A vinaigrette of historical footage from past years. Issue 164

Funny photos, interesting events and people who made history - all this in a new selection.

The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. These simple words are perfect for many aspects of our lives, but especially for historical photographs 





The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, 1921.

In 1925, the sphinx was completely freed from sand drifts and opened for free inspection, here it is still with buried paws.



Giant cactus. Mexico, 1895.

Such unusual cacti grow in Mexico and the USA.

On average, these cacti can reach a height of 10 m, but there are those that can reach 18 m. They usually live for hundreds of years and can reach a weight of 25 tons.



The Bathysphere, which set a record for deep-sea diving to a depth of 932 m in 1932.

The Bathysphere was attached to a 900-meter-long steel cable, which helped the vessel dive into the water from the deck of a former British warship.



Aborigine with a boomerang, Australia, 1923.

The Aborigines of Australia belong to the Negroid-Australoid race. They have dark brown skin, wavy black hair, a wide nose and strongly protruding eyebrows.



A pass at an altitude of about 5,500 meters. Himachal Pradesh, India, 1866.

It is surprising that in the mid-19th century, people without technology and special warm clothing crossed such difficult passes at high altitude.



Kitten on a leaf of Victoria amazonica, Philippines, 1935.

Victoria leaves can withstand a weight of up to 50 kg. A small child or teenager can sit in such a leaf without any problems.



"Princess Yvonne and Prince Alexander". Mallorca. Spain. 1955.

The photo shows the heirs of the ancient Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn dynasty from Westphalia. The picture was taken by their mother during a trip on a yacht in 1955.

Initially, the photo of 13-year-old Yvonne and 12-year-old Alexander with wine and a cigarette was a kind of hooliganism of their mother, but over time it began to be used on the Internet for jokes and became a meme.



American-Canadian scientist, inventor and entrepreneur Alexander Graham Bell with his wife in Nova Scotia. Canada, 1898.

You are now all seeing this photo on your phone thanks to him! After all, Alexander Graham Bell is the inventor of the telephone.



Shampoo advertisement, 1920s.

Beautiful long hair, but how difficult it is to care for such hair.

Interesting fact: The first shampoo was invented in Great Britain in the 19th century. It was a dry powder made from soap and grass.



Woman on a cart pulled by two bison, 1910.



Father and son.

A Native American chief visits his son during a U.S. Army armored training exercise, 1950s.



Space dog Strelka and her offspring, 1961

One of Strelka's puppies, Pushok, was given to Jacqueline Kennedy and named "Star" by the presidential couple.



Spectators take pictures on the wreckage of two steam locomotives, 1896.

A collision of two locomotives in the state of Texas was arranged by a certain citizen by the last name Crush. 40 thousand spectators gathered to watch it. As a result, 2 people died, the photographer's eye was damaged by a bolt.

There were very interesting entertainments in the USA at the end of the 19th century.



Mary Quant and fashion models, 1960s.

Mary Quant is a British fashion designer. She is considered the creator of miniskirts.



Prisoners and a guard with a knife. Persia, 1899.



A man convicted of murder in a wooden cage on China Street, 1930s.

In the 1930s, China had an extremely cruel method of punishment for criminals convicted of murder. The perpetrator was locked in a wooden cage on the street, where he remained until his death.



A family of Alaska Natives, 1929.



Golf ball collector, 1920.

Apparently they were not playing golf, but "hit the collector" of balls.



A Bedouin woman with a child. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 1948.

I can't say anything about the beauty of this woman, but motherhood is beautiful.



A hole in a skyscraper from a collision with a bomber, New York, 1945.

In 1945, a B-25 bomber got lost in the fog and crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building. At that time, it was the tallest building in the world until 1970, when the infamous twin towers were commissioned.

The photo clearly shows the remains of the bomber on the facade of the skyscraper.