The oldest olive tree in Zakynthos, Greece...over 2000 years old!

The oldest olive tree in Zakynthos, Greece...over 2000 years old!

Old photos of St. Petersburg

Old photos of St. Petersburg

Old photos of St. Petersburg

150 Years Old 3D Photos of the Civil War

Although 3D appears to be a new technology, it is not quite. 3D or stereo photography first became popular around the time of the Civil War in 1861. In fact, many Civil War photographs were made specifically to be viewed in 3-D.

The Library of Congress recently released thousands of stereographic photos of the Civil War to the public, offering people a fascinating glimpse into the period of Civil War in three dimension. The original images were available as two 2D images which the Library of Congress is in the process of digitally converting them into anaglyphs. Once converted, the images will require special red-blue 3D glasses to see them in its full glory.

Uzbekistan through the eyes of a French tourist (1956)

French scientist and historian Jacques Dupâquier has been to the USSR three times during the 1950-70s. After several days in Moscow, the French academician Jacques Dyupake flew to Uzbekistan, in 1956. In general, Jacques Dyupake visited three times in the Soviet Union and visited not only Moscow and Uzbekistan, and the Kuban and the Caucasus.  In 1956 he visited Uzbekistan and took many pictures of this place.22 more images after the break...

Tall Tale Postcards of the Twentieth Century

During the early years of the twentieth century, the tall-tale postcard flourished in the American Midwest, especially within the boasting, expansive atmosphere of the American frontier. Around the turn of the last century, when postcards came to function as surrogates for travel, people soon realized that they could be used to create or sustain a certain utopian myth about a town or region. Crafty photographers began to physically manipulate their photographs. Close-up photographs of ordinary-size produce and/or animals were combined, in skewed scale, with photos of people. Painstaking scissor-work resulted in hilarious, proto-surreal shots: children ride harnessed roosters, potatoes are so big that one alone fills a flatcar, giant trout caught in lakes and so on.
This gallery is a collection of some of the most ridiculous photo montages that appeared on postcards.

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The World's Oldest Mother Dreams about Another Child (5 Photos)

Seeing Adriana Iliescu and her 5-year-old daughter Eliza walking hand in hand, you are more likely to believe that they are a great grandparent and a granddaughter. Adriana, a writer from Romania, delivered Eliza at the age of 66, and she is 72 now. She became the oldest mother in the world in 2005 thanks to IVF. People call Adriana granny for fun, but she got used to it. And what would you say if a 72-year-old woman delivers another child?

Old photos of St. Petersburg

Old photos of St. Petersburg

Old photos of St. Petersburg