Prehistoric Inuit Sunglasses
For generations, people have seen the sun as the enemy of vision. 4,000 years ago, the Inuits invented sun goggles to prevent them from going snow blind when they trudged through the snow. These goggles kept the sun’s ultraviolet light out of their eyes.
Bernhard Otto Holtermann With A 630-Pound Gold Nugget
Bernhard Otto Holtermann was born in Germany in 1883. He left Germany to avoid military service and set sail to Australia. Here he owned part of an Australian claim where gold was discovered. Here he was photographed with a 630-pound nugget he discovered.