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PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in British engineer J. A. Purves in his 'Dynasphere' vehicle, 1932

Pros:

• Cool way to die

Cons:

• Literally none

More seriously, I believe they're very fuel/energy efficient, but generally have stability problems.

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in RAF pilot getting a haircut, WW2, 1942

Unironically, yes. WW2 is probably the best era for finding replicas (or originals) of just about every minute detail of period uniforms.

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in RAF pilot getting a haircut, WW2, 1942

"Just because there's a war on is no reason to look slovenly!"

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in British engineer J. A. Purves in his 'Dynasphere' vehicle, 1932

Exciting things, I would presume.

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in British engineer J. A. Purves in his 'Dynasphere' vehicle, 1932

Shh, don't harsh his mellow, look how happy he is

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in Color photo of Russian monks planting potatoes, 1910

The man who took these pictures was an early innovator in color photography and patronized by the Tsar, so he had a lot of opportunity. Some very gorgeous work, I love it.

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in Weekly wartime ration for two British civilians, excluding bread, fresh vegetables, and some canned goods, WW2, 1943

Well, you still had to pay for all of this. It was just additionally limited how much you could purchase - with what is shown here being, then, the 'maximum'.

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in Two explorers looking at their ship, 'Terra Nova', during an Antarctic expedition, 1911

Thank you! I just try to keep a little life in these historical communities!

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in Beggar (possibly a WW1 veteran?) running beside King George V's carriage, early 1920s

I'll attend your funeral

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in Two explorers looking at their ship, 'Terra Nova', during an Antarctic expedition, 1911

Mixture of places. Most I get from Rarehistoricalphotos. Many I get from Wikimedia commons. Some I google, when I have a piece of historical trivia I know but no picture to go with it. When I feel adventurous, I search online national archives, found some good Ethiopian pics in the Polish archives a while back.

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in Beggar (possibly a WW1 veteran?) running beside King George V's carriage, early 1920s

Tarnish notte

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in Weekly wartime ration for two British civilians, excluding bread, fresh vegetables, and some canned goods, WW2, 1943

Oh, tea can use milk, right.

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in Two explorers looking at their ship, 'Terra Nova', during an Antarctic expedition, 1911

If memory serves, only the actual expedition members died, while the crew aboard the Terra Nova survived.

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in The ISOLATOR, invention from 1925

Well, I imagine it wasn't actually too practical in general. XD

PugJesus, 8 months ago to historyporn in Weekly wartime ration for two British civilians, excluding bread, fresh vegetables, and some canned goods, WW2, 1943

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/98/a2756298.shtml