1. Late Victorian Mountaineers
Late Victorian mountaineers, including a lady fully dressed and corseted, cross a crevasse in the Alps, 1900 (from Getty Images’ book “Decades of the 20th Century—1900s” by Nick Yapp, scanned by WeirdVintage).
2. The Perils of Wearing Crinolines on Public Transportation, 1850s
In 1858, crinolines had to be hung outside public transportation to get aboard.
Crinolines were much ridiculed during the the 1850s and 60s when they were at the height of Victorian fashion.
Found via Pinterest, The Still Room, and Weird Vintage.
3. The Papal Guard, Vatican City
Found on Tumblr.
4. 750 Years in Paris
Get the book by Vincent Mahé here.
5. This Prehistoric Site in Shetland, Scotland
“One of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles”. It contains remains dating from 2500 BC up to the 17th century AD. Photo by Nigel Duncan, found on Pinterest.
6. The World’s Largest Underwater Sculpture
Created by underwater sculpture mastermind Jason deCaires Taylor, she weighs in at 60 tons and rising an impressive 18 feet tall in the Bahamas. Found on So Bad So Good
7. These Turtles that Have a Nicer Apartment than I do
Found on Reddit.
8. The Wonderful Story of India’s “Birdman”, who Feeds 4,000 Parakeets a Day from Home
Found on This is Colossal.
9. An experimental “torpedo boat” performs test runs in the Detroit River, near Detroit, Michigan, 1940
Found on Reddit.
10. This Old Police Station in San Francisco For Sale
The historic, converted Bayview Police Station in San Francisco has gone on sale for $1.395 million. Take a tour here.
11. This Website: Died in House
Has someone died in your house? Found via The World’s Best Ever.
12. Marilyn Monroe Look-a-Like Competition, 1958
Found on Vintage Everyday.
