Article created by: Lina D.
The photograph precipitated a dramatic change in how we perceive history. Amazing old photos like these can make it seem like you were standing right there during that historical moment.
Books and paintings have documented historical events far further back, but there’s nothing like a vintage photo to give you the sense that you’re looking at something real. Even a famous photo from old times can still misdirect the viewer, but it’s still more truthful than a painting or book.
If you know of any cool historical photos we’ve missed, please add them to this list and vote for your favorite interesting photos!
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#1 Austrian Boy Receives New Shoes During WWII
Image credits: Gerald Waller
#2 The Unbroken Seal On Tutankhamun’s Tomb, 1922 (3,245 Years Untouched)
Image credits: needstostopburning
#3 Painting The Eiffel Tower, 1932
Image credits: retronaut.com
#4 Animals Being Used As Part Of Medical Therapy, 1956
Image credits: Francis Miller
#5 The Last Known Photo Of The Titanic Above Water, 1912
Image credits: rarehistoricalphotos.com
#6 Grotto In An Iceberg, Photographed During The British Antarctic Expedition, 5 Jan 1911.
Image credits: Herbert Ponting
#7 Painter Of The Brooklyn Bridge,1914
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#8 Disneyland Employee Cafeteria In 1961
Image credits: JustBlue
#9 Massive Crowds Gather For The First Woodstock, 1969
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#10 The Real Winnie The Pooh And Christopher Robin, 1927
Image credits: HelloInterwebz
#11 Women Delivering Ice, 1918
Image credits: historicnewengland.org
#12 Hannah Stilley, Born 1746, Photographed In 1840. Probably The Earliest Born Individual Captured On Film
Image credits: wikimedia.org
#13 The Beatles Play For 18 People In The Aldershot Club, December 1961. They Were To Become Superstars In One And A Half Year.
Image credits: imgur.com
#14 The First Ever Underground Train Journey, Edgware Road Station, London, 1862
Image credits: James Morley
#15 Woman With A Gas-resistant Pram, England, 1938
Image credits: nydailynews.com
#16 Elvis In The Army, 1958
Image credits: BuckRockefeller
#17 Customers At A London Music Store, 1955
Image credits: imgur.com
#18 Baby Cages Used To Ensure That Children Get Enough Sunlight And Fresh Air When Living In An Apartment Building, 1937
Image credits: theatlantic.com
#19 “wait For Me Daddy,” By Claude P. Dettloff In New Westminster, Canada, October 1, 1940
Image credits: Claud Detloff
#20 Sailor Kissing Nurse, Times Square, August 14, 1945.
#21 Audrey Hepburn Shopping With Her Pet Deer “ip” In Beverly Hills, Ca, 1958
Image credits: imgur.com
#22 Harley Davidson’s First Factory, 1903
Image credits: retronaut.com
#23 The First 5 Mbyte Hard Disk Loaded To A Panam Plane, 1956
Image credits: imgur.com
#24 View From The Top On The Opening Day Of The Empire State Building, 1931
Image credits: retronaut.com
#25 Charlie Chaplin At The Age Of 27, 1916
Image credits: wikimedia.org
#26 Newspaper Boy Ned Parfett Sells Copies Of The Evening Paper Bearing News Of Titanic’s Sinking The Night Before, April 16, 1912
Image credits: Hulton-Deutsch Collection
#27 Coca-Cola Comes To France, 1950
#28 Factory Workers Race On The Roof (test Track) Of The Fiat Factory In Turin, Italy, 1923
Image credits: imgur.com
#29 Titanic Departure, Southampton, Uk, 1912
#30 Bird’s Eye View Of Jfk’s Funeral In The Capitol Building, November, 1963
Image credits: rarehistoricalphotos.com
#31 Norway Receive Their First Ever Shipment Of Bananas,1905
Image credits: historicaltimes.tumblr.com
#32 Street Life In London, 1876
Image credits: retronaut.com
#33 Broadway At The United States Hotel Saratoga Springs, N.y. Ca 1900-1915
Image credits: Detroit Publishing Co
#34 Arnold Schwarzenegger In New York For The First Time In 1968
Image credits: famouswiki.com
#35 Interior Of A London Pub, 1898
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#36 Elvis Backstage, 1956
Image credits: retronaut.com
#37 Keith’s Bicycle Track, 1901
Image credits: retronaut.com
#38 Children Exercising In A School-yard, 1900
Image credits: retronaut.com
#39 Bondi Bay, Australia, C. 1900
Image credits: retronaut.com
#40 A Flight Simulator In 1942
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#41 Elton John At The Piano Bar Aboard His Private Plane, 1976
Image credits: Dunkeal
#42 Elijah Wood & Macaulay Culkin, 1993
Image credits: awesomepeoplehangingouttogether.tumblr.com
#43 Barack Obama With His Junior Varsity Basketball Team,
Image credits: nydailynews.com
#44 Cutting The Big Trees
#45 Django Reinhardt Plays For Duke Ellington .
#46 The Original Ronald Mcdonald, 1963
Image credits: retronaut.com
#47 The World’s First Female Fighter Pilot
#48 Fifth Solvay International Conference
#49 Debbie Reynols Entertains Troops In Korea 1954
#50 Louis And Lola,only Children To Be Rescued From Titanic (real Names:michel And Edmond Navratil)
#51 First Picture Showing A Human Being. Paris, 1838
#52 Circus Hippo Pulling A Cart, 1924
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