libbera, Also Referred To As The "Double-Bodied Man," Was A Sideshow Performer Alongside His Parasitic Twin, Jacques

    In The Early 20th Century, Jean Libbera, Also Referred To As The "Double-Bodied Man," Was A Sideshow Performer Alongside His Parasitic Twin, Jacques

    Jacques was attached to Jean's chest and abdomen, featuring two underdeveloped arms, legs, and a partially developed head integrated into Jean's body. Relying completely on Jean for circulatory and nervous system support, Jacques was an integral part of Jean's life. Remarkably, Jean led a relatively typical life, having a successful marriage and fathering four healthy children.

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    Japanese Physician And Pathologist Fukushi Masaichi Collected Tattooed Skin From The Dead During The Early 20th Century

    Japanese Physician And Pathologist Fukushi Masaichi Collected Tattooed Skin From The Dead During The Early 20th Century

    Masaichi first became interested in tattoos when he noticed that the tattoo ink in the skin killed the skin lesions of syphilis. This led him in 1926 to study the art of Japanese tattoo (Irezumi). He would lead autopsies on corpses, removing the skin and conducting research on methods to preserve the skin. In the following years he collected an archive of about 2000 "hides". Masaichi put some of his unique collection of tattooed hides and groomed skin that had been outsourced in the early 1940s in an air raid shelter. Since they were protected from the effects of WW2 they survived the bombings. These skins are all that remains of his collection.

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    The Mentally Disabled Hidden Cousins Of Queen Elizabeth II

    The Mentally Disabled Hidden Cousins Of Queen Elizabeth II

    Nerissa Jane Irene Bowes-Lyon (1919-1986, left) and Katherine Juliet Bowes-Lyon (1926-2014, right) were the daughters of John Herbert Bowes-Lyon, the brother of the Queen’s mother. Neither of the cousins ever learned how to talk. The 1963 edition of Burke's Peerage listed Nerissa and Katherine as having died in 1940 and 1961 respectively, but in 1987 it was revealed that this was false and they had been placed in Earlswood Hospital for mentally disabled people in 1941. In the terminology of the era, both were classified as "imbeciles". The sisters received no money from the family other than £125 paid to Earlswood each year, and no family members attended their funeral.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what the upper classes only breeding with each other results in...Google the Hapsburgs.

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    German Ww1 Veteran Hans Lange Holds A Portrait Of Himself As A 19 Year Old In 1918

    German Ww1 Veteran Hans Lange Holds A Portrait Of Himself As A 19 Year Old In 1918

    Born in 1899, Hans was wounded by a grenade during the war, gradually losing his sight.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sorrow in this man's face is heartbreaking. B Panda did a series a long time ago, photops of boys before war/ and after their combat experiences. It is worth a look.

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    Manhattan In 1931

    Manhattan In 1931

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1931: Midtown Manhattan Skyline https://www.history101.nyc/midtown-manhattan-skyline-1931

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    Miners 850 Feet Deep In The Hubert Mine, Nevadaville, Colorado 1895

    Miners 850 Feet Deep In The Hubert Mine, Nevadaville, Colorado 1895

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    The Children Of A Farmer In The Ozarks, Missouri, Photographed By John Vachon In May 1940

    The Children Of A Farmer In The Ozarks, Missouri, Photographed By John Vachon In May 1940

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of the Appalachian footage I saw on a 1967 CBS News report uploaded to YouTube about "Poverty in America". It was the era of television, the space race, and room-sized computers and there were still families in the rural south living in the same desperate conditions. It was also eye-opening to me to see this special open up with footage from my old hometown, in particular the part of town my late parents were raised (and they'd already graduated high school and were married and working in 1967).

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    Spanish Heavyweight Boxer Paulino Uzcudun, Nicknamed "The Basque Woodchopper", Photographed In The Early 1900s. In His Youth He Was A Competitive Wood Chopper

    Spanish Heavyweight Boxer Paulino Uzcudun, Nicknamed "The Basque Woodchopper", Photographed In The Early 1900s. In His Youth He Was A Competitive Wood Chopper

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    Princess Fatemeh Khanum “’esmat Al-Dowleh”, Princess Of The Royal Persian Family

    Princess Fatemeh Khanum “’esmat Al-Dowleh”, Princess Of The Royal Persian Family

    Photo taken mid to late 19th century.

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    Billy The Kid, An American Outlaw And Gunfighter Of The Old West Who Is Alleged To Have Killed 21 Men Before He Was Shot And Killed At The Age Of 21

    Billy The Kid, An American Outlaw And Gunfighter Of The Old West Who Is Alleged To Have Killed 21 Men Before He Was Shot And Killed At The Age Of 21

    This restored photo was taken in 1880.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like he has 2 brain cells rattling around in there, and never the twain shall meet.

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    Italian Officer Performing The 'Descent Of Mombrone' In The Italian Cavalry School Of Pinerolo, 1906

    Italian Officer Performing The 'Descent Of Mombrone' In The Italian Cavalry School Of Pinerolo, 1906

    In order to graduate from the Italian Cavalry School in Pinerolo near Turin, every officer was required to successfully perform the 20 feet 'descent of Mombrone', the name of an old ruined castle built upon the hill, some 3 miles from Pinerolo.

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    A Hippie Girl Selling Roadside Flowers In Oklahoma, 1973

    A Hippie Girl Selling Roadside Flowers In Oklahoma, 1973

    The word hippie is derived from the word hip, which conveys being up to date and fashionable. In the 1950s, “hip” was commonly applied to the Beats (people who rejected standard narrative values), such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, who represented and inspired the bohemian artist communities in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City. These Beat writers and thinkers were idolized by a growing number of youths in the 1960s, and by 1965 a counterculture movement began to converge in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. The term hippie was soon applied by local journalists to this new subculture, and the word gained national (and soon international) recognition in 1967 thanks in large part to the frequent use of the word by San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen. The term can be descriptive or derogatory and was not initially used by the youths to describe themselves.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Caen had earlier coined the name “beatnik,” and also noticed that the hippies, pacifists and non-materialistic, were appropriately at home in a city named after St. Francis of Assisi.

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    Boxer Fred Bretonnel In 1920 At The Age Of 15 And In 1928 At The Age Of 23

    Boxer Fred Bretonnel In 1920 At The Age Of 15 And In 1928 At The Age Of 23

    In a career totalling 76 matches, he lost 18, drew 14 and won 42 with 14 knock outs. Bretonnel died due to suicide by hanging on 4th September 1928

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor man. With that many fights and that facial evidence of their effects, I would suspect that he could have had a TBI, affecting his mental health.

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    Lewis Powell, A Conspirator In The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln, In Wrist Irons Aboard The Uss Saugus In 1865

    Lewis Powell, A Conspirator In The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln, In Wrist Irons Aboard The Uss Saugus In 1865

    John Wilkes Booth recruited him into a plot to kidnap Lincoln and turn the president over to the Confederacy, but then decided to assassinate Lincoln, Secretary of State William Seward, and Vice President Andrew Johnson instead, and assigned Powell the task to assassinate Seward. After the arrest Powell was sentenced to death by a military tribunal and executed at the Washington Arsenal.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    me (a teenager) went to the Ford Theatre recently, and I saw a picture of him. I didn't read the sign until after, but my first thought was, "Oh, he's hot." Then I read who he was, and went, "Oh................oops."

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    Ellis Island Immigrants Circa 1910. At The Time Of This Photo The Child Was 11 Months Old And Weighed 55 Pounds (25 Kilograms)

    Ellis Island Immigrants Circa 1910. At The Time Of This Photo The Child Was 11 Months Old And Weighed 55 Pounds (25 Kilograms)

    Ellis Island, situated within the US states of New York and New Jersey, was the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States. From 1892 to 1954, nearly 12 million immigrants arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey were processed there under federal law. Today, it is part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and is accessible to the public only by ferry.

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    These Photos Shows The Aftermath Of The July 28th 1945 Crash Of A B-25 Mitchell Bomber From The Us Army Air Forces Into The Empire State Building In New York City Between The 78th And 80th Floors, While Flying In Thick Fog

    These Photos Shows The Aftermath Of The July 28th 1945 Crash Of A B-25 Mitchell Bomber From The Us Army Air Forces Into The Empire State Building In New York City Between The 78th And 80th Floors, While Flying In Thick Fog

    The accident caused the death of fourteen people (three crewmen and eleven people in the building) and damage estimated at $1 million (equivalent to about $14 million in 2020).

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    Wilfred And Ruby Westwood, Circa 1900

    Wilfred And Ruby Westwood, Circa 1900

    At the time of this photo the brother and sister were 3 and 7 years old respectively

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Googled them and it seems these two children were just having some genetic/hormonal issues. Their parents and 5 siblings were of normal shape. One source from 1900 said that the children were otherwise smart and very healthy (never fell sick). No matter what, I hope these poor kids had a somewhat nice life after all. It cannot have been a great life being displayed for paying audiences and put on postcards.

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    The Mugshot Of American Gangster Al Capone On The Day He Arrived At The Federal Correctional Institution On Terminal Island In California, 1939

    The Mugshot Of American Gangster Al Capone On The Day He Arrived At The Federal Correctional Institution On Terminal Island In California, 1939

    He had spent the previous 7 years at Alcatraz serving a sentence for tax evasion. Al Capone was paroled shortly after due to his deteriorating health, eventually passing away in 1947 after his heart failed as a result of apoplexy.

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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Erm.. Hollywood made me believe he was slightly ...better looking maybe?

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    Bullet Bra In The 1950s

    Bullet Bra In The 1950s

    Invented in the 1940s, they were fashionable in the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s, before softer, more natural looking bras became fashionable again.

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