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Vintage photo of the Russian treasury carriage robbery, 1906

By Andrew Piper
September 4, 2020
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This robbery photo belongs to the godfather of the Russian photo reportage Karl Bull. This Russian camera pioneer even managed to open…

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Young Quentin Tarantino working at video rental, 1987

By Andrew Piper
September 3, 2020
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Young Quentin Tarantino got his job in video rental in 1985. His office was near one of the main beaches in Los…

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Car graveyard (The Cavern of Lost Souls)

By Andrew Piper
September 2, 2020
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This car graveyard, or the Cavern of Lost Souls, is located in an abandoned mine near the Welsh village of Korris Uchaf….

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WWI German submarine on the beach

By Andrew Piper
September 1, 2020
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The German submarine SM U-118 barely participated in WWI. It touched the Baltic waters in February 1918 and had a short but…

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Vintage photo of football in London fog, 1937

By Andrew Piper
August 31, 2020
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This vintage photo is nothing special: a goalkeeper is playing football during a heavy fog. Nevertheless, there is a funny story behind…

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Nudists on the beach of Soviet Moscow, 1920s

By Andrew Piper
August 28, 2020
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It was fun in Soviet Moscow in the 1920s. Even more, during that decade, the young Soviet State allowed its citizens many…

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Gigantic French telescope, Paris, 1900

By Andrew Piper
August 28, 2020
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Gigantic French telescope is a noteworthy gem among other Oldpics vintage photos, taking to account how old it is. So, it’s the…

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US icebreaker pushing an Iceberg, 1965

By Andrew Piper
August 28, 2020
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No sailor likes icebergs, even if you’re on the board of an icebreaker. And it’s not only about Titanic. No matter what…

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Ford Mustang on the Empire State Building, October 1965

By Andrew Piper
August 27, 2020
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How to lift a Ford Mustang to the observation deck of a 103-story Empire State Building? Note that the skyscraper, built-in 1931,…

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Vladimir Komarov, the man who fell from space in 1967

By Andrew Piper
August 26, 2020
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Vladimir Komarov belonged to the star category of Soviet citizens: he worked as an astronaut, completed several space flights. Komarov had the…

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