For over 70 years, the Kolb brothers owned and operated a photography studio perched at the edge of the Grand Canyon. Here are some of their most breathtaking shots. The brothers were frequently photographed in this pose — it became their hallmark.Cline Library/Northern Arizona University Taken from the Kolb studio window, 1908.grand_canyon_nps/Flickr An interior shot of the brothers' studio in its later years, 1930-40.Northern Arizona University Library Pictured on the far left is the Kolb brothers' first studio, a humble tent, pitched beside the Cameron Hotel.

Whether it was celebrations in Shanghai or riots in San Francisco, Victory Over Japan Day sent people around the world into a frenzy. Crewman Marshall F. Hosp helps Duane L. Corkrum put on a tie in celebration of VJ Day while aboard the USS Ticonderoga. Aug. 15, 1945. National Museum of the U.S. Navy Servicemen and women link arms and march through Piccadilly Circus to celebrate VJ Day. Aug.

Created by humans, language knows no barriers; here are five of the most unique languages spoken around the globe.Source: Creative Roots Unique Languages: Lemerig Source: Naira Land Spoken in the remote island paradise of Vanuatu, 1,000 miles from northern Australia, Lemerig is a language now spoken fluently by only two people in the world. Near extinction, Lemerig is made up of four dialects, most of which have long been lost to the modern world.

From Parisian flower sellers to Chinese monks, see what the world actually looked like a century ago with these striking autochrome images. Dancers and musicians from the Ouled Naïl tribe in Bou Saada, Algeria. Circa 1909-1911. Musée Albert Kahn Two young Christian women in Mosul, Iraq. 1927.Musée Albert Kahn A man in Quweira, Arabia (present-day Jordan). 1918.Musée Albert Kahn Children in Qanawat, Syria. 1921.Musée Albert Kahn Maharana Bhupal Singh, the crown prince of Mewar.

The Anguished Man, A Haunted Painting From An Unknown Artist Jules Thavenet/ArtStationA recreation of The Anguished Man. Often called one of the world’s most haunted paintings, the story behind The Anguished Man is like something out of a horror movie. Its current owner, Sean Robinson, detailed how he came to be in possession of this horrifying painting in an email to Dread Central. “The Anguished Man painting was given to me by my grandmother,” he wrote.

These images show how climbers catch some sleep on the sides of mountains with portaledges for vertical camping.Next time you’re passing by a cliff and happen to see a precariously hanging tent with campers inside, don’t be alarmed, it’s just a portable ledge (portaledge): Portaledges — or deployable hanging tents — might seem like a thrill-seeking activity (and it can be), but the idea has actually been around since the 1950s.

Helen Viola Jackson was only 17 years old when she married 93-year-old James Bolin in 1936. According to Jackson, the veteran wed her so she could have a future during the Great Depression.FacebookJackson’s husband wanted her to collect his Union pension after he died, but she never did. The last known widow of a Civil War soldier has just died at age 101. According to HuffPost, Helen Viola Jackson passed away on December 16, 2020.

The language was discovered on a tablet at the archaeological site of Boğazköy-Hattusha, once the capital of the ancient Hittites during the late Bronze Age.Andreas Schachner/Deutsches Archäologisches InstitutThe Boğazköy-Hattusha archaeological site has been home to several important discoveries from the Hittite Empire. Excavations in the ancient city of Boğazköy-Hattusha in Turkey just revealed a tablet that contains a previously unknown Indo-European language. Translation and identification of the language will take time, but specialists confirmed the language belongs to the family of Anatolian-Indo-European languages and is likely the language of the land of Kalašma, an ancient city in current-day northwestern Turkey.

A surprising new discovery of ancient human remains in Africa — with remarkably well-preserved DNA — is redrawing the map of human populations in new and exciting ways.Pierre de Maret/St. Louis UniversityThe rock shelter at Shum Laka, where the remains of four ancient children were found. In studying the origins of humanity, many experts begin in Africa, where ancient Homo sapiens arrived about 250,000 years ago. However, one immediately runs into a problem that has inhibited deeper research into humanity’s birthplace since we began looking for it.

Held captive and tortured for over 10 years in Ariel Castro's house, Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight, and Amanda Berry escaped in May 2013 and brought their kidnapper to justice.Some people, like Ariel Castro of Cleveland, Ohio, have committed acts so evil that it’s difficult to think of them as anything other than monsters. A rapist, kidnapper, and torturer, Castro held three women captive for about a decade before they were able to break free.