评文版, photos can be said to be one of the greatest inventions of mankind. In the past, the ancients could only understand history from words, paintings, and songs. They were often not intuitive and objective enough. They were also old photos that I haven't seen for a long time. The following interesting and rare historical photos will feel like traveling through time and space... Let's feel:
that had not collapsed in the late Qing Dynasty, during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, only the tower core was left because of the invasion and burning of Japanese pirates. It has not been repaired since then, and it collapsed in 1924.
At that time, the nearby houses were all traditional buildings with white walls and green tiles, but now they have become small villa buildings...
915, when the alarm clock was very expensive and unreliable, there was a very special profession in the UK: knockers, specially used for people who wake up, similar to the Chinese hitting people.
936, German Post developed the world's first public video call service, which can be said to be the earliest "Qianliyan, Shunfenger ".
890, the luxury train car produced by Pullman Company in the United States was so luxurious and exquisite when traveling by train at that time.
Let’s take a look at the sleeper, poverty will indeed limit your imagination... Of course, this is just an exclusive experience for the rich and elite people.
In the late stage of World War I , due to the shortage of livestock caused by the war, Belgium a farm had to pull the elephants out of the zoo to cultivate the land...
942, because World War II war burned to Egypt. In order to prevent bombing, Sphinx was "reinforced" and there were many sandbags under his chin.
910, in Oregon, USA, lumberjacks sat on a "ship" tied up with wood and drifted along the Columbia River. The wood was transported downstream in this way.
In the 1950s, the "delivery guy" on the streets of Tokyo, Japan, was so cool at that time, one was more skilled than the other...
930 Central Park, New York, , due to the Great Depression, the homeless poor gathered here into a slum called " Hoover Village ".
Pedestrian shovel, an experimental device used to protect pedestrians in car accidents in the 1920s... It is obvious that I think it is more like a weapon...
Diving horse, a circus performance that began in 1880, riders riding horses (sometimes only horses) jumped into the water from a 20-meter-high jump platform. After 1970, this barbaric behavior was gradually banned.
The most dangerous seller show: bulletproof vest inventor Elliot Westbroad, is personally demonstrating the bulletproof shield he invented to two American lieutenants.
A sedan chair in the Qing Dynasty , although it was a black and white photo, can still feel its gorgeousness. It must be a rich or noble family.
913, a Mongolian woman in torture instruments said that this "incarceration" method is usually lifelong, and prisoners can beg for food and water from passers-by, but it is only prolonging her pain.
902, France, several working sharpeners, the reason why the machine was made like this was to avoid bent over all day long. Workers can also bring their dogs with them, not only can they accompany them, but also can keep their owners warm when lying on their legs.
875, France, the Statue of Liberty is under construction. Can you tell which part of this is?
899, a bus on the streets of Germany. What’s interesting is: this car is electric, and the modern popular new energy vehicle actually existed more than a hundred years ago.
892, a fitness equipment designed by Swedish Doctor Gustav Zander, this strange equipment is used to massage the back and is one of the earliest fitness equipment in the world.
A hard drive advertisement in the early 1980s was priced at $3,495, and the capacity was an astonishing 10M... Including inflation , it is equivalent to about 10,000 US dollars now...
Early circus performances were much wilder than today. In 1936, in Berlin, a circus member was locked in an aquarium with several crocodiles.
925, two female wing walkers (wing walkers) performed a thrilling tennis action on a double-decker aircraft. This performance was originally intended to show the stability of the aircraft, but later evolved into a stunt performance.
930, an Italian explorer and two hired locals caught in the Congo in a gorilla . Although he sympathized with it, he still couldn't help but want to laugh...
963, the famous American actress Tibi Heidren . In Hitchcock's movie " Flock of Birds ", a crow lit a cigarette for her.
In 1974, in order to shoot the movie "Howl", the crew used more than 150 untrained lions, tigers, leopards and cheetahs. The legendary actress on the screen even raised a pet lion...
During the production process, no animals were injured, but more than 70 cast members were injured, and Hyderey was broken his leg while riding an elephant. This movie is also called the most dangerous movie in history.
In 2003, the U.S. soldiers were showing off a cart of gold they snatched from the Iraqi bank, which is the weapon of mass destruction they were eager to find.
930, New York, the Empire State Building is under construction. Official reports that 5 workers died during construction, while some say that 42 people are the tallest building in the world after completion and the skyscraper that has maintained the longest record.
1908, British female mountaineer Jane Inglis Clark, who was climbing , and her daughter, due to her gender, was banned from joining the men-only Scottish Mountaineering Club, so she established the famous Women's Scottish Rock Climbing Club. In 1955, the club completed its first all-female adventure to the Himalayas.
Every photo is a story...
