Black market trading in the postwar Germany, 1945-48
The black marketeers came up with an idea to smuggle a pig through the very strict control between the French and American occupation zone.
Beppo Brem, 1955
The Bavarian actor Beppo Brem with a chimpanzee and a Spatenbraeu mug. For a long time the native of Munich was considered as the 'Bavarian Urviech' and the 'village idiot showpiece', but over the years he became a serious actor.
Beppo Brem, 1955
The Bavarian actor Beppo Brem with a chimpanzee and a Spatenbraeu mug. For a long time the native of Munich was considered as the 'Bavarian Urviech' and the 'village idiot showpiece', but over the years he became a serious actor.
Skifahrer Andi Molterer in Zermatt, 1956
Der Skifahrer Andi Molterer mit seinem Dackel im Rucksack auf der Piste.
Telephone operator with a lion cub, 1925
Mignon Goodman, telephone operator at the Zelig Zoo, holds the receiver to the ear of the 3 month-old lion cub Sheik, who has one paw on the switchboard.
Ace Hudkins with a lion, 1926
The boxer Ace Hudkins, nicknamed 'The Wildcat', gets into the ring with the lion Numa. The referee just started the countdown when the lion lay down on Hudkins. The 'fight' took place at an animal farm called the 'Gay Lion Farm' in Los Angeles.
Charleston, 1928
A saxophone player accompanies women when dancing Charleston, while the horse is trained to make appropriate steps.
Brazilian fishermen with their big catch, 1936
Brazilian fishermen from Paranauna have made a rare catch with this 4-meter-long shark. The fish is skinned and then chopped up on the beach.