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#2

Marine Sergeant Frank Praytor Feeds A Two Week Old Orphan Kitten

Frank, a marine during the Korean War, found the kitten and named her Miss Hap because “she was born at the wrong place at the wrong time.”

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Premislaus de Colo 1 day ago

Absolutely had to chceck, and yes, there is a happy ending for both him and the kitten, although they went their separate ways

43points

#3

Portrait Of A Woman And Baby, Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico In 1914

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Multa Nocte 1 day ago

Absolutely gorgeous, both of them! Proud mother, happy baby!

21points

The invention of photography in 1839 changed the way people lived. All of a sudden, humans had the ability to capture a single moment through a still image and immortalize it for future generations.

As the Modern Museum of Art points out, photographs can help shape our understanding of different cultures, their history, and, most importantly, the people who appear in them.

#4

Frances Green, Margaret (Peg) Kirchner, Ann Waldner And Blanche Osborn, Women Airforce Service Pilots During Wwii, Pictured Here As They Leave Their Airplane,

81points

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Janissary35680 Premium 1 day ago

"Pistol Packing Mamas" (Says so, right on the tin.)

20points

#5

Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower), From The Seneca Nation, 190

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Disgruntled Pelican 1 day ago

My goodness this is a stunning picture!

16points

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#6

American Soldiers Pay Tribute To The Fallen Animals, 1918

Horses, mules and donkeys were used during WWI to transport ammunition and supplies to the front. They did so through the horrors of shellfire and appalling conditions. Eight million of them died during the war.

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Multa Nocte 1 day ago

How sad and how bittersweet.

12points

Since we’re on the topic of attention-grabbing vintage photographs, the iconic “Migrant Mother” is a stellar example. Taken in 1936 during the Great Depression, it features an impoverished woman in a pea-pickers camp in California, alongside her children hiding their faces.

It was such a moving photograph that it urged the federal government to send 20,000 pounds of food to the camp.

#7

Portrait Of Two Women. Zanzibar, Circa 1900

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GlitterPanda 1 day ago

Gorgeous!

13points

#8

Red Cross Nurse And Rescue Dog, Wwi

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Justin Tyme 1 day ago

Are you sure it isn't wWI?

12points

#9

Portrait Of A Navajo Native American. Taken By Carl Moon, Circa 1906

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Multa Nocte 1 day ago

What a handsome lad!

41points

“Man on the Moon” is another well-known snapshot that captures one of the most significant human accomplishments in history. It’s a photograph of astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s first steps on the moon’s surface by the great Neil Armstrong.

This 1969 picture shows the lone Aldrin standing with the vast expanse of space as his backdrop. Unfortunately, this photo doesn’t deter today’s skeptics who doubt that the event ever happened.

#10

Portrait Of An Inuit Woman And Child, Circa 1912

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Tamra 1 day ago

That is one warm, cozy baby.

11points

#11

London, 1899. Photo By Leonard Misonne

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Paul C. 1 day ago

It's a real pea-souper guvnor!

10points

#12

O-O-Be, A Kiowa Native American, Circa 1895

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Pyla 1 day ago

That smile! Wow! So rare in old photos

27points

The 1945 flag-raising photo on Iwo Jima will always be legendary, especially for military veterans, historians, and loyal Americans. Photographed by Joe Rosenthal, it shows a group of US Marines planting the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi to mark its capture and signify America’s victory in World War II.

Despite doubts about its authenticity, the picture never fails to spark feelings of patriotism, especially among those who served during the war.

#13

Before She Became Famous As An Actress In All In The Family, Maude, And Golden Girls, Bea Arthur Worked As A Truck Driver And Typist In The United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve During Wwii

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Helena 1 day ago

An entire life of kicking your axx and your preconceived notions. I will never be this cool

27points

#14

Roger Williams University In Nashville, Tennessee, 1899

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Lauren Wilder 1 day ago

The land this school sat on is now Vanderbilt University. On the night of January 24, 1905, at ten o'clock, a mysterious fire destroyed Centennial Hall. The school reopened, but on May 22, 1905, another fire of unknown origin leveled Mansion House. The American Baptist Home Mission Society closed Roger Williams University and subsequently sold part of the land to realtors and the rest to George Peabody College for Teachers by 1911. Realtors subdivided the land for resale, with covenants on the deeds that restricted sale to any "person of African descent."

8points

#15

Sergeant Karen Hermiston, Or “Hermie” As People Called Her, Was Courageous And Determined, Earning A Place In Canadian History As The Only Official Female Photographer For The Armed Forces To Work Amidst Combat During World War II

Sergeant Karen Hermiston, Or “Hermie” As People Called Her, Was Courageous And Determined, Earning A Place In Canadian History As The Only Official Female Photographer For The Armed Forces To Work Amidst Combat During World War II

63points

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Pyla 1 day ago

With her gorgeous Rolleicord!

7points

We’d also like to hear from you, readers. Which of these photos stood out to you the most? How do they make you feel? Let us know in the comments below!

#16

Portrait Of A Navajo Woman, Circa 1904

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Eastendbird 1 day ago

What a beautiful smile.

22points

#17

A Snapshot Of Life From Nebraska, 1910

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Multa Nocte 1 day ago

Cute kids!

10points

#18

Portrait Of Flora Stewart. She Was Said To Be Vivacious With A “Remarkably Retentive Memory.”

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Willem Andries Oosterhof 1 day ago

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/06/04/flora-stewart-londonderry-nh

10points

#19

Portrait Of Selika Lazevski, Believed To Be A Horsewoman Who Rode At Nouveau Cirque In Paris

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C B Jones 1 day ago

Man she looks fierce.

23points

#20

Portrait Of The Fisk University Class Of 1888

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Multa Nocte 1 day ago

Incredible for the time and especially incredible for this being in the southern United States.

14points

#21

Edward Bouchet Became The First African American To Earn A Phd In The U.S. When He Completed His Dissertation In Physics At Yale In 1876

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Cee Cee 1 day ago

Good for him. Hard slog and not just the topic.

14points

#22

Elizabeth L. Gardner Of Rockford, Illinois, A Wasp (Women's Airforce Service Pilot) Pilot, Circa 1940s

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tee-lena 1 day ago

Competent and beautiful

10points

#23

Portrait Of Billie Holiday And Her Dog Mister, NYC, Circa 1947

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Estelle 1 day ago

I have never seen this image before. Such a beautiful photo of Ms. Holiday. Gorgeous pittie too!

15points

#24

Portrait Of A Sami Family, Norway, Circa 1890

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Emma London 1 day ago

And these are their summer outfits.

13points

#25

Liberated Survivors Of Auschwitz, 1945

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BunnyMommy 1 day ago

Children

24points

#26

Portrait Of Hattie Tom, An Apache Native American, 1899

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Broadredpanda 1 day ago

Stunning!!

8points

#27

Portrait Of A Family. Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943

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Bernd Herbert 1 day ago

If someone still doesn't know, Manzanar was one of ten concentration camps in the US were Japanese Americans were incarcerated during WWII. What a shame.

50points

#28

Kaw-U-Tz, A Caddo Native American, 1906

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Mental Liberals 1 day ago

Gorgeous!!

11points

#29

An Unidentified Soldier, Australia, Ww1

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Multa Nocte 1 day ago

Handsome lad.

19points

#30

“Jitterbugging On A Saturday Evening,” Mississippi, 1939

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Pyla 1 day ago

did she ride in? Those look like joddies.

5points

#31

Portrait Of Lillian, Cora And Luvenia Ward. Taken In Worcester, Massachusetts, Circa 1900

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Premislaus de Colo 1 day ago

Lillian - silenty judging your life choices since 1900

40points

#32

Iron Thunder, Crow Eagle, Fool Thunder, Slow White Buffalo, All Holding Peace Pipes, Dakota, Circa 1880s

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Multa Nocte 1 day ago

This is a good looking group of men, but the fellow in the front is extra fine. Just my humble opinion. ;-)

21points

#33

Paris, 1900

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Ece Cenker 1 day ago

This is during the World Exhibition. The buildings were pavilions of various countries.

18points

#34

Portrait Of Nora Oo-Teen'a, An Inuit Woman. Alaska, 1903

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Multa Nocte 1 day ago

That hair - gorgeous!

22points

#35

Portrait Of Chaiwa, A Tewa Native American, Circa 1906

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Justin Tyme 1 day ago

Luke Skywalker's lesser-known half sister.

21points

#36

Portrait Of Cotton Mill Workers In Georgia, U.S., 1909

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John Dilligaf 1 day ago (edited)

that woman in the middle looks like she's lost all her f*cks and is about to give someone a beatdown

43points

#37

Portrait Of A Young Girl And Child. Japan, Circa 1908

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#38

Women Making Fun Of Sign At Beach Requiring Full Bathing Suits. Miami, Florida, 1934

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Helena 1 day ago

Women hating being regulated since the dawn of time.

32points

tee-lena 1 day ago

Yet they keep trying. 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Papa 9 hours ago

The sign doesn't specify it's for women. Maybe they had men on the beach without swimsuits?

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ZuriLovesYou 22 hours ago

Who wouldn't?

0points

LaserBrain 1 day ago

Always in favour of a bit of healthy disrespect for authority.

7points

G A 1 day ago

Love the girls pretending to flash!

7points

Stannous Flouride 19 hours ago

The 15 y.o. girl facing the camera (and apparently about to flash her b00bs) in my MOTHER! (I'm not kidding. She always bragged about being arrested for wearing the first 2-piece bathing suit on Miami Beach when she was 15. I compared it to other pics taken of her a year later and it's definitely her. 5Screen-Sh...31d0b9.png

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Gunný Petersen 1 day ago

The new Trump presidency

2points

#39

A Spinner And Her Spinning Wheel. County Galway, Ireland, Circa 1890

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Bettye McKee 1 day ago

I still don't understand how spinning wheels work.

5points

#40

Five Year Old Warren Bernard Runs Out Of His Mother's Grasp To His Father, A Soldier From New Westminster, Canada Who Was Going To Fight For Canada In Wwii

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Tamra 1 day ago

I hope he made it back home to them.

25points

#41

Portrait Of A Woman. Ontario, Canada, Circa 1890

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SnackbarKaat 1 day ago

Such a beautiful young woman

20points

#42

Portrait Of A Union Army Soldier From The U.S. Civil War And His Family, Circa 1864

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UKGrandad 1 day ago

The black regiments very quickly gained a reputation as being among the fiercest fighters in the war. The Confederate soldiers loathed and feared them in equal measure.

19points