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There are a lot of mysteries in the world. In some cases, it takes years of research before experts or scientists are able to explain questions about our past. Understandably, when new discoveries are made, it enhances our understanding of ancient history and helps us see bygone eras in a new light. Thankfully, we can easily find such intriguing tidbits about the olden days on the “History, Mystery, and Wonders of the World” Facebook group. As the name suggests, this community shares fascinating historical things, events and places from around the world. Keep scrolling, Pandas, to quench your thirst for knowledge.
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#1
U.S. Marine Provides Water To A Stray Kitten Found Hiding Under A Knocked Out Japanese Type 95 Ha-Gō Light Tank On The Tarawa Atoll On November 24, 1943
Kurt Schilling 1 year ago
My Dad was there... And Tinian and Saipan and Okinawa. He *might* have watered a kitten, but seriously doubt that he would have shown "grace" to a Noble Son of Nippon. Deal with it.
Kiyoko_tanaka 1 year ago
This just shows the level of resilience people have In such harsh times
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#2
One Of The Worst Mining Accidents In History, The Fraterville Mine Disaster In Tennessee, Killed Over 200 Miners In 1902
But, according to the website Letters of Note, “for the 26 who survived the initial blast, a side passage of the mine proved to be a safe haven, but not for long—when rescuers eventually reached them, all had suffocated.
Found next to a number of the those 26 bodies were letters to loved ones, one of which can be seen below. It was written by Jacob Vowell to Sarah Ellen, his beloved wife and mother to their 6 children, one of whom, 14-year-old Elbert, was by his side in the mine. (‘Little Eddie’ was a son they had lost previously.)
All but three of Fraterville’s adult men were killed that day; over a hundred women were instantly widowed; close to a thousand children lost their fathers. The Fraterville Mine disaster remains the worst of its kind in Tennessee’s history.”
“Ellen, darling, goodbye for us both. Elbert said the Lord has saved him. We are all praying for air to support us, but it is getting so bad without any air. Ellen I want you to live right and come to heaven. Raise the children the best you can. Oh how I wish to be with you, goodbye. Bury me and Elbert in the same grave by little Eddie. Godbye Ellen, goodbye Lily, goodbye Jemmie, goodbye Horace. We are together. Is 25 minutes after two. There is a few of us alive yet. Jake and Elbert Oh God for one more breath. Ellen remember me as long as you live Goodbye darling”
Farnzy 1 year ago
You're not kidding. Seeing the writing devolve as they loose air...rough
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Mimi La Souris 1 year ago (edited)
I don’t remember where I heard that the last thoughts were always thoughts of love, like the messages sent by the passengers of the hijacked plane on September 11, like this poor man dying with his son. it’s strangely comforting :'(
Enuya 1 year ago
It always fascinates me that people in situations like this one are able to stay calm enough to think and write anything coherent. It requires a really strong will. I'm pretty sure that I'd be crying, shouting and having a full-blown panic attack. Definitely I'd not be able to write a hopeful letter to loved ones.
The Starsong Princess 1 year ago
There wasn’t enough air for that. He probably felt quite lethargic. When Elbert said the Lord saved him, he likely meant that he had accepted Jesus as his saviour and repented his sins, something his mother would find comforting especially if the boy had not been religious previously.
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TruthoftheHeart 1 year ago
Let me guess the company did not pay near enough for the atrocity that happened.
Becky Samuel 1 year ago
Hang on. "Over a hundred women were widowed." Let's go for a figure of 150, because if it was much higher than that they would have said "nearly 200 women". "Close to a thousand children lost their fathers". How many children did each woman have? By these figures then at least 8 each, with some women having to have considerably more to make up for those younger women with fewer.
Enuya 1 year ago (edited)
I checked it, out of curiosity, and it seems you're right. Most of articles write about "hundreds of widows and 1000 of children" but I found a newspaper article which included list of family members affected by the distaster. According to it, there were 99 widows and 255 children (I don't know up to which age, so there may be more, not included in stats). There also is a detailed list of names there, but I didn't count them. Nonetheless, it was still an unimaginable tragedy, even if the numbers in this post are off. Here, link to the article: https://www.newspapers.com/article/knoxville-sentinel-fratersville-mine-exp/130374678/
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Purple_bio 1 year ago
this is why rescue teams should be on stand by at all times, many people lost their lives due to poor safety-
#3
A Boy Sits Reading In A Bombed Bookstore, London, 1940
Jeremiah Wolfe 10 months ago
I think he’s the professor from the avatar the last airbender episode the library.
Debra Newell 1 year ago
You’d think by now, we and the “Powers that be” would’ have learned that WAR is good for nothing! They’re only going to get worse unfortunately.
There are a lot of mysteries in the world. In some cases, it takes years of research before experts or scientists are able to explain questions about our past. Understandably, when new discoveries are made, it enhances our understanding of ancient history and helps us see bygone eras in a new light.
Thankfully, we can easily find such intriguing tidbits about the olden days on the “History, Mystery, and Wonders of the World” Facebook group. As the name suggests, this community shares fascinating historical things, events and places from around the world. Keep scrolling, Pandas, to quench your thirst for knowledge.
#4
Portrait Of Life’s First Hired And First Female Staff Photographer, Margaret Bourke-White. She Was On Assignment In Algeria, Standing In Front Of Flying Fortress Bomber In Which She Made Combat Mission Photographs Of The U.S. Attack On Tunis, 1943
Mr Basics 1 year ago
All that AND she was a babe? Fantastic. Bet not many men asked HER to make a cup of tea!!
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BrunoVI 1 year ago (edited)
If the name sounds familiar, in the Academy-Award winning "Gandhi," much of the movie is taken from her perspective, as portrayed by Murphy Brown. I mean Candace Bergen, of course, but this was the movie that got Bergen typecast as an aggressive reporter.
MagicJacket 1 year ago
She was also mentioned in the Mel Gibson/Helen Hunt film "What Women Want," as Helen Hunt's characters had a bunch of Bourke-White's photos on her office wall.
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Michael Largey 1 year ago
If anyone ever doubts that photography is an art form, show them her pictures.
#5
Gavrinis Is A Small Island In The Gulf Of Morbihan In Brittany, France. It Contains The Gavrinis Tomb, A Neolithic Passage Tomb Built Around 4200–4000 Bc, Making It One Of The World's Oldest Surviving Buildings
Stones inside the passage and chamber are covered in megalithic art. It is likened to other Neolithic passage tombs such as Barnenez in Brittany and Newgrange in Ireland
Mimi La Souris 1 year ago (edited)
Go there, beautiful place and in Carnac to see the alignments of menhir, it’s a very special atmosphere, I could not explain it ! https://www.golfedumorbihan.bzh/explorer-vannes/decouvrir-vannes/golfe-morbihan/les-iles-du-morbihan/iles-du-golfe-du-morbihan/gavrinis/#pll_switcher
Mr Basics 1 year ago
Indeed. Cos THAT is bloody fantastic. How it survived us I just don't know! Though who knows, it could have been stuffed with treasure in the long gone past.
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I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 1 year ago
I love these. There is always such an amazing almost etheal feeling inside of them. A friend of mine has been working on the more recently discovered ones a bit further from newgrange.
#6
Before And After The Excavation And Restoration Of The Great Ziggurat Of Ur, Built Approximately 4000 Years Ago
Lotekguy 1 year ago
Looks nice, but the lack of electricity, air conditioning, running water, toilets, sewers and wifi (not necessarily in that order) makes moving into there a hard pass.
Nicole Weymann 1 year ago
Agreed - though the missing AC might have been surprisingly well taken care of by structural characteristics (no windows and thick clay walls can work miracles in terms of insulation)
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censorshipsucks 1 year ago
I dunno how I feel about this. If you rebuild something with new modern materials you can't really call it the original. This is a total Ship of Theseus right here.
As humans, we are often captivated by mysterious things around us as they challenge our understanding of the world. In some cases, we even tend to believe popular "explanations" that defy logic. And sometimes we come up with our own narratives.
For instance, there are theories that believe aircraft and ships disappear in the Bermuda Triangle because of aliens. For years, there have been speculations about mysterious disappearances of things in Bermuda. It is unclear how many specific vessels have vanished, though. The most widely used estimate is 20 aircraft and 50 ships.
#7
Soldiers Wearing Gas Masks While Peeling Onions At Tobruk, 15 October 1941
StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago (edited)
My son's a Civil Engineer and had a ton of safety glasses around the house - he left many of them when he bought his own house in 2019. One pair looked like snazzy flight goggles and sealed to the face, so nothing could get into your eyes when working, and I tried them out when peeling onions, and they worked, lol, even though my nose wasn't covered, which surprised me, as I assumed breathing in the fumes would still make my eyes water. My go-to now, 😊
Penguin Panda Pop 1 year ago
They read that letter from the trapped miner and blamed the onions.
#8
Nice View Of The Temple Of Hatshepsut A Mortuary Temple Built During The Reign Of Pharaoh Hatshepsut Of The Eighteenth Dynasty Of Egypt (1550 Bce - 1290 Bce). A Masterpiece Of Ancient Architecture
BrunoVI 1 year ago
If a bunch of Nazis look like they're going to open a chest, look the other way. But it does look like the most impressive ancient building I've ever seen!
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Rebekah Fuentes 1 year ago
Egypt is on my bucket list. I don't see it happening anytime soon though.
#9
Re-Excavation Of Lamassu, Kursbad, Iraq; Assyrian Deity Depicted With Human, Avian, And Bovine Or Leonine Elements. The City Was A New Capital Built By King Sargon II In 721 Bc
Head was stolen in 1995, but was recovered. Buried to protect it from ISIS in 2015 they destroyed the city.
UpupaEpops 1 year ago
I think I read somewhere that the director of the Iraqi National Museum seeing the advancing terrorists hid the most important artefacts in safe locations. When captured, they tortured him for weeks trying to get information about where he hid the treasures. The director died but never revealed anything to protect the cultural heritage of his country.
similarly 1 year ago
In Afghanistan, as the Taliban rose to power, the director of antiquities in Kabul began to fear for the safety of his collection, so he began selling them to the black market while taking much of it into the desert and reburying it. Later, facing criticism, he pointed out that the Taliban did indeed come in and had destroyed everything that remained. Of the things he sold, he said "At least it still exists." and of the thing buried, he said "We found it once. It'll be found again someday."
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Jasmijn 1 year ago
This is why the British Museum shouldn’t get flack: the artefacts in there are safe, as opposed to their countries of origin where they risk destruction through war and ignorance.
UpupaEpops 1 year ago
The way these artefacts have been acquired is more than a little bit problematic and they aren't giving back looted items even if the country is deemed safe. See the Parthenon marbles for example.
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Thomas Ewing 1 year ago
Would having aircraft flight 1000 years sooner benefited the planet?
Load More Replies... Debra Newell 1 year ago
God (Allah) bless him for the life he sacrificed for his country. Had he told the terrorists, more than likely they would’ve killed him anyway. I certain he knew this.
Rebecca McManus 1 year ago
This makes me sad, to have survived for so long and then destroyed in the name of religion
Jennifer Brown 1 year ago
It sick and disgusting that the taliban feels the need to destroy this part of history. If they don't want it then sell it to another country for god's sake...
On the other hand, scientists have linked these incidents to natural occurrences such as unusual weather patterns and rogue waves. The Bermuda Triangle is located in an area of the Atlantic Ocean where storms from multiple directions can converge. This can cause massive waves that can reach heights of up to 30.5 meters (100 feet).
#10
This Exceptional Babylonian Clay Tablet World Map Stands As The First Documented World Map In History. The Script On The Map Is Inscribed In Akkadian Cuneiform, Dating Back To The 6th Century Bce
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure that the translation would be like "This place toward sunset is where the Semites live, and that place toward sunrise where the Elam live. Their whole world was the Tigris river valley and its surrounding area.
XenoMurph 1 year ago
Throw in some symbolic animals and gods and you would be correct.
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Richard Rice 1 year ago
Of course it's in the British museum. If they gave back all the things they 'discovered' the museum would be the size of my living room.
#11
Derveni Krater; A Masterpiece Of Hellenistic Art, Thessaloniki, 4th C. Bc
The Derveni Krater exhibited at the Archeological Museum of Thessaloniki is one of the most elaborate metal vessels from ancient Greece yet discovered. Found in 1962 in an undisturbed Macedonian tomb of the late 4th century B.C. at Derveni not far from Thessaloniki, the krater is a tour de force of highly sophisticated methods of bronze working.
#12
The Best Preserved And Most Intact Lorica Segmentata Roman Armour In Existence. This Armour Discovered In Corbridge Roman Town Near Hadrian’s Wall Is Of International Importance
The armour type consisted of metal strips fashioned into bands, fastened to internal leather and straps and external straps with buckles. This armour provided mobility as it moved with the solider on his torso, all of the parts would move in synchronous movement.
These types of armor was used from about 14 BC to late 3rd Century AD. The Lorica Segmentata was used throughout the Roman Empire, but the mail armor Lorica Hamata may have been more commonly seen and used.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago (edited)
I love how they made a modern recreation half to illustrate how it looked in the day.
BewilderedBanana 1 year ago
I thought the title was referring to the left half and was thinking holy c**p that is *exceptionally* well-preserved, looks practically new :)
WubiDubi 1 year ago
Pete bogs have done some amazing preservations but not quite that good.
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OneHappyPuppy 1 year ago
There are two kinds of people in this world, and they boil down to Ray Ceeya and BewilderedBanana. I'm BewilderedBanana, and you?
Yer Maw Lorna 1 year ago
Kinda related fact - my 10yr old calls hadrians wall "the great wall of England" cracks me up
With over 200k curious fans, the Facebook group “History, Mystery, and Wonders of the World” often shares historical pics, archeological discoveries, among other captivating information.
Their posts will remind you that while we may know some truths about our past, there are always more mysteries waiting to be unraveled. Some of these pictures even showcase the ingenuity and skill of ancient people.
#13
Interior Of Helmbold’s Drug Store, On Broadway Near Prince St. It Is A Prime Example Of The Victorian Age. The Picture Is From 1886!
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
Ah, yes, when you could get your arsenic, heroine, cocaine and opium in one easy location!
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
... Or in one convenient bottle! One-Night-...e81d6d.jpg 
Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
nowadays, everything is flat, everything is smooth, everything is boring, it’s depressing. look at the splendor of these counters
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 1 year ago
Even the medicine bottle were so fancy back then! My grandmother had an antique laudanum bottle (the name escapes me of what it was actually called wasnt laudanum but a similar opium "tonig") from around the turn of the 1900s and it was like a really expensive perfume bottle.
NannernomminNanaPanda 1 year ago
All my favorite d***s in one heckin beautifully decked out area!
Mike F 1 year ago
And laughing like hell in their little kitty fashion, lol.
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#14
The Goshen, Indiana Farm Boy Here Again Among His Chickens With A Toy Wheel Barrow That He Might Have Used To Deliver Corn To Feed Them. 1930s Or 1940s
Jennik 1 year ago (edited)
Anyone else getting William Carlos Williams vibes? THE RED WHEELBARROW: so much depends / upon / a red wheel / barrow / glazed with rain / water / beside the white / chickens The formatting here doesn't do it justice - look it up to see the proper text layout.
#15
The Soldiers Fed The Polar Bears With Condensed Milk Tins. Soviet Union, 1950
tuzdayschild 1 year ago
Yes, you can tell they are babies because the soldier's hand is still attached to his arm.
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Kurt Schilling 1 year ago
Easier than feedin' Comrade Ustinov to the bears. After all he was the Party Apparatinick
The engineering achievements and the precision of the pyramids of Giza, which were built without the help of modern technology like excavators and bulldozers, still baffle a lot of people. The ancient complex was constructed between 2550 and 2490 B.C.
National Geographic points out, “Scientists and engineers are still debating exactly how the pyramids were constructed. It’s generally believed that the Egyptians moved massive stone blocks to the heights along large ramps, greased by water or wet clay, using a system of sledges, ropes, rollers, and levers.”
#16
The Pyramid Of The Niches Is A Stunning Architectural Feat Located In The Ancient City Of El Tajín, Veracruz, Mexico
This six-tiered pyramid, built by the Totonac civilization around 800-1200 CE, is renowned for its unique design featuring 365 niches, believed to symbolize the days of the solar year.
Standing approximately 20 meters tall, the structure showcases intricate stone carvings and a harmonious blend of function and artistry, reflecting the advanced engineering and astronomical knowledge of its builders.
The Pyramid of the Niches remains a testament to the cultural and historical richness of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica...
Charlotte Sandoval 1 year ago
They always show the outside of these pyramids. I want to see the inside lol
#17
This Shot Shows More Than 7,000 Bags Of Gold And Silver That Had Been Looted By The Germans During The War. It Was Stored Here, Inside The Merkers Salt Mine In Germany And Discovered On April 8, 1945. Included In This Discovery Was 8,198 Bars Of Gold Bullion And 2.76 Billion Reichsmarks
Treasure Hunters Still Searching for WW2 Gold
𝖊𝖜𝖔𝛋 1 year ago (edited)
Represents the same thing. Each bar of gold was looted from someone’s family, all the gold and silver fillings from prisoners in the concentration camps were melted down after they were killed for example. Where did all that gold come from :( it’s sickening. But photos like this are important so that the history isn’t erased
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Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
and used by the winners to help civilians rebuild their lives afterwards, right ? ... right ?
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
It was divided between France, Britain and USA. Most of it is still in the Federal Reserve Bank.
Load More Replies... John Dilligaf 1 year ago
"OK Private Smith, make sure these 6000 bags of gold and silver are turned over to the proper authorities"
#18
Learning How To Swim In The 1920s
justagirl 1 year ago
Those guys are being merciful. When I was little and scared of swimming my mom just downright kicked me in. When I got myself out again, she kicked me back in. She's great, by the way (no sarcasm.)
Sue Phillips 1 year ago
I am a Fort Lauderdale native and learned to swim at the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Those teachers would throw you off the high dive to get you into the pool. Your mom was merciful, too.
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Penguin Panda Pop 1 year ago
"You got cholera yet boy? Good, then keep swimming." That guy. Probably (not).
Fred L. 1 year ago
Indeed, remember those from my time some 30 years ago.
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The Lost City of Atlantis is one of the most famous unsolved mysteries from the past. It is believed that a city called Atlantis, which flourished approximately 9,000 years before Plato's time, was completely destroyed in a single day and night of catastrophic earthquakes and floods.
Even though extensive efforts were made to locate the city, it was never found. Even today, this mystery sparks countless explorations as amateur enthusiasts and professional researchers try to locate the legendary lost city.
#19
Audi Workers Demonstrating The Body Strength Of The Audi 920 (1938)
Jrog 1 year ago
Ah, the good times of "let's make the car bodywork stronger so all the impact forces translate into the squishy human inside"
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
"Let's make the roof stronger so people's heads don't get crushed if the car rolls over" is generally a GOOD thing. There are right and wrong places for crumple zones.
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nm (he/him) 1 year ago
Audi is and was an expensive car. For sure she had "Trafficators". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafficators
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der sebbl 1 year ago
Audi existed at that time, but that company isn't fully identical with the modern Audi company
Load More Replies... Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago (edited)
So how did we get from this to Audi Drivers being the worst human beings on Earth?
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Audi doesn't drive! He sits on the soft can-opener's walker and makes her push him.
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Jeremiah Wolfe 10 months ago
Damn you sheriff I curse you and I curse Salem
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New York City 1940s
Kenneth Smith 1 year ago
And now the central building literally does nothing but hold up those screens, banking money from the advertising.
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Igor914624 1 year ago
Based on the black 59 Caddy in the left foreground, and the 57 Ford two cars behind the bus on the right, plus the Admiral television ad on the flatiron building, I would say this is probably 1960, not the 1940s.
Brian Droste 1 year ago
I would like to see an up dated version of this street for comparison.
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
Pretty sure I have the right angle here in this Times Square pic from 2009. I know the massive building on the left in the old pic is the famous Astor Hotel. That was razzed in 1967 and replaced with a massive skyscraper, One Astor Plaza, in 1971. I think that might be it right at the front on the left of the newer pic. At least the brickwork looks the same. Found the pic here: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Times_Square Times-Squa...570512.jpg 
shankShaw deReemer 1 year ago
Ugh! This is a great example of where NOT to take an introvert or recluse, that's for sure!
#21
A Mother Teaching Her Daughter How To Use A Spinning Wheel, Ireland - 1904
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 1 year ago
My mother had one of these which was a refurbished antique one. We had some sheep with black wool that we managed to spin and knit. I still have a hat some 30 years later made from the black wool! It's soooo warm!
Louise B 1 year ago
What a lovely keepsake to have. I hope it keeps you warm for years to come.
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M Kovacs 1 year ago
People complaining about their lives now, look at this. The house, the facilities, the infrastructure surrounding it.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
What's your point? Just because things were "worse" or "better" (depending on your opinion) in the early 1900s doesn't make people living in poverty NOW feel better about their lives. People who do not have access to proper medical care, food, clothing, or water right now are still suffering and are just as miserable whether or not they look at this photo. That's like telling someone with an illness or injury "Oh yeah? You think that's bad? Look at MY injury/this other person's injury!" Someone else's suffering being greater or lesser than another's - and comparing them - does not lessen the suffering of either.
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Ian Webling 1 year ago
Technically, that is not a spinning wheel but a precursor known as a "Big Wheel".
Before Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, most people were unaware of the ancient Incan metropolis located in the Andes Mountains. However, the purpose and function of the place are a mystery to date.
According to many modern archaeologists, it was built as a residence for Inca ruler Pachacuti (1438–1472). But there are other theories about the site's purpose, including that it is a sacred religious site or even a ceremonial center.
#22
Marveling At The Breathtaking View Of The Pyramid Of The Sun At Teotihuacan
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
Mexican here: The photo is an old one. It is no longer allowed to climb it because of conservation. So, to all our dear tourists, the pyramid is not magical or mystical. You will not "recharge" your energy or get in contact with aliens. So, unless you are planning to offer yourself as a sacrifice -we appreciate it- do not climb it...
Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
yes of course, no magical, noooo ! ... you want to keep it all for you, confess ! :D more seriously, as Juan says, to preserve our heritage (here and everywhere), touch nothing, pick nothing ! only with the eyes :)
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Abdullah Abd Rahman 1 year ago
Fascinating place ! It is amazing how vast the whole complex is , how wide the boulevard running through it is and how long (more than 1 Km long) and the huge number of pyramids of various heights on both sides of it. A magnificent testament to the amazing ability of human beings in ancient times to build resilient structures in stone.
#23
An Ostrich Carriage Being Stopped By The Police For Crossing The Speed Limit, Los Angeles, 1930s
Catharina Geerts 1 month ago
For that time, that was a really high speed. I never knew carriages existed that were pulled by ostriches. Weird
Load More Replies... I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 1 year ago
Those things are viscous! People who ride them are insane!
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
Absolutely! Motorcycles are dangerous!
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Kelly Leser 1 year ago
This is from an alternate universe where Dr. Seuss was an inventor, not a children's author
#24
Bronze Age Frescoes From Knossos (In Crete) , Thera (Santorini) And Mycenae (In Peloponnese); 17th - 13th Century Bc
Such historical enigmas often show us that our past is so much more than a series of known facts. With advancements in technology and significant scientific progress, there is so much more we can learn and understand about our past.
For instance, ancient civilizations that are buried deep beneath the earth are not visible to the naked eye. However, with the help of satellite imaging, experts are able to uncover hidden archaeological sites.
#25
The World Trade Center Under Construction, March 1972
Alli Marston 1 year ago
As a child I watched them go up. As a teenager I watched the world out their windows. And as an adult I watched them go down. *sigh*
THE COOL ZACH 1 year ago (edited)
What makes it worse is all of the stupid jokes about it. Making stupid memes about there deaths. Real funny guys, c’mon😞
Philly Bob Squires 1 year ago
I remember one night standing toe to building1 and looking straight up. It was crazy!
#26
The Fairy Chimneys In Cappadocia, Turkey, Are A Surreal Natural Wonder. These Unique Rock Formations, Sculpted By Volcanic Activity And Erosion Over Thousands Of Years, Create An Otherworldly Landscape
The tall, thin spires, some of which reach up to 130 feet, are often topped with harder rock caps, resembling whimsical chimneys or mushrooms.
This geological marvel, combined with the region's ancient cave dwellings and vibrant hot air balloon scene, makes Cappadocia a captivating destination for travelers seeking both natural beauty and historical intrigue...
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
We have a place similar to this with the same type of formations about an hour away from where I live. No dwellings carved into them, though.
#27
The Koh Ker Pyramid, Located In Cambodia, Standing At Over 35 Meters Tall, It's One Of The Largest Pyramid Structures In Southeast Asia
Built in the 10th century during the reign of King Jayavarman IV, it served as the state temple of the Khmer Empire for a brief period.
Today, it remains a remarkable archaeological site, drawing visitors from around the world to marvel at its grandeur and historical significance...
Dave In MD 1 year ago
Strange how physics works the same around the world. Must be because of the space aliens.
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Cleopatra's Pool
Ancient Pool in Pamuccale: An Essential Historical Treasure. Description: The Ancient Pool in Pamuccale, also known as the Cleopatra's Pool, is a magical place that combines history, natural beauty and ancient legends. Immerse yourself in the hot springs of this historic treasure and be captivated by its timeless charm
UpupaEpops 1 year ago
This is an AI generated image. That is not what it looks like at all. Please remove it/downvote it to maintain the integrity of the rest of the list.
Dave Van Beurden 1 year ago
Both picture and text are AI... it does not look like that nowadays
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
If you're curious, this is what the area really looks like: https://greekreporter.com/2024/06/04/cleopatra-ancient-thermal-springs/
BlackCatWithWhiteSocks 1 year ago
Correct! And it makes total sense. Such architecture is not related with the place that is now located
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Brian Droste 1 year ago
How often is that water replaced or treated? After a period of time the water would go bad.
MsPlants 1 year ago
thats not how hot springs work... they call it a pool but its not a man made chlorine pool....
Load More Replies...Similarly, DNA analysis has helped researchers understand the connection between ancient populations and the patterns of human migration. We are able to restore historical artifacts without worrying about physically damaging them because of digital technology like 3D modeling.
Are you someone who enjoys solving the mysteries of the past? Or do you enjoy looking at intriguing historical posts? Do tell us which one of these was your favorite, and don’t forget to upvote it.
#29
The Children Had To Cross The River Using Pulleys On Their Way To School In The Outskirts Of Modena, Italy!! (1959)
Jrog 1 year ago
Long story short: Bridge was bombed in WW2. Took a long time to fix it in post-war impoverished region. Alternative was a 20 km walk to the nearest crossing. Photo taken during a heavy rain season with flooding, normally the river is much smaller.
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 1 year ago
Cheers was wondering how they still aren't managed a bridge bu the Kate 50s!
Load More Replies... ZuriLovesYou 1 year ago
"You kids think you have it rough because you have to stand around in the cold waiting for the bus stop? Back in my day, we had to zipline over a river to get to school!"
BewilderedBanana 1 year ago
You try and tell the young people of today that, and they won't believe you...
Pill Nathan Whitely 1 year ago
"Back in my day, I had to be dangled over a raging river just to get to school." "Yeah, right. Naptime, Grandpa."
Rachel 1 year ago
Reminds me of the series of documentaries called "most dangerous ways to school". There are several where this is still how they get there.
Danish Susanne 1 year ago
I saw about a town in Japan where the children wears helmets to school, to protect them from stones thrown out from the local volcano.
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A Roman Denarius Of Julius Caesar, After Whom The Month Of July Is Named, As Imperator In Front Of An Eight Rayed Star
This was minted in Rome at the beginning of 44 BC shortly before his assassination
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
It's worth noting that Caesar is mentioned several times in the New Testament even though Jesus was born 44 years AFTER Caesar died. More proof the Bible is a bunch of folk tales when you compare it to REALITY.
Ace 1 year ago
Err, not wishing in any way to support the holy fiction, but Caesar was a title, first used by Julius, but then also by the following emperors including Augustus who ruled to AD27 and Tiberius who is referenced later.
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Pyla 1 year ago
The National Gallery (in DC) has some Mary Beard lectures and she mentioned how important coins are to identifying the Caesars et al. These guys pounded out busts and statues of all sizes, but coins seem to be the best way to see who is who. It's a 4-6 part lecture if I recall, she's endlessly entertaining.
#31
Large Epitaphic Attic Geometric Amphora (Large Closed Vessel With Two Vertical Handles For Transporting Or Storing Liquid Or Solid Products), With A Scene Of Burial And Mourning
#32
Menhir De Kerhouezel - Brittany - France
Georges Guénin relates in his book "Legend Stones of Brittany" ( 1936 ) :
"According to a fisherman from Lanildut, Mr. Masson, the great menhir of Kereneur, over 6 m high, would turn on itself and go swimming at the sea. I could know neither the hours nor the days when the stone would perform such curious acts."
This massive prehistoric menhir still stands today!
Sergy Yeltsen 1 year ago
Apparently what Obelix created and carried around. You'd need to be as strong as him to do that, by the looks...
Lene 1 year ago
In Denmark we have many big stones that, according to our folklore, will turn themselves over when they smell newly baked bread. I am very much into Danish folktales and have come across several versions of this story. I do believe these stories are from waaaaay before we got a writing system here in Denmark. This type of story and also the ones where it's believed that babies emerge from under big rocks by the coast.
#33
Ancient Roman Arches At The Base Of The Palatine Hill In Rome, Next To The Forum
Mat O'Dowd 1 year ago
The Romans are all bastards, they have bled us 'till we're white, they've taken everything we've got as if it was their right, and we've got nothing in return though they make so much fuss, what have the Romans ever done for us? The aqueduct. Yes, they did give us that, that's true And sanitation Yes, that too The aqueduct I'll grant is one thing the Romans may have done And the roads, now they're all new And the great wines too Well, apart from the wines and fermentation, And the canals for navigation Public health for all the nation Apart from those, which are a plus, what have the Romans ever done for us? The public baths are a great delight, and it's safe to walk in the streets at night. Cheese and medicine, irrigation, Roman law and education the circus for our delectation and the gladiation Well, apart from medicine, irrigation, health, roads, cheese and education... Etc.
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Analyn Lahr 1 year ago
Okay, who is Decimus Claudius and why is his name on some of these photos? Is there a reference I'm not getting?
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Sword From The Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo Ship-Burial, Dates To Approximately 620 Ad; Suffolk, England
This sword is one of the many artifacts discovered in the Sutton Hoo ship-burial, which is thought to have belonged to one of four East Anglian kings: Eorpwald, Raedwald and co-regents Ecric, and Sigebert.
The artifacts of this burial were chosen to reflect the high rank of the king, and to equip him for the Afterlife
Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
the treasure of Sutton Hoo is incredibly beautiful, once again watch Waldemar Januszczak’s documentary on the dark age, what wonders !
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A Roman Mosaic Portion Showing A Medallion Of The Personification Of Spring. This Was Made In Carthage (Modern Day Tunisia) In The 4th Century Ad And Is On Display In The British Museum In London, England
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
On the one hand, we nicked an awful lot of stuff. On the other, I wonder how much of that stuff would be lost if we hadn't nicked it? It's a double edged (stolen) sword (on display at the British museum).
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TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago
Carthage ceased to exist after it's third war against Rome
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Bronze Painted Wild-Goose And Fish Lamp The Lamp, Used During The Han Dynasty 2000 Years Ago
#37
The Gate Of The Sun In 1971
The monument is a monolithic gateway at the site of Tiahuanaco by the Tiwanaku culture, an Andean civilization of Bolivia that thrived around Lake Titicaca in the Andes of western South America around 500-950 AD.
Caiman 94920 1 year ago
This gate looks massive in most photos but in reality it's not very tall. I'm 5'2", could walk thru but my husband's 5'9" snd had to duck to walk thru. But despite it's size, it is impressive for the carving. This site is quite interesting and still being excavated. We took a local bus to reach it, a couple of hours west of La Paz, still a ways from the lake.
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Haldi (Khaldi) Was The Supreme God Of The Urartian Pantheon, And There Was A Temple Dedicated To Him At Ancient Erebuni. Bas Relief Reconstruction, K Gianjian. (Erebuni Historical And Archaeological Culture Preserve, Yerevan.)
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
You would be too, if your job were to support a god standing on you.
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"Dude! Why the f**k is your foot on my head?!" "I've gotta put it somewhere, right?" "I'm so biting that thing off one of these days...."
#39
Roma Settlement Along Ogden Avenue In Lyons, Illinois. Early 1900s
XenoMurph 1 year ago
Read that first as "Roman Settlement", was amazed at the quality of the 2000 yr old tents.
Karen Krause 1 year ago
I am so glad I'm not the only one who read that as "Roman Settlement." I hadn't scrolled down to the picture and was surprised at a settlement in Illinois.
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G A 1 year ago
Do you still have Roma gypsies travellers delete as appropriate in the USA? I've never heard them mentioned before?
BarfyCat 1 year ago
Yes, and they identify differently depending on where they originated in Europe
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Mike Griffith 1 year ago
This is a gypsy camp, Roma is one of the groups of gypsies out of India.
BarkingSquirell 1 year ago
I've only met Romas once when a couple staying at our little hotel invited them over. It was a unique experience, to be sure.
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Antiochus I Theos Maintained His Legitimacy As A Persian King Via His Connection To Darius I
But expanded this by claiming direct descent, through his mother Laodice VII Thea (b. c. 122 BCE), from Seleucus I Nicator (r. 305-281 BCE), founder of the Seleucid Empire, and Ptolemy I Soter (r. 305/304-282 BCE) of the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt, as well as others who had served as generals of Alexander the Great. He thereby established himself as a Greco-Persian monarch and assumed the title of 'Antiochus, the just god, friend of Romans and Greeks', which pleased Rome while, at the same time, arranging the marriage of his daughter, Laodice, to King Orodes II of Parthia (r. 57-37 BCE) and securing peace with the east.
#41
This Is The First Time We've Seen This Little Girl In The Marine Series Of Photos, But She's Doing Her Best As A Hula Dancer In That Souvenir Grass Skirt He Brought Home From Hawaii During Wwii
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
The original is titled "WWII". For whatever reason, Bored Panda reformats all its titles automatically into "first letter capitalized, the other letters lowercase", even if you type something in all-caps in the post title.
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Queen Victoria With Her Grandchildren, 26th November 1885
Prince Arthur of Connaught (left) Queen Victoria and Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden (right). The children of Queen Victoria’s third son, Prince Arthur, and his wife Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
Jasmijn 1 year ago
You wouldn’t look happy is you were a toddler and had to wait in place for ages as your photo was taken, with a mean old lady who you barely know. As for Victoria, that was just her default expression.
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Wandjina Rock Art, Uncovered In The Kimberley Region Of Western Australia And Believed To Be Thousands Of Years Old, Depicts Striking Figures With Prominent Features: Large, Expressive Eyes And A Notable Absence Of Mouths
These ancient artworks are steeped in the rich mythology of the local Indigenous peoples, who attribute profound spiritual significance to the Wandjina beings.
Some observers have drawn parallels between the enigmatic appearance of the Wandjina figures and the depictions of otherworldly beings, prompting intriguing discussions about potential connections to extraterrestrial influences in ancient cultures...
Mavis 1 year ago
Grrr.....there is no "extraterrestrial influence" here. Give credit to the amazing ancient humans who created it.
Penguin Panda Pop 1 year ago
Thousands of years from now someone will uncover a large collection of manga comics and wonder why humans have such small noses. Someone else will suggest alien intervention probably.
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Sergy Yeltsen 1 year ago
Great. Even the Dreamtime is infested with idiot conspiracy theorists.
Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
aliens, d***s or imagination, everything is possible and every possibily is exciting to understand
Mystery Kitteh 1 year ago
Unless you were there, one will never truely know
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Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
or maybe, this tribe of ancient australian aboriginals had a distinct art style. Tim Burton's characters and artworks often feature large eyes. is he under the influence of aliens?
David Paterson 1 year ago (edited)
Although "believed to be thousands of years old", these used to be repainted every few years.
#44
Colossi Of Memnon In Thebes, Egypt (Ca. 1910)
#45
An Ancient Ptolemaic Or Roman Basalt Dice That Was Found In Medinet Habu (On The Opposite Bank Of Luxor), Egypt. Both Periods Dominated Egypt For Centuries And Therefore The Museum Dates This Piece Between 332 Bc And 395 Ad
This is on display in the Allard Pierson Museum Antiquities in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
#46
Henry Ford In The First Car He Ever Built, 1896
Richard Graham 1 year ago (edited)
This was Ford's first car, hand-assembled in a shed behind his house. At that time Henry Ford was a successful engineer for Edison. He first drove this n the early morning of June 4, 1896. Henry Ford called this a "Quadricycle," subsequently described by historian Allan Nevins as "Strikingly small and light - the lightest vehicle of its type yet produced." This Quadricycle had 49-inch wheelbase and was 79 inches long overall. It was only 45 inches wide and 43 inches high. Henry Ford sold it for $200. Within twenty years Henry Ford was the richest man in the world. He helped transform the automobile from a rich person's expensive toy to something any working person could afford, and changed the world (for better or worse).
Just-4-2day 1 year ago
$200 in 1896 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $7,477.83 today, an increase of $7,277.83 over 128 years.
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The Sassanian Empire Under Shapur I Sought To Expand Its Territories And Influence, Often Coming Into Conflict With The Roman Empire, Which Was Also A Dominant Power In The Region
Shapur I led several campaigns against the Romans, capturing key cities and fortresses. The most notable confrontation was the Battle of Edessa. The Roman Emperor Valerian led an army to repel the Sassanian forces but was decisively defeated.
The defeat at Edessa resulted in the capture of Emperor Valerian, a major event in Roman history. Valerian is the only Roman emperor known to have been captured as a prisoner of war.
Shapur I commemorated his victory through rock reliefs and inscriptions. The Naqsh-e Rustam reliefs near Persepolis depict Shapur triumphing over three Roman emperors, symbolizing his victories over Gordian III, Philip the Arab, and Valerian.
The capture of Valerian and the successes of Shapur I against the Romans are often seen as high points of Sassanian power and influence.
XenoMurph 1 year ago
"The Sasanian Empire (/səˈsɑːniən, səˈseɪniən/) or Sassanid Empire, officially known as Eranshahr ("Kingdom of the Iranians"),[9][10] was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th to 8th centuries. Named after the House of Sasan, it endured for over four centuries, from 224 to 651"
#48
The Queen Mary Teeming With American Troops Returning To New York Harbor After The End Of Wwii, 1945
Jrog 1 year ago (edited)
It should be pointed out that the ship was not so crowded as it seems for the trip. The passengers all came out on the decks while entering the port, and congregated at the front deck. What you see in this photo are basically *all* the passengers on the ship in a very limited space. It was running over capacity, true, but still within very reasonable limits.
Mike F 1 year ago
Unless you are standing at the rail and suddenly need to go to the can.
Load More Replies... Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago (edited)
Sorry, I've seen this one around and it is NOT the Queen Mary. Outside of Reddit and Facebook which are NOT credible sources, this is the Queen Elizabeth, not the Mary. The Mary is the survivor though because she's a floating hotel in Long Beach so it makes sense that she would be the one people think of but, this is the Queen Elizabeth.
ॐBoyGanesh 1 year ago (edited)
Exactly. I’m kinda adverse to the modern cruise vacation, so I first did a cruise on the transatlantic on the QE2. More recently I’ve taken the QM2 and next year I’m doing the 9-night crossing on the Queen Anne. I’ve been to some fancy places, but these ships are the epitome of classy & opulent. I’ve sort of a fascination with Cunard & White Star. This is, indeed, the larger, original RMS Queen Elizabeth. Which most history listicles get wrong. The Queen Mary is in Long Beach and the QE2 in Dubai.
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She was nicknamed "The Grey Ghost" during the war, as she was painted that color and was so fast that it could outrun u-boats even if she was intercepted. It was rumored that Hitler offered a reward to any submarine captain that could sink her.
Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
Every time I see this photo with all the passengers packed in front, I always wonder how the boat did not sink, nose first
nm (he/him) 1 year ago
Passengers are the worst possible cargo. They don't stay where they are put, don't obey orders/follow instructions and know better than the captain.
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The Flying Merkel Motorcycle, 1910 - Milwaukee
Richard Graham 1 year ago
The Flying Merkel was a fast, well-engineered motorcycle made from 1911 to 1915. All Flying Merkels were painted orange.
#50
Graf Zeppelin Flying Over Montevideo, Uruguay In June Of 1934
Admiral Graf Spee he/him 1 year ago
I read it and I thought graf zeppelin the aircraft carrier and I was just thinking what?
G A 1 year ago
Graf Spee I think you mean, I guess I've spelt it wrong...
Load More Replies... David Paterson 1 year ago
Zeppelins used to be the fastest way to get from Europe to South America.
#51
The Treaty Of Paris Painting, Depicting The End Of The American Revolutionary War With Great Britain
It remains unfinished due to British representatives refusing to pose, 1783
Benjamin West, 1783. Currently housed in Winterthur Museum, Library and Gardens in Winterthur, Delaware
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
FINE! You can have independence. But you're not getting your painting. So THERE!!
Tabitha 1 year ago (edited)
Don’t threaten me with a good time. I don’t want you in the picture anyway. So right back at you, Limey! (Does not reflect my personal feelings, just those I imagine the Founding Fathers and all the other newly minted Americans had at the time.)
Load More Replies... I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 1 year ago
I love how the rest is immaculate! Reminds me of photos today where one person is blurred out!
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago (edited)
the war of 1812? the war that the US declared upon Britain, one reason for doing so being because they didn't like that Britain was in support of the Native American Tecumseh Confederacy and the US's expansion into native lands? >.> a war that crippled the economy of both countries thus they just decided to sign the treaty of ghent and get it all over with? >.>
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A Hoard Of 24 Medieval Coins Was Found By A Metal Detectorist Near The Village Of Castlemorton, England, In 2023
Many of the coins are made of silver, with the earliest being minted during the reign of Henry III (1216-1272) and the latest minted during the reign of Henry V (1413-1422). It's unclear why this hoard was buried. Henry V famously won a major victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt, but these battles took place in France, not England.
Penguin Panda Pop 1 year ago
To point out that these coins being buried had nothing to do with Agincourt. They also had nothing to do with the Appollo moon landings but for some reason the poster forgot to add this.
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Dave Walters 1 year ago
These type of "Hoards" are not uncommon. I was a metal detectorist in Cheshire, England and found many more medieval coins than that. I was co-founder of a hoard of Roman silver Denarius which dated between 85bc and ca 75ad. In a field within view of my house.
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Discovered By Metal Detectorists In 2018 In The Bourne Valley, Near The City Of Salisbury, The Bourne Valley Hoard Has More Than 1,800 Roman Coins, All Found Inside A Roman Grayware Jar
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
... So, working out the provenance and history of those coins was 'The Bourne Identification', then?
#54
Children With Pedal Cars 100 Years Ago
marianne eliza 1 year ago
Skip the electric cars for the kids. Pedal cars/trucks/tractors are safer and will wear the kid out.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
My mum had her pedal car from the 60s until about 2010, when she gave it to her brother who hoped to restore it. Hopefully he put it in his storage unit before her went to live overseas in about 2013!
#55
A Commercial Plane In 1930
Neil Henderson 1 year ago
Imperial Airways Hanley Page HP 42 first flown on 14th November 1930.
#56
Planes Fly Between The Towers And Pedestrians Cross As A Part Of The Celebration Of The Opening Of The Golden Gate Bridge In May Of 1937
#57
Anna Zieman, Telephone Switchboard Operator, Jud, N.d
Operators often had telephone exchanges in their homes, especially in small towns or rural areas. Operators were almost always women. The operator connected the caller to another phone by plugging a wire into the correct space. If the operator was not at home, the phone service could not be connected....
TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago
Funny thing: The automatic system for this was invented by an undertaker because the wife of his competitor was such operator and would only connect to her husband
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
Let us pause for a moment to remember that patron saint of telephone operators, 'Myrt'. "Oh, that you, Myrt? How's every little thing, Myrt?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9tsxpK05Zg Oh-that-yo...89d164.jpg 
#58
Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1940s / 1950s
Photograph of a young girl holding a crying baby. In the image, while leaning against a door opening the unidentified girl is smiling while holding a baby that is turned away crying at something out of the frame...
Photo: Joe Clark HBSS - Clark Family Photo Collection - Special Collections Library - University of North Texas
#59
British Brigadier-General John Vaughan Campbell Addressing Men Of The 137th Brigade (46th Division) During Ww1. St. Quentin Canal, France. 2 October 1918
Bex 1 year ago
At first glance, I thought they were all skeletons. Even looking closely, their legs seem so skinny.
Jay Scales 1 year ago (edited)
Yes, I thought that too - especially the lower part of the hill. It looks like the unearthing of a mass grave.
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The Sun Dance Ceremony
Another Edward Curtis photo of a Crow (Apsaroke) man. He is tethered to the pole with visible leather straps, that hold two sharp stakes which pierce both sides of his chest. He pulls back on the pole, with each tug stretching the skin on his chest like a slingshot. this goes on for 4 days, and he cannot stop until he gets a vision. He is eventually freed, when the flesh is torn off his body and the stakes fall to the ground. In the Lakota version of this, the man blows an eagle bone whistle throughout the procedure. This is not for the faint hearted, and the participants' courage level is off the charts. Meanwhile, you can see blood on his body even from the rear. After this test, for warriors like him, riding into battle is like going to the market.
Kristal 1 year ago
Courage is knowing there will be pain to yourself but you do it anyways. Most people fear and avoid pain. Warriors do not.
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67 Years Ago, The Five Marx Brothers Appeared Together On Nbc Television’s The Tonight Show In 1957
An NBC press employee photographed them together in the Rockefeller Centre and documented their last known reunion. The photo was published by NBC in 1961, around the time of the death of Chico Marx. From left to right, by their performing names, they are Harpo, Zeppo, Chico, Groucho, and Gummo.
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
Lydia, oh! Lydia, say have you met Lydia Oh! Lydia, the tattooed lady She has eyes that folks adore so And a torso even more so…
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
If you get a chance, read the autobiography 'Harpo Speaks'. I cannot recommend that book highly enough.
#62
North School In Seattle, C.1880
T'Mar of Vulcan 1 year ago
Looks like the right amount of kids for my class. I have 39 and my classroom is tiny.
#63
Old Country Schoolhouse In Alabama, 1935
Jennik 1 year ago
At least there's a teacher. The government in my country wants to use AI to teach kids and mark their exams so they don't have to pay teachers.
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A Roman Pottery Sherd Showing Depicting People In Chains. This Dates To 150-200 Ad, Was Found In The Ancient Matilo Military Fort In Leiden, And Is Owned By The "Heritage Leiden And Surroundings" Organization
I don't know if it is usually on display, although I saw it at a special exhibition in Amsterdam, Netherlands in April.
Nils Skirnir 1 year ago
Exactly how slaves in the US South were transported. Chained at the neck, hands bound, and forced to walk. Sometimes for many, many miles. We’re whipped to keep them moving.
WubiDubi 1 year ago
Roman slaves could buy their freedom and marry. Slavery yes, but at least with exits other than death.
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Stylish Couple Driving An Early Car In Pittsburgh, 1907
#66
A Rider Fills His Keg From A Desert Well 30 Miles North Of Palomas, Arizona. His Horse Refreshes Himself Nearby. 1907
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
I'm shamefully admitting that I thought that horses saddlebag was something else at first and I was in shock. xD
CD Mills 1 year ago
That isn't a saddlebag, that is a closed stirrup. They are critical if there is a lot of cactus{Well, unless you like cactus spines driven into your toes/top of the foot}. A saddlebag is tied behind the back of the saddle and rests on the sides of the horse's rump. Bedrolls were then tied on top of the saddlebags.
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A Group Of Men Enjoying A Vintage Car, Somewhere Around Iowa, 1947
Me Oh My (He/They) 1 year ago
The one driving looks kind of like Jughead.
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Camp Of The Miners Of The North Star And Mountaineer Lodes. San Juan County, Colorado, 1875
#69
The Roman Emperor, Philippus The Arab, Is Depicted Kneeling Before The Persian King Shapur I, Pleading For Peace. The Emperor Standing Is Valerian, Who Was Captured By The Persians In 260 Ad
This scene portrays the victory of Shapur I at Naqshe Rostam, Iran
#70
Loading Cargo At The Steamboat Landing Of Vicksburg, Mississippi On The Mississippi River (1906)
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
Wow, they look so similar to the steam boats that used to (and still do) travel down the Murray River in Victoria. I don't know why I imagined them to look different but I did.
M O'Connell 1 year ago
Having the same design criteria often results in very similar designs regardless of who built them.
Load More Replies... Bill Staples 1 year ago
This is the second clearly AI photo here, probably missed some others.
Libby King 1 year ago
So, I looked at the watermark, and apparently Shorpy sells digitally enhanced vintage photos. So maybe a somewhat true photo that has been cleaned up and colorized?
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Men And Women Weaving At The White Oak Mill In Greensboro, Nc, C.1909. Photo Courtesy Of The National Museum Of American History
#72
A Modern New York Filling Station In The 1920s
Corwin 02 1 year ago
So even then they f****d you over with pricing at the pump not being the true price
Nils Skirnir 1 year ago (edited)
Average wage was 52 cents an hour or 1236 dollars a year. 48 hour work week.
Load More Replies... Mike F 1 year ago
It wasn't a percentage tax, it was a per gallon tax. If it was 25¢ per gallon, the tax would have been 4¢ per gallon.
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9 And 7 Years Old Newsboys - Los Angeles, 1915
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
The one on the right is even beaten up. Being a kid in the past was rough...
Libby King 1 year ago
Yall, look at other photos from this time frame. Cameras back then did not have the ability to do a back blur. This is AI
the_avenging_knight (her/she) 1 year ago
Poor little things, neither of them should have had to work so young.
Nicole Weymann 1 year ago
The good old days when children had the FrEeDoM to earn their own money and be proud of themselves! /S
Noyfb noyfb 1 year ago
Their hands and faces are black with printer’s ink from the newspapers fresh off the printing press they had to handle for hours.
#74
Lance Corporal Robert A. Bishop Explores A Viet Cong Tunnel Complex Found By Leathernecks Of The 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines
#75
Pepsi.. New York 1910
Tabitha 1 year ago (edited)
Chee’burger. Chee’burger. Chee’burger. No Coke. Pepsi. (If you know, you know.)
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Window Stickers Once Used For Entry Into Yellowstone Park
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Conestoga Wagon (Unknown Date And Location)
In the bygone era, when the American frontier beckoned with untamed possibilities, there existed a marvel known as the Conestoga wagon—an unrivaled titan of its time. Much like the mighty 18-wheeler trucks of today, these remarkable wagons embarked on daring journeys, bearing precious cargoes of finished goods and vital supplies into the untamed western territories. They were laden with barrels brimming with flour, whiskey, tobacco, furs, coal, iron, and many other highly sought-after frontier treasures. To witness their grandeur was to behold an "inland ship of commerce," its billowing white covers fluttering like proud sails.
#78
"Soyjack" Torture Mask; 200 Year Old Torture Tool Made Of Bronze From Germany
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 1 year ago
The more I look the more my stomach churns.
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Rachel Parker 1 year ago
If it helps this was never used for real. These types of horrible-looking torture devices were made for exhibitions much later than the time they they were supposed to be from.
G A 1 year ago
I don't think it's real. More likely a fictional piece made to gull horrified paying customers to your Chamber of Horrors. If anything like that did exist, it would have been from the Middle Ages not just 200 years ago. Something along the line of the Iron Maiden or the Chastity Belt, infamous but a myth.
Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
it’s funny, the school made the same impression without ever using this mask
#79
Jeeps Abandoned In A Field, At The End Of World War II, Summer Of 1945
Rebecca O’Donnell 1 year ago
Well, some of the retired Army jeeps did get utilized elsewhere. The United States Post Office used quite a few of them. When I first started at the Post Office this is what all the carriers used.
Richard Graham 1 year ago
After WWII the U.S. government had bought so many Jeeps that they were selling them for $50.
the_avenging_knight (her/she) 1 year ago
Today that's about $1,121.68, still a steal today.
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A U.S. Army Anti-Aircraft Gun Crew Manning Their 3-Inch M3 Aa Gun At New Fighter Strip, Dobodura, New Guinea, On May 17, 1943
Just-4-2day 1 year ago
These men seem so old, yet they were quite young when they enlisted (or were drafted).
#81
A! Man Driving A 1925 Milk Wagon In La, One Of The First Non-Horse Driven Wagons!
Debby Keir 1 year ago
Even my milkman in the 1950's had a horse drawn wagon - and the horse lived in the field at the bottom of my garden. (and if the horse pooped everyone would run out to scoop it up for manure!)
Caroline Fraser 1 year ago
We had milk delivered by horse and dray up until the late 1970s/early 1980s.
#82
The Tallest Man In The Russian Empire, Fyodor Andreevich Makhnov (1878-1912)
The length of Fyodor Makhnov's foot was 51 cm, the length of his palm was 32 cm. At the age of 25, his height was 285 cm and his weight was 182 kg.
The giant ate like this: in the morning he ate 20 eggs, 8 round loaves of white bread with butter, drank 2 liters of tea. For lunch — 2.5 kg of meat, 1 kg of potatoes, 3 liters of beer. In the evening — a bowl of fruit, 2.5 kg of meat, 3 loaves of bread and 2 liters of tea
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
Interesting. I'd be curious to see the evidence for this. Guiness Book of World Records lists the 'Tallest Man' as Robert Pershing Wadlow, at 8' 11.1", or 272 cm. This claims that Makhnov was 285 cm, or 9' 4.2". So presumably someone is mistaken, or lying, or the Guiness records are incomplete. Claims like this are often frustrating when you try to verify them.
Papa 1 year ago
From Wikipedia: Photographic evidence suggests that he was not any taller than 7 feet 10+1⁄2 inches.
Load More Replies... Catharina Geerts 1 month ago
That seems a lot to eat, even for a giant like him, having a figure that is relatively slim
#83
Racegoers At The Longchamp Races In France, In The 1930s, Display The Latest Fur Fashions, Paris, France, 1930s
Jennik 1 year ago
The woman 2nd from the left looks likes she's being swallowed by some sort of animal.
Eric Williams 1 year ago
Hmm...The lady 2nd from left has an expression that makes me wonder what she's doing under all those furs.
Palo Sulek 1 year ago
Almost hundred years later and people still wearing fur...no evolution in human mind... completely unacceptable to me and sick
#84
This Picture Is From 1908 Of The Har Temple Of Amritsar Called The Christian Leftist 'Golden Temple'
#85
New York City's Vegetable Market Was Very Busy And Crowded In The 1900s. The Markets Here Could Have Seen The Same Rustle And Glamorous As The Vegetable Markets Of India
Shopkeepers and shoppers interacted with each other, pricing was going and fresh vegetables were sprouted everywhere. In this busy atmosphere we get a glimpse of the markets of India, where we get to see the same bustle and crowd.
#86
Idaho Springs, Colorado. C.1910. View Down A Street Crowded With Pedestrians And Horse-Drawn Carts. Published By E.j. Deis. Photo Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
During the Colorado gold rush in January 1859, George A. Jackson, a prospector and cousin of Kit Carson, made a notable discovery of placer gold in what is now Idaho Springs. This discovery marked the earliest significant find of gold in Colorado. Jackson, originally from Missouri and with prior experi
Corwin 02 1 year ago (edited)
1/2 During the Colorado gold rush in January 1859, George A. Jackson, a prospector and cousin of Kit Carson, made a notable discovery of placer gold in what is now Idaho Springs. This discovery marked the earliest significant find of gold in Colorado. Jackson, originally from Missouri and with prior experience in California's goldfields, was attracted to the area by the sight of steam rising from nearby hot springs. Initially, he kept his find under wraps for several months. However, when he began using gold dust to purchase supplies, news of his discovery spread, prompting others to rush to Jackson's mining site. Initially dubbed "Jackson's Diggings," the settlement underwent several name changes as it developed into a permanent community, eventually becoming known as Idaho Springs. Following the initial discovery of placer gold, the identification of gold veins within the canyon walls alongside Clear Creek soon ensued.
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These Newly Crafted Statues By A Khmer Artist Resemble The Golden Boy, Who Is King Jayavarman Vi, A Khmer King Who Reigned From 1080 To 1107
The intricate details and ornate attire reflect the grandeur of this historical period, showcasing the artist's dedication to traditional Khmer craftsmanship.
The original statue, depicting King Jayavarman VI as a deified king, is displayed in Thailand with the following inscription: "Image of a deified king. Lopburi Art (Khmer art in Thailand). 11th Century (900-1000 years ago). Bronze inlaid with silver, gold gilded. There is evidence that it was found from Ban Yang, Lahan Sai District, Buriram Province. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States of America delivered it to Thailand on May 20, 2024."
#89
A 1915 Photo Of Lumberjacks Cutting Trees In The Pacific Northwest, USA, Captures The Essence Of The Era's Logging Industry, Highlighting The Challenges And Triumphs Of The People Who Worked In It
Debby Keir 1 year ago
But it made beautiful old furniture and kept your granny warm.
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Ice-Cream Truck In New York In 80s!
PattyK 1 year ago
I don’t believe this picture was taken in the 1980s. The truck and the cars in the background are much older than tha. Maybe 1940s or ‘50s?
Victor Botha 1 year ago
I agree, also the children's clothing is not from the 80's
Load More Replies... Paul Proteus 1 year ago
Ice Cream Break Poster by Ralph Morse - LIFE Photo Store lifephotostore.com https://lifephotostore.com › ... › Black And White Posters A group of children, some with cones, climb and sit on an ice cream truck, Brooklyn, New York, New York, April 1949.
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Trisec Tebeakesse 1 year ago
I'm an American, so "old" is relative. But in my city....Paul Revere's House, 1690. Old State House, site of the Boston Massacre, 1713. Old North Church, 1723, USS Constitution, 1797. Massachusetts State Capitol, 1797. Buried under the Back Bay is a native fish weir, dated to 2,500 years ago. Come and visit, and Happy Independence Day out there!
David 1 year ago
We got ancient stuff too in my city, NYC. In Brooklyn you have the Wyckoff House from 1652, Billiou–Stillwell–Perine House in Staten Island in 1665 and also in Staten is Cubberly-Britton Cottage from 1670, John Browne House in Queens1669 (Bowne held illegal Quaker meetings and was arrested, he filed a lawsuit and won, which guaranteed religious rights in New Amsterdam and set for the Religious freedoms principal in America afterwards), also in Queens the Old Quaker Meeting House from 1694. And just outside NYC in Yonkers is the Philipse Manor Hall from 1682. In the Bronx from 1738 is the Van Cortlandt House, which was used by during the Revolutionary war by Washington as a HQ, then captured and used by the British General Howe and then taken back and used by Rochembau as his HQ. Also St. Paul's Chapel a church from 1764 where Washington prayed before his inauguration. Also Alexander Hamiltons estate, Gracie Mansion (1799) the Mayors Residence, etc, and so much more. Plus native sites
Load More Replies... Imp O'Light 1 year ago
Today's BP is AMAZING! Thank you for the contributions. Agree that more like these would be fantastic!
Trisec Tebeakesse 1 year ago
I'm an American, so "old" is relative. But in my city....Paul Revere's House, 1690. Old State House, site of the Boston Massacre, 1713. Old North Church, 1723, USS Constitution, 1797. Massachusetts State Capitol, 1797. Buried under the Back Bay is a native fish weir, dated to 2,500 years ago. Come and visit, and Happy Independence Day out there!
David 1 year ago
We got ancient stuff too in my city, NYC. In Brooklyn you have the Wyckoff House from 1652, Billiou–Stillwell–Perine House in Staten Island in 1665 and also in Staten is Cubberly-Britton Cottage from 1670, John Browne House in Queens1669 (Bowne held illegal Quaker meetings and was arrested, he filed a lawsuit and won, which guaranteed religious rights in New Amsterdam and set for the Religious freedoms principal in America afterwards), also in Queens the Old Quaker Meeting House from 1694. And just outside NYC in Yonkers is the Philipse Manor Hall from 1682. In the Bronx from 1738 is the Van Cortlandt House, which was used by during the Revolutionary war by Washington as a HQ, then captured and used by the British General Howe and then taken back and used by Rochembau as his HQ. Also St. Paul's Chapel a church from 1764 where Washington prayed before his inauguration. Also Alexander Hamiltons estate, Gracie Mansion (1799) the Mayors Residence, etc, and so much more. Plus native sites
Load More Replies... Imp O'Light 1 year ago
Today's BP is AMAZING! Thank you for the contributions. Agree that more like these would be fantastic!
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