Old photos

And that’s where it goes wrong…

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Photos…yep

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https://twitter.com/HistoryInPix/status/843255652877320193

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@goatboy not so keen on the elephant hanging one.

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Agree with you there ‘niki … it is an interesting (bizarre) photo tho’, if only that it highlights what total cretins some people can be

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I found this informative article which recounts the full events around this grotesque incident and another, involving the electrocution of Topsy, as punishment for daring to become uncooperative with her slavemasters.

The town that hanged an elephant

A very sad but age old story of human cruelty, mob rule and the morbid ‘sheep mentality’ that goes with it.

Very disturbing but not at all surprising.

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Hey give a heads up that it will take me to the Daily Fail. I try and avoid their site at all costs.

I play the article not the publisher but soz if it caused offence @intiniki

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some interesting slideshows on youtube, just need to sift through the inevitible ‘these pictures will drop your jaw’ bullshit.

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Following up the Tolstoy picture the first successful colour photographs were the Autochrome system. They weren’t colourised B&W pictures but genuine colour images starting from the first decade of the 20th century…beautiful subtle tones…

This one has appeared here before…RMS Mauritania, Southampton Docks 1928…

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A timeless beauty…

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Nope, nope, would, would, nope, nope, would, nope

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Wonderful photos there, LITSL - do you still have the negatives?

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Ha! yes I do young fella. :lou_lol: