The beauty and the pain of being human. Images.

[Bill Ryan]

I thought this most wonderful, colorized, 3-minute high-definition video should go here. Do watch: this simply shows regular people and traffic in central London 90 years ago, but I found it quite fascinating.

Posted by mountain_jim (here)
(max to full screen - resolution is great!)

https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum/sta...143296000?s=20

[Isserley]

A Moment Destined to Happen
This American soldier was caught on camera kissing actress Marlene Dietrich in 1945. He had just returned from WWII on a ship, and she was waiting at the dock when they happened to pull in.

This photograph may look like a couple that had finally waited for months to embrace, but they didn't even know each other! Either way, this moment was destined to happen.

[Ewan]

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
I thought this most wonderful, colorized, 3-minute high-definition video should go here. Do watch: this simply shows regular people and traffic in central London 90 years ago, but I found it quite fascinating.

Posted by mountain_jim (here)
(max to full screen - resolution is great!)

https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum/sta...143296000?s=20

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In the same vein, this new video is utterly absorbing and quite wonderful to watch.

A Trip Through New York City in 1911

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hZ1OgQL9_Cw

[rgray222]

[rgray222]

Came across this photo this morning and it made me feel good on so many levels. Not only is it a parody on social media and social media influencers it is also a reminder that real connections are with real people and fun can be had at no cost and at any time.

[norman]

Blitz, Then and Now.

[norman]

This photograph was taken (extremely) shortly after the detonation of a nuclear device during Operation Tumbler-Snapper. The projecting spikes are known as a rope trick effect.