Tag Archives: Photos

Old Instagrams from Czech Security Sevices

Posted on 04/27/2012 by Zed

These awesome Instagrams of residents of Cold War-era Prague were taken secretly by the Czechoslovakia’s secret police between 1969 and 1989. The photos were collected by the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and the Security Services Archive for … Continue reading →

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North Brother Island: The abandoned “leper colony” of New York City

Posted on 02/03/2012 by Zed

Despite being just 350 yeards from the Bronx, the leper colony of New York City was abandoned and forgotten for over 50 years. Photo © Ian Fereence/Barcroft Media via dailymail.co.uk Photo © Ian Fereence/Barcroft Media via dailymail.co.uk MailOnline has a haunting series … Continue reading →

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Hidden mothers in old photos

Posted on 01/23/2012 by Zed

Back in the day photo exposures were very, very slow. So to keep children still during the exposures photographers placed their mothers within reach, except all covered up. See many more pictures here. Source: ACupOfJo via Kottke.org

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America in color 1939-1943

Posted on 01/09/2012 by Zed

Faro and Doris Caudill, homesteaders. Pie Town, New Mexico, October 1940. Reproduction from color slide. Photo by Russell Lee. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Back in 1940′s photographers of the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information … Continue reading →

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Life on Planet Stock-Photos: Milk being poured by retards

Posted on 11/29/2011 by Zed

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Beautiful Northern Lights

Posted on 11/02/2011 by Zed

Photo credit: Flickr user Shane Black. Also known as Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights are created when charged particles from solar wind hit the atmosphere of the earth. Due to strong solar activity this year, the Northern Lights–which rarely venture this … Continue reading →

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