Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius in Italy, which is located just above the Gulf of Naples, has a troubled history and is plagued with unpredictability. This was due to the volcano’s proximity to the Gulf of Naples. This has been the case on a number of instances. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius may be seen in the background of this picture from 1944, which shows soldiers watching the eruption.
Mount Vesuvius
There have been no eruptions since that year, though landslides in the crater have created clouds of ash dust, prompting false alarms of an eruption on a few occasions since 1944.
Sneaky, Sneaky
In case any of you were curious, the image on the right does not depict Fred Astaire’s shoes in any way, shape, or form. In point of fact, the image that you are looking at is an old mug shot from the police department that was taken in 1924. In the picture, a law enforcement officer can be seen donning a shoe that was often known as a ‘cow shoe.’
Sneaky, Sneaky
These cow-hoof-shaped shoes are made from a metal strip tacked to a wooden block. Moonshiners wore them to hide their footsteps during Prohibition from 1920 to 1933.
