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jonkenator, in One more basket carrier for the road! 20 baskets on his head, count 'em! London, 1925

Caps baskets for sale, 50¢ a cap basket.

andthenthreemore, in Barricade during the Battle of Cable Street (a clash between British police enabling a fascist march and anti-fascist activists), 1936

Colourised?

Jeff, in Color photo of women buying from an Ice Cream Car, UK, 1928

Delicious … comets? That’s awesome though in any event.

PugJesus,
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Cornets, I think, meaning an ice cream cone.

Filthmontane, in 'Motormat' drive-in restaurant, Los Angeles, 1949

I’m assuming lots of smashing into the conveyor belts is what lead to this place’s demise.

lordxakio, in American professor standing beside two massive guards of the personal retinue of the Maharaja of Kashmir, 1903

So assassins creed is accurate after all!

uis, in Woman strikes a Swedish neonazi with her handbag, 1985
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She is probably USSR spy. Typical babushka.

cheesymoonshadow, in Woman strikes a Swedish neonazi with her handbag, 1985
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The audio in my head that goes with this photo is that old woman from the original Total Recall that Arnold grabbed the case from and she yelled at him, “Fuck you, you asshole!”

zipzoopaboop, in South African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954

Atoms! 6 of them!

Slartibartfass, in Nazis wading through ice-cold water in Russia, WW2, 1942

Seems not very healthy. I guess some of them may be dead by now

SquiffSquiff, in Testing a prototype football helmet, 1912

Sadly almost certainly a fake photo. Issues with how you’d get such a sharp image of anyone in motion in 1912 aside, look at the shadows and see where the light is coming from:

  • Our boys with the hats are lit from the right
  • The slats on the building are lit from top right

Now look at battering ram’s helmet, especially where it meets the wall. Where’s the shadow? Where would you expect the shadow to be?

dangblingus,

I want some of what you’re smoking. The lighting source looks 100% consistent to me. Literally the right side of everything is consistently illuminated. I would expect to see battering ram’s helmet shadow to be against the wall. There it is. Also, battering ram isn’t in motion. He’s definitely stopped moving at this point.

someguy3, in Testing a prototype football helmet, 1912

Remember back then it was more like rugby. *Forward pass was introduced in 1906, maybe this is why they’re testing helmets.

Olap,

No helmets in rugby still though!

someguy3,

There are, don’t know which levels wear them. They are simple padded helmets. Good for jostling, not for collisions.

Olap,

Scrum caps. Worn at all levels. Padding around the ears to prevent caulie lug

AnUnusualRelic,
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Hard helmets are forbidden in rugby.

Blackout, in Testing a prototype football helmet, 1912
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That's not how you tackle a house. You are suppose to reach around and tickle it's balls first.

Tar_alcaran, in Filipino "Women Guerrilla" corps practicing marksmanship, WW2, 1941

What rifle is that, and why does it have what seems to be a grenade sight?

PugJesus,

No clue, I’m afraid

lily33, in Nazis wading through ice-cold water in Russia, WW2, 1942

And they paused there so someone can step ahead and take a picture?

Kusimulkku,

It doesn’t have to be the first group crossing the water, could be part of a longer the column

SatanicNotMessianic, in Egyptian hat seller, 1920s

In the world before just-in-time production and shipping, merchants used to keep large amounts of inventory on hand to meet customers’ expectations.

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