Human history captured on photo (pic heavy)

[5potTurbo]

^^^ It's dusty in here ....

[Eric Mc]

They sounded like the type of parents that would feature in a Channel 4 documemtary today. It shows that cruelty and desperation are not a new phenomena.

[Dan_1981]

If this sort of thing interests you I can recommend the book "Century One Hundred Years of Human Progress, Regression, Suffering and Hope, 1899-1999"

It's a proper heavy weight, packed with images from the 20th Century. You'll have seen some of them before, however many were new to me.

You can now get a "small" version which is a reduced in size, version but it's not as impressive as the original.

Full size

http://www.phaidon.com/store/general-non-fiction/c...

Small:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Century-Progress-Regressio...

[Vyse]

Car containing explosive device, photo taken shortly before the Omagh bombing. 15 August 1998



Japanese war Tuba circa 1930



Temple Sagrada Familia 1882



Temple Sagrada Familia 1898



Temple Sagrada Familia 1913



Temple Sagrada Familia 1915



Temple Sagrada Familia 1940



Temple Sagrada Familia 1960



Temple Sagrada Familia 1990



Temple Sagrada Familia 2009



Temple Sagrada Familia 2015



Temple Sagrada Familia (proposed completion 2026 mockup)

[Luke Warm]

Selfies, New York, December 1920

Background: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3026832/this-might-be-...

[No Bend]

Vyse said:

Japanese war Tuba circa 1930

That's bizarre. Wonder what sort of round that fires.

[Einion Yrth]

No Bend said:

Vyse said:

Japanese war Tuba circa 1930

That's bizarre. Wonder what sort of round that fires.

It's a detector, sort of like a giant ear-trumpet; a passive pre-cursor to radar.

[toohangry]

Luke Warm said:

Selfies, New York, December 1920

Background: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3026832/this-might-be-...

In the selfie he's wearing a hat.

[Eric Mc]

Einion Yrth said:

It's a detector, sort of like a giant ear-trumpet; a passive pre-cursor to radar.

We tested this technology too -

[227bhp]

toohangry said:

Luke Warm said:

Selfies, New York, December 1920

Background: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3026832/this-might-be-...

In the selfie he's wearing a hat.

They aren't supposed to be the same people in the same picture at the same time.

[No Bend]

Einion Yrth said:

No Bend said:

Vyse said:

Japanese war Tuba circa 1930

That's bizarre. Wonder what sort of round that fires.

It's a detector, sort of like a giant ear-trumpet; a passive pre-cursor to radar.

Oh duh, I thought it was some sort of massive piece for an army orchestra.

[P-Jay]

This is one I've seen a few times over the years, it's a horrible, horrible picture which illustrates the evil Men can do when we set aside humanity for money.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Free_State

[No Bend]

P-Jay said:

This is one I've seen a few times over the years, it's a horrible, horrible picture which illustrates the evil Men can do when we set aside humanity for money.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Free_State

Wow, I knew the Belgians in the Congo were bad, but chopping the hands and feet from wives and children if the fathers didn't meet quota??

[Luke Warm]

toohangry said:

Luke Warm said:

Selfies, New York, December 1920

Background: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3026832/this-might-be-...

In the selfie he's wearing a hat.

That other photo purely demonstrates how the selfie was taken.

[BorkFactor]

Fascinating pictures, thanks for posting OP.

[Echo66]

No Bend said:

P-Jay said:

This is one I've seen a few times over the years, it's a horrible, horrible picture which illustrates the evil Men can do when we set aside humanity for money.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Free_State

Wow, I knew the Belgians in the Congo were bad, but chopping the hands and feet from wives and children if the fathers didn't meet quota??

In Rwanda during the 94 genocide Belgian troops were offered to the UN mission but were refused on the grounds of their colonial history in Africa.
The taking of hands & arms is still commonplace. I worked in Sierra Leone during the RUF/SLA civil war in 99 on a private security contract &
we were escorting medics into the bush to outlying villages north of Makeni & the RUF were hacking off hands & arms (long or short sleeves Sir? You choice)
as part of their 'liberation' campaign. If they encountered villages loyal to the govt they would also on occasion hack off new mothers breasts with knives or machetes to prevent them from feeding the children. Ethnic cleansing of sorts.
I also worked in Nigeria in 95 & the same levels of brutality were happening there. I love Africa but its mostly a chronic sthole

[Luke Warm]

The Histomap, 1931
4,000 years of world history

http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUM...

[RobinBanks]

Vyse said:

Car containing explosive device, photo taken shortly before the Omagh bombing. 15 August 1998

I've seen that photo before but it's still bloody chilling.

[Spanglepants]

/\/\ Certain i read they both survived?

[stevesingo]

Luke Warm said:

The Histomap, 1931
4,000 years of world history

http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUM...

That, I like.