JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL about Mabel Stark, lifelong tiger trainer. Here she is in her Ringling Bros. era in the early-to-mid 1920s. For 57yrs, Stark walked into cages full of tigers and survived at least 18 maulings.plus-squareimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down10
arrow-up1161arrow-down1imageTIL about Mabel Stark, lifelong tiger trainer. Here she is in her Ringling Bros. era in the early-to-mid 1920s. For 57yrs, Stark walked into cages full of tigers and survived at least 18 maulings.plus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
slaacaa@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoFidel Castro and Che Guevara in a Mexico City prison, 1956 imagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down10
arrow-up182arrow-down1imageFidel Castro and Che Guevara in a Mexico City prison, 1956 slaacaa@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-215 days agoCast and performers from the debut season of "Sesame Street," 1969-70plus-squareimagemessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1313arrow-down10
arrow-up1313arrow-down1imageCast and performers from the debut season of "Sesame Street," 1969-70plus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-215 days agomessage-square41linkfedilink
livligkinkajou@slrpnk.netEnglish · 15 days agoNotre-Dame de la Garde, Marseille, c.1905-10plus-squareimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down10
arrow-up130arrow-down1imageNotre-Dame de la Garde, Marseille, c.1905-10plus-squarelivligkinkajou@slrpnk.netEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
ifiokambrose@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-220 days agoThe Nazi Architect’s Son Who Designed Parts of Nigeria’s Roadsplus-squarezyke.socialexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkThe Nazi Architect’s Son Who Designed Parts of Nigeria’s Roadsplus-squarezyke.socialifiokambrose@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-220 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialFrançais · 24 days agoBill Murray, 1977. (notes & vid)plus-squareimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1imageBill Murray, 1977. (notes & vid)plus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialFrançais · 24 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Anchorxiety@reddthat.comEnglish · 29 days agoOmaha Beach 1944. Preparation for the breakout from Normandy. imagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down10
arrow-up163arrow-down1imageOmaha Beach 1944. Preparation for the breakout from Normandy. Anchorxiety@reddthat.comEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
reader@lemmy.zipEnglish · 30 days agoSeptember 15, 1966, after a three-day, 44-orbit journey in space, Gemini 11 astronauts Pete Conrad and Dick Gordon splash down in the Atlanticplus-squareimagemessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down10
arrow-up197arrow-down1imageSeptember 15, 1966, after a three-day, 44-orbit journey in space, Gemini 11 astronauts Pete Conrad and Dick Gordon splash down in the Atlanticplus-squarereader@lemmy.zipEnglish · 30 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-21 month ago"That's a powerful load a horses, maw!" (combine harvester, late 19th - early 20th c.) [Notes, pics and link in post]plus-squareimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down10
arrow-up159arrow-down1image"That's a powerful load a horses, maw!" (combine harvester, late 19th - early 20th c.) [Notes, pics and link in post]plus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square3linkfedilink
klu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agoHauling a boat past rapids on the River Yangtse, ~1905 (many more old China photos in links)plus-squareimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
arrow-up140arrow-down1imageHauling a boat past rapids on the River Yangtse, ~1905 (many more old China photos in links)plus-squareklu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square2linkfedilink
molave@reddthat.comEnglish · edit-21 month agoPhoto taken of Bush inside of the Emma E. Booker Elementary School shows the very moment he was informed that a second plane has hit the second tower, 2001 imagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down10
arrow-up174arrow-down1imagePhoto taken of Bush inside of the Emma E. Booker Elementary School shows the very moment he was informed that a second plane has hit the second tower, 2001 molave@reddthat.comEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square11linkfedilink
The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWax mannequins melting during a London heatwave, 1929 imagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down10
arrow-up1228arrow-down1imageWax mannequins melting during a London heatwave, 1929 The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square16linkfedilink
molave@reddthat.comEnglish · 1 month agoDiego Maradona’s Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup imagemessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10
arrow-up143arrow-down1imageDiego Maradona’s Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup molave@reddthat.comEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square5linkfedilink
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agoTexan servicemen putting up a playful "Texas Embassy" sign in Ginza, Tokyo, just weeks after Japan's surrender in WWII, as U.S. forces occupied the city and began overseeing Japan's postwar reconstrucplus-squareimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10
arrow-up119arrow-down1imageTexan servicemen putting up a playful "Texas Embassy" sign in Ginza, Tokyo, just weeks after Japan's surrender in WWII, as U.S. forces occupied the city and began overseeing Japan's postwar reconstrucplus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agoConey Island: 1905plus-squareimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down10
arrow-up156arrow-down1imageConey Island: 1905plus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agoBeatles, c.1964. (so who was the "5th Beatle," anyway) L-R: Lennon, Martin (their producer), Harrison, and Starkey in back. (McCartney likely with the back-head shot) (notes in post)plus-squareimagemessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10
arrow-up134arrow-down1imageBeatles, c.1964. (so who was the "5th Beatle," anyway) L-R: Lennon, Martin (their producer), Harrison, and Starkey in back. (McCartney likely with the back-head shot) (notes in post)plus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-22 months ago"Well, gentlemen, our hands are extended, but nothing seems to be happening!" --Groucho (notes in post)plus-squareimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down10
arrow-up147arrow-down1image"Well, gentlemen, our hands are extended, but nothing seems to be happening!" --Groucho (notes in post)plus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agoSteppenwolf Theatre Company, 1975, with 2/3 founders present. (full actor list in a comment)plus-squareimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageSteppenwolf Theatre Company, 1975, with 2/3 founders present. (full actor list in a comment)plus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agoSea Urchins: 1905, from Shorpy'splus-squareimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1imageSea Urchins: 1905, from Shorpy'splus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agoJim Henson between shots on his short, award-winning film "Time Piece" (1965) [MORE]plus-squareimagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down10
arrow-up1117arrow-down1imageJim Henson between shots on his short, award-winning film "Time Piece" (1965) [MORE]plus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square15linkfedilink
