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“Wool is handled in the traditional primitive way. Here we see a farmer woman boiling the wool in a large pot, after which it will be carefully rinsed in the clear water of the brook.” - Iceland, 1938

“Wool is handled in the traditional primitive way. Here we see a farmer woman boiling the wool in a large pot, after which it will be carefully rinsed in the clear water of the brook.” - Iceland, 1938

“Continuous-flow bath is the best method for calming excited mental cases. With their bodies greased, the patients can remain in the baths for hours, gradually fall asleep.” - Pilgrim State Hospital, NY, 1938.

“Continuous-flow bath is the best method for calming excited mental cases. With their bodies greased, the patients can remain in the baths for hours, gradually fall asleep.” - Pilgrim State Hospital, NY, 1938.

A view of London after a German air raid, 1940.

A view of London after a German air raid, 1940.

Messenger boy in Texas. September 1913.

Messenger boy in Texas. September 1913.

rosettes: The Paris Library floods, 1910 1910 Great Flood of Paris: The 1910 Great Flood of Paris was a catastrophe in which the Seine River, carrying winter rains from its tributaries, flooded Paris, France, and several nearby communities. [read more] Photo: Historical Library of Paris

rosettes:

The Paris Library floods, 1910

1910 Great Flood of Paris:

The 1910 Great Flood of Paris was a catastrophe in which the Seine River, carrying winter rains from its tributaries, flooded Paris, France, and several nearby communities. [read more]

Photo: Historical Library of Paris

(Source: cruello, via courageous)

life: Who’s excited for the London Olympics? We are. It’s not the first time London has hosted the Olympic games. In 1948, three short years after the end of the Second World War, London hosted the Olympics while much of Europe was still rebuilding after the devastation of war. See photos from the 1948 Olympics here. Not originally published in LIFE. American pole vaulter Guinn Smith attempts (unsuccessfully) to break world record, London, 1948.

life:

Who’s excited for the London Olympics? We are.

It’s not the first time London has hosted the Olympic games. In 1948, three short years after the end of the Second World War, London hosted the Olympics while much of Europe was still rebuilding after the devastation of war.

See photos from the 1948 Olympics here.

Not originally published in LIFE. American pole vaulter Guinn Smith attempts (unsuccessfully) to break world record, London, 1948.

I found these in my attic today. We think it’s my great-granddad’s school sports day. Dated 1940.

I found these in my attic today.

We think it’s my great-granddad’s school sports day.

Dated 1940.

noctuaries: “Russia in color, a century ago” A group of women in Dagestan, 1910

noctuaries:

“Russia in color, a century ago”
A group of women in Dagestan, 1910

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fuckyeahvintage-retro: Two million people gathered in Times Square NYC to celebrate the end of World War II. May 08, 1945.

fuckyeahvintage-retro:

Two million people gathered in Times Square NYC to celebrate the end of World War II. May 08, 1945.

Hyde Park, London. May 1944.

Hyde Park, London. May 1944.

fstopped:

Eadweard Muybridge

His photograph and an animated sequence of a Buffalo, 1887

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