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Eclipse In Paris
Eclipse In Paris

Early 1900s Photos Of “The Old Paris” Just Before It Was Lost To Modernization

Eugène Atget was what the French call a flâneur: an urban adventurer who finds great pleasure in the simple act of strolling through streets and parks, taking in the sights. But Atget wasn’t idle in his flânerie. He had an all-consuming appetite for the ambulatory hobby that Honoré de Balzac...

By Kellen Perry Mar 28, 2017

Early 1900s Photos Of “The Old Paris” Just Before It Was Lost To Modernization

Eugène Atget was what the French call a flâneur: an urban adventurer who finds great pleasure in the simple act of strolling through streets and parks, taking in the sights. But Atget wasn’t idle in his flânerie. He had an all-consuming appetite for the ambulatory hobby that Honoré de Balzac...

By Kellen Perry March 28, 2017
Tagging Lying Down
Tagging Lying Down

“Girl Baseball Players” Cigarette Pack Cards Of The 1880s

In 1886, Virginia tobacco manufacturer Allen & Ginter created two unusual series of baseball cards to promote their Virginia Brights brand. Virginia Brights, according to the firm, were “unexceptionably fine” and “unusually mild” cigarettes from the state’s “Bright Districts” that offered “great comfort and satisfaction to those who inhale the...

By Kellen Perry Mar 28, 2017

“Girl Baseball Players” Cigarette Pack Cards Of The 1880s

In 1886, Virginia tobacco manufacturer Allen & Ginter created two unusual series of baseball cards to promote their Virginia Brights brand. Virginia Brights, according to the firm, were “unexceptionably fine” and “unusually mild” cigarettes from the state’s “Bright Districts” that offered “great comfort and satisfaction to those who inhale the...

By Kellen Perry March 28, 2017
Trio Of Old Selfies
Trio Of Old Selfies

Historical Selfies Taken Long Before Selfies Were Even A Thing

Selfies weren’t pioneered by the MySpace generation, Generation X, the Greatest Generation — or any generation, in fact — this side of the Civil War. Just over a decade after Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took history’s first-ever photograph in 1826 or 1827, American photographer Robert Cornelius turned the lens upon himself,...

By Kellen Perry Mar 25, 2017

Historical Selfies Taken Long Before Selfies Were Even A Thing

Selfies weren’t pioneered by the MySpace generation, Generation X, the Greatest Generation — or any generation, in fact — this side of the Civil War. Just over a decade after Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took history’s first-ever photograph in 1826 or 1827, American photographer Robert Cornelius turned the lens upon himself,...

By Kellen Perry March 25, 2017
Man Missing Jaw Comparison
Man Missing Jaw Comparison

Before-And-After Photos Of Plastic Surgery’s Early Days

Before it became predominantly associated with celebrity nips and tucks, plastic surgery was about saving lives. The medical procedure would change a person’s life – not by giving them a little extra confidence, but by making it possible to walk outside again. On some level, plastic surgery has been around...

By Mark Oliver Mar 23, 2017

Before-And-After Photos Of Plastic Surgery’s Early Days

Before it became predominantly associated with celebrity nips and tucks, plastic surgery was about saving lives. The medical procedure would change a person’s life – not by giving them a little extra confidence, but by making it possible to walk outside again. On some level, plastic surgery has been around...

By Mark Oliver March 23, 2017
Walking First Ladies
Walking First Ladies

The Best Little-Known Stories About America’s First Ladies

The job description of “first lady” is perhaps the most ambiguous in the country. There’s no application. There’s no salary. There are no quotas or qualifications. And yet, these women face more scrutiny than almost anyone else on the planet. The wiggle room for interpreting this position can make studying...

By All That's Interesting Mar 20, 2017

The Best Little-Known Stories About America’s First Ladies

The job description of “first lady” is perhaps the most ambiguous in the country. There’s no application. There’s no salary. There are no quotas or qualifications. And yet, these women face more scrutiny than almost anyone else on the planet. The wiggle room for interpreting this position can make studying...

By All That's Interesting March 20, 2017
Jamel Featured
Jamel Featured

Jamel Shabazz’s Most Iconic Images From The Streets Of New York

Jamel Shabazz may have only been a 20-year-old when he started photographing New York City in the 1980s, but the Brooklyn-born artist captured the city in a way that nobody else seemed capable of. His photographs now hang in the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Whitney Museum, and the...

By All That's Interesting Mar 17, 2017

Jamel Shabazz’s Most Iconic Images From The Streets Of New York

Jamel Shabazz may have only been a 20-year-old when he started photographing New York City in the 1980s, but the Brooklyn-born artist captured the city in a way that nobody else seemed capable of. His photographs now hang in the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Whitney Museum, and the...

By All That's Interesting March 17, 2017
Towersa
Towersa

Here’s The Pollution The EPA Had To Contend With When It Started

To many people these days, support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appears to be a purely partisan issue. Step back a handful of decades to the administration’s 1970 inception, however, and a different picture emerges. As the 20th century wore on, the costs of economic growth — such as...

By All That's Interesting Mar 15, 2017

Here’s The Pollution The EPA Had To Contend With When It Started

To many people these days, support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appears to be a purely partisan issue. Step back a handful of decades to the administration’s 1970 inception, however, and a different picture emerges. As the 20th century wore on, the costs of economic growth — such as...

By All That's Interesting March 15, 2017
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