Ancient Wisdom Vault

Bergholtz, Ohio, 1906...
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Photograph of the reception at the marriage of William Kelly...

Guanabo Beach, Havana, 1950s.

Postcard from Debdou, Morocco, 1918

A bustling street scene in Paris. Notice that many people are looking toward the photographer.
📷 circa 1910s

The real Dracula's castle abandoned, photo taken in 1920s.

This photo was taken in 1934 and shows the remain of two victims who tragically perished when Pompeii was devastated by a volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago.
Scientists have now managed to sequence the genome of one of them, a man, aged between 35 and 40 years, revealing his genetic profile.

A trip on the Martin M-130 China Clipper in 1936 included five stops from San Francisco to Hong Kong: Honolulu; Midway Island; Wake Island; Guam; and Manila, Philippines. Passenger counts on the San Francisco-Honolulu leg rarely exceeded six or seven. With any more, luggage had to be sent by ship. Twelve passengers were the maximum. The length of the San Francisco-Honolulu flight-eighteen to twenty-two hours depending on winds-required

1870 - Naples, Italy, eating spaghetti.

An Air Express, the Imperial Airways latest machine, flying over another express - the Flying Scotsman at Welwyn (Herts) on 13th February 1934.

A reverend blesses the motorcycle of a woman who is learning to drive, 1938.

American Airlines. 1940s

The Motormat Drive-In, where The Food Tray Was Sent Out On Rails (1948) Los Angeles.