Tar and Feather Victim
In case any of you ever wondered, this is what a victim of a tarring and feathering looked like. It was a terrifying form of public humiliation. After the victim is stripped down to his waist, the mob proceeds to paint the victim with pine tar (which does not burn) then pitches feathers or forces the victim to roll in the feathers until they stick. As a final indignity, the mob chases/parades the victim through the streets.
Thomas Edison did not hesitate to sacrifice himself to create the first X-ray
Severe case of syphilis in the early 1900s before the discovery of penicillin, which would become the main treatment.
During his lifetime, Japanese doctor Masaichi Fukushi collected up to 2,000 sets of human skin with unique tattoos. Currently, about 105 sets of intact skin are preserved.
A Coal miner waiting to get into the communal shower at the end of his shift, taken in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 1958. Photo by Max Scheler.
Max Schreck as Count Orlok resting on the set of Nosferatu (1922) directed by F. W. Murnau.
