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Reposting cool historical images from reddit and elsewhere.
A seaman's request for an extraordinary leave of absence, 1967. Reason: “My wife is planning to get pregnant this weekend and I would like to be present.”
December 5, 2024 at 11:22 AM
A seaman's request for an extraordinary leave of absence, 1967. Reason: “My wife is planning to get pregnant this weekend and I would like to be present.”
In 1966, 17-year-old Franca Viola was kidnapped and held captive for 8 days and repeatedly raped, in an attempt to force her into a “rehabilitating marriage” (“matrimonio riparatore”) - as was custom at the time. Viola refused to marry her rapist and was the first woman in Italy to do so.
December 4, 2024 at 11:44 AM
In 1966, 17-year-old Franca Viola was kidnapped and held captive for 8 days and repeatedly raped, in an attempt to force her into a “rehabilitating marriage” (“matrimonio riparatore”) - as was custom at the time. Viola refused to marry her rapist and was the first woman in Italy to do so.
Shoichi Yokoi, the Japanese soldier who concealed himself in the jungles of Guam for 27 years to evade capture, breaks down in tears upon returning to Japan in February 1972.
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Shoichi Yokoi, the Japanese soldier who concealed himself in the jungles of Guam for 27 years to evade capture, breaks down in tears upon returning to Japan in February 1972.
A doll dealer from London, 1920s.
November 28, 2024 at 1:14 PM
A doll dealer from London, 1920s.
The Golden Arrow was the car that set a speed record of 372.46 km/h, 1929.
November 27, 2024 at 7:20 PM
The Golden Arrow was the car that set a speed record of 372.46 km/h, 1929.
Assistant DJ at a radio station in the United States, 1944
Before computers, this was the only way to find songs requested by listeners.
Before computers, this was the only way to find songs requested by listeners.
November 27, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Assistant DJ at a radio station in the United States, 1944
Before computers, this was the only way to find songs requested by listeners.
Before computers, this was the only way to find songs requested by listeners.
Maria Limanskaya. Berlin. May 2, 1945.
She died on November 25, 2024. She was 100 years old.
She died on November 25, 2024. She was 100 years old.
November 26, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Maria Limanskaya. Berlin. May 2, 1945.
She died on November 25, 2024. She was 100 years old.
She died on November 25, 2024. She was 100 years old.
A Luritja man with headdress and body paint demonstrating method of attack with boomerang in his hand raised behind his head, with a shield and additional boomerang held in front of him. 1920, Australia.
#history
#history
November 25, 2024 at 12:25 PM
A Luritja man with headdress and body paint demonstrating method of attack with boomerang in his hand raised behind his head, with a shield and additional boomerang held in front of him. 1920, Australia.
#history
#history
A Chinese boy is beheaded - his only crime was being a member of a household suspected by Japs of aiding Chinese guerillas, 1938.
November 24, 2024 at 8:56 AM
A Chinese boy is beheaded - his only crime was being a member of a household suspected by Japs of aiding Chinese guerillas, 1938.
Sign placed in front of the Memphis Zoo on Thursday, "Negro day", the only day of the week that African Americans were allowed to visit, 1959.
November 23, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Sign placed in front of the Memphis Zoo on Thursday, "Negro day", the only day of the week that African Americans were allowed to visit, 1959.
Nazi General Anton Dostler is Tied to a Stake Before his Execution by a Firing Squad, 1945.
November 22, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Nazi General Anton Dostler is Tied to a Stake Before his Execution by a Firing Squad, 1945.
In 1981 Marianne Bachmeier killed the pedophile who had kidnapped and raped her 7-year-old daughter in the middle of the trial.
She was sentenced to six years in prison but was released after serving three.
She was sentenced to six years in prison but was released after serving three.
November 21, 2024 at 1:47 PM
In 1981 Marianne Bachmeier killed the pedophile who had kidnapped and raped her 7-year-old daughter in the middle of the trial.
She was sentenced to six years in prison but was released after serving three.
She was sentenced to six years in prison but was released after serving three.
Franceska Mann, arrived at Auschwitz in 1943, when ordered to strip, she did so provocatively, distracting the guards. She grabbed the roll call officers gun and shot him dead, then wounded one more before other prisoners joined her rebellion, before all being shot dead, 1940's.
November 19, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Franceska Mann, arrived at Auschwitz in 1943, when ordered to strip, she did so provocatively, distracting the guards. She grabbed the roll call officers gun and shot him dead, then wounded one more before other prisoners joined her rebellion, before all being shot dead, 1940's.
Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury, 1980s.
#oldschoolcool
#oldschoolcool
November 17, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury, 1980s.
#oldschoolcool
#oldschoolcool
A crowd of about 4000 Nazi sympathizers, some with their children, protest outside Landsberg Prison, demanding amnesty for the hundreds of Nazi war criminals being held there. When Jewish people counter-protested, the crowd chanted Nazi-era slogans and attacked them, West Germany, 1951.
#history
#history
November 16, 2024 at 2:56 PM
A crowd of about 4000 Nazi sympathizers, some with their children, protest outside Landsberg Prison, demanding amnesty for the hundreds of Nazi war criminals being held there. When Jewish people counter-protested, the crowd chanted Nazi-era slogans and attacked them, West Germany, 1951.
#history
#history
Daytona Beach, Florida, 1957.
November 16, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Daytona Beach, Florida, 1957.