Rare Photos of Revolutionary Veterans Who Lived Long Enough to Have Their Pictures Taken

Old photographs of Americans who fought in the Revolution are quite rare. Few of the Patriots of 1775 to 1783 lived until the dawn of practical photography in the early 1840s. Moreover, the ravages of time have claimed the vast majority of portraits from the 1840s and 1850s. According to PetaPixel, 81 years after the … Read more

The Doctor Who Invented Vibrators After Getting Tired of Manually Giving Orgasms to Women

The invention of the vibrator has a long, fascinating history. The earliest documented complaints of female hysteria can be traced back as early as the 13th century. The doctors during this time understood that women had libidos and advised them to relieve their sexual frustration by using dildos. By 17th century, dildos became less used … Read more

The Bookmobiles – Old Photos of Traveling Libraries in 1910s to 1960s

The bookmobile was a travelling library used to provide access to books to villages and city suburbs that had no library. It went from a simple horse-drawn cart in the 19th century to large customized vehicles that became part of American culture, which reached their height of popularity in the mid-20th century. Public library of … Read more

23 Incredible Photos of Russians Fighting during World War II

This was the Eastern Front in pictures. Soviet photographers took these harrowing images capturing the bloody horrors of World War II. A Russian anti-tank gun crew advances towards the German positions under cover of a smoke screen, somewhere in Russia, on July 23, 1943 Leningrad, 1942 1941 In February of 1943, a Soviet soldier stands … Read more