40 Rare Historical Photographs You Must See

[BoraMurdar]

#1. The Man That Refused To Give The Nazi Salute, 1936

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#2. Nikola Tesla In His Laboratory, Sitting Behind His “Magnifying Transmitter”

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#3. The Graves Of A Catholic Woman And Her Protestant Husband Seperated By A Wall, Holland, 1888.

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#4. Austrian Boy’s Moment Of Pure Happiness After Receiving New Shoes During WWII

http://www.boredpanda.com/austrian-boy-receives-new-shoes-during-wwii/
Gerald Waller


#5. Race Organizers Attempt To Stop Kathrine Switzer From Competing In The Boston Marathon. She Became The First Woman To Finish The Race, 1967

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#6. The Unbroken Seal On Tutankhamun’s Tomb, 1922 (3,245 Years Untouched)

http://www.boredpanda.com/the-unbroken-seal-on-tutankhamuns-tomb-1922-3245-years-untouched/
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#7. Painting The Eiffel Tower, 1932

http://www.boredpanda.com/painting-the-eiffel-tower-1932/
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#8. Unknown Soldier In Vietnam, 1965

http://www.boredpanda.com/unknown-soldier-in-vietnam-1965/
Horst Faas


#9. First Morning After Sweden Changed From Driving On The Left Side To Driving On The Right, 1967

http://www.boredpanda.com/first-mor...n-the-left-side-to-driving-on-the-right-1967/
Jan Collsiöö


#10. Animals Being Used As Part Of Medical Therapy, 1956

http://www.boredpanda.com/animals-being-used-as-part-of-medical-therapy-1956/
Francis Miller


#11. The Kiss Of Life – A Utility Worker Giving Mouth-to-mouth To Co-worker After He Contacted A High Voltage Wire, 1967

http://www.boredpanda.com/the-kiss-...-after-he-contacted-a-high-voltage-wire-1967/
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#12. Annette Kellerman Promotes Women’s Right To Wear A Fitted One-piece Bathing Suit, 1907. She Was Arrested For Indecency.

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#13. Grotto In An Iceberg, Photographed During The British Antarctic Expedition, 5 Jan 1911.

Herbert Ponting


#14. 106-year-old Armenian Woman Guards Home, 1990

http://www.boredpanda.com/106-year-old-armenian-woman-guards-home-1990/
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#15. Albert Einstein, Summer 1939 Nassau Point, Long Island, Ny

http://www.boredpanda.com/albert-einstein-summer-1939-nassau-point-long-island-ny/
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#16. Painter Of The Brooklyn Bridge,1914

http://www.boredpanda.com/painter-of-the-brooklyn-bridge1914/
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#17. The Last Known Photo Of The Titanic Above Water, 1912

http://www.boredpanda.com/the-last-known-photo-of-the-titanic-above-water-1912/
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#18. Disneyland Employee Cafeteria In 1961

http://www.boredpanda.com/disneyland-employee-cafeteria-in-1961/
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#19. Massive Crowds Gather For The First Woodstock, 1969

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#20. The Real Winnie The Pooh And Christopher Robin, 1927

http://www.boredpanda.com/the-real-winnie-the-pooh-and-christopher-robin-1927/
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#21. Women Delivering Ice, 1918

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#22. Hannah Stilley, Born 1746, Photographed In 1840. Probably The Earliest Born Individual Captured On Film

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#23. The Beatles Play For 18 People In The Aldershot Club, December 1961. They Were To Become Superstars In One And A Half Year.

http://www.boredpanda.com/the-beatl...-to-become-superstars-in-one-and-a-half-year/
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#24. The First Ever Underground Train Journey, Edgware Road Station, London, 1862

http://www.boredpanda.com/the-first-ever-underground-train-journey-edgware-road-station-london-1862/
James Morley


#25. Customers At A London Music Store, 1955

http://www.boredpanda.com/customers-at-a-london-music-store-1955/
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#26. Woman With A Gas-resistant Pram, England, 1938

http://www.boredpanda.com/woman-with-a-gas-resistant-pram-england-1938/
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#27. Elvis In The Army, 1958

http://www.boredpanda.com/elvis-in-the-army-1958/
BuckRockefeller


#28. Baby Cages Used To Ensure That Children Get Enough Sunlight And Fresh Air When Living In An Apartment Building, 1937

http://www.boredpanda.com/baby-cage...ir-when-living-in-an-apartment-building-1937/
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#29. Measuring Bathing Suits, If They Were Too Short, Women Would Be Fined, 1920’s

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#30 Salvador Dali Kisses The Hand Of Raquel Welch After Finishing His Famous Portrait Of Her, 1965

#31. Little Girl With Her Doll Sitting In The Ruins Of Her Bombed Home, London, 1940
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#32. Georges Blind, A Member Of The French Resistance, Smiling At A German Firing Squad, 1944

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#33. “wait For Me Daddy,” By Claude P. Dettloff In New Westminster, Canada, October 1, 1940


#34. Sailor Kissing Nurse, Times Square, August 14, 1945

Wojciech Okuszko

#35. Audrey Hepburn Shopping With Her Pet Deer “ip” In Beverly Hills, Ca, 1958

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#36. Three Men Run In The Marathon At The First Modern Olympic Games, 1896

Burton Holmes

#37. Newspaper Boy Ned Parfett Sells Copies Of The Evening Paper Bearing News Of Titanic’s Sinking The Night Before, April 16, 1912

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#38. Coca-Cola Comes To France, 1950

Lina D.

#39. Mother Hides Her Face In Shame After Putting Her Children Up For Sale, Chicago, 1948

Bettmann

#40. Norway Receive Their First Ever Shipment Of Bananas,1905

 

[echo1]

History CAN be fun and interesting. These pictures are most interesting, but it's too bad we don't also have the background stories for each of them. It would be nice to have additional information about them.

 

[BoraMurdar]

History CAN be fun and interesting. These pictures are most interesting, but it's too bad we don't also have the background stories for each of them. It would be nice to have additional information about them.

Yep... You can google some of them.

I can't stop laughing, just imagine you're in the middle of this and you need to pee really bad, or number 2. even worse

 

[echo1]

Yep... You can google some of them.

I can't stop laughing, just imagine you're in the middle of this and you need to pee really bad, or number 2. even worse

Ooooooo.... I can feel the pain.

There were two pictures that really caught my attention, the one of the resistance fighter smiling at the Nazi firing squad and the guy who wouldn't give the Nazi salute. Two words describe these guys.... Huevos grandes.

 

[BoraMurdar]

Ooooooo.... I can feel the pain.

There were two pictures that really caught my attention, the one of the resistance fighter smiling at the Nazi firing squad and the guy who wouldn't give the Nazi salute. Two words describe these guys.... Huevos grandes.

Sadly the most pictures presents wars as big part of our history. And human nature...

 

[donetao]

Thanks for your great thread. We have came a long way. Not sure if are improving or digressing.

 

[jerzy601]

great photos of our human history, some of which depict a sad reality but they are all great.

 

[jogs]

Yep... You can google some of them.

I can't stop laughing, just imagine you're in the middle of this and you need to pee really bad, or number 2. even worse

And after sometime the people surrounding him will start to feel bad , and then the crowd will disperse. EEks, what did you eat yesterday.

 

[jogs]

Though these pics were taken long ago, but they never get old.

 

[frogboy]

Wow some amazing images seen here. Some sad, some weird and all immortal. Thanks for sharing all.