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In homes with usually only one room, the box-bed allowed some privacy and helped keep people warm during winter. It was the main furniture of rural houses in Brittany until the 20th century. Vintage Pictures, Old Pictures, Old Photos, Rural House, Box Bed, Interesting History, Pics Art, World History, Vintage Photographs
Box beds, bunk beds – upstairs, downstairs
In homes with usually only one room, the box-bed allowed some privacy and helped keep people warm during winter. It was the main furniture of rural houses in Brittany until the 20th century.
A forgotten profession: In the days before alarm clocks were widely affordable, people like Mary Smith of Brenton Street were employed to rouse sleeping people in the early hours of the morning. They were commonly known as ‘knocker-ups’ or ‘knocker-uppers’. Mrs. Smith was paid sixpence a week to shoot dried peas at market workers’ windows in Limehouse Fields, London. Photograph from Philip Davies’ Lost London: 1870-1945. Women In History, London History, History Queen, Tudor History, Foto Transfer
A forgotten profession: In the days before alarm clocks were widely affordable, people like Mary Smith of Brenton Street were employed to rouse sleeping people in the early hours of the morning. They were commonly known as ‘knocker-ups’ or ‘knocker-uppers’. Mrs. Smith was paid sixpence a week to shoot dried peas at market workers’ windows in Limehouse Fields, London. Photograph from Philip Davies’ Lost London: 1870-1945.
In real life, James Stewart was a decorated WW II bomber pilot. Stewart flew 20 bombing missions over Germany including one over Berlin-after wrangling combat duty when commanders would have preferred to use a movie star for morale building work at home. As a squadron commander, he flew many dangerous missions when he could have sent others instead, recalled Robbie Robinson, a sergeant who was an engineer-gunner in Stewart's B-24 squadron. Stewart rose to colonel during the war. Photo Bb, Photo Star, Famous Veterans, Wwii Veterans, Military Veterans, Hollywood Stars, Classic Hollywood, Old Hollywood, Hollywood Photo
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In real life, James Stewart was a decorated WW II bomber pilot. Stewart flew 20 bombing missions over Germany including one over Berlin-after wrangling combat duty when commanders would have preferred to use a movie star for morale building work at home. As a squadron commander, he flew many dangerous missions when he could have sent others instead, recalled Robbie Robinson, a sergeant who was an engineer-gunner in Stewart's B-24 squadron. Stewart rose to colonel during the war.
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Edgar Allan Poe Original Grave by Bulephotography on DeviantArt
Children watching mom and dad dancing (1950s), photographer Susan Szasz - dancing in the kitchen!! Dad Dancing, Swing Dancing, Couple Dancing, Shall We Dance, Lets Dance, Photo Vintage, Vintage Love, Vintage Couples, 1950s Couples
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Children watching mom and dad dancing (1950s), photographer Susan Szasz - dancing in the kitchen!!
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I Loved Johnny Quest !! It was the first cartoon to be painted on a black background. Jonny Quest, Vintage Tv, Vintage Cartoon, 1980s Vintage, Old School Cartoons, Cool Cartoons, Cartoons Comics, Cartoons 1980s
Classic Jonny Quest Animation Cels
I Loved Johnny Quest !! It was the first cartoon to be painted on a black background.
In several wooded areas around Cumbria and Portmeirion in the UK, people have been hammering small denomination coins intro trees for centuries. The practice is said to date back as far as the early 1700s, in Scotland, where ill people would stick florins into trees in hopes that the trees would cure their illnesses. In 1877, Queen Victoria wrote about visiting an oak tree with coins stuck in it in Scotland’s Highlands. Amazing. Cumbria, Oh The Places Youll Go, Places To See, In Natura, Money Trees, Portmeirion, Back To Nature, The Highlands, Belleza Natural
Money Trees
In several wooded areas around Cumbria and Portmeirion in the UK, people have been hammering small denomination coins intro trees for centuries. The practice is said to date back as far as the early 1700s, in Scotland, where ill people would stick florins into trees in hopes that the trees would cure their illnesses. In 1877, Queen Victoria wrote about visiting an oak tree with coins stuck in it in Scotland’s Highlands. Amazing.
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50 Things You Will Never Get For Christmas Again
50 Things You Will Never Get For Christmas Again
Does anyone else remember OUCH! Bubble Gum?! I used to love it just because of the box! There are a whole bunch of other '90s foods on this page as well. Love The 90s, Back In The 90s, Ouch Bubble Gum, Bubble Yum, 90s Candy, Retro Candy, Candy Cigs, 90s Food, Childhood Memories 90s
Flashback: 20 Snack Foods From The '90s We Love - Gurl.com
Does anyone else remember OUCH! Bubble Gum?! I used to love it just because of the box! There are a whole bunch of other '90s foods on this page as well.
The Mangbetu people from the Congo believe that an elongated skull with a flattened forehead pleases the gods.  This is achieved by binding the skull in infancy. African Culture, African American History, Congo, African Tribes, African Art, Art Africain, African People, Afro Punk, Interesting Faces
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The Mangbetu people from the Congo believe that an elongated skull with a flattened forehead pleases the gods. This is achieved by binding the skull in infancy.
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40 Must-See Photos From The Past
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