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20+ Before & After Pics Showing How The World Has Changed Over Time By Re.Photos

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We are a group of people who love re-photographies (“before and after”, “then and now”) because of their potential to tell fascinating stories with just two pictures. There wasn’t really a central hub for this kind of art so we got to work and built re.photos. It’s a website that enables people to browse hundreds of pictures or upload and align their own. Today we would like to share our excitement with you and show you some of the best pictures (in our opinion) our users contributed. Hopefully, these comparisons are as exciting for you as they are for us! #1 Rysstad, Norway, 1888 - 2013 #2 Seljestadjuvet, Odda, Norway, 1887 - 2014 #3 Martin Luther Statue, Dresden, Germany, 1958 - 2014 #4 Hofbräuhaus München, Germany, 1910 - 2017 #5 Quai Des Nations, Paris, France, 1900 - 2017 #6 Corner Of Ratajczaka And Św. Marcin Streets, Poznań, Poland, 1945 - 2017 #7 Pripyat, Ukraine, 1986 - 2016 #8 Chaney Glacier, USA, 1911 - 2005 #9 Engabreen Glacier, Norwa
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Then And Now: 70 Years After The Liberation Of Ravenna In Italy, Heroes Are Brought To Life

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70 years after the Liberation of the city of Ravenna from Nazi-fascist oppression, the best way to thank the women and men who fought for our freedom during the Second World War is to take them to today's Ravenna. #1 Allied Soldiers #2 Soldiers Of The 27th Spearmen After The City Patrol #3 Garibaldi's Square #4 Bailey Bridge #5 Canadian Bagpipers Enter The City #6 28th Garibaldi Brigade #7 Allied Soldiers Come Out Of The City #8 General McCreery Puts The Medal On Commander Bulow (Arrigo Boldrini) #9 Partisan Headquarters In Sant'Alberto #10 The Day Of Demobilization #11 28th Garibaldi Brigade #12 Railway Station #13 A Few Remaining Inhabitants Welcome The Allied Troops #14 Partisan Leaders At The Balcony Of The Town Hall On The Day Of Liberation #15 British Troops Enter The City #16 28th Garibaldi Brigade #17 The Stage Of The Authorities On The Day Of Demobilization #18 The Partisans Enter The City
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I Made A Video Showcasing 100 Years Of Polish Beauty, But With Historical Context

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I’ve been waiting for someone to do it, but since no one volunteered, I shot it myself – a video in the style of “100 Years of Beauty In…” – but this time, a Polish edition. Watching other videos like this, I felt like the Polish one would be different, because of our messy and difficult history. We never really had a chance to be very fashionable until the last three decades – with no access to modern fashion or make up brands, practically no fashion industry of our own, and lack of money to afford the fancy clothes, which were rarely even available. Still, even amongst huge political conflicts and changes, women would style their hair, make their own clothes, and put a lot of effort into looking stylish. I left the 2010s „blank”, because it’s a decade that still hasn’t closed, and it’s fresh enough for all of us Polish women to have different experiences and memories surrounding it. Also, it’s up to us what it’s going to be remembered for anyway! Making this video was incredibly
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17 Rare Pics Reveal A Fake Rooftop Town Built To Hide Boeing’s Factory From Japanese Air Strikes

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During World War 2, one B-17 Bomber cost a little over $200,000 to produce. That’s about $3,4 million in today’s economy. And since the US Army requested thousands of these planes, they wanted to take every measure when securing the Boeing factory that produced them. And by “every measure” I mean hiring Hollywood set designers to build a fake neighborhood atop it and getting actors to inhabit the area. Protecting it from potential air strikes, the “neighborhood” was constructed in 1944 and removed a year after the war. John Stewart Detlie was the Hollywood set designer who helped to hide the Boeing Plant No. 2. Using the same techniques as in the movies, fake streets, sidewalks, trees, fences, cars, and houses were set in place to fool the would-be attackers. Underneath it, 30,000 men and women were constructing about 300 bombers per month to support the fight against Nazis. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses dropped over 640,000 tons of bombs over Germany alone during the conflict, and
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