Category Archive: Matte Mysteries

September 16, 1922 – “Woman rides bicycle for 25 years”?

September 16, 1922 – “Woman rides bicycle for 25 years”?

Classify this one under “odd and mysterious captions”: Woman rides bicycle for 25 years Does it mean to say she’s been riding nonstop for 25 years? Or …

 

September 11, 2001 – One of history’s most infamous fake photos is doctored

September 11, 2001 – One of history’s most infamous fake photos is doctored

This photo, doctored roughly 10 years ago today is, perhaps, one of the most famous manipulated snapshots of all time. Originally taken of Hungarian tourist Péter …

 

September 8, 1900 – House turned on corner after hurricane devastates Galveston, Texas

September 8, 1900 – House turned on corner after hurricane devastates Galveston, Texas

111 years ago today, the infamous 1900 Galveston Hurricane made landfall. With a death toll ranging between 6,000 and 12,000 people it was the deadliest …

 

September 5, 1877 – Crazy Horse bayoneted to death by U.S. soldiers at Camp Robinson. Is this his only photo?

September 5, 1877 – Crazy Horse bayoneted to death by U.S. soldiers at Camp Robinson. Is this his only photo?

134 years ago today, Crazy Horse–Oglala Lakota war leader and armed resistor of U.S. encroachment into Native American territories–was bayoneted to death by soldiers while …

 

September 3, 1920 – A Chinese lamb with three horns?

September 3, 1920 – A Chinese lamb with three horns?

To be filed under “odd historical photographs of strange creatures”, here’s a snapshot made 91 years ago today of a three-horned sheep. The Library of Congress …

 

August 25, 1919 – Early electric car recharging at rural station

August 25, 1919 – Early electric car recharging at rural station

Think that electric cars are the wave of the future in automobiles? Apparently they were also the wave of the past, as this 92 year-old …

 

Washington D.C.: Beating the summer heat on June 2, 1923

Washington D.C.: Beating the summer heat on June 2, 1923

Here’s a look at how children in America’s capital beat the summer heat 90 years ago. Though the platform in the photo is obviously long gone, …