Aboriginal Australians used as forced labor by European settlers, 1902 (lemmy.world)
British engineer J. A. Purves in his 'Dynasphere' vehicle, 1932 (lemmy.world)
OJ Simpson freeway chase, 1994 (lemmy.world)
On June 17, 1994 celebrity and NFL player OJ Simpson had failed turn himself in to the LAPD in connection with the killing of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman....
'Motormat' drive-in restaurant, Los Angeles, 1949 (lemmy.world)
WW1 experimental camouflage sniper's suit using the concept of "dazzle." (lemmy.world)
WW1 experimental camouflage sniper’s suit using the concept of “dazzle.” Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle (in the U.S.) or dazzle painting, was a family of ship camouflage used extensively in World War I.
The Monowheel, Italy, 1933 (lemmy.world)
Multi-cigarette holder, for rapid cancer acquisition, 1954 (lemmy.world)
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, high on acid at the 2000 Oscars. (lemmy.world)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Blame Canada”. The creaters, Matt Parker and Trey Stone decided that, “It’s a magical night tonight.”...
Man making a call with his carphone, New York, 1959 (lemmy.world)
Dr. Clark’s Spinal Apparatus, an ineffective scoliosis treatment, 1878 (lemmy.world)
Poor kid.
Giraffe Panther tank-destroyer prototype, Germany, 1970s? (lemmy.world)
"The Mother Of All Monowheels", 1923 (lemmy.world)
People sitting on the front of a logging train as it crosses a bridge, Oregon, USA, late 19th century (lemmy.world)
Roman Dodecahedrons: A Mystifying Archaeological Find (hackaday.com)
Much about archaeology can be described as trying to figure out the context in which objects and constructions should be interpreted. A good example of this are the metal dodecahedrons (twelve-sided shape) which have been found during archaeological excavations at former Roman sites. Since 1739 over 115 of them have been...
Terrifying monowheel vehicle, 1917 (lemmy.world)
Two ship-mascot cats being held while their ships are repaired, WW1, 1918 (lemmy.world)
Newfangled washing machine with family, Ohio, USA, 1911 (lemmy.world)
Pipe for two, 1949 (lemmy.world)
Hops pickers on stilts, UK, 1928 (lemmy.world)
Three men racing on rocket-powered bicycles, Berlin, Weimar Germany, 1929 (lemmy.world)
Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1870s. (lemmy.world)
Excerpt: The Brooklyn Bridge has always been an icon. When its massive stone towers began rising in the early 1870s, photographers and illustrators began documenting what was considered the most daring and astounding engineering feat of the era....
American naturalist William Beebe in a deep-sea bathysphere, 1930s? (lemmy.world)
Pyramid of captured German helmets post-WW1, New York, USA, 1919 (lemmy.world)
Cat Meow Machine, for scaring mice, Japan, 1963 (lemmy.world)
Smoke roach caught smuggling, Texas, USA, 1938 (lemmy.world)
