A housewife poses with a week's worth of groceries in 1947. She spent $12.50 a week to buy all her groceries except milk. On this, she managed to feed herself, her husband, her four-year-old twins, and the family cat. Adjusted for inflation that is $176.85 in 2024.
The last ever Model T Ford (motor number 14,987,899, leaves the assembly line at Ford plant on Southwestern Parkway, Louisville, Kentucky, July 3, 1927.
The "Jack Screw Men and Steam Donkey" of circa 1898 highlights a fascinating period in logging history when human ingenuity combined with emerging steam-powered technology. Jack screws were manually operated devices used to position or move massive logs, especially when precision was required in tight or uneven terrain. Paired with the steam donkey, a portable steam-powered winch, these tools transformed logging operations by enabling the movement and manipulation of heavy timber with greater efficiency.
In a typical scene from the era, workers, known as "jack screw men," would use these devices alongside the steam donkey, which hauled logs over long distances or positioned them for further processing. The men relied on skill, teamwork, and sheer physical effort, reflecting the arduous nature of the work.
Such an image encapsulates the transition from purely manual logging methods to mechanized operations, marking a pivotal moment in industrial forestry's development.
In the ruins of Chernobyl, scientists have discovered a black fungus feeding on deadly gamma radiation, slowly growing toward the reactor core. This mysterious organism, thriving in the abandoned wasteland, is not just surviving but actively absorbing nuclear radiation, as if healing the scar left by one of the world's worst disasters.
It must be Godzilla coming together!
Enzo Ferrari, his dog & Ferrari 330 GT 2+2.
