20 Unusually Interesting Images From History!
We’ve all done it, start reading about something on the internet and an hour later realize you’ve got 15 tabs open in your browser on the subject.
Well, I’m happy to announce your next internet rabbit hole just might be in the list below. As I present 20 Unusually Interesting Images From History! Try to get some sleep tonight, ok.
Roman Dice Game
The Romans loved dice games. The words read “The Picts are defeated, the enemy destroyed. Play at ease.”
Mercury train, Chicago in 1936
The Mercury train in Chicago was named after the Roman god and designed for speedy intercity midwest travel.
Canadian Tree Cutters
This image is of 2 men in Canada cutting down a massive tree over 100 years ago.
Telephone Switchboard Operators
This is the way telephone systems worked years ago. Each call had to be manually connected by a human being. These people (usually women) were known as Telephone Switchboard Operators.
The largest French gun ever built (Obusier de 520)
Image of the Paris Gun which was the largest gun ever built by France. This massive weapon exploded the first time it was ever fired. A second gun built by the French was captured and used by Germany in WW2, but also soon exploded.
4th Grade Class Picture of Adolf Hitler
This is a class picture of the 4th grade class of Adolf Hitler The future cause of World War 2 is dead center of the top row.
CP3O leading the London symphony orchestra in 1978
In this image you can see C3PO conducting the London Symphony Orchestra playing Star Wars at Albert Hall, 1978.
Jesse Owens winning gold in Nazi Germany, 1936.
Jesse Owens winning gold in Nazi Germany, 1936.
Sumerian cylinder seal
4,000 year-old Sumerian cylinder seal with a cupbearer seated below the Sun and stars.
What will the World be like in the year 2000?
The two images below are what the people of the year 1900 imagined the world would be like in the year 2000.
German Flettner Fl 265 helicopter
Demonstration a German Flettner Fl 265 helicopter during WW2.
Japanese Americans
Americans of Japanese ancestry playing checkers while awaiting transport to an internment camp, 1942.
Rocket Propelled Bicycle
Elephants with Earmuffs
In 1969, elephants near Heathrow in London were given earmuffs to protect them from noise.
Early Deep Sea Diving
How deep sea diving was done in the year 1915.
Early Map
Map of the world not yet reached by Europeans in 1881.
Sumerian Receipt
The world’s oldest known payslip, from Ancient Sumeria. It shows how much beer was earned in wages.
Vintage Stroller
Early strollers often had harnesses to be pulled by dogs or goats.
First Monopoly Board Game
The very first Monopoly game was handmade by Charles Darrow around 1930.
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