Traditional Europe

A member of the Hitler Youth puts up a "Fight Nicotine and Alcohol" poster, c. 1930s

"Undine", 1872, John William Waterhouse

"Don Quixote", by Gustave Doré

On July 13, 1894, during the so-called “Great Excavation” at the Temple of Delphi in Greece, archaeologists discovered the impressive statue of Antinous. The last photograph comes from the archives of the École Française d’Athènes and captures the exact moment the sculpture was unearthed after centuries buried underground. 📸 Delphi Archaeological Museum

Between 1900 and 1930, a seed pedlar took more than 5000 photographs of daily life in an isolated valley to the south of the Alps. They were rediscovered long after his death.

Gwrych Castle in Wales

A BDM girl carrying a baby, 1939

Anglo-Saxons loved to give their daughters names ending in “gift.” Here are the most common ones: 1. Elfgeofu (“elf gift”) 2. Eadgeofu (“treasure gift”) 3. Æðelgeofu (“noble gift”) 4. Leofgeofu (“beloved gift”) 5. Wulfgeofu (“wolf gift”) 6. Godgeofu (“god gift”) 7. Berhtgeofu (“bright gift”) 8. Sægeofu (“sea gift”) 9. Cynegeofu (“royal gift”) 10. Hungeofu (“bear cub gift”)

“While gold circulates, blood remains on the ground.”