This astonishing photo of the Milky Way rising over the Australian horizon with the Magellanic Clouds on the left was captured by Greg Gibbs. Visit his website for more starry goodness.
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Category Archives: Photos
iPad, 1922-style
The Fiske Reading Machine in the hand of its inventor, Rear Admiral Bradley Fiske. Image from Shorpy via Glaserei
Miami News, March 30, 1926
I can just imagine what a person would look like using this on the subway…
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1954, Holland Tunnel
Police “catwalk car” in the Holland Tunnel.
Underground, 1896
23rd November 1896: District Line Platform at Victoria Underground Station
I love old photos like this. They are such a historical treasure.
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The Right Stuff
No, these are not Buddhist monks. Astronauts John Young, Neil Armstrong, and Frank Borman with Deke Slayton during desert survival training. Awesome pic, (but I couldn’t help thinking of Capricorn One.)
Found at Retronaut.
AT&T – Future Phone
Promotional photo from AT&T[1]; the model being displayed evokes not only the Princess phone which was popular between 1959 and 1994, but also some of the earlier cell phones (the brick.)
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[1] Cropped per instructions and tidied up a bit; original photo below:
The Coolest Ride in Disneyland – 1961
I remember this ride well. Functioning much like the air-hockey games you see in movie theatres and arcades, the blue plastic floor would release air as the little saucers glided over it – they were steered by shifting your weight. Unfortunately this ride only lasted about 5 years, probably due to the risk of injury or litigation. [Even in 1961, California had 29 attorneys per capita.]
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Roller skates, 1910
For some reason, this image strikes me as being all full of 1910 win.
A Young man on roller skates that are pedaled, 1910 – Found at Wikimedia Commons
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Cincinnati Public Library, 1874
No. No, this is my home. Well, at least in my dreams.
See additional pictures at Retronaut.
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Playing in the World Game 
