Category: Weird
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Floating Hat – An Unusual 1870s Photo
This floating hat leaves many questions. It was suspended and photographed by Eli W Buel in 1870 for reasons unknown.
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Superimposed Image From 1900
This superimposed image was accidentally made in 1900 by William J. Hall.
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Rain Monster – Downpour Personified
This rain monster represents a downpour. The person targeted by the moist creature is a man without an umbrella – indicating how unpredictable a sudden heavy rain can be.
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Eye Brooch – Take a Look!
This eye brooch is a part of a fashion trend in the late 18th and early 19th century called Lover’s Eye Jewelry.
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Aspidochelone – The Fabled Sea Creature
Medieval Bestiaries often talked of the Aspidochelone, a large, mischievous sea creature.
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Narwhal with Two Tusks
This illustration is based on a Narwhal with two tusks found in 1800. It is from an 1806 Biology book by James Sowerby.