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Wait for me, Daddy is one of the most famous Canadian pictures of the Second World War. It was taken October 1st, 1940, in New Westminster, British Columbia by Claude Dettloff.
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Two juvenile macaques look on in surprise as their mother chases away an assailant who was attempting to steal their babies' food. The shot was taken at the Sacred Monkey Sanctuary, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. (Photo Courtesy Chris Norfolk/National Geographic Your Shot)
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Rev. Ralph Hardy, a retired clergyman from White Rock, British Columbia, took this now-famous photograph in 1966. He intended merely to photograph the elegant spiral staircase (known as the “Tulip Staircase”) in the Queen’s House section of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. Upon development, however, the photo revealed a shrouded figure climbing the stairs, seeming to hold the railing with both hands.
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Women in Chicago being arrested for wearing one piece bathing suits, without the required leg coverings. 1922
the flapper and the gypsy : ) Lupe Velez and Dolores Del Rio - iconic Mexican actresses - here during the silent film era.
Back in the day, to keep the children still, the mother would be allowed into the photograph. But to keep the focus on the children, the mother would be masterfully camouflaged, blending seamlessly into the background. Or just disguised as a carpet-ghost.
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“Little girls, this seems to say, never stop upon your way, never trust a stranger friend, No-one knows how it will end. As you’re pretty, so be wise, wolves may lurk in every guise. Now, as then, it’s simple truth sweetest tongue…has sharpest tooth!” -The Company of Wolves.
showgirls play chess backstage at the latin quarter nightclub, new York, new York, 1958. by gordon parks
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A Walrus's reaction after being presented with a birthday cake made entirely out of fishes. Animals have feelings too
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Victorian photo booth photo! Such a different side of people than we usually see from their stiff portraits.
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I love this! Window washers at the Evelina Children's Hospital in London dress like superheroes!
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The folks over at National Geographic, along with a team of scientists, engineers, and world-class balloon pilots, recreated the house from Disney/Pixar’s UP! The house flew at an altitude of 10,000 feet for 1 hour before it was brought down. This was all done for the new National Geographic Series “How Hard Can it Be?” that premieres this fall.
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Irena Sendler There recently was a death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena. During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. She had an 'ulterior motive'. She KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews (being German). Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried and she carried in the back of her truck a burlap sack, (for larger kids). She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let he...
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I'm a sucker for subtleties. This, right here, started a whole new flood of emotions and tears for me.
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