A prohibition era sign, speaking out against liquor.
Two girls take a “horseman” picture (1920).
This is how makers of the famous London double decker bus proved that the vehicles weren’t a tipping hazard (1933).
A couple enjoys an old-fashioned zipline (1923).
A police officer on a Harley-Davidson transports a prisoner in a mobile holding cell (1921).
The oldest known selfie (1839).
A beach official measures bathing suits to make sure they aren’t too short (1920).
A full-faced swimming mask helped protect women’s skin from the sun (1920s).
A “knocker-up” waking up clients (early 20th century).
“Pin boys” manually line up bowling pins before automatic pinsetters were invented (1914).
A cat posed for a cigarette card, found in Army Club Cigarettes (1932).
A zookeeper gives penguins a cooling shower from a watering can (1930).
Adolf Hitler rehearsing a speech in front of a mirror (1925).
The LA Public Library’s bookmobile program for the sick (1928).
Winners of a beauty pageant, back when beauty standards were a bit different (1922).
The Isolator was a bizarre helmet intended to help the wearer focus by rendering him or her deaf, pumping them with oxygen, and limiting their vision (1925).
The One Wheel Motorcycle, which reached a top speed of 93 mph (1931).
Nine kings gather to mourn the death of King Edward VII (1910).
. Infants wear gas mask hoods during a London bombing drill (1940).
A bear cub eats a bowl of honey at a cafe (1950).
A portrait taken of a woman while she was mid-sneeze (1900).
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