Dive into a collection that beautifully blends the charm of yesteryears with a touch of the bizarre. These vintage photographs, while strange at first glance, exude an aura of intrigue and fascination.
Horse costume taken from Jean Cocteau’s Le testament d’Orphée (Testament of Orpheus), designed by Janine Janet, 1960.
This Russian family portrait was taken back in 1886. The father had an obsession with pool, and dressed his children like billiard balls.
Vintage Freckle Removal.
Ann Lockley taking tea with a baby hawk and a lobster.
Cover art by David Mattingly from 1983 for “The Land of Laughs” by Jonathan Carroll.
“The Bat” from a German fashion magazine c.1951.The mask was created by the French make up artist Fernand Aubry.
The Le Passe-muraille (Passer-Through-Walls ) sculpture in the Paris catacombs.
Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans — 1962.
Ciao!
Why not?
Phoney people.
Ophthalmologist signs in Taiwan, 1962.
1940s LAUREN BACALL Surrealist Fashion Photo.
Late-1800s brothel candles. Wen the candle burned out the session was over.
Adieu, petite famille.
Fly me to the moon.
17th century poison cabinet disguised as a book.
The House of Nonsense.
Antique Victorian crystal Poison bottle, 1890.
The retired heads of Madame Tussauds.
Self-defense glove for ladies (London, 1850)
Aftermath of a fire at Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London, 1930.
Putting live birds in a pie was a form of entertainment in the C16th.
Obstetric Phantom, 18th century. The wood and leather model was used to teach medical students, and possibly midwives, about childbirth.