25 entertaining historical facts and old photos (26 photos)

History is full of strange and fascinating stories, and we cannot know them all. It's good that there is an opportunity to expand your erudite baggage, and make it easy and fun. A selection of interesting facts and retro shots are a great way to explore the past in a new way look at the world!





1. Suzanne Salter was the first female mayor in the United States (1887)



Her candidacy was put forward by a group of men as a joke to to prove that a woman does not get an elective position. As a result, Suzanne won 60% of the vote and became mayor of the city of Argonia (Kansas).

2. This mannequin was designed by Angelique Marguerite Le Bourcier Du Coudray in the 1700s. It was used to teach midwifery



3. What's going on with the neighbors? 1950–1960, Europe



4. Hotel doorman talking to a dachshund in Piccadilly Circus, London. 1938



5. This old door is in Exeter Cathedral, UK



Between 1598 and 1621 a hole was made in the door to provide access to a cat who was paid weekly food to catch mice and rats.

Source 6Dinosaur footprints 150 million years old



In the vicinity of the French village of Plagne, you can see the 150-meter site of dinosaur footprints that are 150 million years old. After studying scientists came to the conclusion that the tracks were left by sauropods.

7 Most Photographed Person Of The 1800s - Frederick Douglas. A man who escaped from slavery and later became a writer, educator and fighter for the rights of the black population of America



He was the most photographed person of the 19th century, with more than 160 portraits and photographs. He almost never smiled during photographs, this facial expression seemed too friendly to him.

8. Vintage photography: women with tattoos



9. European hearse from the 1800s



10. Dollhouse of Petronella Dunois, which can be found in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It dates from the late 1600s



11. Here we see two cats in 1966. They sacredly honor the Christmas tradition of dropping the tree every year.



12. Suffragette Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst makes an inscription "Voting for Women" in the premises of the Women's Socio-Political Union, 198, Bow Road, East London, 1912.



13. The wife of a peasant Fyodor Vasiliev gave birth to 69 children. Shuya



Between 1725 and 1765, a woman gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven triplets and four quadruplets. In total she had 27 births. and 69 children. Photography had not yet been invented, so the photos are random, just giving an idea of how big that family was.

By the way, when his wife could no longer give birth, Vasilyev got married again. From the second wife, 18 more children were born: six pairs of twins and two triplets.

14. Kitchen of Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace



The staff had to prepare over 800 meals a day for the king and all his courtiers.

15. Tudor house: outside and inside view



16 Dangerous Victorian Stairs



These stairss for servants. Too narrow, steep and deadly.

17. Fireplace at Cragside Manor in Northumberland, England



This house was built by Norman Shaw for the wealthy industrialist William Armstrong in 1880 and is known as the first house in the world with an electric lighting. Armstrong equipped the house with various inventions: laundry with water supply, early dishwasher, hydraulic elevator, hydroelectric power station, food service elevator from one floor to another, etc.

18. Studio Worker Questionnaire: Ava Gardner, 1941



19. Vintage photography: wind



20. The first known picture of a tornado. Kansas, 1884



21. Animal care during the bombing of London. Ambulance for animals and shelters for found dogs



22. 600-year-old medieval hat found in Lappvattnet, Sweden. Made from sheep's wool, preserved in a swamp



23. The woman in the picture is Betty Lou Oliver. In 1945, she survived a fall in an elevator from the 75th floor of the Empire State Building.



24. Wedding dress of Queen Sophia Magdalene, circa 1766, exhibited at the Royal Armoury, Stockholm



25. Queen Victoria's engagement ring