Explore historical images of the pioneering Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, the world’s first successful helicopter. Uncover its groundbreaking journey through captivating photos.

Explore the charming history of penny-farthing bicycles through captivating vintage photographs. Ride through time and discover the elegance of high-wheel cycling in this nostalgic journey.

Explore the whimsical world of vintage tall tale postcards from the 1900s, featuring strange and humorous depictions of everyday life. Discover the past’s playful exaggerations.

Immurement is a form of imprisonment, usually for life, in which a person is placed within an enclosed space with no exits.

The appearance of strong women became more prevalent in sporting events and were also a common attraction in circuses where they would showcase their superhuman strength.

Rescued East African slaves taken from a dhow aboard HMS Daphne, a British naval ship used to prevent the transportation of enslaved people.

FROM two-headed conjoined twins to albino sisters, these are the unusual siblings who were forced into human ‘freak’ shows during Victorian times. During the 19th century, people were f…

The German flak tower, or “Flaktürme,” were monumental concrete fortresses constructed across various cities within occupied territories.

Some time back a friend of mine posted a strange photo on my Facebook page; a track-mounted BMW sidecar machine that was so mechanically bizarre that my first comment was “Photoshop”. That comment was premature: further digging showed that it was indeed an actual machine, the BMW Schneekrad.I was already familiar with the Kettenkrad of course, but this thing seemed to be so far into the realms of “concept bike” that I started wondering what else had come out of the design labs…

CLAIM: A black-and-white photo of a young boy clutching a huge pick shows an 8-year-old coal miner from Utah or Colorado in the early 1900s.