A vinaigrette of historical footage from past years. Issue 170
I present to you a selection of the most interesting phenomena and simply curious photographs from different corners of our planet from the twentieth century.
A swan gets into a car. England, 1936,
A domestic swan named "Leila" gets into a car and goes to the store with her owner. "Leila" is Mrs. Watson's pet from Chesham, Buckinghamshire. According to the owner, such an unusual pet guarded the yard well, no worse than a dog, and the swan also learned to open the doors in the house.
Apparently, the owner nursed the swan as a child and it became obedient, because in nature this bird is very aggressive.
The Tacoma Suspension Bridge in Washington that collapsed in November 1940.
The bridge was originally built with gross errors. In strong winds, the road surface moved in waves. On November 7, 1940, at 11:00 local time, a strong squall destroyed the central part of the bridge. K with part of it there were no casualties.
The bridge collapse was filmed on camera, you can watch the collapse online.
Wedding photo, Wexford, Ireland, 1965.
Wedding of ordinary Irish people. The photo turned out quite comical.
Nurses visit patients during an epidemic, April 1919, Sydney, Australia.
We have experienced similar times during Covid, history is cyclical.
Women's swimming mask, 1920s.
The Chinese have a similar mask called Facekini. It is designed for swimmers and beach lovers. It protects the skin from the sun while swimming.
A cook holds a giant cabbage at a camp in Wairarapa. New Zealand, 1890.
Everyone knows that children used to be found in cabbage, hence the size.
"Post-apocalyptic wedding", 1989.
An unusual photo shoot was organized by photographer Anatoly Zhdanov during his service in the GDR. According to the author, the series of shots warns of an impending environmental disaster on Earth. The photo was taken during his wedding, and the commander and soldiers became extras in the frame.
Miss Sweden, Miss USA and Miss Germany, 1956.
Super legs, natural faces, lovely. And what have we come to after all these years...
The first post-war parade in Tushino, Moscow, 1946.
In 1946, the first air parade was held in Tushino. The first full-fledged post-war parade was held only in 1965.
Bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, 1956.
American wrestler Everett Marshall practices wrestling techniques on his wooden sparring partner, 1936.
"Little girl armed with a toy machine gun"
Iran, Tehran, 1980.
Unusual mask for women's basketball, USA, 1927.
Photographers go to work. Canada, Ontario, 1912.
In those days, it was quite difficult to take one shot. Now everyone has a mobile camera in their pocket.
The first remote-controlled copter, 1941.
Palestinians grind coffee beans, 1905.
An unexpected gift, 1984.
A portable sauna Reduc-o-matic, popular in the
1940s.
It was believed that it could burn fat.
Harsh Hungarian Goths, 1989.
Cigarette holder for heavy smokers, 1955.
