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Old photos have a magical way of transporting us to another time, making history feel oddly personal and vivid. Historic pictures serve as windows into the past, revealing glimpses of everyday life from long ago. The Instagram account @ilovehistory115 is dedicated to reviving vintage snapshots, bringing old-time charm into our feed. Today Pandas, we’ve compiled some of their best photos that might give you a daily dose of history with a side of nostalgia.
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#1
Mississippi's First Interracial Couple- August 3, 1970
Serial pacifist 1 year ago
I am sure they are not the first interracial couple, but the first one legally recognized. Still shameful it took all the way into the last third of the last century.
Teddy O'Malley 1 year ago
I think they meant to put first legally married
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Puppy Dancing! 1 year ago
First legal, not the first couple... Finding your roots has an example almost every week of " creepin'".
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
First *married* couple is probably what it should say.
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JSMart26 1 year ago
Not to be confused with that other famous Paul McCartney! :~]
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Lawmom1966 1 year ago
How brave to face any biases with so much love! LOVE WINS, and it always should.
Phil Thompson 1 year ago
They might both be alive still. I'd estimate they'd be 80 to 85 yrs old
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Fred Rogers Performing A "Bedside Solo Show" For 7-Year Old Beth Usher During Her Coma After Undergoing Surgery For "Rasmussen’s Encephalitis" At The John Hopkins Childrens' Hospital In Baltimore, Maryland, 1987
Heir of Durin 1 year ago
I found a nice story on this one. It’s worth a quick read! https://www.brainandlife.org/the-magazine/online-exclusives/speak-uphow-mister-rogers-saved-my-life/
Mabelbabel 1 year ago
I've no idea who said it, but there's a lovely quote that Steve Irwin taught us how to care about the world around us, Mr Rodgers taught us to care about others, and Bob Ross taught us to care about ourselves.
Jess Smith 1 year ago
downsides to a zombie apocalypse: *gestures*. Upsides: We get Fred Rogers back.
Auntriarch 11 months ago
My brain just broke trying to imagine a zombie Mr Rogers
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RosenCranzLives 1 year ago
When you meet a genuinely GOOD person, praising their efforts is not a compliment to them, it is a revelation that there is actually GOOD in the world. I am so glad to know of Fred Rogers and all that he did, because it makes me happy when so much else does the opposite.
Janet Howe 1 year ago
We all knew Fred Rogers was a wonderful guy. This just proves it. His goal was to provide children with a 'kinder, gentler' way of looking at life.
#3
1969: Margaret Hamilton Next To The Navigation Software She And Her Team At Mit Wrote For The Apollo Program
EarthGrowl 1 year ago (edited)
Women were the first computer programmers because it involved typing and the men at that time saw typing as "women's work." Behind every great man is a woman who work he stole.
Richard Graham 1 year ago
Yep. When I was in High School in the 1960s boys could not take typing classes (girls could not take shop). Bill Gates has said that a major obstacle to introducing the PC into the business world was the idea that touching a keyboard was "beneath" an executive.
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Kelly Hartle 1 year ago
Some of the astronauts would not trust the figures developed by computer until they were double-checked by her.
Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
Same thing with Katherine Johnson, who was the first African American women to work as a scientist at NASA. She helped design the code for the first maned space trip in 1961. Alan Shepherd even said he would not trust the code if she did not double check it.
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Donna P Sisk 1 year ago
And the did this by writing with a pen and pencil. I know today most can’t.
John Seidel 1 year ago
This is one of my all-time favorite photos. It always puts a smile on my face.
The saying that a picture is worth a thousand words certainly stands true when it comes to historical photos. They encapsulate entire eras, offering us a glimpse into the lives, emotions, and experiences of people who lived long before us.
Every one of these images, whether it's an ancient snapshot of a packed theater for a play in 1910 or a portrait of two best friends, has a backstory that can enlighten, uplift, and stir thinking.
#4
Serbian Soldier Sleeps With His Father Who Came To Visit Him On The Front Line Near Belgrade, 1914/1915
LittleWombat 1 year ago
I am stunned each time I see this photo that this elderly man would come to the front lines to see his boy. So much love!
Joanne Kaiser 1 year ago
Look at the poor old man’s footwear. It looks like multiple layers of cloth. We have no idea how fortunate we are to have all that we have without thought.
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TMT Angus 1 year ago
Serbs get a lot of hate but we are good people who love our family. Every nationality has evil people, not just just Serbs.
Jp@nda 1 year ago
This is true, I believe that one day we will realize that we are more alike than we will ever be different. It doesn't matter where you're from, what you look like, or whom you pray to. Just that there is more good people than evil
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8Yorkies-and-33cats 1 year ago
I bet this is the first good sleep this poor boy has had in months, feeling safe in his father's arms.
Janet Howe 1 year ago
Can any of us imagine this? A father so loving and dedicated that he risks his own life to be with his son on the front lines.
Louise Clarke 1 year ago
I bet that most people with children can imagine this.
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I wish we did not have a war, but people did not like to come home to our God, so we have wars.
#5
WWII Veteran Dean Mccandless From The 505 Pir Of The 82nd Airborne Division. He Made All Four Combat Jumps (Sicily, Italy, Normandy, And The Netherlands)
viimatar 1 year ago
Has to have a tough psyche to have endured all of that intact. The missions can't have been easy for anyone.
Dennis Stanley 1 year ago
Did he have to wear two parachutes because of the extra weight of his brass balls?
Martinique Grobler 1 year ago
Atleast he looks more happy now (finally) than he did in his service photo
#6
Family Portrait After W-W-1
Auntriarch 1 year ago
Just hoping her WW2 photo doesn't have two empty greatcoats
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PFD 1 year ago
This appears to be a photomontage by Lithuanian artist Evaldas Ivanauskas, from an exhibition / series called "Conversations with Vincas Firinauskas". There's an interview with the artist here: https://100asa.com/blog/photomontage-and-the-surrealist-plot-in-the-artistic-vision-of-evaldas-ivanauskas
Liv ੈ‧₊˚ 1 year ago
Amazing picture, but I’m left wondering why the mum isn’t also holding her son? He looks left out and sad ):
Kat 1 year ago
Because this is an 'official' and serious picture. PDA was not acceptable in those... It is 'stately' and probably designed to show off the loss and hurt ... Just look at her clenched fist... Nb je
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These images serve as powerful reminders of our collective past, helping us to understand the world as it was and how it has evolved. Instagram pages like ilovehistory115 offer us a tangible link to history that books alone might not provide.
Sometimes, such photos also play a crucial role in preserving and transmitting cultural identity. For many families, old photographs are cherished heirlooms, passed down through generations as visual records of their ancestors. These images help people connect with their heritage, reminding them of where they come from and the values that have been passed down through the years.
#7
Woman Cutting Her Birthday Cake In Iran, 1973
Mark Alexander 1 year ago
The US right-wing extremists want us to follow Iran's example. I know Iranians from this era. They are great Americans. Because they know.
Charlotte A. 1 year ago
So sad to think of all the women who actually lived through this shift, who had freedom and lost it.
Doug 1 year ago
Sad also to think of all the left extremists fighting to keep them subjugated saying it's "culture".
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F.Stanciu Coloring Books 1 year ago
Sad:( I have the feeling that all countries are going backwards!
EarthGrowl 1 year ago
This is an example of the Law of Unintended Consequences. Yes, the US meddled. But the meddlers didn't have to foresight to understand that hardline Islamic Fundamentalist would drag Iran back to the Iron Age. This is what happens when the Western World meddles with cultures it doesn't understand.
Kevin Hickey 1 year ago
"meddled" is an understatement. There's a long list of horrible things that the U.S. has done to Iran. I doubt if most Americans know anything about it.
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UKGrandad 1 year ago
Funny, isn't it, how all these women who, we are told, choose to wear the burka only started choosing to do so when they were told they could choose to wear it..or choose to not wear it and be publicly beaten. It's almost like they don't really have a choice, isn't it?
MrsFettesVette 1 year ago
It's like all those religious "tradwives" who insist their lifestyle is their "choice"- well, if you had enormous familial and social pressure to make the "right" choice, it's not really a choice, is it?
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Sad how RELIGIOUS FANATICAL BELIEFS TOOK FREEDOM AND RESPECT OF PROGRESS AWAY
Frances Pitchoune 1 year ago
When I tell my millennial colleagues that in Iran, before the Islamist revolution, women were like us in Occident, they don't believe me 😕
#8
Animal Therapy, 1956
Marno C. 1 year ago
I am hearing on the news a resurgence of Whooping cough. Measles and are coming back and, of course, that case of Polio in Gaza. (Polio is also an issue in Pakistan, Nigeria, and Afghanistan). Thanks, antivaxxers and that one fraudulent idiot doctor who said that MMR caused autism.
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Nikki Gross 1 year ago (edited)
This goes back to a previous comment that I made: I'm Gen X and when I was young you weren't allowed in school without full and complete vaccination records. Every Summer before school would start Mom would take us to the Doctor and we would get the jab for ANYTHING that we needed to enroll in school that year. Mom was born in 1933, so she saw what life was like before vaccinations, especially if you were poor. The fact that parents are willing to risk their children's lives, because of some idiotic belief infuriated the hell out of her. The sad part is that the Anti-Vax crowd has learned that they can use a "religious" exemption, because they know that schools can't challenge them without risks of lawsuits claiming discrimination. My nieces and nephews go to school with several kids that have NOT been vaccinated because their parents found a way to circumvent school policy. It's incredibly sad to them because their friends could get sick or die when it's something that could have easily been prevented.
Limey 1 year ago
I am a “boomer”. I remember polio and the relief when there was a vaccine. We had immunizations for that and TB and rubella and no one even asked. The school nurse came in and jabbed you and that was the end of it. We basically eliminated smallpox and tb and polio and many other diseases because of vaccines. I don’t get this anti vac bulls**t at all. Sheer stupidity.
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Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
But a vast improvement over the iron lung that it replaced.
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Al Padilla 1 year ago
But antivaxxers need not worry. When their unvaccinated kids get polio, the ventilator technology is now much better. We're already seeing an impressive increase in serious childhood diseases that were all but eliminated in the civilized world.
Linda Riebel 1 year ago (edited)
I'm hoping she got well with the gadget and the ducks, and never had to go into an Iron Lung. A man who live to his 70s (?) in one just recently died.
lisa_l_ross58 1 year ago
They should do that again. I would love to have ducklings beside my bed...or puppies...
#9
A Soldier Shares His Food With Two Dutch Kids, 1945
viimatar 1 year ago
Though it makes me wonder whether it's set up. Propaganda it is for certain, but that doesn't mean that the deed itself wouldn't have been genuine. The photographer may have just happened to be in the right place in the right time.
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Łukasz Mirosław 1 year ago
Soldier from the Polish 1st Armoured Division. Tilburg, 30 October 1944.
On a larger scale, photos of historical events or cultural milestones help to preserve the identity of entire communities or nations. For instance, images of the iconic celebration in Times Square on V-J Day in 1945, when the end of World War II was announced, capture a moment of collective joy and relief. These photos immortalize a time when the world came together to celebrate peace and victory.
#10
The Old Cincinnati Library Before Being Demolished, 1874-1955
Kira Okah 1 year ago
Of course this has come up again =.= The building was dangerous and unfit for purpose. Too small, inadequate lighting, zero ventilation, coal dust everywhere, and the stacks would tip onto people so only staff could get them from some places. The new building fixed all of these problems.
S R Godwin 1 year ago
That's where the Kama Sutra was kept......Speaking from personal experience here!
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An American Soldier Wears A Hand Lettered “War Is Hell” Slogan On His Helmet, Vietnam, 1965
viimatar 1 year ago
There's still life in them. Not the kind of dead eyes you see in deeply traumatized people.
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Nonna_SoF 1 year ago
Because there's no innocents in hell, if I recall. A fair argument.
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Annie 1973 1 year ago
Larry Wayne Chaffin was from St. Louis, and served in Vietnam for exactly one year from May of 1965. He had a bad time readjusting to civilian life after returning, and died at the age of 39 from complications of diabetes; Potentially exacerbated by exposure to Agent Orange.
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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
Still not as much s**t as some. Those eyes still have a shred of humanity.
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RosenCranzLives 1 year ago
War is worse than hell. In hell are sinners, in war, there are innocents.
#12
The "Hasanlu Lovers" Died Around 800 B.c. And Were Discovered In 1972. They Died In What Seems To Be An Embrace Or Kiss, And Remained That Way For 2800 Years
WonderWoman 1 year ago
but wait, I thought you only became gay if you read it in books/s
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Bob Brooce 1 year ago
They were buried in an embrace. They didn't die that way, unless being discovered that way explains the skull on the right. That might be possible, but it sure wasn't because anybody in 800 BC thought they were offending Jesus or Muhammed.
Ninnanator 1 year ago
No they couldn't. Homosexuality wasn't actually a sin in the Bible until the 1900's. We're the trashy pieces of sh*t 😂
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three norns 1 year ago
Both male. One was 19-22, the other 30-35. There are no signs of injury at the time of death, possibly died from asphyxiation. Given the ages, I think them being brothers or possibly even father and son (19 and 35) is equally likely
_physically_insane_(he/they/any) 1 year ago
It is also a possibility that they were lovers because in Ancient Greece (I know this isn’t from Greece, but Ancient Greece did exist at around the same time I believe), it wasn’t uncommon for male lovers to have quite a large age gap by modern standards. That being said, they could very well be family
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It's like that 1 year ago
Doesn't mean they were lovers, you can't tell that by the bones. Could have been a variety of reasons they're in the position they are. People are stupid
Jennie Stadler 1 year ago (edited)
About the "both Male" thing. Who cares. You know in many countries you still see ladies holding hands when they are out shopping or just a walk, men have their arms around each other and no one thinks a thing about it. In the states, with our insane puritan outlook on things we have lost touch with the totally natural need to touch and be touched. Good Grief, even in the group, Image #3 shows a father laying next to his adult son, if you took them down to skeletons, it could look like a lovers embrace or could it be more like a comforting embrace. Kind of depends on your state of mind doesn't it.
Foxglove🇮🇪 1 year ago (edited)
Also they didn't necessarily die in that position, they may have been laid that way at their burial. Edit: it seems they weren't buried but left where they fell after an invasion: from wikipedia - The two human skeletons were found together in a bin during excavations, seemingly embracing at the time of death,[3] with no other objects except a stone slab under the head of one skeleton. They died together around 800 BCE, during the last destruction of the Hasanlu.[3] Approximately 246 skeletons were found at the site altogether.[4] How the lovers died and ended up in the bin is still under speculation but both skeletons lack evidence of injury near the time of death and possibly died of asphyxiation.[5] They were exhibited at the Penn Museum from 1974 until the mid-1980s.
Madster 1 year ago
A lot of posters here need banning for life. Bored Panda is not a place for bigots.
Senjo Krane 1 year ago
It's called freedom of speech Madster. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it needs to be banned.
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Analyn Lahr 1 year ago
Could they have been buried that way? To honor the love they had for each other?
When it comes to education, historical photos are invaluable resources. They bring history to life in ways that textbooks often can't, offering a vivid window into the past.
#13
Young Girl Wearing Prosthetic Legs, England, 1890-1910
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
I wonder how well they worked. Definitely better than nothing.
Alex Boyd 1 year ago
I don't know; some people today who were born without legs prefer to get around without prosthetic ones. They say it's like trying to go through life on stilts, and using a wheelchair, scooter board, or just their arms is easier and feels more natural, whereas artificial legs are just what able-bodied people feel more comfortable looking at. (Of course, not everyone in that situation feels that way, and from what I understand, people who were born with one leg, or who lose one or both legs at a point when they can remember having had them, usually prefer prosthetic legs.)
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Rebekah Fuentes 1 year ago
I'm confused, are the years mentioned when they think the picture was taken or how long she lived?
Bettye McKee 1 year ago
I think that's an educated guess as to the period in which the picture was taken.
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Biytemii 1 year ago
I also maybe though this. Could be for polio or maybe leg and foot correction.
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Rosie Hamilton 1 year ago
The legs were manufactured by James Gillingham (1839-1924), a boot- and shoemaker based in Chard, Somerset. Gillingham first started making artificial limbs after a local man lost an arm firing a cannon for a celebratory salute in 1863. He then began making prostheses on a permanent basis and Chard eventually became a major centre of the British artificial limb industry.
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This Is Maud Wagner, Who Is Widely Believed To Be The First Female Professional Tattoo Artist In The Us, 1907
CheshirePhrogg 1 year ago
It is SO good I thought she had a lace top on at first. Wow.
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Say No to Downvoting 1 year ago
First white European professional tattoo artist? Native Americans have tattooing history - likely some of the people that did them were women, too.
Javelina Poppers 1 year ago
We came to town to see That old tattooed lady She was a sight to see Tattooed from head to knee My uncle Ned was there He came to gape and stare "I've never" he declared "Seen such a freak so fair!
Richard Graham 1 year ago
Oh 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 Lydia, oh, Lydia, that encyclopedia Oh, Lydia, the queen of them all On her back is the Battle of Waterloo Beside it the Wreck of the Hesperus too And proudly above the waves The Red, White and Blue You can learn a lot from Lydia La la la la la la La la la la la la She can give you a view of the world In tattoo if you step up and tell her where For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree Or Washington crossing the Delaware La la la la la la La la la la la la Oh, Lydia, oh, Lydia, say have you met Lydia Oh, Lydia, the tattooed lady When her muscles start relaxin' Up the hill comes Andrew Jackson Lydia, oh, Lydia, that encyclopedia Oh, Lydia, the champ of them all For two bits she will do a Mazurka in Jazz With a view of Niagara that no artist has And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz You can learn a lot from Lydia La la la la la la La la la la la la
#15
Portrait Of John Smith, Also Known As The White Wolf, Elderly Native American Chippewa Of Cass Lake, Minnesota, In Traditional Dress, 1914. (Probably Born Between 1822 And 1826, Although Presumably As Early As 1784; Died In February 6, 1922)
Phil Thompson 1 year ago (edited)
We're looking at possible Rhinophyma or similar disease, and 80+ years in the sun, not someone over 100. It was "disease and not age that made him look the way he did" -- Federal Commissioner of Indian Enrollment Ransom J. Powell.
der sebbl 1 year ago (edited)
Jep, and this picture comes up quite regularly, always staying he's 137. Really tiring
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kate b 1 year ago
omg. That was exactly my first thought too. Keith Richards' younger brother. After that, I thought about the dignity and wisdom The White Wolf displays in this picture.
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Alessandra McIntosh 1 year ago
So if we know he died in 1922, he couldn't have been born in 1784- he would have been 138 years old (as far as I know, no one has lived that long)
Mimi M 1 year ago (edited)
Acc to Wiki he was reputed to have been 137 when he died. Note - Marie Calment was documented to have lived till 122. So it's not totally inconceivable.
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Broadredpanda 1 year ago
I just love seeing photos of native Americans! Their face tells a thousand stories and I for one would listen to every single one of them! I'm from the UK and would love to learn more about these amazing people.
David Brown 1 year ago
That face is a road map to the things he's seen and done. I'd love to have a sit down with this man for sure
Jessica Smiler-Johnson 1 year ago
The beadwork he is wearing is phenomenal, especially when you think about how each and every beat was made by hand back then, and for millennia before. Simply amazing!
Jane Hower 1 year ago
Because the nose and ears never stop growing he does look like he could have been over 100 yrs old
#16
The Night They Ended Prohibition, December 5th, 1933
featherytoad 1 year ago (edited)
No, it's not. The picture in Cheers is of a bartender holding up a newspaper with a headline reading, WE WIN.
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Heir of Durin 1 year ago
I love all the expressions! Especially the guy in front in the black hat!
Janet Howe 1 year ago
Prohibition was one of the dumbest pieces of legislation ever. You can't stop people from drinking. And it led to so much illegal booze and accompanying crime. Great thinking US gov't.
The National Archives in the U.S. has digitized over 300,000 photos from its vast collections, making them easily accessible to the public. These images have sparked a surge of interest in historical research, allowing people to explore and connect with history in a more personal and engaging way. By visually bridging the gap between past and present, these photographs help us understand and appreciate history like never before.
#17
Roland, A 4,000 Pound Elephant Seal, Getting A Bath From His Handler At The Berlin Zoo. This Photo Was Taken In 1930
Phil Thompson 1 year ago (edited)
*Her handler. Males have pronounced trunk-like proboscises, which is why they're called Elephant Seals (not because of their size)
TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago
To keep diseases and parasites out of the zoo I would assume, given they don't swim in soap water
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lisa_l_ross58 1 year ago
This is the first time I have seen a photo of an elephant seal. Magnificent!
#18
Portrait Of Mother And Child During The Great Depression, 1939
Bettye McKee 1 year ago
History itself is heartbreaking. This was just one little part of history, and the goal was not to be heartbroken but to ensure that you and your family survived.
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JelliTate 1 year ago
My great uncle (born 1908) always had depression era/childhood stories for us from an African American/black perspective. A lot of them were how they were among the last to feel the awful effects of the economic downturn back then. The family was a farming one, most people living in rural areas had gardens and livestock to feed themselves. They still led a relatively regular life even though they were poor because they depended very little on anyone/anything and lived off the land. He said it was a very hard life but that they weren’t “jumping off buildings” (his words, not mine!) because they had so little to begin with. He also fought in WW 2. I should say he was enlisted in the Army during that time and served in Europe but being African American, he was a cook and that kept him off the front lines.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago (edited)
So many things to see in the picture: The recycled soda bottle as a baby bottle, the seen-better-days fur collared coat, the clearly undernourished kid... It all screams despair.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
During the GD in USA, 12.8m people were unemployed, at about 24% of the workforce. In SA at the moment we have about 8.2m people unemployed (much smaller country), at about 33% of the workforce. So in short, yeah that's rough, but there are many countries which have it worse. And we're the richest country in Africa. Strangely enough, other African countries have lower unemployment rates. My guess is they're lying. For example they say Zim is at 10-11%, which can't be right since 80% of their diaspora live in SA for work purposes.
The danish woman 1 year ago
This is one of Dorothea Lange's photos. Very talented docu photograher.
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
This was never meant to be seen in garish colour *shudder* Please savour this and other stunning Dorothea Lange photos here: https://johnedwinmason.typepad.com/john_edwin_mason_photogra/2009/10/dorothea-langes-migrant-mothers.html
Annie Bieber 1 year ago
I wish they'd quit colonizing photos, IMHO black and white is more impactful.
#19
Penn Station, NY 1943. A Soldier's Farewell To His Wife
Ninnanator 1 year ago
Imagine thinking you had your rights violated because you had to wear a mask and couldn't visit a restaurant. #dumbtwats
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Robin Roper 1 year ago
He was in the Army Air Corp. My father, age 97 and healthy as a horse, was in the Army Air Corp.
viimatar 1 year ago (edited)
I wonder if they ever saw each other again. Every time I see a picture like this, it makes me to wish that I knew more about them, and could learn what happened afterwards. My grandfather lost both of his brothers in the war, and sonce he was the only surviving son, he was moved behind the lines. And of course, his sister absolutely had to practically run away from home and forge her documents in order to volunteer in the front lines, too, despite being underaged. She survived, but I can imagine what the parents must've been feeling like. My grandad married my grandma already before the war ended.
Jonnathan Poirier 1 year ago
You can see the tension in his neck trying to be strong and not cry. All to try and help his wife feel even a little comfort, something he won't be able to for at least 2 years. I hope they had a happy ending.
#20
Father Passes Out When He Meets His Triplets For The First Time, 1946
Janet Howe 1 year ago
Wasn't so easy to tell how many at that time. Before ultrasound, etc. SURPRISE!!
Chay Cunningham 1 year ago
That's the feeling of his pockets draining. Better get used to that dude
S R Godwin 1 year ago
Well, they have probably been with the mother during the 3 births....
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French Soldiers Passing By A Dog Wearing Googles And Smoking A Pipe, 1915
BrunoVI 1 year ago (edited)
That's clearly a young Douglas McArffur. (General McArthur was famous for smoking a pipe and wearing sun-goggles.)
Eva Henneberg 1 year ago
I think most folk didn't recognize the General because his facial hair had grown so long. But, sacrifices must be made when you're out in the field!
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General Anaesthesia 1 year ago
The Treachery of Images, René Magritte: https://www.renemagritte.org/the-treachery-of-images.jsp
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One of the most profound ways historical photos enrich our lives is by creating an emotional connection to the past. When we see a photograph of a great-grandparent, a historical figure, or an ordinary person from decades or centuries ago, we’re reminded of our shared humanity.
#22
During The Spanish Flu Of 1918 In California
Bettye McKee 1 year ago
But she can't BREATHE! The cheaters during the COVID period should have gone to jail. People who care more for their personal comfort than for the lives of others.
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Data1001 1 year ago
And we learned absolutely NOTHING from this. I think that phrase about those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it, is giving human beings a lot more credit than we deserve -- even though we knew about this, we sure as heck made the same mistakes.
Nikki Gross 1 year ago (edited)
I can't stand the "I can't breathe" with a mask douchecanoes. I worked in a Lab at a blood bank, for 8-16 hours a day and 14 YEARS I wore full PPE, which was a mask, safety glasses or a full face shield, disposable lab coat from my head to my shins, gloves, safety "booties" for my shoes, scrub hats to cover our hair/head and scrubs underneath it all. We had multiple labs in our buildings that REQUIRED full PPE before you could even enter into any of them. It was an FDA and OSHA, requirement and being caught without your gear was a really quick way to get fired. Before Covid even hit, so many people in the Healthcare industry were already doing all of those things, because it's part of the job. Boofuckinghoo that you had to wear a mask in Wal-Mart or any other building that you went into, just one of the MANY reasons why people in the HCI would get anywhere from annoyed to pissed the f**k off at the Anti-Mask crowd that whined and said "I can't breathe" suck it up buttercup and be glad it's over.
Libstak 1 year ago (edited)
I totally agree and it is unfair to those with genuine breathing difficulties. My mum had a doctors note because she has heart disease and does suffer shortness of breath but even with the note, she insisted on wearing a mask 90% of the time and only took it off when she was a large distance from others. I had to make her take it off very often when I saw her struggling, she never complained about the mask and was just annoyed at her breathing g difficulties getting in the way of her being in public responsibly in her mind.
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Brandon Parisien 1 year ago
Spain is the only country that admitted it was going around at first, so it's called the Spanish flu, despite originating in the United States
Load More Replies... Libstak 1 year ago
You know they were, thankfully, no free to air TV and no internet
Load More Replies... Nikki Gross 1 year ago (edited)
I also want to add, that while I was doing chemotherapy and wasn't vaccinated yet. I was doing EVERYTHING that my Oncologist told me to do and everything was going REALLY good. 2 of my family members came over to my house, told me they were vaccinated and negative for Covid, so I would have nothing to worry about. Guess what? They lied about ALL of it. They were Covid positive when they came to my house. Not only did I get Covid, but I also contracted pneumonia and spent 34 days in the hospital, almost died and when I came home, was on supplemental oxygen for 6 months afterwards. My chemotherapy had to be suspended, because my body was so WEAK that if we had kept going it would have killed me. One of the MANY reasons that I'm NC, not only with those a******s, but the ones who think I should forgive them because, "Hey, you survived so what's the big deal?" All of this happened before my Medicare kicked in so I have one of MANY hospital bills that I can NEVER even hope to pay off.
Jp@nda 1 year ago
I am so sorry. I cannot understand how people can do that, I'm glad you're here now though
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Rebecca Asbury 1 year ago
I bet back the you didn't here all the bullcrap from anti maskers. Imagine if they would have had a president like tRump telling everyone it's a hoax and will be gone by Easter. I bet we would've lost a helluva lot more people from the Spanish Flu.
DowntownStevieB 1 year ago
It's amazing how many people do not get the concept of HOW to wear a mask. And, yes, you CAN breathe with it on.
#23
Eunice Hancock, A 21-Year-Old Woman, Operates A Compressed-Air Grinder In A Midwest Aircraft Plant During W-W-II. August 1942
hwatinternation 1 year ago
As we all know, colour wasn't invented until the 80s at LEAST.
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BrownEyedPanda 1 year ago
🎶All the day long, whether rain or shine, She's a part of the assembly line. She's making history, Working for victory. Rosie (r-r-r-r!) The Riveter!🎶
David Brown 1 year ago
Good seeing a woman doing something besides clean work. May mean nothing to others but I love it. The colorized version doesn't pack the same punch though.
El hefe 1 year ago
I can assure you, that is not a correct description of what she is doing. Not sure what it is. But she isn't operating any kind of grinder.
PFD 1 year ago
That's because the description was extracted from an original text that described her role in the plant rather than what she was doing in the picture itself.
Load More Replies... Eva Henneberg 1 year ago
I think this young woman was actually colorful in real life. (The history books would have us believe everything in life was actually black and white, until the invention of color in the 1950's.) Most people don't know that color was discovered by the Venus Paradise Company and actually introduced to the world in the form of coloring sets. It's true! Colors never had names; they only had numbers. But people aren't great with numbers, so the colors were assigned arbitrary names.
Joseph Lahr 1 year ago
My 4'10" tall Mother worked as a welder in an aircraft factory making B-24 aircraft. That is where she met my Dad who was a skilled welder (one of only two in the plant) who could perform a particular welding operation. He kept getting draft deferments (unsolicited and unwelcome) from the plant as he could not at that time be replaced...he declined the deferment at last and married my mother before heading off to the Pacific Theater. There was little in life my mother could not accomplish and held jobs of considerable responsibility throughout her life even though she had dropped out of school in the 9th grade due to financial problems in her family.
Christine Wild 1 year ago
I do not like coloring photos it take away from the atmosphere of the photos at the time.
#24
Photo From The Restaurant Windows On The World, Which Sat Atop New York City's World Trade Center's North Tower, 1976
Alger G. Nava 1 year ago
I was right there New Years Eve 1997. Put my forehead to the window and looked down. Just thought I'd share.
DaisyBee 1 year ago
Thank you for sharing. Something very poignant about it to be honest, can’t quite figure out what, but definitely makes you think
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Merty Robinson 1 year ago
I was there, pregnant, just a few months before 9/11...my brother in law worked in one of the other WTC buildings. I had a bit of a wobble, don't like heights and the people working there were all so lovely and kind to me, I hope they survived.
Scott Pinkham 1 year ago
I went there on the 4th of July to get engaged when the fireworks were going off... The maitre d gave us champagne on the house. It was a great dinner and a great night
Andrew Parker 4 months ago
Thinking we would have ringside seats, friend of mine and I and our dates reserved a window table for the fireworks, but the restaurant was actually much higher than the display and all we could see a smidgen of the fireworks below.
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Alexia 1 year ago
You may remember the disturbing photos of "the falling man" on 9/11. It seems he jumped, or fell, or was projected outside the window from this area, and that he was an employee of the restaurant :(
BrownEyedPanda 1 year ago (edited)
I can't bear to look at that photo anymore. To me, it was the very picture of despair. 😞
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Sally Olive 1 year ago
My husband and I went there at night. The view of the city lit up everywhere was speculator. Had champagne first at separate bar and seated afterward.
Brian Droste 1 year ago
I was in one of the towers I believe. Not sure which one and what floor went to?
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
I remember these photos. They appear in every brochure and travel magazine in the world.
These images show us that, despite the passage of time, certain experiences, emotions, and struggles remain universal. They can evoke a sense of empathy, nostalgia, or even inspiration, reminding us that we are part of a larger human story that spans generations.
#25
Two Girls Dancing In The Streets Of London, 1954
Michelle C 1 year ago
They look like they’re sisters no more than 16 years old. I wonder if this was for a family event and they had a great time!
#26
A German Immigrant Girl Waits To Be Processed At Ellis Island - New York, 1926
Jodie daubenmire 1 year ago
I pray she had a beautiful life, full of love, family and laughter.
Sandra Bartsch 1 year ago
Wow this picture looks so clear and sharp- you won’t believe it’s almost a hundred years old! (Though maybe AI enhanced I don’t know)
Jude Laskowski 1 year ago
My grandparents came through Ellis Island in the early 1900s. I still have my grandmother's health card and her ship ticket.
Juan A Vazquez jr 1 year ago
White immigrants came in and had the door open.. they should have done extreme vetting at Alex highland on Plymouth Rock to avoid the problems we have now.. State sanctioned d**g dealers , d**g paddlers , racist organizations disguised them as religious foundations..
#27
Japanese-American College Students During Their Relocation To An Internment Camp. Sacramento, 1942
Rebekah Fuentes 1 year ago
Two very cool kats in an absolutely horrible situation. I seriously want to know what happened to these dudes.
Marno C. 1 year ago
George Takei (Activist, Actor, Sulu in Star Trek) wrote a great book called They Called Us Enemy about his experiences as a child in the Anti-Japanese Internment Camps.
Raven DeathShade 1 year ago
I f*****g love that book so much. It's heartbreaking and amazing. Highly recommend. Have tissues on hand.
Load More Replies... Data1001 1 year ago
What the US Government did to Americans of Japanese descent in those years still makes me angry. Although I suppose it's par for the course, remembering the other ethnic atrocities they committed over the centuries.
Mary G 1 year ago
You are so right. But the US isn't alone in the world in that kind of behavior. It has happened continuously since the first caveman lifted that bone and used it to smash another ape's skull (OK - I borrowed from 2001: A Space Odyssey). But there have also been some amazing positives performed by the human race. There is always hope that we will become addicted to the latter, and overcome the former.
Load More Replies... Annie Bieber 1 year ago
My friends parents had a large farm they built from scratch in California's Central Valley, they lost everything for the crime of being just Japanese Americans. So sad.
Michael Largey 1 year ago (edited)
And white people who had belonged to pro-Nazi organizations like the German-American Bund were left free to go about their business.
Bryn 1 year ago
Though, not all. Read The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell.
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Tayler 1 year ago
Of 120,000 interned Japanese-Americans, 33,000 enlisted and served in the military. If these are college men, they would have been old enough to join. I wonder if they did, and if they came back.
Pandemonium 1 year ago
If they did enlist they would have likely been assigned to the 442nd Infantry Regiment, comprised almost entirely of Japanese-Americans, the most decorated in U.S. military history.
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Rick Seiden 1 year ago
One of the darker times in American History. Seems that most of the darker times in American History are racial motivated.
Eva Henneberg 1 year ago
I wonder how their treatment, by the whole of society, impacted the rest of their lives? How can you be loyal to the country you live in, when you're tried and convicted of being an enemy of the state, unfairly?
33Possums 1 year ago
Our one-time mayor who was in an interment camp for several years became director of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Such photos are, in many ways, the visual threads that weave together the fabric of our shared history. Which of these pictures resonated with you the most? Be sure to share this post with someone who would enjoy it!
#28
Homecoming Prisoner - Vienna, Austria Ca 1946
Bettye McKee 1 year ago
Carrying his prosthesis in his bag. Perhaps it is uncomfortable or he just doesn't want to damage it.
Sane Minotaur 1 year ago
I always want to know these people's stories so badly.
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Eva Henneberg 1 year ago
He went to war with both legs fully functional. He comes home with only one. Safe to say this man couldn't go one day, of the rest of his life, without thinking about WWII.
hwatinternation 1 year ago
Nobody even said it wasn't, what's your point?
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A Boy Shows Off His Ray Gun, 1950s
StretcherBearer 1 year ago
Probably had lead paint, actual uranium so it glows in the dark and shot liquid mercury.😁
#30
"Do Your Bit! Skate To Work" Women Of The Uso Promoting Gas Rationing During WWII. New York City, 1940's
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
Sure they are. You're too young to know who Melanie was, aren't you?
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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
The face on the guy in blue suit and brown hat on the far left...
tee-lena 1 year ago
Roller skating is very fun, actually! I used to go every weekend. Now I roller skate with my wheelchair 😁. I do not get the same results though, physicality wise.
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ManuelQue 1 year ago (edited)
I think it's behind her but out to the side, hidden by the skirt and legs of the 2nd woman.
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Pamela Christie 1 year ago
Which s fine as long as you work as a car-hop. But those outfits would not have been acceptable working attire anywhere else.
Amazonia 1 year ago
Ah yes, the deadliest war the world had seen with death and disease everywhere. It was a blast!
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#31
Soviet Peasants Listen To The Radio For The First Time, 1928
#32
German First World War Veteran Hans Lange With A Portrait Of Himself As A 19-Year-Old In 1918. Photograph Taken In 1998
Rebelliousslug 1 year ago
I don’t know why it feels so shocking to me that a WWI vet was alive in 1998. It really is difficult to comprehend the passage of time sometimes.
Kangaroo 1 year ago
How much the world can change within one person’s lifetime….its really incredible
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Jodie daubenmire 1 year ago (edited)
Yes, a great lesson for our entire human race. I'm 58, if I knew them what I suffer through now..My favorite game with my sisters and cousins.."Hey guys, let's take our horse into a gallop, and jump off..GOOD times. I now cry after 12 or 14 hours shifts, and I to toe around in the morning because it hurts worse in the morning than at night. Teach your children respect for the body they will someday be stuck in.
Load More Replies... Eva Henneberg 1 year ago
That fresh faced youth had no idea what was to come. He'd already survived "The War to End All Wars." How could he possibly have known that in a few decades he'd be going through it all over again?
Al Padilla 1 year ago
I first thought that the eye patch was for a war injury. But check out the inward deviation of the photo of him young. Called internal strabismus. He probably wore the eye patch to prevent double vision. If strabismus is not corrected early, the brain does not develop the relevant areas of the visual cortex, and visual acuity in the affected eye is minimal.
CF 1 year ago
Knowledge tidbits like this is why I read BP comments, thanks
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Suzie Robinson 1 year ago
It feels shocking that there was at least one WW1 vet alive the same year I was born.
Ash Conner 1 year ago
He looks good for a 99 year old. He must have been very healthy despite fighting in a war then going through so much craziness over the last century. My great grandmother was born in 1900 and died in 1996.
#33
A Hippie Girl Selling Roadside Flowers In Oklahoma, 1973
Doug 1 year ago
Assuming she chose an average neighborhood, she was plenty safe. And the same is true today. The media makes things seem dangerous because it sells advertising, but statistically, we're in a pretty good place.
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Chris Dale 1 year ago
I live in Oklahoma most people are basically kind most of the people that I know that are from this time didn't scream their political beliefs and if you wanted a discussion they would oblige you if you weren't hostile and you acted in good faith
Dana 1 year ago
The concept of “agree to disagree” and “live and let live” have COMPLETELY escaped people these days. I’m so glad my parents are forward thinking & I grew up with acceptance for others.
Load More Replies... The danish woman 1 year ago
We should be eternally greatful to those who dared to take a different stand.
#34
Patricia O'keefe, 8-Year-Old Carries Wayne Long, A 200-Pound (90 Kg) Man, On His Back In An Unusual Display Of Strength, 1940
OldButNewButBroken 1 year ago
Nah, after such display of strength she was promoted to boy. She even skipped several steps. Back then it was girl-dog-cat-guinea pig-boy. Im joking, if it wasn't clear
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Ashley Elmore Drew 1 year ago
I swear the titles were written by drunk toddlers on their first day of grammar or are lazy, unproofed AI.
BrownEyedPanda 1 year ago
Thanks a lot! Now I can't get the image of drunk toddlers out of my head!
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#35
Photos Of Victorian Women Who Never Cut Her Hair, 1860-1900
Colleen Glim 1 year ago
I have days when I want to chop my own hair off and it’s only waist length. I can’t imagine how long it would take to wash and dry hers
Sane Minotaur 1 year ago
She probably had maids to help her with it if she was from a wealthy family or married into a wealthy family. It must take you a fair while to wash and dry yours, Colleen; mine is only just past my shoulders and I want to chop it.
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Mike F 1 year ago
My maternal grandmother didn't until she had to have brain surgery. Her hair was done in a bun (of course) but when she let it down it fell to the back of her knees.
Karen Mercury 1 year ago
Oh God, I thought you meant she had to have brain surgery because of the hair.
Load More Replies... viimatar 1 year ago
Fun fact: the maximum length of hair growth is actually genetical, not just a matter of effort put into it. Not as if cats could decide to grow their hair longer on a whim, eh? (Joke.)
catastrophegirl 1 year ago
yeah, i haven't cut my hair since 2011, aside from individual split ends/damage and i was hoping it'd be longer but it maxed out at about 3 feet.
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Shannon Lawrence 1 year ago
My mommy's hair is past her f***y. She's 84. She cut it once in the 80s and cried. She won't cut it ever again. It's a beautiful silver of course!
Piglet 1 year ago
Indeed. I'm increasingly seeing 'women' being used when it should be 'woman' and vice versa, as if they're interchangeable.
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Donna P Sisk 1 year ago
My grandmother had hair to her feet. That was way she cut it at het feet. I remember when she washed it my grandfather would help her dry it buy twisting it for her. They were both Cherokee
#36
The Tallest (Cornelius Bruns), Shortest And Fattest (Cannon Colossus) Man Of Europe Playing A Game Of Cards, 1913
Javelina Poppers 1 year ago
That's not even the fattest guy I've seen all day and I've been home alone.
Senjo Krane 1 year ago
First womEn for 1 woman, now mAn for 3 men. sigh.... Learn to f*****g write people!
#37
Hugo Gernsback Is An Inventor Of Tele-Glasses Television-Glasses. VR Technologies Of 20th Century
RosenCranzLives 1 year ago
Also editor of the first Sci-fi magazine Amazing Stories - Writers whose first story was published in the magazine include John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Howard Fast, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Roger Zelazny, among others.
Pretty Pink Sky Photography 1 year ago
Do you think his mom told him not to sit so close because he would wrecked his eyes?
#38
A Member Of The New York Police Force Hangs From A Girder, 1920
Ninnanator 1 year ago
Where is the woman telling us which photo's they're colorized? I need her to tell me this one is black and white. Im so lost!!
#39
The Italian Royal Family, 1905
MAKtheknife 1 year ago
I find it ironic that she's riding sidesaddle, he astride and leading a child, and one child riding her own pony and the wee one on the donkey seat. must be because donkeys are a lot calmer than a pony.
#40
A Circus Strong Woman Balances A Piano On Her Chest, 1920
El hefe 1 year ago
Not to take away from the enormity of her strength. But the piano is most definitely not on her chest
Doug 1 year ago
For the weight distribution, look at the pads... it's almost like everything is on a table with the legs (pads) putting the weight over her knees and arms. Still impressive for strength, and even more impressive for intelligence on coming up with this!
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Eliza May 1 year ago
That's what it feels like, all right. Smile definitely NOT included.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 1 year ago
What tune would be appropriate for him to playing here? My nomination is "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by the Hollies.
Victorious Foxx 1 year ago
Dots nobody else see the support bean going between her legs to the floor under her buttocks?
Senjo Krane 1 year ago
She doesn't look that strong either. and not young. Wow, I'm getting ideas here lol
#41
Teen Boy With Hand Over Girl Eyes Surprising Her With Box Of Valentine’s Day Candy, 1940s
StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago
At 17 years old, my mum looked in her mid-late 20s, and now, at 85, she looks around 60. That guy looks to be in his mid 20s - but probably only due to him wearing a suit? 🤷♀️
Tayler 1 year ago
They are teens. They also appear in another stock photo with two other teens. Search this: 1940s GROUP 4 TEENAGERS READING MOVIE MIRROR PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE
Data1001 1 year ago
Yeah I was just gonna say this looks like a stock photo.
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Christine Scott 1 year ago
For someone who's supposedly a teen the old chap has a wedding ring on, or looks like one...
#42
Estonia, 1913
sketchyskiessfxart 1 year ago
They are wearing large heavy traditional necklaces. If you Google them, you can see the full necklace and how large and intricate it is. So amazing! They look like a tension headache in the making
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#43
Palm Beach Florida, 1920
lisa_l_ross58 1 year ago
Beautiful. Much nicer than the up your a** bikinis some women wear now.
Andrea Johnson 1 year ago
Are they really wearing patny hose to the beach and in South Florida? 😩 There is not that much modesty in the world. 🥵
Barbara Davis 9 months ago
No pantyhose in 1920; stockings and garters only.
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Starry starry night 1 year ago
If she is going to show that much ankle she might as well walk round in the nip!
Sue User 1 year ago
Somehow i think the dress on the left should be pale blue.
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Robert Earl Hughes (1926–1958) Heaviest Person Recorded At 1,071 Lbs, Walked Unaided
J. M. Montes 1 year ago
32 is a ripe old age for someone with that weight.
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LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
This was caused by a malfunctioning pituitary gland!! Do not assume all obese people can control their weight with diet and exercise.
Annie 1973 1 year ago
While travelling with the roadshow in Nappanee, Indiana, Hughes developed a rash, and the flesh under his fingernails turned blue. Because he was unable to be moved to the nearest hospital in Bremen, Indiana, doctors treated him at his trailer, and determined he was suffering from measles.[6] He developed uremia.[2] He died on July 10, 1958, at the age of 32. He was buried in a small church cemetery in Benville, Illinois in Brown County near his hometown, Fishhook. About 2,000 people attended the funeral.
Rebecca Asbury 1 year ago
All I can think about is how bad his knees must feel. I was once almost 400 pounds and my knees hated me
tee-lena 1 year ago
I was 260lb. My knees absolutely hated me. Ive dropped 60lbs and it's a lot better.
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Thom Serveaux 1 year ago
I recently started using a cane myself and that title feels like a personal attack. 🤣
Khall Khall 1 year ago
I know this is really unhealthy. But there's something so cool about exploring the limits of human potential like this. Imagine being him: sorry your little dinky chair will not support a man of my girth. Or is that porch safe for me to walk on? Like there were probably floors in buildings not strong enough for him. If he sat on the roof of your car it would be crushed. Idk. There's just something so amazing about that to me. He weighs more than 5 (above-) average men. I love it.
Thom Serveaux 1 year ago
I promise you it was less fun for him to experience than it is for you to imagine.
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A Circus Performer In An Aquarium Car With Crocodiles, Berlin, 1933
Mia C 1 year ago
you're right. I had to look at the picture again. They are toothless.
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Pamela Christie 1 year ago
After Larry flunked out of dental college, he decided to become a vet. But that career choice tanked too. So he pooled his various skills and came up with...a really good argument for staying in school.
#46
Blind, 1916
The Starsong Princess 1 year ago
She is a licensed beggar in New York- note the metal badge she is wearing. Begging was illegal without a license. This was common in many cities. she would be considered one of the “deserving poor” and allowed to access other charity. However, UK, people like her would be sent to the workhouse instead of being allowed to beg if they did not have family to look after them.
🇫🇮 Goth Nurse 🇫🇮 1 year ago
Thank you very much for this interesting (although sad) information.
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#47
Netherlands, 1919
Rebekah Fuentes 1 year ago
I don't know what I'm looking at. Are those hats with just the bangs? I'm truly curious peeps, not trying to be a AH.
Patrick van den Houten 1 year ago
yes those are hats, and their hair went over it. quite often these women had very long hair that went under it and they also wore the traditional wooden shoes ('klompen') it was also regional so you could see on the style where in the Netherlands they came from. if you'd like to see more google 'klederdracht'.
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K Wu 1 year ago
Protestant women wore a rounded, oval shape around the head, which they would call “shell-shaped”. These big, stiffened, lace caps were usually only worn on Sundays or special occasions, leaving them with a cute, but simple broderie cap underneath during the week. If you want to know more about the caps these ladies are wearing, check this link out. https://www.eternalgoddess.co.uk/posts/caps-galoredutch-traditional-caps-and-their-many-personalities
Alex Prochot 1 year ago
Their hands turned purple because the ice cream was so cold
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Cathy 1 year ago
Omg I'm from the Netherlands and I can assure you we do not dye our hands purple and never have. Its Ai or bad photoshop as others have pointed out.
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Cindy McComb 1 year ago
It looks like maybe their hair has a little bit of purple maybe hair dye on hands
SquirlyCurlyGirl 1 year ago
Why are their hands purple? Between their hands, hair & whatever they're wearing on their heads, we need more of an explanation!
Senjo Krane 1 year ago
colorising of the original black and white photo gone a bit wrong.
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Those hats are making me think of the Dilo's from Jurassic Park, Wayne Knight better start waddling.
#48
Victorian Train Station, 1930
Apatheist Account2 1 year ago
Sure it's not Victoria station? 1930 is well past the Victorian era, although that could have been when it was built.
Kira Okah 1 year ago
This is Waterloo, opened 1848. The station's design and build is Victorian.
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Bisha Moten 1 year ago
Given that queen Victoria was already dead, this can't be a "Victorian" train station. The victorian period ended in 1901. The Edwardian (named after her son), ended in 1914.
Eunice Probert 1 year ago (edited)
Queen Victoria was not alive in 1930. I think you mean the reign of King George V.
Amy S 1 year ago
The station was built in Victorian times, but the photo was taken in 1930.
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Kira Okah 1 year ago (edited)
It's Waterloo, not Victoria. Waterloo is a Victorian station, opened in 1848.
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Paris, 1897
Jodie daubenmire 1 year ago
Exactly the same.. except it's in color now 😁😁😁
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keyboardtek 1 year ago
Electricians and plumbers must be supermen to be able to fix all the ancient plumbing and wiring in Europe.
artisticINSURRECTION 1 year ago
Same as today, except back then there wasn't the disgusting graffiti on these monuments.
#50
First King Of Saudi Arabia Ibn Saud With His Sons Prince Faisal (On The Left) And Prince Saud (On The Right) In The Early 1950s
Chay Cunningham 1 year ago
Scoured the countries providences high n wide all that money not one suiter could be found for this beastie
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Justin Tyme 1 year ago
Bored Panda Staff: "Let's repost this photo series every week. It's easier than finding new content."
Mike F 1 year ago
Well, it gives Elle Roque something to bark about, so there's that.
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Ashley Elmore Drew 1 year ago
I'm really irritated by the unproofed titles. At least let a human scan it before rolling it out.
Annie Bieber 1 year ago
I really wish they'd quit colorizing old B & W photos, to me they lose the impact especially in darker times; WWI, the Dust Bowl, Child Labor etc... IMHO it takes away the seriousness of the era/time and makes it more Disney. Again, my opinion, that you pay more attention to details if a photo is B&W.
Teddy O'Malley 1 year ago
I feel like the color modernizes it and makes it more relatable whereas the black and white allows us to distance ourselves because it happened in some "far away" time. I personally think the color is impactful.
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Marykay Klim 1 year ago
I would have liked an "all of the above" for the why do you like this quiz.
Bill Marsano 1 year ago
Many of these are boring and uncommunicative, exposing the limited imagination of BP editors.,
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
Anyone else unable to see a couple of the photos, because there is an ADVERTISEMENT covering it up? 😡
Paul Rabit 1 year ago
I'm curious - the colors of the early 1900s are always shown as faded/dusty blues, greens, pinks, browns and greys.... were these actually the colors in style/available, or is this more a product of our general convention for depicting that time period (similar to the way today's movies always show settings in Mexico with a sepia filter)? If it's the latter, it would be cool to see these images in brighter tones!
Justin Tyme 1 year ago
Bored Panda Staff: "Let's repost this photo series every week. It's easier than finding new content."
Mike F 1 year ago
Well, it gives Elle Roque something to bark about, so there's that.
Load More Replies... Ashley Elmore Drew 1 year ago
I'm really irritated by the unproofed titles. At least let a human scan it before rolling it out.
Annie Bieber 1 year ago
I really wish they'd quit colorizing old B & W photos, to me they lose the impact especially in darker times; WWI, the Dust Bowl, Child Labor etc... IMHO it takes away the seriousness of the era/time and makes it more Disney. Again, my opinion, that you pay more attention to details if a photo is B&W.
Teddy O'Malley 1 year ago
I feel like the color modernizes it and makes it more relatable whereas the black and white allows us to distance ourselves because it happened in some "far away" time. I personally think the color is impactful.
Load More Replies... Marykay Klim 1 year ago
I would have liked an "all of the above" for the why do you like this quiz.
Bill Marsano 1 year ago
Many of these are boring and uncommunicative, exposing the limited imagination of BP editors.,
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
Anyone else unable to see a couple of the photos, because there is an ADVERTISEMENT covering it up? 😡
Paul Rabit 1 year ago
I'm curious - the colors of the early 1900s are always shown as faded/dusty blues, greens, pinks, browns and greys.... were these actually the colors in style/available, or is this more a product of our general convention for depicting that time period (similar to the way today's movies always show settings in Mexico with a sepia filter)? If it's the latter, it would be cool to see these images in brighter tones!
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