16 year-old Jessica Watson returns to Sydney Harbour on 15 May 2010 after 210 days alone at sea. She was the youngest sailor to sail solo and non-stop around the world. Watson wrote a book about her adventure titled “True Spirit”, published by Hachette Australia in July 2010. Source: abc.net.au.Sleeping sperm whales. This image “Synchronised Sleepers” was a finalist in the 2017 Big Picture Competition. Whales sleep by switching off only half of their brains which scientists think allows them to stay aware of predators and other dangers and to stay in touch with their pods, including their calves. Source: bigpicturecompetition.org.In 1955, Japanese tattoo artist Tokumitsu Uchida works with an electric tattoo needle machine that he made himself. Source: theoddsideofme.tumblr.com.The perilous life of a telephone engineer in London in 1920. Source: reddit.com/HistoryPorn.Source: ladyanto68.tumblr.com.Italian actress and model Monica Bellucci photographed by German-Australian photographer Helmut Newton in 1993. Source: oldschoolpic.tumblr.com.Somewhere on a beach in Greece. Image reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblir.com.Source: reddit.com/NudeBeach.The classic sailing yacht Hygie, a 24 metre (79 foot) ketch built in 1930 in Le Marchand shipyard. Hygie currently does charters in the Mediterranean, including France, Spain and Italy, and accommodates 8 passengers and 3 crew. Source: sails.org/classic-yacht-hygie-charter.html.Source: Image reblogged from murdocsurfs.tumblr.com.Source: forums.sailinganarchy.com.The workboat Ulva is loaded with a Landrover to be used by survey staff from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) on the Isle of Coll, in Scotland. Photo Credit: RCAHMS via bbc.com.The Japanese ShinMaywa US-2, a short takeoff and landing amphibious aircraft, takes to the air. First introduced in 2007, the aircraft is used in air-sea rescue, surveillance, and another version, for aerial fire-fighting. The ShinMaywa US-2 is powered by 4 Rolls Royce AE 2100J turboprop engines producing 4,592 horsepower each. Source and Photo Credit: en.wikipedia.org. Cafe de Flore, in Paris, in 1949. This cafe is one of the oldest and most iconic cafes in Paris celebrated for its famous clientele of writers, philosophers and celebrities. It is at 172 boulevard Saint-Germain. Photograph by Robert Doisneau (1912-1994).Meanwhile in Queensland, Australia .. a new school for children is opened in Stanthorpe, Queensland in 1872 – built as a large slab hut in the first year of European settlement. Photograph by William Boag via the State Library of Queensland.
A cafe in Paris using giant teddy bears to ensure social distancing in the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdown. Source: Reblogged from solitaryfossil.tumblr.com.The McCurdy-Rhodes 48 “Carina” (Rives Potts, USA) passes Fastnet Rock, the most southerly point of Ireland, during the Rolex Fastnet race in 2011. Photo by Daniel Forster.In January 1973, the newly-formed Eldfell volcano in Iceland erupted destroying several hundred homes in the nearby village of Vestmannaeyjar. Fortunately all residents were safely evacuated and most returned the following year to rebuild. Source: theatlantic.com Lago di Braies in the Dolomites of northern Italy. Source: travelgurus.tumblr.comIn 1923, sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his superintendent inspect sculpting work on the face of George Washington at Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. The Lakota Sioux consider the Black Hills area to be sacred ground. Photo credit: Library of Congress.The classic sailing yacht “Marigold” moored in half-light at the Ile de Porquerolles Classic Regatta (France) in 2007. Source: pinterest.com.au.Morning coffee. Reblogged from guavaballs.tumblr.comWillie Nelson, at his home in 1993 (aged 60). Photo by Leonard Freed.American model and actor, Brandi Brandt for Playboy, October 1987.Relaxing on the farm. Source: 4crot.comSource: Reblogged from mia-down-under.Model Victoria Paschold for Playboy Germany, November 2013. Source: plabogerm.bplaced.net>victoria-paschold.Source: Reblogged from fabforgottennobility.tumblr.comThe beauty of Triumph mechanicals. Source: Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.com.Formula 1 legend, Australian Jack Brabham (1926-2014), winning the Grand Prix in March 1970 in South Africa, in his own car. Source: Eurosport.com>formula-1.The beautiful Ferrari 330 P4. This Ferrari was a mid-engined, V12 endurance racer which won the 1000 km Monza in 1967. Only 4 cars were ever made. Source: Reblogged by cavemanfeet.tumblr.comThe Allegory of Hearing, painted in 1618 by Jan Brueghel the elder (collaborating with Peter Reubens, for the figures). Venus plays the lyre and sings, accompanied by cupid. Many other musical instruments and song birds are included in the painting, including a sulphur-crested cockatoo at Venus’ right shoulder. How did a bird native to Australia get to be included in a Flemish/Dutch painting in the early 1600’s? Original painting held at Museo del Prado, Madrid. Photo Credit: commons.wikimedia.org.
The incredible athleticism of Aussie AFLW star, Tayla Harris – her finger pointing to exactly where she wants the ball to go. Photo by Michael Dodge for Getty Images.The 800 year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on fire on 15 April, 2019, just before the spire collapsed. The restoration is expected to take 5-8 years. Photo by Thierry Mallet for AP.Source: Reblogged from mia-down-under.tumblr.com.An incredibly rare 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B Grand Prix Monoposto. Alfa made a handful of these cars in Milan in 1932 and 1934. This one was made in 1934 in Moderna by Scuderia Ferrari (and has Ferrari badges on the bonnet). It is powered by an 8 cylinder, twin-supercharged engine. Image by Bonhams. Source: classiccarcuration.co.uk.Lazing on deck in the sunshine. Source: lushstories.com.Buttermere in the Lakes District, UK. Source: pinterest.com.au.Somewhere in Tahiti. Source: tumblrgallery.com>gallery.Source: reddit.com.The Netherlands perhaps? Source: cyclingforums.com.Circular Quay, Sydney in about 1900. Source: State Library of NSW.Caught by the COVID lockdown, the bark Europa makes her way from Ushuaia in Argentina back home to The Hague, in the Netherlands, a journey of more than 9,000 nautical miles over about 70 days. Source: facebook.com/barkeuropa.Source: Photograph by David Dubnitskiy, from Ukraine.Source: Image uploaded by Minh Nguyen to tattoodo.com.A room with a view of the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Photo by Steve McCurry.A classic sailing yacht moored in the rain – showing the abbreviation and the club ensign for the Royal Thames Yacht Club. Reblogged from forgottennobility.tumblr.com.Marshall Price, a model from Dallas, USA. Source: popglitz.net.Arielle after a hair cut, 1982, by German/Australian fashion photographer, Helmet Newton.Sunset over the water. Reblogged from forgottennobility.tumblr.com.
Model and actor, Vikki Dougan, on the corner of Vine Street in Hollywood, photographed by Ralph Crane for Life Magazine in 1957. Source: pinterest.comThe view from aloft. Photo by Edina Szalai, (via imgur.com). A vintage pin-up. Source: Implied Images 2008.Source: reblogged from guavaballs.tumblr.com.“Le bouquet de jonquils” photographed in Paris in 1950 by Robert Doisneau (1912-1994). Doisneau was a champion of humanist photography and focused on the streets of Paris. Source: pinterest.com.au>sadzero>robert-doisneau.A police officer issues a ticket to a young woman for wearing a bikini on a beach in Rimini in Italy in 1957. Source: rarehistoricalphotos.com.Venice in the sunshine. Source: Pinterest.com.Source: pinterest.com>erotine fotograf.Crowds cram the shores of Sydney Harbour in the 1920’s to watch the 18-footer competition, championed by Mark Foy (1865-1950) the developer and Commodore of the Sydney Flying Squadron. Both Britannia (red ensign) and Yendys (anchor) in the right foreground are on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum (Wharf 7, Maritime Heritage Centre, Sydney). Source: sailinghalloffame.org.au>inductee>mark-foyThe Statue of Liberty under construction in Paris in about 1885. The statue was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States to commemorate the centenary of Independence. When completed in Paris, it was disassembled and shipped to New York; then reassembled and dedicated in October 1886. About 4 million people visit the statue every year. Photo credit: i.pinimg.com_originalsInside an airliner of 1926. Early airplane seats were wicker but in the 1930s aluminium came to be used, which at least had had the advantage that seats could be secured to the floor. Source: reddit.com.La Spina, from 1929, a classic Italian 12 metre class racing boat. Source: Reblogged from F&O Fabforgottennobility.tumblr.comSource: Reblogged from guzzigazz.tumblr.com.
