There was a time when certain things were seen as chic, but now they’re simply odd. The Instagram account ‘Got Weird‘ is all about that. It shows both strange inventions and odd moments in time that demonstrate how perspectives change over the years.
Let’s explore what used to be cool – it might bring a smile to your face or a sneaky chuckle.
1. Nathan Hahn Was Arrested In 1940 For Wearing Female Clothing And Refused To Wear The Male Clothing Presented To Him By Detective Holt
2. The Cast Of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” 1976
3. Leaving A Bad Review In The 1920s
4. Gang Of Teen Girls, Estonia, 1930
5. Self-Defense Glove For Ladies In London, Ca. 1850
6. A V-Shaped Bed Invented In 1932, Supporting The Body Perfectly At Every Point And Thus Promotes Better Rest
7. A Dog Dressed In A Suit With A Kitten In It’s Lap, Ca 1950s
8. This Is Not A Painting! The Photograph Was Taken In 1911 By Francis James Mortimer (1874–1944), A Pioneer Of Pictorial Photography
9. A Concept Design For Car Safety Belts From The 1960s
10. American Rock Star Alice Cooper At His Home With His Girlfriend Wearing A Mask Imitating The Creature From The Black Lagoon, The Low-Budget Film Which Was Re-Released In 1975
11. Two Wax Department Store Mannequins Melt During A Heat Wave In London, 1929, Allegedly. They Also Live In Your Closet And Spy On You When You’re Asleep
12. Winona Ryder On The Set Of ‘Beetlejuice‘, 1988
13. Pubic Wigs (Called Merkins) Were Worn By Prostitutes As Early As The 1450s
14. Jodie Foster Holding A Lamb In A Promo Shoot For ‘The Silence Of The Lambs’ (1991)
15. A Russian Wedding Party Protests Against Air Pollution, Russia, Ca. 1980s. (Photo By A. Zhdanov
16. Couple Cuddling While Sitting In A Hole As Others Enjoy The Beach On The 4th Of July In Santa Monica, California, 1950. (Photographed By Ralph Crane)
17. V-Flumes Were Used To Transport Logs, Lumber, Working Material And Supplies But They Were Also Used To Transport People And For Entertainment From The Early 20th Century
18. Daguerreotype Portrait Of Blind Person From The Mid-19th Century
19. Christmas At The Hospital, Sweden, 1953
20. This Little One Made Us Shudder, Ca. 1950s
21. Back When The Rotor Rides Were Fun And Dangerous
22. In Goldfield, Nevada There Is A Grave For An Unknown Man Who Died Eating Library Paste In 1908
23. Irreverent Nuns And A Dog, Madrid, 1960. (Photo By Manuel Iglesias)
24. A Sailor “Meets” His Baby For The First Time After Fourteen Months At Sea, 1940s
25. Meanwhile, In 1898 Montana
26. Strange Vintage Photos Of People Milking Cow Into Cat’s Mouth From The 1920s
27. Extreme Tree Pruning Before The Age Of Bucket Lifts From The Late 1800s
28. In 1971, French Designer Ruth Francken Took A Fine Looking Young Man And Copied His Beautiful Backside With Plaster To Create A Mold For The Homme Chair (“Homme” Is French For “Man”)
29. Vintage Portrait Of A Lady Known As “Tea Cup Sallie,” Ca. 1870s
30. We Can Recognize The Pumpkin To The Right But It Will Probably Take Us Some More Time To Guess The Character To The Left
31. A Couple At A Fair In Mexico, 1940
