Brutkey

Mike Riversdale
@miramarmike@cloudisland.nz

A grab bag of curious and interesting historical images from the 20th century, depicting stunt diving, inventions, unusual war training, giant household objects, scenes from daily life, and much more.

https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/archive/2025/07/photo-archive-20th-century-inventions-images/683574/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZ_6TwDCsDRTb5BQG07C8aQ4

#photography #nostalgia #history

Original caption: “Musician and instrument builder Fred Limire plays ‘the world's largest banjo’ (it measures 5 feet & 4 inches long) as he sits on a stool outdoors, in Rochester, New Hampshire, 1920s or 1930s.”
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@miramarmike@cloudisland.nz Well thanks for that link it sure brightened my day up. The nuns look terrifying 🙀🙀

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@miramarmike@cloudisland.nz When I was about 5 or 6 one of our neighbours was a very strict Catholic, and nuns used to visit her. One day I was outside when two nuns wearing the most strange headgear walked towards me. I was terrified. It looked something like this

Nun with what looks like wings as a veil sticking out from her ears.