100 years ago. A street scene in Antwerp, Belgium, showing citizens turning out for celebration a few hours after the Germans surrendered, meaning the end of World War I, 11th November 1918.
Original photo by American Red Cross and Library of...

100 years ago. A street scene in Antwerp, Belgium, showing citizens turning out for celebration a few hours after the Germans surrendered, meaning the end of World War I, 11th November 1918.

Original photo by American Red Cross and Library of Congress. Colorized by Sanna Dullaway.


Source: sannadullaway.com
Sunbathing couple on Huntington Beach, 1937. In places such as Venice, California (now known as Marina del Rey), oil wells ran right up to the shore, mingling with residential neighborhoods and pristine beaches.
Photo by Herman J. Schultheis, Los...

Sunbathing couple on Huntington Beach, 1937. In places such as Venice, California (now known as Marina del Rey), oil wells ran right up to the shore, mingling with residential neighborhoods and pristine beaches.

Photo by Herman J. Schultheis, Los Angeles Public Library.


Source: Mashable
The best way to cross a river in Iceland. Photographed by Julien Ratel during a little week-end trip to the fantastic area of Lakagigar.

The best way to cross a river in Iceland. Photographed by Julien Ratel during a little week-end trip to the fantastic area of Lakagigar.


Source: Flickr / blueju38
In July 1902, the north wall of the St Mark’s Campanile in Venice began to show signs of a dangerous crack that in the following days continued to grow. Finally, on Monday, 14 July, around 9:45 am, the campanile collapsed completely, also demolishing...

In July 1902, the north wall of the St Mark’s Campanile in Venice began to show signs of a dangerous crack that in the following days continued to grow. Finally, on Monday, 14 July, around 9:45 am, the campanile collapsed completely, also demolishing the loggetta. Remarkably, no one was killed, except for the caretaker’s cat. 

The same evening, the communal council approved over 500,000 Lire for the reconstruction of the campanile. It was decided to rebuild the tower exactly as it was, with some internal reinforcement to prevent future collapse, plus installing an elevator.

Photo by Shchusev State Museum of Architecture.


Source: Wikipedia
US Marines speed toward the beaches of Iwo Jima, Japan, in LVT's (Landing Vehicles, Tracked), on February 19, 1945.
The original monochrome image by the Marine Corps University, has been colorized by Jared Enos, an emergency medical technician, from...

US Marines speed toward the beaches of Iwo Jima, Japan, in LVT's (Landing Vehicles, Tracked), on February 19, 1945.

The original monochrome image by the Marine Corps University, has been colorized by Jared Enos, an emergency medical technician, from North Kingstown, America.


Source: Flickr / jenoscolor
The 1989 Ferrari Testa d’Oro is a one-off model, based on the Ferrari Testarossa and built by the thoroughly unhinged German tuning company Lotec and designer Luigi Colani.
It was specifically built for breaking the speed record which was set in 1938...

The 1989 Ferrari Testa d’Oro is a one-off model, based on the Ferrari Testarossa and built by the thoroughly unhinged German tuning company Lotec and designer Luigi Colani. 

It was specifically built for breaking the speed record which was set in 1938 by Rudolph Caracciola, driving 5.6 liter, 753 horsepower Mercedes streamliner to 268.8 mph (432.7 km/h). But it failed to do so.


Source: jalopnik.com
Test flights of new rockets usually contain mass simulators in the form of concrete or steel blocks.
SpaceX thinks this is boring, so they decided to send something unusual, something that made us feel.
The payload of the FalconX Heavy will be an...

Test flights of new rockets usually contain mass simulators in the form of concrete or steel blocks. 

SpaceX thinks this is boring, so they decided to send something unusual, something that made us feel.

The payload of the FalconX Heavy will be an original Tesla Roadster (owned by Elon Musk himself), on a billion year elliptic Mars orbit.


Source: Flickr / spacex
The 138m tall Los Angeles City Hall during construction in 1927, California, USA. Designed by Austin Parkinson and Martin.

The 138m tall Los Angeles City Hall during construction in 1927, California, USA. Designed by Austin Parkinson and Martin.


Source: Wikipedia
Sleipner A, a combined accommodations, production and processing offshore platform in the Alfa Sentral Gas and Condensate Field, North Sea, Norway, during a storm. Photo by Øyvind Hagen via Statoil ASA.

Sleipner A, a combined accommodations, production and processing offshore platform in the Alfa Sentral Gas and Condensate Field, North Sea, Norway, during a storm. Photo by Øyvind Hagen via Statoil ASA.


Source: nationalobserver.com
An atomic bomb mushroom cloud seen 75 miles away from the Old Frontier Village in Las Vegas, USA, stopped swimmers in their tracks as the nation became enamored with the tests, 1953.
Photo by Las Vegas News Bureau.

An atomic bomb mushroom cloud seen 75 miles away from the Old Frontier Village in Las Vegas, USA, stopped swimmers in their tracks as the nation became enamored with the tests, 1953.

Photo by Las Vegas News Bureau.


Source: plaintruth.com
View of the battleship USS Arizona taken from Manhattan Bridge on the East River in New York City on its way back from sea trials. Note the Christmas trees on both lookouts atop cage masts, December 25, 1916. Photo by Robert Enrique Muller.
During...

View of the battleship USS Arizona taken from Manhattan Bridge on the East River in New York City on its way back from sea trials. Note the Christmas trees on both lookouts atop cage masts, December 25, 1916. Photo by Robert Enrique Muller.

During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, the Arizona was bombed. After a bomb detonated in a powder magazine, the battleship exploded violently and sank, with the loss of 1,177 officers and crewmen.


Source: Wikipedia
The Renault 4 Plein Air was introduced in the spring of 1968. Plein Airs were converted by Renault group company Sinpar from regular “Quatrelles”.
With a production of not more than some 500 cars, the Plein Air is generally not considered a...

The Renault 4 Plein Air was introduced in the spring of 1968. Plein Airs were converted by Renault group company Sinpar from regular “Quatrelles”.

With a production of not more than some 500 cars, the Plein Air is generally not considered a commercial success. In 1968, it was considered a beach car, a free time toy for rich kids, rather than an all day multi-purpose vehicle like its direct competitor the Citroën Mehari, launched that same year. 

The famous press photo of a Plein Air on the beach with an attractive young lady in it speaks for itself. And compared to the Mehari, the Plein Air was relatively high priced. This very much explains Renault’s decision to discontinue production by 1971 and replace the Plein Air by the Rodeo 4.


Source: renault4pleinair.com
The North American XB-70 Valkyrie flying with the outer wing panels folded downwards to capture and “ride” on the compression generated by its own shock waves (compression lift).
With a planned cruise speed of Mach 3 and operating altitude of 70,000...

The North American XB-70 Valkyrie flying with the outer wing panels folded downwards to capture and “ride” on the compression generated by its own shock waves (compression lift).

With a planned cruise speed of Mach 3 and operating altitude of 70,000 feet, the XB-70 was to be the ultimate high-altitude, high-speed manned strategic bomber B-70.


Source: oppositelock.kinja.com
The scène of the Cuvillié-Theater in München, DE, as seen through the eyes of Hamburg-born photographer Klaus Frahm.
In his photo series “Looking from Behind: The Fourth Wall”, he gives us a rare chance to appreciate the scale and grandeur of stages...

The scène of the Cuvillié-Theater in München, DE, as seen through the eyes of Hamburg-born photographer Klaus Frahm.

In his photo series “Looking from Behind: The Fourth Wall”, he gives us a rare chance to appreciate the scale and grandeur of stages without the furore of people and props.


Source: art.klaus-frahm.de
The Bass Residence undoubtedly culminated with the most elegant of all of Paul Rudolph’s residential designs.
Built in 1972, the house is marked by the architect’s explorative uses of structure and inventive building techniques.
Photo by Tony Monk.

The Bass Residence undoubtedly culminated with the most elegant of all of Paul Rudolph’s residential designs.

Built in 1972, the house is marked by the architect’s explorative uses of structure and inventive building techniques.

Photo by Tony Monk.


Source: archdaily.com