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Creedence Clearwater Revival dining at a Taco Bell, San Luis Obispo, California, 1968.
June 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Creedence Clearwater Revival dining at a Taco Bell, San Luis Obispo, California, 1968.
Messerschmitt Kabinenroller (A German microcar from 1954).
June 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Messerschmitt Kabinenroller (A German microcar from 1954).
The old Times Square in Manhattan, New York. 1904
June 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The old Times Square in Manhattan, New York. 1904
Making soap from “meat drippings” during World War I. (1917)
June 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Making soap from “meat drippings” during World War I. (1917)
A Sámi man wearing sunglasses (and smokıng) while holding the reins to his white reindeer - Kautokeino, Norway, c. 1910 – 1922. (Photo by Petter L. Smith)
June 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A Sámi man wearing sunglasses (and smokıng) while holding the reins to his white reindeer - Kautokeino, Norway, c. 1910 – 1922. (Photo by Petter L. Smith)
Shoe polisher, Piccadilly Circus, London, 1981 (Photo by William Klein)
June 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Shoe polisher, Piccadilly Circus, London, 1981 (Photo by William Klein)
How they expected food delivery would be in the future (1940).
June 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
How they expected food delivery would be in the future (1940).
Michelangelo's grocery list circa 1518. He illustrated the shopping list because the servant was illiterate.
June 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Michelangelo's grocery list circa 1518. He illustrated the shopping list because the servant was illiterate.
Taxi driver and his cab, Norway 1917. The "balloon" on the roof is a container for gas, which was used instead of petrol during WWI and a couple of years later.
June 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Taxi driver and his cab, Norway 1917. The "balloon" on the roof is a container for gas, which was used instead of petrol during WWI and a couple of years later.
A fisherman and his family aboard their tiny shanty boat on the Mississippi River below the railroad bridge at Louisiana, Missouri (first big town south of Hannibal). 1914.
June 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM
A fisherman and his family aboard their tiny shanty boat on the Mississippi River below the railroad bridge at Louisiana, Missouri (first big town south of Hannibal). 1914.
The Statue of Liberty during her restoration project, New York City, 1984.
June 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The Statue of Liberty during her restoration project, New York City, 1984.
An advertisement from 1964. It's a good thing texting wasn't around with that rotary dial.
June 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
An advertisement from 1964. It's a good thing texting wasn't around with that rotary dial.
The famous photo of the Iwo Jima flag raising, 1945. At the time of this particular assembly the Marine on the far right was misidentified. He has since been correctly identified as Cpl. Harlon Block, not Hansen. Photograph by Joe Rosenthal.
June 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The famous photo of the Iwo Jima flag raising, 1945. At the time of this particular assembly the Marine on the far right was misidentified. He has since been correctly identified as Cpl. Harlon Block, not Hansen. Photograph by Joe Rosenthal.
Interior of a passenger plane, 1935
June 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Interior of a passenger plane, 1935
Cars that never left the Giants Stadium commuter lot after 9/11. On this day, we remember the lives lost and the heroes who emerged from the tragedy of 9/11/2001 a day that forever changed the world. More photos: https://bit.ly/3psuksx
June 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Cars that never left the Giants Stadium commuter lot after 9/11. On this day, we remember the lives lost and the heroes who emerged from the tragedy of 9/11/2001 a day that forever changed the world. More photos: https://bit.ly/3psuksx
A stewardess prepares the menu served to passengers aboard a United Airlines plane in the 1940s.
June 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A stewardess prepares the menu served to passengers aboard a United Airlines plane in the 1940s.
A knocker-up, tries to wake factory workers. Early 1900s, before alarm clocks.
June 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A knocker-up, tries to wake factory workers. Early 1900s, before alarm clocks.
London teens in phone boxes in the 1980s
June 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
London teens in phone boxes in the 1980s
Inuit mother and child in Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska 1927
June 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Inuit mother and child in Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska 1927
Oil field near Long Beach, California, 1948.
June 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Oil field near Long Beach, California, 1948.
A French Creole family portrait, New Orleans, Louisiana- date unknown
June 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
A French Creole family portrait, New Orleans, Louisiana- date unknown
The Kuba Komet was a home entertainment system manufactured in West Germany from 1957-1962. The oddly angular upper section could rotate allowing the viewer to swing the TV in the desired direction and included eight speakers. The bottom section opened to reveal a radio, a record player, and
June 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The Kuba Komet was a home entertainment system manufactured in West Germany from 1957-1962. The oddly angular upper section could rotate allowing the viewer to swing the TV in the desired direction and included eight speakers. The bottom section opened to reveal a radio, a record player, and
Auto wash bowl 100 years ago at 25 cents per car. The concept originated in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was patented in 1921 by inventor CP Bohland, who opened two branches in St. Paul. He invented the bowl as an easy way to remove mud from the bottom of cars.
June 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Auto wash bowl 100 years ago at 25 cents per car. The concept originated in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was patented in 1921 by inventor CP Bohland, who opened two branches in St. Paul. He invented the bowl as an easy way to remove mud from the bottom of cars.
Migrant farm worker with his wife and ten children, 1939. Photo by Dorothea Lange.
June 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Migrant farm worker with his wife and ten children, 1939. Photo by Dorothea Lange.
Steve Wozniak's Apple I (1976). Vintage computer ads that show how far we’ve progressed: https://bit.ly/3SjOuhk
June 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Steve Wozniak's Apple I (1976). Vintage computer ads that show how far we’ve progressed: https://bit.ly/3SjOuhk