HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

A NYC police officer hanging over Times Square, 1920

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A NYC police officer hanging over Times Square, 1920

HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/photograph-cliff-hanger-isnt-quite-seems/

There’s no set of the hanging effect and the long distance together, but it’s a pretty common rock that people take these forced perspective photos on.

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