Unusual and Interesting Photos from Around the World (21 photos)

I present to you a selection of colorized photographs that were taken in the early and mid-20th century and are a wonderful illustration of life in different countries at that time.





Women's curling team, Montreal, Royal Columbia, 1904.

Scotland is the birthplace of curling. In the mid-16th century, Scots would gather on frozen ponds, make targets on the ice and throw stones, trying to reach the target



A civil servant from Bibila with his two sons on an elephant in front of his own house. Ceylon, 1926-1929.

The photograph was taken during the German ethnographic expedition of Egon von Eickstedt.





Bazaar in Kunduz. Afghanistan, 1962.

The headdress is called a turban. A long piece of cloth wrapped several times around the head and used by Muslims as a male headdress.



Tourists at the Pyramid of Cheops. Egypt, 1920s.

Today, if you climb to the top of one of the pyramids, you face up to 3 years in an Egyptian prison. But as we can see, it was not always like that. In the early 20th century, wealthy travelers climbed without any problems and even had tea parties at the top.



Carabao in a rice field, Philippines, circa 1917.

Carabao is a special breed of domestic water buffalo of the swamp type. They are traditional draft animals in the Philippines for growing rice in rice fields. Previously, they were also widely used for transporting goods around the islands.



Brewery worker and beer barrel, New Zealand, 1910.



A mile underground, Kimberley diamond mine, South Africa, 1950.

The historic town of Kimberley is known as the Diamond City. The town is home to the world's deepest quarry, mined by hand, without the use of any machinery. Since the mid-19th century, people have worked and died in the mines in incredibly harsh conditions.

In the 1950s, miners were required to undergo x-rays every day after their shift to ensure they had not swallowed or carried away precious stones.



Newspaper boys. Mexico City, 1977.



An icy train at the station after its route. Canada, 1918.



Children learning to read and write. Sahara sand as a blackboard. Tunisia, 1914.

By the way, the first educational institutions in the modern sense appeared in Tunisia at the end of the 19th century. First, in 1875, a college opened that trained administrative personnel. Later, in 1896, the first school.



Falconry with a peregrine falcon. UAE, 1949.

The hunter has a special stand in his right hand, which is stuck into the glued sand and the peregrine falcon can sit down. After all, there are no trees or other elevations in the desert.



Howrah Bridge. Calcutta, India, 1953.

The most popular bridge in India and one of the busiest and most beautiful cantilever bridges in the world.

It is located in West Bengal, spanning the Hooghly River and connecting the cities of Howrah and Calcutta.

It was commissioned in 1943.



A Christmas play at a German school in Lupemba (Tanzania), 1936.



Bedouin warrior, Saudi Arabia, 1906.

The proud warriors fought mainly with caravan guards. And a little with other gangs...



Girl from Cambodia, 1962.



Constantinople and the Sea of ​​Marmara, 1903.

March 28, 1930, by decree of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Constantinople was renamed Istanbul.



Fakir on a bed of nails, Benares, India, 1907.



Thailand, 1959.



A Balinese woman learning to take pictures, 1934.



Three brothers from a wealthy family pose for a portrait. Ghana, 1917.