Retronaut http://www.retronaut.com See the past like you wouldn't believe. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:02:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 1964 : The Beatles meet Muhammad Ali http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/the-beatles-meet-muhammad-ali/ Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:55 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=95865

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]]> 1700s : Angelique du Coudray’s fabric womb http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/angelique-du-coudrays-fabric-womb/ Tue, 21 May 2013 11:08:44 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=95846 “Angélique Marguerite Le Boursier du Coudray (c. 1712–1794) was an influential, pioneering midwife. In 1759 the king commissioned her to teach midwifery to rural women to reduce infant mortality. Between 1760 to 1783, she traveled rural France, sharing her knowledge with women. During this time, she is estimated to have directly trained 4,000 students. “Du Coudray invented the... Read more »

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]]> c. 1850 : Ambrotype of an Ojibwa Man wearing western dress and snow goggles http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/ambrotype-of-an-ojibwa-man-wearing-western-dress-and-snow-goggles/ Tue, 21 May 2013 08:01:55 +0000 Amanda Uren http://www.retronaut.com/?p=95834

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]]> 1930s : Telephone Engineer in Mayfair http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/telephone-engineer-in-mayfair/ Mon, 20 May 2013 22:59:51 +0000 Amanda Uren http://www.retronaut.com/?p=95821 “Twice a year the wires which support London’s phone cables – each cable may hold the lines of thirty subscribers – are inspected. The cables are fastened to the wires by rawhide suspenders, and this man is detaching the thick dark cable from the old wire and fastening it to the new wire, which shows... Read more »

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]]> 1908 : X-Rays of Women in Corsets http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/x-rays-of-women-in-corsets/ Mon, 20 May 2013 20:01:52 +0000 Amanda Uren http://www.retronaut.com/?p=95825

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]]> 1912 : Kitchens of the Titanic http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/kitchens-of-the-titanic/ Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:49 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=95803

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]]> c. 1930s : Lunch Above Manhattan, New York http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/lunch-above-manhattan-new-york/ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:01:24 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=95814 Picture by Charles C. Ebbets

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]]> 1940s : “Do your bit! Skate to work” http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/do-your-bit-skate-to-work/ Mon, 20 May 2013 11:01:41 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=95802

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]]> 1940 : The Lightning Dress Creator http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/the-lightning-dress-creator/ Mon, 20 May 2013 08:01:44 +0000 Amanda Uren http://www.retronaut.com/?p=95783 ‘”Lightning dress creator” Alphonse Berge fits a dress to a model … in about 20 seconds.’

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]]> 1940 : World’s Fair Hairstyle http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/worlds-fair-hairstyle/ Sun, 19 May 2013 22:59:43 +0000 Amanda Uren http://www.retronaut.com/?p=95790 ‘Dedicated to the “undying memory” of Christopher Columbus, this “fetching coiffure” graced the head of Judith Wister.’

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]]> c.1901 : Keith’s Bicycle Track http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/keiths-bicycle-track/ Sun, 19 May 2013 20:01:33 +0000 Amanda Uren http://www.retronaut.com/?p=95795 “A bicycle track, only described as “Keith’s Bicycle Track.”"

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]]> c. 1896 : Ransom E. Olds in the Olds “Pirate” racing car, Florida http://www.retronaut.com/2013/05/ransom-e-olds-in-the-olds-pirate-racing-car-florida/ Sun, 19 May 2013 17:01:04 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=95767 “Visitors at Ormond hotel discussed the idea of an auto race on the beach. Alexander Winton had already built and driven a race car called the Bullet while Ranson E. Olds was manufacturing small two seaters and had sold a sightseeing bus in Ormond. Winton agreed to bring his car down and Olds said that... Read more »

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