THE SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN CABLE CAR, RIO DE JANEIRO   Photograph by -GSLR-   Sugarloaf Mountain (in Portuguese, Pão de Açúcar), is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 metres (1,299 ft) above the harbor, its [...]

William Stanley Moore – Photograph by The Sydney Justice & Police Museum     The Sifter recently stumbled upon an incredible collection of vintage mugshots housed by the Historic Houses Trust. Many of these intriguing photographs are also accompanied by a description of the person and the crime(s) they have committed. For example, the image [...]

  SOLVAY. THE HIGHEST HUT ON THE MATTERHORN   Photograph via Streeter5000   The Solvay Hut at 4003 m (13,133 ft) is the highest hut on the Matterhorn. It is a small emergency refuge for about 10 persons, situated on a ledge immediately above the Moseley Slab on the Hörnligrat. It is strictly to be [...]

Photograph by NATALIE MANUEL   Gorillas are the world’s largest primates and the closest living relatives to humans next to the chimpanzee. They are magnificent creatures with above average intelligence. Their facial expressions can be hauntingly human-like and unfortunately they are an endangered species. Below you will find a collection of 25 remarkable photographs with [...]

  THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1909   Photograph by Irving Underhill   Awesome photograph of the Manhattan Bridge on March 23rd, 1909, with the Marine terminal in the foreground and the bridge under construction in the background. For the extra-large resolution of the photograph, click here   via Wikimedia Commons