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French neurologist Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne triggers the expression of ‘terror’ on a subject through electrical stimulation the mimetic muscles; ca. 1862

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April 17, 2016 | Categories: History, History of Medicine, History of Science and Technology, Human History, Images of History, Photography, Weird | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment

Portrait of a Union soldier holding a hand-drawn map of Virginia; ca. 1862.

I think this is the early prototype for Apple maps

It looks he’s going “There it is”.

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May 21, 2014 | Categories: History, Images of History, Military History, Photography, Pursuit of Happiness, Weird | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Thaddeus Lowe and members of the Union Army Balloon Corps with a balloon named Intrepid, Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, 1862. The man sitting at the table in front of it is operating a telegraph machine.

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January 30, 2014 | Categories: History, Photography, Pursuit of Happiness, Weird | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment