History Thru The Lens

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My interests in history and photography come together in this photoblog. Featured in this blog are historical pictures such as the above photo of the RMS Olympic and her sister ship the RMS Titanic, which would prove to be the last one of them together side by side. Hopefully all who visit will enjoy it and recommend the site to their friends.

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Mata Hari

Mata Hari pictured in 1906 wearing only a bra and jewelry

A Dutch exotic dancer who was better known by her stage name Mata Hari, Margarettia Geertruida Zelle was born in the Netherlands on August 7, 1876. At the age of 41, her spying for Germany during World War I was believed to have caused the deaths of 50,000 soldiers. As a result, Mata Hari was found guilty and executed by firing squad on October 15, 1917.

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