35 curious historical photographs from different eras (36 photos)

Category: Nostalgia, PEGI 16
22 November 2023

Whatever people did in the past! Some historical photos seem surreal and funny, while others are scary. Although the trappings of daily life have changed from the past, the human spirit has remained remarkably unchanged. Let's take a look at some photos from different eras - straight from the 1900s to the 1960s.





1. Teachers celebrate spring break. Photo from 1910



2. Space suit for walking on the Moon from Republic Aviation Corporation, 1960





3. Double sweater ad from the 60s



4. Inventor Russell E. Oakes with his problem-solving devices, including a spinning spaghetti-eating device, 1955



5. "Portable Sauna" from 1942



6. Girls are using a new trend - a gadget for putting initials on their hair. 1933



7. Garry Moore's smoking device. 1950



8. A flea named Rudolph pulls a metal mini-cart. 1951



9. Actress Anne Blyth takes a bubble bath, 1949



10. A woman visits the White House with a pet skunk, 1922.



11. Two turkeys carrying a girl in a cart, 1909



12. Patricia O'Keefe, a young bodybuilder, holds a 90-pound man, 1940



13. Quartz lamps for obtaining vitamin A at home, 1925



14. Gymnast George Nissen jumps on a trampoline with a kangaroo, 1960



15. Girl with a butterfly on her nose, 1960



16. Dog posing with a pipe, 1875



17. Children learning swimming techniques, 1922



18. Stockholm Telefontornet connecting 5,000 telephone lines, 1890



19. Sean Connery signing a coconut for a Jamaican fan, 1962



20. An elephant helps load an American plane, 1945



21. Ku Klux Klan at a carnival in Canon City, USA, 1925



22. 36th American President Lyndon Johnson on his amphibious vehicle, 1965



23. British soldiers with captured German Goliath tankettes, 1939-1945



24. A soldier with his dog, 1940



25. Soldiers use gas masks to peel onions, 1941



26. Fisherman Edward Llewellen caught the world's largest black sea bass weighing 192 kg, 1903



27. Woman on an electric scooter, 1916



28. Testing a prototype of a new football helmet, 1912



29. Winners of the Miss Perfect Posture contest at a convention of chiropractors, 1956



30. Ann Hodges - the only person to survive being injured by a meteorite, 1954



31. Boy and boar with saddle, 1930s



32. Police in New South Wales, Australia, turned motorcycles into racing chariots, 1936



33. London policeman judges competition for the most beautiful ankles, 1930.



34. The day Sweden changed their driving style, 1967



35. Flour mill using colored fabric for bags, 1939

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