We've had a few very moving posts, so let's have a break from the serious emotions and turn to something fun. Specifically, people having fun, and being silly. Sometimes it's hard to imagine people in the past being silly, especially back in the day when any people we do see were painted, and thus presented in a particular way. Luckily photography came, and with it that familiar urge to do something silly for the camera!
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| Smithsonian |
Making faces in his 50s in the 1940s. The best part? He is the Science Service biology editor of the Smithsonian. Source
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| George Eastman House |
You invent photography, and then you have to invent trick photography, naturally! c. 1880 Source
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| US National Archives |
Playing with the laminate foil in the 1950s! Source
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| National Library of Scotland |
British soldier juggling plates, WWI. Source
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| Oregon State University |
Man sitting on ground with newspaper around neck. Why? I don't think anyone will ever know. c.1900-1909. [update! Three years on, I've discovered this was in fact a common visual pun of the time period-- it's "breaking the news." Groan!) Source
1 comment:
I love the backwards one.
They all put a smile on my face ^_^ .
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