RETRONAUT'S TUMBLR

1888: The Great Blizzard The power of the "Great White Hurricane"

1965: Skateboarding in New York City Sidewalk surfers on the streets and in the parks of NYC

1981 Radio Shack computer catalog When Radio Shack was "the biggest name in little computers"

1990

A summer stroll around a former concentration camp

Oct. 1969

Hippie high school

When students (and teachers) turned on, tuned in, and dropped classes

1920s-1930s

The ice-skating waiters of Switzerland

Managing to serve the perfect drink and stay upright (mostly)

1944

The FBI's fingerprint files

A place for every print, and every print in its place

1920s-1950s

Living the Havana High Life

Cuba before Communism was a playground for those who could afford to play.

c. 1908

"The woman 'Cop' (a dream)."

The concept of a "police-woman" brought to life by a suffragette.

Retronaut shows the past like you wouldn't believe. We take your map of time and tear tiny holes in it.

c. 1905-1908

The Edwardian Sartorialist

Capturing the style of the London streets more than a century ago

1904: Happy New Year

1967

Riots in Detroit

The city burned and 43 people lost their lives.

1964

The Tokyo Beatles

Beatlemania, Japanese style

1950s-1980s

You Better Not Cry

All they want for Christmas is a hug -- just not from Santa Claus.

1970s: Stars at Studio 54

20th Century: The Evolution of Women's Workwear