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Ancient Artifacts

Weird And Wonderful

Rosalia Lombardo

World's Best Preserved Mummies

Here’s a machine dispensing handy lightbulbs. | 15 Weird Vending Machines Of The '60s Drive In, Vintage Pictures, Old Pictures, Open Shop, Rare Historical Photos, Vintage Notebook, Coin Operated, Ex Machina, Day For Night

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Rare Historical Photos

Vintage Notebook

Here’s a machine dispensing handy lightbulbs. | 15 Weird Vending Machines Of The '60s

New York City Car Parking in 1930... Rare Photos, Bizarre Photos, 1920s Photos, Unusual Pictures, Retro Pictures, Time Pictures, Funny Pictures

Unusual Pictures

New York City Car Parking in 1930...

In 1914 an 18-year-old girl called Mairi Chisholm set out for London on her motor bike to see how she could help the war effort. She teamed up with a nurse called Elsie Knocker, who shared her spirit of adventure, and the pair of them went on to spend an incredible four years treating the wounded on the front line. They were the only women to live and work in the Belgian front-line trenches during the First World War. Women In History, World History, World War One, First World, Great Women, Amazing Women, Nairn Scotland, Wwl, Well Behaved Women

Women In History

Well Behaved Women

In 1914 an 18-year-old girl called Mairi Chisholm set out for London on her motor bike to see how she could help the war effort. She teamed up with a nurse called Elsie Knocker, who shared her spirit of adventure, and the pair of them went on to spend an incredible four years treating the wounded on the front line. They were the only women to live and work in the Belgian front-line trenches during the First World War.

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Vintage Halloween

World War II Service Dog ‘Bing’, the parachuting World War II dog who leapt from a Dakota plane on D-Day and led troops to victory, and with British Army sniper Jack Walton. During the D-Day landings, ‘Bing’ would keep watch while his men slept. After the war, he returned to his owner in Essex – and his peacetime name of ‘Brian’ – before dying of natural causes in 1955, aged 13. In 1947, he was awarded the PDSA Dicken Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross. #WWII #WarDogs Police Dogs, Work With Animals, Cute Animals, Animal Heros, War Dogs, Vintage Dog

Work With Animals

World War II Service Dog ‘Bing’, the parachuting World War II dog who leapt from a Dakota plane on D-Day and led troops to victory, and with British Army sniper Jack Walton. During the D-Day landings, ‘Bing’ would keep watch while his men slept. After the war, he returned to his owner in Essex – and his peacetime name of ‘Brian’ – before dying of natural causes in 1955, aged 13. In 1947, he was awarded the PDSA Dicken Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross. #WWII #WarDogs

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Creeping Baby Doll Patent Model, 1871 via @National Museum of American History, Smithsonian

Dorothy Gibson - Model and actress who survived the Titanic. After arriving in NY on the rescue ship Carpathia, Gibson was convinced by her manager to appear in a film based on the sinking. She not only starred in the one-reel drama, but wrote the scenario and even appeared in the very same clothing she had worn aboard the Titanic that night - a white silk evening dress topped with a cardigan and polo coat. Rms Titanic, Titanic Sinking, Titanic Boat, Titanic Wreck, Titanic Photos, Gibson, The Resident Movie, Nova Jersey, Titanic Survivors

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Titanic Survivors

Dorothy Gibson - Model and actress who survived the Titanic. After arriving in NY on the rescue ship Carpathia, Gibson was convinced by her manager to appear in a film based on the sinking. She not only starred in the one-reel drama, but wrote the scenario and even appeared in the very same clothing she had worn aboard the Titanic that night - a white silk evening dress topped with a cardigan and polo coat.

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Interesting History

Albert Einstein

Fascinating business cards…

During the months of February through May, and again in September through November, the "Paardenvissers" or fishermen on horseback from Oostduinkerke, Belgium have taken their Belgian (Brabant or Brabançon) horses, planks and nets into the breast-deep water of the North Sea trolling for shrimp since the 17th Century. Work Horses, Horses And Dogs, Big Horses, Horse Crazy, Horse Love, Brabant Horse, All The Pretty Horses, Clydesdale, Draft Horses

Horses And Dogs

All The Pretty Horses

During the months of February through May, and again in September through November, the "Paardenvissers" or fishermen on horseback from Oostduinkerke, Belgium have taken their Belgian (Brabant or Brabançon) horses, planks and nets into the breast-deep water of the North Sea trolling for shrimp since the 17th Century.

The Fallen. A D-Day Tribute in Arromanches, France for those who died in Operation Neptune, June 6, 1945. Nine thousand silhouettes in the sand. World War Ii, Omaha Beach, Faith In Humanity Restored, Lest We Forget, Foto Art, D Day, The Fallen

Faith In Humanity Restored

The Fallen. A D-Day Tribute in Arromanches, France for those who died in Operation Neptune, June 6, 1945. Nine thousand silhouettes in the sand.

Audrey Marie Munson (June 8, 1891 – February 20, 1996) was an American artist's model and film actress, known variously as "Miss Manhattan," "the Exposition Girl," and "American Venus." She was the model or inspiration for more than fifteen statues in New York City and appeared in four silent films Artist Models, Art Model, Brigitte Bardot, Audrey Munson, Evelyn Nesbit, Silent Film Stars, Hollywood, Sad Stories, Modeling Career

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Audrey Marie Munson (June 8, 1891 – February 20, 1996) was an American artist's model and film actress, known variously as "Miss Manhattan," "the Exposition Girl," and "American Venus." She was the model or inspiration for more than fifteen statues in New York City and appeared in four silent films

This is a portrait of JEANNE LOUISE CALMENT (1875-1997) who was the darling of the media, back in 1995, when she reached her 120th birthday and became the oldest known person in the world - she would further become, by another year, the oldest documented person ever to have lived. Read more here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment Art Magique, The Journey, Rock Outfit, Advanced Style, Ageless Beauty, Young At Heart, Aging Gracefully, Trends 2018, Forever Young

Aging Gracefully

This is a portrait of JEANNE LOUISE CALMENT (1875-1997) who was the darling of the media, back in 1995, when she reached her 120th birthday and became the oldest known person in the world - she would further become, by another year, the oldest documented person ever to have lived. Read more here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment

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Vintage Advertisements

Vintage Posters

Girl Scout Juniors

How to use the Telephone (1917)

Artist Paul Gaugin playing the harmonium in his underwear in Alfonse Mucha's studio in Paris, c.1895 Alphonse Mucha, Artist Studio, Artist Art, Artist At Work, Studio Art, Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin, Paul Cezanne, Silly Photos, Weird Vintage

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Artist Paul Gaugin playing the harmonium in his underwear in Alfonse Mucha's studio in Paris, c.1895

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James Dean & Sammy Davis Jr.

Mary Seacole, 1805 – 5/14/1881. "Jamaican nurse best known for her involvement in the Crimean War...After hearing of poor medical provisions for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War, she travelled to London to volunteer as a nurse" but was refused. "The British Government later decided to permit women to travel to the affected area, but she was not included in the party of 38 nurses chosen by Florence Nightingale. Instead, she borrowed money to make the 4,000-mile journey by herself." African American History, British History, Uk History, Medical History, Famous Nurses, Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale

African American History

British History

Medical History

Florence Nightingale

Mary Seacole, 1805 – 5/14/1881. "Jamaican nurse best known for her involvement in the Crimean War...After hearing of poor medical provisions for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War, she travelled to London to volunteer as a nurse" but was refused. "The British Government later decided to permit women to travel to the affected area, but she was not included in the party of 38 nurses chosen by Florence Nightingale. Instead, she borrowed money to make the 4,000-mile journey by herself."

Grace Darling saved shipwrecked men in Sept. 1838 at age 22. Died of tuberculosis in 1842. Complete story here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Darling Famous Women, Lighthouse Keeper, Extraordinary People, 22 Years Old

Lighthouse Keeper

Extraordinary People

Grace Darling saved shipwrecked men in Sept. 1838 at age 22. Died of tuberculosis in 1842. Complete story here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Darling

The Beatles riding donkeys at the seaside... Weston-Super-Mare, July 1963... Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon Beatles, Les Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Linda Mccartney, Pink Floyd, Liverpool, Weston Super Mare

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Linda Mccartney

Weston Super Mare

The Beatles riding donkeys at the seaside... Weston-Super-Mare, July 1963...

Horatia Nelson, the daughter of Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton. Age 59. She married Philip Ward and had 9 children. She died at age 80 and is buried in Pinner. More info here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatia_Nelson Story Of The World, Second World, Julia Margaret Cameron, English Architecture, Age Of Empires, English Royalty

Story Of The World

Julia Margaret Cameron

English Architecture

English Royalty

Horatia Nelson, the daughter of Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton. Age 59. She married Philip Ward and had 9 children. She died at age 80 and is buried in Pinner. More info here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatia_Nelson

When Marilyn Monroe learned that the Mocambo, a popular Hollywood night club, would not book Ella Fitzgerald because of segregation. Marilyn phoned the manager and told him that she would reserve a front row table every night Ella performed there, knowing that her presence would get a lot of press and publicity for the club. Soon thereafter, Ella became the first African-American to perform at the Mocambo, and as promised, Marilyn was seated right up front to enjoy her favorite singer. Ella Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Film, Divas, Marlene Dietrich, Hollywood Night, Frank Sinatra, Betty Faria

Ella Fitzgerald

Marlene Dietrich

Hollywood Night

When Marilyn Monroe learned that the Mocambo, a popular Hollywood night club, would not book Ella Fitzgerald because of segregation. Marilyn phoned the manager and told him that she would reserve a front row table every night Ella performed there, knowing that her presence would get a lot of press and publicity for the club. Soon thereafter, Ella became the first African-American to perform at the Mocambo, and as promised, Marilyn was seated right up front to enjoy her favorite singer.