Marilyn Monroe photographed by Earl Leaf 1950.

Sir Winston Churchill, in 1895, age 20.

Bathing beach, USA, circa 1921.

Dazzle Camouflage was painted on ships in WW1 to make it hard for enemies to distinguish from a distance where the front or back of the ship was. This made it harder to guess direction and speed, whic... View MoreDazzle Camouflage was painted on ships in WW1 to make it hard for enemies to distinguish from a distance where the front or back of the ship was. This made it harder to guess direction and speed, which were important when aiming torpedoes.

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The Brazilian inventor and aeronaut Alberto Santos Dumont on his 14-bis. He completed the first public flight of a heavier-than-air machine in Europe on Oct. 23, 1906, with his 60-metre (about 200-foo... View MoreThe Brazilian inventor and aeronaut Alberto Santos Dumont on his 14-bis. He completed the first public flight of a heavier-than-air machine in Europe on Oct. 23, 1906, with his 60-metre (about 200-foot) flight, witnessed by thousands of french people.

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A man dressed as the king of billiards with his 2 sons dressed as the cue ball and 8 ball in 1886.

The "Ocean Grove" at the Cottonwood Placer Company in Colorado, 1897. Is it a saloon? Is it a restaurant? Or miners just having some fun? "Ladies Without Bloomers Not Allowed on the Beach."

1970s downtown Houston was like 75% parking space.

Cat taking a photo, 1909.