Showing posts with label Photos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Photos. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

What are some unbelievably rare historical photos that actually exist?

 Jerusalem, everyday life in a Christian quarter, 1870. FĂ©lix Bonfils:

3 year-old Albert Einstein in 1882, Munich, Germany. Wikipedia:

The Acropolis of Athens, 1907. Underwood and Underwood:

“Mad monk” (actually, he was neither) Grigori Rasputin and groupies in an apartment in St Petersburg, 1914. Hitek:

German dispatch dog delivering messages on the front during a German offensive, 1918. Hitek:

Chinese doctor, an aristocrat with long fingernails. “A Chinese Hand Much Admired.” c. 1920. C. C. Pierce:

Execution of right-wing prisoner by the Republican Army during the Paracuellos Massacres (Matanzas de Paracuellos), in Paracuellos del Jarama, the small town and municipality of Madrid,1936. Wikipedia:

Body of Heinrich Himmler after he committed suicide by poison, 1945. Wikipedia:

When Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953, this D.C. restaurant celebrated by offering free borshch. Eileen Keenan, a waitress at the 1203 Restaurant, puts up a sign outside the restaurant, March 6. Bettmann:

Friday, November 28, 2025

What are some of the best ICC World Cup photos?

 

  • The 1983 World Cup: Team Photograph
  • Gatting’s fatal reverse sweep in the 1987 World Cup Final: So the story was that England were marching onto victory when, in a moment of madness, captain Mike Gatting decided to employ a high-risk reverse sweep against the left arm spin of his opposite number, Allan Border. England then collapsed from a position of strength with the fall of this wicket and handed an unexpected win to the Aussies.
  • 1992 World Cup: The First Colored jersey and white ball World Cup
  • 1996 World Cup: Vinod Kambli walking off the field In the semi-final against Sri Lanka, the crowd at Eden Garden lost their cool after India were on the verge of losing the match against Sri Lanka, the eventual winners.
  • 1999 World Cup: South Africa officially becomes the Chokers.
  • 2003 World Cup: Shoaib Akhtar bowls the fastest delivery recorded in a cricket match.
  • 2011 World Cup: The Dhoni Six.
  • 2015 World Cup: Another South African heartbreak in a semi-final

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Most Mind-Blowing Photos You Will Ever See

 1. Across the entire animal kingdom, no other species surpasses the sunfish in relative growth

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2. The Unbroken Seal on King Tutankhamun's Tomb in 1922

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3. Photographer captures spectacular photo of skydiver passing in front of sun.

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4. In the year 1910, in the American state of Ohio, there were only 2 registered automobiles...and they hit each other.

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5. Men sleep in their 4 penny coffin: a way in victorian times to help reduce the homeless problem. For 4 penny one would get a pillow, blanket and coffin. Photo ca. 1900.

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6. The Spectacled Salamander: when threatened, this salamander will often curl its body into a defensive position that displays the aposomatic markings on the underside of its tail and legs

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7. One of the inventors of aeroplanes, Orville Wright, lived long enough to see his invention used in the atomic bombing of Japan, showing the technological advancements during his lifetime.

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8. The Ottoman train, which was ambushed by Lawrence of Arabia in WW1 on the Hejaz railway, still stands in the middle of the desert today in Saudi Arabia.

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9. In 1936, Danish clothier Christian Troelstrup covered his five-storey store building with coats to attract buyers

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10. This is a starfish found in Antartica !

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11. Devil's Bridge in Wales, a single canyon is spanned by three bridges, telling a story of time etched in stone.

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12. An unimpeded view of a Boeing 707's port side engines, each equipped with stage 3 hush kits

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13. Scientists discover a Bee with devil horns and name it Lucifer

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14. What the inside of a Soviet KR580VM80A microchip looks like — a 1970s clone of the Intel 8080 CPU

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15. Overhead View of Vegas On a Rainy Night

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16. man who 'faked' being a lawyer won all 26 of his cases before being arrested

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17. NTSB releases frame-by-frame images of engine separating during deadly UPS crash in Louisville, Kentucky last November 4th.

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18. This store in Libya has been blatantly selling pirated content for over 15 years.

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19. Bald eagle drops cat through windshield in North Carolina


Sources: reddit.comboredpanda.com

Monday, November 17, 2025

What are some emotional photos in cricket?

 

  1. The smile that won many hearts.

2. Phil Hughes - 63* not out.

3. Andrew Flintoff consoles Brett Lee after England clinched a famous two-run victory in the Ashes.

4. Kohli’s match winning chase against Australia in Mohali.

5. Even a broken hand couldn't stop this gentleman's spirit.

6. Every true cricket fan could feel his pain.

7. Remembering this moment still makes me emotional. (Just cannot forget his last speech at wankhede)

8. Well, two most gentleman teams in one picture.

9. Even the run machine broke down after the semi-final loss against West Indies.

10. Yuvraj breaks down as India win the World Cup again after 28 years.

11. A Gentleman with a big heart.