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Unusual Collection (page 4)

Background imageUnusual Collection: SNECMA C-450 Coleoptere

SNECMA C-450 Coleoptere
Snecma C-450 Coleoptere Prototype Parked Outside the Snecma Factory Held in Place by a Mobile Rig before a Test-Flight Date: 1959

Background imageUnusual Collection: SNCASE SE-2100

SNCASE SE-2100
Sncase Se-2100 Prototype Unusual Design Parked Date: 1945

Background imageUnusual Collection: Goodyear GA-33 Inflatoplane

Goodyear GA-33 Inflatoplane
Goodyear Ga-33 Inflatoplane Unusual Rubber Inflatable Light-Aircraft Design Taking-Off Flown by Pilot Dick Ulm Date: 1956

Background imageUnusual Collection: Maruyama Okyo - Woman sitting on an Elephants back

Maruyama Okyo - Woman sitting on an Elephants back
Reproduction of a painting on a Japanese hanging scroll by Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795), depicting a woman sitting on an Elephants back. Date: late 18th century

Background imageUnusual Collection: Young woman with a pronounced lip plate - Mozambique

Young woman with a pronounced lip plate - Mozambique
A young Maconde (Makonde) woman with a pronounced lip plate - Portuguese East Africa (modern-day Mozambique) circa 1910s

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mrs Arthur Cadogan with her pet boa-constrictor

Mrs Arthur Cadogan with her pet boa-constrictor
The Latest Cult - strange pets. Mrs. Arthur Cadogan looking very relaxed and elegant, wearing her pet boa-constrictor as a fashion accessory it seems. Date: 1905

Background imageUnusual Collection: Mlle. Anita, the Doll Lady, and her brother

Mlle. Anita, the Doll Lady, and her brother
Mlle. Anita, measuring about twenty-six inches in height, and known as The Doll Lady or the Living Doll, pictured with her ordinary-sized brother, Herr Ignatz Zachowly during a visit to England

Background imageUnusual Collection: La Puerta del Diablo, Tandil, Argentina

La Puerta del Diablo, Tandil, Argentina
La Puerta del Diablo (Door of the Devil) - a set of unusual rocks located in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Date: circa 1905

Background imageUnusual Collection: La Piedra Movediza balancing rock, Tandil, Argentina

La Piedra Movediza balancing rock, Tandil, Argentina
La Piedra Movediza was a balancing rock located in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Its weight was about 300 tons

Background imageUnusual Collection: Andrew Burlington ghost photograph

Andrew Burlington ghost photograph
12 year-old Andrew Burlington holds up the photograph taken at his family home on Sunday, 30th March, 1986, which showed a strange ghostly apparition which obscured the main subject of the image (see)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Santiago, Mexico, El Alamo - Restaurante Sombrero El Charro

Santiago, Mexico, El Alamo - Restaurante Sombrero El Charro
Sombrero El Charro Restaurant at El Alamo, Santiago, a municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageUnusual Collection: St Mary the Virgin - Burgh St. Peter, Norfolk, England. In 1793 Rev

St Mary the Virgin - Burgh St. Peter, Norfolk, England. In 1793 Rev. Samuel Boycott, who was both lord of the manor and vicar of the parish

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sidonia de Barcsy - The Bearded Lady Baroness

Sidonia de Barcsy - The Bearded Lady Baroness
Sidonia de Barcsy (1866-1925) - The Hungarian Bearded Lady Baroness. Her husband, Baron Antonio de Barcsy knew there was a fortune to be had and actively cultivated a career for Sidonia

Background imageUnusual Collection: L. N. E. R. Camping Coach - accomodates six persons

L. N. E. R. Camping Coach - accomodates six persons
L.N.E.R. Camping Coach - accomodates six persons and equipped with every requisite for a camping holiday. A rent of 3 a week in high season... Date: 1930s

Background imageUnusual Collection: Cow Goddess Hathor nursing Pharaoh Horemheb

Cow Goddess Hathor nursing Pharaoh Horemheb
Fragment of a granite statue depicting cow goddess Hathor nursing Pharaoh Horemheb. Reign of Horemheb. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1319-1292 BC. Date: 13th century BC

Background imageUnusual Collection: Studio portrait of a woman with unsual dress and watch

Studio portrait of a woman with unsual dress and watch
Studio portrait of a woman with unusual dress and watch Date: circa 1907

Background imageUnusual Collection: Etretat, France - L Aiguille ( The Needle )

Etretat, France - L Aiguille ( The Needle )
Etretat, Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of France - L Aiguille ( The Needle ) Date: circa 1907

Background imageUnusual Collection: Fantasy Austrian New Year Maypole

Fantasy Austrian New Year Maypole - A glamorous young lady enjoys toying with her formerly-dressed suitors, all in miniature form and flying around her on champagne bottles

Background imageUnusual Collection: Ventriloquist Mr Le-Hurst with his dummy Jimmy - Liverpool

Ventriloquist Mr Le-Hurst with his dummy Jimmy - Liverpool
Touring Ventriloquist Mr W. Le-Hurst with his dummy Jimmy - of 167 Liverpool Road, Islington, London. Found in an advertisement for a performance at the Abergavenny Coliseum in November 1915

Background imageUnusual Collection: Jean Rameau - Master hurdy-gurdy player

Jean Rameau - Master hurdy-gurdy player
Jean Rameau (1852-1931) - Master hurdy-gurdy player, multi-instrumentist and songwriter from central France (Berry). The hurdy-gurdy is a stringed instrument that produces sound by a hand

Background imageUnusual Collection: Kano Airport, Nigeria - Camel rider with horn

Kano Airport, Nigeria - Camel rider with horn (and spare camel...). Date: circa 1960s

Background imageUnusual Collection: Hop Scotch Maggie - Frae Bonnie Scotland

Hop Scotch Maggie - Frae Bonnie Scotland. Comic postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period

Background imageUnusual Collection: Phillips Multiplane 1907

Phillips Multiplane 1907 Unusual Multiple-Winged Design Date: 1907

Background imageUnusual Collection: Southernaire Roadable Aerocar 1946

Southernaire Roadable Aerocar 1946 Unusual Aerocar Design by Southern Aircraft Division, Portable Products Inc Usa Date: 1946

Background imageUnusual Collection: Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet

Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet
Northrop Xp-56 Black Bullet Prototype Unusual Design Parked Date: 1943

Background imageUnusual Collection: Entwicklungswing EWR Sud VJ-101C

Entwicklungswing EWR Sud VJ-101C
Entwicklungswing Ewr Sud Vj-101C Prototype Unusual Vtol Design During a Test-Flight Hop with Tilting Rolls-Royce Rb-145 Engine Date: 1966

Background imageUnusual Collection: Waterman Arrowbile

Waterman Arrowbile Unusual Design Flying Car Aerocar Date: 1936

Background imageUnusual Collection: Marquis d Ecquevilly Multiplane 1908

Marquis d Ecquevilly Multiplane 1908
Marquis D Ecquevilly Multiplane of 1908 Unusual Multiple-Winged Design Date: 1908

Background imageUnusual Collection: Bell XV-3 XH-33 Convertiplane

Bell XV-3 XH-33 Convertiplane
Bell Xv-3 Xh-33 Convertiplane Hovering During the First Test-Flight at the Bell Aircraft Corp Factory Date: 1955

Background imageUnusual Collection: Line-Drawing of Leonardo Da Vinci Ornithopter Design Cir?

Line-Drawing of Leonardo Da Vinci Ornithopter Design Cir?
Line-Drawing of Leonardo Da Vinci Ornithopter Design Circa 1500 Date: 1500s

Background imageUnusual Collection: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
Mcdonnell Xf-85 Goblin Unusual-Design This Was the First Prototype Built But it Was the Second to Fly Date: 1949

Background imageUnusual Collection: Cordy Mobilopter

Cordy Mobilopter Unusual Design by Harry Cordy Date: 1931

Background imageUnusual Collection: North American F-82 Twin Mustang

North American F-82 Twin Mustang Unusual Design Created by Mating 2 Modified P-51 Mustangs Together Date: 1940s

Background imageUnusual Collection: Filper Beta 200

Filper Beta 200 Unusual Design Twin-Rotored Helicopter Date: 1966

Background imageUnusual Collection: Kellett XR-8

Kellett XR-8
A Kellett Xr-8 Egg Shaped Synchropter Helicopter Unusual Design During a Test-Flight Also Known As the Egg-Beater Date: 1945

Background imageUnusual Collection: de Rouge Elytroplan

de Rouge Elytroplan
Comte Charles de Rouge Sisma De Rouge Elytroplan Unusual Design Aircraft Flying Date: 1936

Background imageUnusual Collection: Hiller VZ-1E Pawnee

Hiller VZ-1E Pawnee
Hiller Vz-1E Pawnee Vtol Prototype Flying Platform Unusual Design During a Test-Flight Date: 1958

Background imageUnusual Collection: Little girl and her toy dog ride a model Elephant - Margate

Little girl and her toy dog ride a model Elephant - Margate
Little girl and her toy dog ride a model Elephant - Cliftonville, Margate, Kent Date: circa 1920s

Background imageUnusual Collection: Father Christmas distributing gifts - children rail station

Father Christmas distributing gifts - children rail station
Father Christmas distributing gifts - children on a railway station. Date: 1902

Background imageUnusual Collection: Lewis Waller English actor-manager punting with his daughter

Lewis Waller English actor-manager punting with his daughter
Lewis Waller (William Waller Lewis) (1860-1915) - English actor-manager punting with his daughter Date: circa 1908

Background imageUnusual Collection: Japan - Poling a barge along the Hozu River

Japan - Poling a barge along the Hozu River
Japan - A brave boatman poling a barge solo along the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Background imageUnusual Collection: Tunisia - Tunis - Street Snake Charmer with a pair of cobras

Tunisia - Tunis - Street Snake Charmer with a pair of cobras - note the French colonial men and women watching on (from a safe distance). Date: circa 1907

Background imageUnusual Collection: A South African Man with skin pigmentation condition

A South African Man with skin pigmentation condition
A South African Man with the skin pigmentation condition vitiligo, creating a remarkable patched appearance, captioned here as Leopard Skin (!). Date: circa 1900

Background imageUnusual Collection: Impressive Tall Cactus Grove and pot seller - Mexico

Impressive Tall Cactus Grove and pot seller - Mexico
Impressive Tall Mexican Fence Post Cactus Grove (Pachycereus Marginatus) and a pot seller (carrying his wares on his back) - Mexico. Date: 1910s

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Wall Kiosk of Osman III - Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

The Wall Kiosk of Osman III - Topkapi Palace, Istanbul. Date: 1802

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Nurse of the Negus Menelik of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

The Nurse of the Negus Menelik of Abyssinia (Ethiopia). She certainly appears to have nursed a few in her time... Date: circa 1910s

Background imageUnusual Collection: Union Square showing the Battleship Recruit, New York, USA

Union Square showing the Battleship Recruit, New York, USA
Union Square showing the (wooden) Battleship Recruit, New York, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Crooked House, Himley, Staffordshire

The Crooked House, Himley, Staffordshire
The Passage and doorway of the Crooked House, Himley, Staffordshire. During the early 19th century, mining in the area caused one side of the building to begin gradually sinking



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