Retronaut http://www.retronaut.com See the past like you wouldn't believe. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:01:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 c. 1908 : The “Royal” bathing machine at San Sebastian http://www.retronaut.com/2013/06/the-royal-bathing-machine-at-san-sebastian/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:01:35 +0000 Amanda Uren http://www.retronaut.com/?p=97396

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]]> 1932 : Women in a paper plane http://www.retronaut.com/2013/06/women-in-a-paper-plane/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:59:40 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=97677

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Plane

]]> 1528 : Studies on the Proportions of the Female Body by Albrecht Durer http://www.retronaut.com/2013/06/studies-on-the-proportions-of-the-female-body-by-albrecht-durer/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:01:34 +0000 Amanda Uren http://www.retronaut.com/?p=97571

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]]> c. 1940s : Towing barrage balloons http://www.retronaut.com/2013/06/towing-barrage-balloons/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:01:55 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=97566

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Towing barrage balloons

]]> 1800s : Victorian women together http://www.retronaut.com/2013/06/victorian-women-together/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:01:30 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=97577 1. 1891 – Photo by Alice Austen 2. 1855 – Martha O’Curry 3. 1890 – via  www.ChloeAndOlivia.wordpress.com 4. 1890 – via www.Flickr.com/photos/SShreeves 5. 1899 – via FYeahQueerVintage.tumblr.com 6. 1900 – Anna Moor and Elsie Dale 7. 1900 – Young souple seated in garden, from the Powerhouse Museum Collection, via HerSaturnReturns.com 8. Kitty Ely, Class of 1887 (L) and Helen Emory Class of... Read more »

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1855 - Martha O'Curry

Kitty Ely, Class of 1887 (L) and Helen Emory Class of 1889, Mount Holyoke Students, via vintagephoto.livejournal.com

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]]> 1920s : Photographers taking each other’s picture on the roof http://www.retronaut.com/2013/06/photographers-taking-each-others-picture-on-the-roof/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:34 +0000 Amanda Uren http://www.retronaut.com/?p=97529

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]]> c. 1890s : Pictures from the Police Gazette http://www.retronaut.com/2013/06/pictures-from-the-police-gazette/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:01:51 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=97543 “The Police Gazette was an American magazine founded in 1845. Ostensibly devoted to matters of interest to the police, it was a tabloid-like publication, with lurid coverage of murders, Wild West outlaws, and sport. It was well known for its engravings and photographs of scantily clad strippers, burlesque dancers, and prostitutes, often skirting on the edge of what is legally considered obscenity.” “The National Police Gazette enjoyed... Read more »

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Pictures from the Police Gazette

Pictures from the Police Gazette

Pictures from the Police Gazette

]]> 1926 : Climbing Elephant Rock http://www.retronaut.com/2013/06/climbing-elephant-rock/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:01:00 +0000 Amanda Uren http://www.retronaut.com/?p=97537

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Climbing Elephant Rock

]]> c. 1830 : Guardsman Higgins by William Etty http://www.retronaut.com/2013/06/guardsman-higgins-by-william-etty/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:59:26 +0000 Amanda Uren http://www.retronaut.com/?p=97489 “Men of the London-based Guards regiments commonly posed for artists as a means of supplementing their low wages. Strict height regulations were imposed on the Guards, with a minimum height of 5 ft 9 in (179 cm) in a period where the average height for a man was about 5 ft 4 in (163 cm).... Read more »

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(c) National Army Museum; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation

]]> c. 1950s : Women’s boxing tournament, Teatro Balmaceda, Chile http://www.retronaut.com/2013/06/womens-boxing-tournament-teatro-balmaceda-chile/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:01:12 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=97522

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Boxing

]]> 2nd Century AD : Roman cosmetic jar with fingerprints http://www.retronaut.com/2013/06/roman-cosmetic-jar-with-fingerprints/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:01:15 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=97512 “A sealed Roman container opened to reveal a 2,000-year-old cream – complete with fingerprints, at a Roman temple complex in Southwark, London.” - Guardian

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]]> 1950s : Topping up an inflatable bra http://www.retronaut.com/2013/06/topping-up-an-inflatable-bra/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:01:50 +0000 Chris Wild http://www.retronaut.com/?p=97504 Picture by George Marks

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