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HistoryPhotos is for photographs (or, if it can be found, film) of the past, recent or distant! Give us a little snapshot of history!

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] trashman@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

Me after falling asleep on the couch

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago

I mean you can just look it up…

It was 33°C in September of that year.

[–] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Given without context it would be some nightmare fuel...

[–] username_1@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

We all burn down here.

[–] Klear@piefed.world 7 points 1 month ago
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Looks like a Renaissance painting.

[–] Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd say pre-renaissance, they look like medieval peasants.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I’m certainly no expert on the subject, but it seems that particular style may have began in the Late Middle Ages but carried over into the Renaissance. TIL the art of both ages are broken down into several sub-ages.

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Involuntarily reminded of an old Goosebumps book. "Night of the Living Wax Museum."

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Where was the Hawk that day?

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

What a world!