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Sawtooth National Forest in Idaho, where Basque arborglyphs have been found.

The Mysterious Tree Carvings of America's Basque Sheepherders

Arborglyphs document a lonely life out West.

Kelsey Kennedy October 3, 2017

Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe after a victory for their major league team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, in 1949.

1,400 Baby Chicks and the Integration of Professional Baseball

In 1946 in Nashua, New Hampshire, catcher Roy Campanella made history in more ways than one.

Ashawnta Jackson October 3, 2017

Old Lincoln Highway between Omaha and Elkhorn.

Omaha, Nebraska

Old Lincoln Highway in Omaha

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Dress worn by president Franklin Pierce.

Concord, New Hampshire

Dress Worn by U.S. President Franklin Pierce

The dress young Pierce wore prior to his breeching ceremony in the early 1800s is now on display for all to see.

A skeleton awakens! (1779)

31 days of halloween

The Gruesome History of Making Human Skeletons

From quicklime to boiling to bugs.

Sarah Laskow October 3, 2017

Contemporary appearance of the Rammed Earth Pilot House.

Cabin John, Maryland

USDA Rammed Earth House

This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.

The plaque in foreview, with JFK's green doorstep across the street.

Washington, D.C.

Freezing Newsmen Plaque

A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.

A 1900 photograph of Chinatown.

For Decades, New York's Chinatown Duped 'Slum Tourists' With Faked Danger and Depravity

Opium dens, gunfights, and poverty theater.

Natasha Frost October 2, 2017

The "bottom parade."

Schwerin, Germany

Henry the Lion Monument

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.

The first chapel.

Hermitage of St. Albert Butrio

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.

Drawers of samples of dried paint on glass slides.

Washington, D.C.

The National Gallery's Art Materials Collection

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

Faded sign.

Baltimore, Maryland

Vote Against Prohibition Sign

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

Temple entrance.

Kwan Kung Temple

The only Chinese temple in Mumbai.

Rothenburg od T: Ratstrinkstube Clock Tower

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

Ratstrinkstube Clock Tower

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

Oyster pirates illegally dredging under the cover of night.

The Notorious Oyster Pirates of Chesapeake Bay

They were the colorful villains in a conflict that lasted almost a century.

Kerry Wolfe September 28, 2017

Graffiti of Old St. Paul's Cathedral.

Ashwell, England

Medieval Graffiti of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin

Historical etchings such as “Miserable, wild, distracted 1350" and “The Archdeacon is an ass.”

Galleria delle Vittorie

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.

Undated Sidewalk Stamp

Corvallis, Oregon

Corvallis Sidewalk Stamps

Contractors in this Oregon town have been stamping their names in sidewalks since 1908.