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First police sketch of "Tent Girl".
Police sketch produced by Harold Musser, 1968, from autopsy photos of unidentified woman.
Picture sources:
Graphic, The, March 23, 1968 (Scott County, Kentucky, newspaper)
- Dead Woman Found Here Still
Unidentified, author unknown
unknown Kentucky newspaper, between May 17 and May 24, 1968
- Body Not Identified, author
unknown
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Monument commemorating "Stubblefield's wireless"
This monument commemorates a demostration of Nathan B. Stubblefield's wireless telephone made on January 1, 1902. The monument is located on the campus of Murray State College in Murray, Kentucky. It reads thus:
HERE IN 1902
NATHAN B. STUBBLEFIELD
1860 - 1928
INVENTOR OF RADIO -- BROADCAST AND
RECEIVED THE HUMAN VOICE BY WIRELESS.
HE MADE EXPERIMENTS 10 YEARS EARLIER.
HIS HOME WAS 100 FEET WEST.
Photographer unknown; submitted by email correspondent.
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"The Pavia Monument"
Photograph of the monument to the Cox children, in Blue Knob State Park, Pennsyvania, taken around 1910. Photographer: unknown.
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The Romanovs
The Romanov royal family, 1913, photographer unknown. From left to right - seated: Grand Duchess Marie Nicholaevna; Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna; Tsarevitch Alexei Nicholaevitch; Tsar Nicholas II; Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna Standing: Grand Duchess Tatiana and the Grand Duchess Olga (named after Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna)
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Blue Skin
Top illustration for the Blue Skin article, showcasing a Tuareg male on his camel (who are rumored to have blue skin), and symbology representing the three major causes of blue skin: Indigo plant dye, abnormal blood cells, and silver.
Illustration by Garth Haslam, (c)2010. Contact ANOMALIES for use permissions.
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Blue Skin: Blue Bloods
Queen Victoria is rumored to have carried a disease that led to the phrase "Blue Blood" as a descriptor of people of royal descent.
Illustration by Garth Haslam, (c)2010. Contact ANOMALIES for use permissions.
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The Kraken: Myths, Legends, and History
In 1801, Pierre Denys de Mont fort proposed the idea that the legends of the Norwegian kraken might have been based on a giant octopus; no one bought it. After he died, this illustration became famous... as other people promoted the idea that the kraken might be a squid.
Illustration from Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliere des Mollusques, Volume 2, by Pierre Denys de Montfort, 1801.
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The Man-Eating Tree of Madagascar
In 1874, a letter from Madagascar described an unusual man-eating tree.
Illustration by Garth Haslam, (c)2010, based on the original letter's description.
Contact ANOMALIES for use permissions.
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Reverend Byles' Hole
Reverend Alfred Byles shows where he saw a mysterious hole. Still taken from the 1985 TV series, Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers.
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