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A charred spindle with a charred ball of flax thread. Found in the pile dwelling settlement of Sipplingen-Osthafen, Lake Constance in Germany, dating 3316-3306 BCE. The damp environment has preserved it in good condition [1538x1006]

Portrait of a high-ranking government official. Safavid Iran, 1695 AD. [960x739]

A 6th century BCE amber bead necklace from Saal an der Saale-Waltershausen in Germany. Now housed at Archäologische Staatssammlung München [2494x3325]

80 years ago today- On July 28, 1945 a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building while flying in thick fog. The accident took place between the 78th and 80th floors and killed 3 crewmen in the aircraft as well as 11 people in the building. [6…

These sewing needles, found at grotte du Placard in France, were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of France [1867x1247]

A Roman carpenter's plane (and a replica of it) from Üttfeld in Germany, around 300 CE, now housed at Landesmuseum Trier [2494x3325]

Bronze baton handle or penis sheath. Vietnam, 1st-3rd century AD [700x800]

A pair of Roman ivory dolls with articulated arms and legs found in a tomb of a little girl from a wealthy family in Emona, Slovenia. 250-300 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Slovenia [690x920]

Ozzy Osbourne in 1974, 26 years old

First African American to serve in the U.S. Senate

Snakeskin cigarette case designed by Pierre Legrain, French, c. 1925. [3915x3065]

A bronze statue of a young man, wrapped in a mantle. From Ierapetra, Crete, of the Roman period, it's dated to 50 - 25 BCE. Heraklion arch. museum, nr. Χ2677 [1364 x 2048]

The upper floors Empire State Building in flames after a B-25 Mitchell crashed into it in heavy fog on July 28th, 1945.

Jewelry [1200 x 1158]

My great Grandfather and great Grandmother, Lithuania. I estimate early 1900s.

Benin Bronze from West Africa [774 x 1000]

Woman posing her large dog for its shot, 1890s. glass negative

A Japanese boy standing at attention, carrying his dead younger brother on his back, waiting for cremation after the Nagasaki bombing (1945).

Native American cowboys from the Crow tribe working their herds, circa early 1900s (exact date unknown).

A16th-century CE incense storage container in the shape of a ship. Coins of the Roman Emperor Nero, minted between 64 and 68 CE, have been attached as wheels. Now housed at the Landesmuseum Württemberg in Germany [1605x2429]