2020 New Random Pics

[GH85Carrera]

This spectacular 14.79 troy ounce crystalline nugget was listed at auction with a reserve price of $125,000. The nugget is notable both for where and how it was obtained. Retrieved from the 900 Level of the Lower Black Bear Vein, in the Idarado Mine of Telluride, Colorado, the specimen was “high-graded” by a miner that worked in the mine in 1948.






Two women stroll by a line of horse-drawn carriages, New York, 1899.

[Bob Kontak]

Ohio State Reformatory (Shawshank prison)

Solitary confinement. Dark and kept at 95 degrees and you are naked. One shower a week.



Regular cell

[GH85Carrera]

NEVER MADE CORN DOGS BEFORE...I HOPE THEY TURN OUT OK




Planter of the week...


A 1912 view of the Alamo, courtesy the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History What a great historical photo!

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

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Two women stroll by a line of horse-drawn carriages, New York, 1899.

The PS is so bad it's not even from the AI age. 21 Century makeup on 19th Century women. They wished.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Two women stroll by a line of horse-drawn carriages, New York, 1899.

Originally Posted by Zeke

The PS is so bad it's not even from the AI age. 21 Century makeup on 19th Century women. They wished.

https://twitter.com/fakehistoryhunt/status/1766121413507760238

AI didn't think it was AI generated.

[Robert Coats]

Originally Posted by Zeke

The PS is so bad it's not even from the AI age. 21 Century makeup on 19th Century women. They wished.

Glad I wasn't the only one; what caught my eye was the sharp resolution and clarity of the image—it hardy appeared to be 100+ years old.

[oldE]

I was ok with the sharpness and depth of field, what ruined it for me were the wheel spokes and lack of axles, identical trim on the carriages and no way to hitch up a horse.
If I was a computer, I'd disavow making that too.

Best
Les

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Robert Coats

Glad I wasn't the only one; what caught my eye was the sharp resolution and clarity of the image—it hardy appeared to be 100+ years old.

Back then most photographers were using 4x5 or even 8x10 cameras. They had very high resolution, way better than the best 35mm film cameras ever. I suspect that is from a movie. The streets are really clean of horse crap, and all the carriages look brand new.
Still, a neat image.








Johnson Wax Headquarters, parking, Frank Lloyd Wright, Racine, Wisconsin, USA, 1939.


1938 Alder diplomat.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by masraum

https://twitter.com/fakehistoryhunt/status/1766121413507760238

AI didn't think it was AI generated.

Pathetic.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Two women stroll by a line of horse-drawn carriages, New York, 1899.

Originally Posted by oldE

I was ok with the sharpness and depth of field, what ruined it for me were the wheel spokes and lack of axles, identical trim on the carriages and no way to hitch up a horse.
If I was a computer, I'd disavow making that too.

Best
Les

Very good catch. As Glenn stated, most "negatives" back then were huge glass plates with very fine grain, so resolution was actually impressively high. But no amount of resolution is going to have converted those to stub axles. I was curious so did some searches to see if there were any carriages that didn't have full axles and didn't see any.

It's possible that this is a real photo that has been retouched by someone before being published, and some folks when they "touch up" stuff, will do things like "remove trash" or whatever. So it's possible that someone made some big crazy changes (if it's not just wholly fake)

[GH85Carrera]

[Dixie]

Originally Posted by oldE

I was ok with the sharpness and depth of field...
Les

For me it's the women's makeup. It's way too contemporary.

[GH85Carrera]

HISTORIC EARLY DAYS / OKLAHOMA CITY, OK / STREET SCENES / STREET CARS: FIRST STREET CAR - This picture shows the first street car to run in Oklahoma City. It was submitted by Mrs. G. O. Amburn. The picture was taken on Main Street. Then the street cars were owned by the Metropolitan Railway Co. Anton Classen was president and John W. Shartel was vice-president. The Oklahoma Railway Co. succeeded the Metropolitan. Photo by Clyde Mapes. Published on 01/31/1939 in The Daily Oklahoman.

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Two women stroll by a line of horse-drawn carriages, New York, 1899.
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The lazy eye on the one on the right gives me a chub

[Zeke]

How about the modern shoes?

Maybe we should make an unwritten rule about posting fakes. All it does is breed comments and benefits no one.

[GH85Carrera]

Rusted bolts in an old army battery, Scotland


A realty good looking car, surround by other nice cars.


Did you know!? Casablanca…
Won 3 Academy Awards.
Many of the Actors who play Nazis in the film were German Jews who escaped Nazi Germany.
Rick never says, “Play it again Sam.” He says, “You played it for her, you can play it for me. If she can stand it, I can. Play it!”
The original intended title was “Everybody Comes to Rick’s.”
Because of the height difference between Bogart and Bergman, many scenes are shot with Bogie standing on boxes or sitting on pillows to make him appear taller.
Dooley Wilson (Sam) was a drummer, not a piano player. Jean Vincent Plummer played from behind a curtain but visible to Dooley who mimicked his movements.
In 2006 The Writers Guild of America named Casablanca as “The best screenplay of all time.”








"Captured in 1955, the Pontiac 287 V-8 assembly line reflects an era when each GM division crafted and engineered its own engines, showcasing a commitment to unique automotive excellence."

[craigster59]

[GH85Carrera]

Mmmm, my favorite, lamp!


How to properly wear bell bottoms, back in the day.




TRANQUILITY BASE: July 20, 1969.
“Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed” - Neil Armstrong
“Magnificent Desolation” - Buzz Aldrin
Here we have Apollo 11 Pilot (LMP), Buzz Aldrin unpacking the EASEP* (Early Apollo Experiments Package) from the Lunar Module (LM), Eagle on the surface of the moon.
Also visible is the bottom of the flag pole (between the surface and the bottom of the LM), the ladder is mounted on the landing leg on the left (in the shadow). The Solar Wind Experiment and the TV camera are in the background on the right.
This photo gives a really good view of the descent stage and ascent stage of the LM.
*(From Apollo 12 onward they carried an ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package)
Photo: A11 Commander (CDR), Neil Armstrong. NASA/JSC


Oklahoma road.


Mt. Fuji seen from the ISS!

[NeedSpace]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Two women stroll by a line of horse-drawn carriages, New York, 1899.

The other issue with the pic is the background. First on the left hand side the writing on the awning has been blurred, we should see more of an outline of words. Also, the other background items look more modern to me for some reason. And if I am not mistaken, NYC in the 1800s only had cobblestone roads, there were no concrete roads that I had ever heard of that long ago in the city. I know this because as a kid my father used to get a lot of the old cobblestones from new york city when the roads were torn up for modern alternatives. I thought this because I thought the side walk looked too precise and there is no curb to the street. My guess, modern pic to look old.

This woman reminds me of this famous optical illusion

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I suspect it's fake. Note the chick on the left has a "Kardashian" style see through top. Nothing on under it. So when she sees a guy coming the other way she likes the look of, she opens her coat to give him a good look.