This letter confirming a soldier was missing in action during WWII is super sad but also interesting to see. Even more interesting? It turns out this man was a prisoner of war. He was released and lived until he was 83.
Speaking of prisoners of war — this is a self-portrait a North Vietnamese war prisoner drew in 1969. He gave it to an American patrolling a prisoner of war hospital.
In honor of the Olympics, here is the first Olympic torch. It's from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where the first Olympic torch relay was held.
These antique spice jars look a littleeeee weird now.
These 1878 doodles are actually strangely comforting to me because they show that not much about human nature has changed in the last 146 years.
These 1925 solar eclipse glasses also make me feel weirdly connected to the people of the past, especially because NYC saw a huge solar eclipse not too long ago.
These Air Force goggles from WWII still have dirt on them.
Here's a draft notice for the Vietnam War.
And this is a booklet given to American soldiers during the Vietnam War.
This person's grandpa kept a record of the places he lived, his salary and job, and the number of girls he dated, and it's a wild snapshot of the 20th century.
Here's what an honorable discharge from the Civil War looks like.
And here's what an undesirable discharge looks like from the Vietnam War.
Here's an identity card from a war prisoner in Normandy during WWII.
Here's a pocket knife from the Gulf War that warned owners against anthrax, as the US government feared anthrax would be used as a biological weapon against soldiers.
Here's a flyer from 1851 warning formerly enslaved people about slave catchers.
Did you know licenses used to be printed on cloth, at least in England? Here's one from Halifax from the 1920s.
In case anyone thinks vaccine cards are a new thing, here's one from the 1940s.
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An das Polizeipräsidium Mannheim,
Ich bitte Sie freundlichst mir die jetzige Adresse des Herrn (Franz Wule Obering?), ehemals wohnhaft in Mannheim, Schanzenstraße 28, mitzuteilen. Im Vorraus besten Dank!
Heil Hitler!
Anlage: 2 Briefmarken
To the police presidency (I don't have a clue how to translate Präsidium, it's something like a main police station for the city), I kindly ask you for the current adress of Mr. Franz Wule Obering who formerly lived in Mannheim, Schanzenstraße 28. Thanks a lot in advance.
Heil Hitler
Two stamps attached.
Can't read the signage and not too sure about the Name Franz Wule Obering, could be Franz Werle, too.
Signage could be Bertl Gerich...
Polizeipräsidium would be a Policeheadquarters in English
That was obviously too easy, thanks
I would say you've got both names right.
Did you know Israel existed for like 20 years when this happened?
Welcome in our reality. Wait till you find out they are still using the confederate flag in some places.
You should see the statue of the Olympic greeting in front of the Amsterdam Olympic stadium
Yes. Much better than the one who wants to give illegals the vote.
That's just one of the wannabe dictators lies, but you stopped looking at the real world some time ago, didn't you?
Not a lie at all. A simple Google search will tell you that. Or if you’ve actually paid attention you would know.
You’re either a liar or stupid.
Why so condescending?
I see you got your left wing talking points.
You can't reason with a Leftist, Chan. When faced with verifiable facts, all they do is double-down on their 'belief perseverance.' They're cowards that despise truth because it hurts their feelings. They call Trump a dictator even though he's never done anything dictatorial. While conversely, Biden and his handlers are text-book dictators in their covert and overt dismantling of The American Way.