Photographs from History that Will Haunt Your Dreams

Photographs from History that Will Haunt Your Dreams

Trista - May 15, 2022

Photographs from History that Will Haunt Your Dreams
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50. This Rat Catcher is Seriously Happy

You may have seen a mouse scurrying around your house before and been absolutely petrified, but what about a rat? As you can see in this picture, a rat can be the length of your arm, and they are pretty ferocious. Imagine if your job was to crawl down into a city’s underground and get rid of as many rats as possible. Rat catcher used to be a real job before modern pest control. Back in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many large cities employed rat catchers to dispose of these beady-eyed beasts before they could spread illnesses to the entire population. This particular rat catcher seems quite satisfied with a job well done.

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