Pomůcka pro koncentraci.

The writer introduced a small oxygen tank, attached to the helmet. This increases the respiration and livens the subject considerably.

...excluding practically all sounds.

The construction involved the use of ordinary window glass, the outer glass being painted entirely black. Two small white lines were scratched into the paint, as shown. The idea of this is as follows:
The writer thought that shutting out the noises was not sufficient. The eye would still wander around, thereby distracting attention. By having the two white lines scratched on the glass, the field through which the eye can move is comparatively small. ... it is almost impossible to see anything except a sheet of paper in front of the wearer. There is, therefore, no optical distraction here.

Aircraft detection before radar

1917, Germany
Combined acoustic/optical locating apparatus. The small-aperture goggles were apparently set so that when the sound was located by turning the head, the aircraft would be visible.


1921 USA

Stavění berlínské zdi, 13. 8. 1961

Finally beating Super Mario Bros. on Christmas night, 1988

Pacific Ocean, summer 1983

The Great North Dakota Blizzard of 1966

Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine photographed on the set of Two Mules for Sister Sara in Durango, Mexico by Lawrence Schiller, 1969.

Clint Eastwood photographed on the set of Magnum Force by director Ted Post, 1973.

A 203 foot high wall of wood - The Cedar River Logging Trestle in Washington State

Příslušníci dánské královské gardy si dávají pivo se skupinkou členů hnutí skinheads, 1984

V doprovodu manželky Britt Ekland opouští Peter Sellers po infarktu nemocnici v LA (1964).

Hunter S. Thompson and “Dr. Gonzo” at Caesar’s Palace in 1971 in Las Vegas

W.H. Murphy and his associate demonstrating their bulletproof vest on October 13, 1923

Mug shot of William Stanley Moore, 1 May 1925

Iggy Pop and David Bowie nightclubbing, early 1970s

Dutch resistance members celebrate at the moment they heard of Adolf Hitler's death over the radio. May 1945.

Casino security. The Mint, Downtown Vegas, 1968

Grocery Shopping in the 1980s - All Glass Bottles

Ellen O'Neill, champion freestyle skateboarder (1970s)

In 1988, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole called the recording studio at 3 A.M. and said he had to record a song right away. 15 minutes later, Israel arrived at the studio. The studio owner, Milan Bertosa said, “And in walks the largest human being I had seen in my life.” A security guard gave the 500-pound man a large steel chair to sit on. Milan said, “Then I put up some microphones, do a quick sound check, roll tape, and the first thing he does is Somewhere Over the Rainbow. He played and sang, one take, and it was over.”