Unusual Photos.

Little Girl Hugs the Crufts Dog Show Champion in Birmingham, England, 1935
Bloodhounds, such as Leo, a six-time champion shown in this photograph, are often employed by helpful services to locate lost or missing individuals and other people of interest. Hounds are excellent for this job since they have an inherent drive for tracking and a keen sense for even small things.

Humans have been using hounds to find people since the Middle Ages. Hounds are believed to be descended from those dogs kept and raised in the Belgian Abbey of Saint-Hubert. In this 1935 photograph, Leo seems to be as lovable as he can be. He enjoys receiving embraces from his human friends.

 

European Royalty in London in 1910
Nine reigning monarchs were present during King Edward VII’s burial in 1910. Thankfully, someone saw this as a wonderful picture opportunity and collected the monarchs for this historical image, possibly the only photograph of all nine kings in existence. In the back row, from left to right: King Haakon VII of Norway, Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, King Manuel II from Portugal and the Algarve, Kaiser Wilhelm II from Germany and Prussia, King George I from Greece, and King Albert I from Belgium.


In the front low, seated from left to right are King Alfonso XIII from Spain, King George V from the United Kingdom, and King Frederick VIII from Denmark.

 

If alternate realities matter... These men offered us all different worlds.

 

most likely England

 

Mark Twain, a Celebrated Novelist, Essayist, Lecturer, and Humorist (1909)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens grew up on the Mississippi River’s banks and spent his adolescence and early adulthood working on riverboats, where he wrote several of his novels. Even his pen name, Mark Twain, was derived from a riverside phrase that refers to a river depth of two fathoms or deeper. He even chose the Mississippi River as the setting for his most renowned literary masterpiece, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Twain was a writer, essayist, lecturer, and humorist who was renowned for works such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Connecticut Yankee in King Authors’ Court, and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. He was also a comedian and speaker. Mark Twain was born in 1835, only a few months after the arrival of Halley’s Comet, and he was fond of joking that he had come in with the comet and would go out with it as well. His life ended in 1910, the day after the comet made its appearance.

 

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The Art of Mayan Astronomy Seen in the Chichen Itza Kukulcan Temple
The ancient Mayan people were excellent astronomers with sophisticated techniques for estimating astronomical occurrences. They were sure to share their astronomy knowledge with their future generations. The Mayans were also great builders.

It was common for them to merge their interests in astronomy and building, as can be seen in the Chichen Itza Kukulcan Temple. When the sun’s rays illuminate the pyramid during the spring equinox, a huge serpent-like image is seen between the shadows. In this image, look towards the base of the temple to see the stone snake head lit by the sun with a body leading up the staircase.

 

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Is there some way I could send this post to my e-mail…what an amazing photo.

 

nOT sure???
Link to email???

 

What device are you on? Wait...

 

The Oldest Harley-Davidson Built in 1903
Did you know that Harley-Davidson, America’s most famous motorcycle business, had its start in a shed in Wisconsin? Well, this was when William Harley and the Davidson brothers, Arthur and Walter, began manufacturing bikes in their spare time. When Harley-Davidson was founded, numerous motorcycle start-up businesses were emerging, but the quality and workmanship of the Harley-Davidson enabled it to thrive during a period in which many rivals had to close their doors.

The Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee is home to most of the firm’s bikes, including this one. This important bike happens to be the first motorbike the company manufactured in 1903 and remains on display to this day.

 

Was it a symbol of any particular music genre? It is a heavy metal symbol today.

 

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The Original Moulin Rouge in 1915
The Moulin Rouge, the capital’s first electrified structure, astonished Parisians when it opened in 1885. The design was created by Adolphe Léon Willette, who made the vivid electric-powered façade that would be permanently connected with Paris. This picture of the Moulin Rouge came to be just shortly before a historic blaze took down the building in 1915.

Today, the structure was restored and serves as a monument to its entertainment that has spanned more than 120 years. Over the decades. the Moulin Rouge has constantly evolved to keep up with the ever-changing entertainment industry. The Moulin Rouge has seen it all, from the cancan girls to cabaret to live music. The theater draws over 600,000 people every year due to its popularity.

 

I expected bigger.

 

Dolly Parton with Husband Carl Dean
Celebrity weddings nowadays may seem as if they were arranged by royalty, but the Queen of Country met her spouse the old-fashioned way—at the laundromat. Parton claims they met on their first day in Nashville in 1964, and they stayed in touch for the next two years while her career took off.

Carl, according to Parton, doesn’t even listen to her music. Instead, he prefers British rock bands. “Maybe that’s the reason why they get along so well.” She told Good Morning Britain in 2019 that her husband was into heavy rock and Led Zeppelin. Although she emphasized that he did not truly dislike it, he did not go out of his way to play her albums.