17 photos from the past that look creepy (18 photos)

Category: Terrible, PEGI 16
14 March 2024

There are activities and objects in everyday life that seem so ordinary to us that we think they have always been that way. But in fact, their ancient versions were completely different, and some can even be truly scary. Take a look!





1. Mickey and Minnie at Disneyland in 1929



2. The “plague doctor” mask, which appeared in the Middle Ages in Europe during the bubonic plague epidemic, which claimed millions of lives



It was created by the French physician Charles Lorm, in addition to it there was a protective suit for doctors.

3. The butcher's joke



4. Halloween was really scary.



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6. The Original Mr. Michelin



7. Women wearing cosmetic masks, 1921



8. Circus clown - tent



9. Gas mask, World War I era



10. Women with perfect posture at a convention of chiropractors, 1956



11. Wax figure for teaching anatomy, circa 1700



12. Clothes to protect your skin from the sun



13. Children's gas mask used during World War II



14. Diving suit, 1920



15. Medical protective clothing, Poland, 1963



16. In Victorian childhood photographs, adults were covered with a blanket



Scientists have long argued about why women cover their faces in photographs? And finally they came to the conclusion that the children were most likely kept by the photographer’s maids or assistants, whom the customers did not want to see in their photographs. And the mothers most likely stood in front of the child and tried to visually calm them down.

17. This is how you used to get rid of freckles

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