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In 1826, Joseph Nicephore Niepce, a French inventor, came up with what forever changed the way we see, experience, and remember the world and its history. It was the birth of a camera that took the first photograph on a piece of paper coated with tar of the view from his window at Le Gras. Of course, it looked nothing even remotely similar to what we think of as a camera.
Many other photography inventions followed, each more wondrous than the previous one, but it was not until 1900 when people could put their hands on lightweight and portable cameras.
These early days of photography were not just the beginning of something bigger, but these attempts forever eternalized history with its people and their lives. “History Season” is one such illuminating Facebook page dedicated to sharing the great historical events captured in images.
From snaps of daily lives in the past to the most memorable moments of human history, below awaits a thrilling walk.
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#1
London's First Black Police Officer, PC Norwell Roberts, On Point Duty Near Charing Cross Station, 1968
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Stoney First Nation Member, Samson Beaver With His Wife Leah And Their Daughter Frances Louise, 1907
#3
1945: The Day Daddy Came Home
Gunner Hector Murdoch had been gone over four years, most of it as a prisoner of war in Singapore. His wife Rosina and son John hadn't known if he was dead or alive. He got home on his birthday
“Photographs bring history to life in an immediate and visceral way,” Lisa Yaszek, a Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech told us in a previous interview. Yaszek who researches and teaches science fiction as a global language crossing centuries, continents, and cultures argues that exploring history through written sources is very different than looking at historical photos.
“When we read books, we get lots of detailed information about historical events: who was involved, where the event happened, what factors led to and resulted from it, and so on,” the professor argues.
“Sometimes such information can be vividly detailed and prompt us to imagine what historical events might have looked like in ways that make us feel more connected to them, but sometimes we are so overwhelmed with dry or technical details that we actually feel more removed from the event than ever before.”
#4
An American Serviceman Shares His Rations With Two Japanese Children In Okinawa, 1945
#5
Portrait Of A Young Grumpy Girl, 1850s
#6
Dorothy Counts, 15, Is Taunted And Harassed By White Students As She Makes Her Way From Harding High School As The Only Black Student At The Newly Desegregated School. Charlotte, North Carolina. 1957
On the other hand, photos rarely have this problem. “Even when shot by the most amateur of photographers, images of people living in and through various moments in history provide a sense of immediate emotional connection—we think, ‘wow, so that’s what it would feel like to experience that moment of history!’” Yaszek explained.
#7
The Models Of “American Gothic” Stand Next To The Painting (1942)
#8
Ukrainian Restaurant In The U.S. Celebrates The Death Of Joseph Stalin, 1953
#9
New Zealand Māori Battalion Performing A Haka Ceremonial Dance In Egypt, 1941
Moreover, images of people from the past connect us to history in another, related way as well. “Once we feel an emotional bond with the people in historical photos and perhaps even begin to imaginatively empathize with them—we forge new intellectual connections to history itself, asking ourselves: ‘Why are the people in this photograph in this situation in the first place? What happened leading up to this photo—and what happened afterward?’”
In this way, we begin to actively research and share what they know about events and people represented in specific photos.
#10
A Roman Mosaic Depicting A Fish. 1st Century Ce
#11
A 2000 Year Old Glass Mosaic, Found In The City Of Zeugma, Turkey
#12
Community Grocery Store Owner, Harlem, New York, 1940
#13
A Kid's Reaction To Meeting Andre The Giant (1970's)
#14
Former Slave, Author And Activist Frederick Douglass With His Musician Grandson Joseph Douglass In 1894
#15
Inuit Man Warms His Wife’s Feet. Greenland, 1890's
#16
Mailman Poses With His Heavy Load Of Christmas Mail And Parcels. Chicago, USA. 1929. Colorized
#17
The Swedish Warship Vasa
It sank in 1628 less than a mile into its maiden voyage and was recovered from the sea floor after 333 years almost completely intact. Now housed at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm
#18
A Motor Home In 1922
#19
Remember That Photo Of The Construction Workers Having Lunch On A Unfinished New York Skyscraper? Well Here's The Photographer Charles Ebbets. 9/20/1932
#20
1925 Drexel Institute Girls’ Rifle Team. Philadelphia, USA
Suzanne Tilson 2 years ago
Dames with guns, harassment on campus must've been low with them around
#21
3400 Year Old Painter's Palette From Ancient Egypt, Amenhotep III Era
#22
William Harley And Arthur Davidson, 1914
#23
The Great North Dakota Blizzard, 1966
#24
2 Year-Old Elvis Presley With His Parents, 1937
#25
Roman Mosaics Unearthed Under A Vineyard In Italy, In The Province Of Verona. Dated From 3rd To 4th Century
#26
Woman Wiring An Early IBM Computer Taken By Berenice Abbott In 1948
Suzanne Tilson 2 years ago (edited)
Able to do all that and still not be allowed a bank account is so not fair.
#27
A Mother With Her Children, 1,800 Years Ago. Alexandria, Roman Egypt
#28
A Statue Of Anubis In Tutankhamuns Tomb, Taken During Carter Expedition (Photo Taken In 1922)
#29
Sir Winston Churchill, In 1895, Age 20
#30
Dinner Party At The Hotel Astor. New York City. 1904
#31
A British Blacksmith Removing The Leg Irons Off A Slave, 1907, Off Coast Of Mozambique
crizz 1066 2 years ago
Another slave being freed by hard-working brit!! When are the African tribes who facilitated the salve trade decreased after British Empire banned it, going to be taken to task? After all, it was the Africans capturing Africans to sell to salvers on the shoreline, that kept the trade going for so long!
#32
Captured Japanese Mini-Submarine In The Aleutian Islands, 1943 And 2021
Patti Wagner 2 years ago
My father was stationed at the Aleutian islands for a while and had such interesting stories to tell!
#33
Detroit, Michigan In 1882 And 2017
#34
Children Cross The River Using Pulleys On Their Way To School, 1959, Italy
Suzanne Tilson 2 years ago (edited)
These kids as parents: Back in my day, we had to zip line to school, over a river, so no you can't stay home over a hurricane
#35
Newcastle Castle, UK - 1895 To 2022
#36
Australian Soldiers After Their Release From Japanese Captivity In Singapore, 1945. Colorized By: Hristos Kaplanis
#37
Piano Designed For People Confined To Bedrest. UK, 1935
#38
Man Charging An Electric Amc Gremlin. Seattle, USA, 1973
#39
Charlie Chaplin At Age 27 Before He He Adopted The Iconic Mustache, 1916
#40
Manhattan In 1851 And Today
#41
1910 Great Flood Of Paris
#42
A Man Stands In The Panama Canal During Its Construction. 1912
#43
Serving A Snack On Scandinavian Airlines Flight, 1969
#44
The Creation Of The Recycling Logo By G. Anderson. He Was 23 At The Time. 1970
#45
Trakai Island Castle, Lithuania. Built In The 14th Century And Restored In The 1950s-1960s
#46
The Train Crash At Montparnasse Station. France, 1895
#47
Berlin, Germany, 1985-2018
#48
1946 vs. 2021 - Poznań, Poland
#49
Eiffel Tower Under Construction, May 15, 1888
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Headless Roach 2 years ago (edited)
Great stuff, except that so many of these pictures were posted SO many times before. Even the comments are all the same under some.
David K 2 years ago
That´s exactly what I wanted to say. I love historical photos and I am specifically looking for these articles here on BP so I remember very well the photos they show and I can tell that 99% of this post is a recycled stuff from their older articles.
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Susan Bosse 2 years ago
The first several are repeats from a BP post just days ago. Not even a full week. C'mon.
White Wolf 2 years ago
I have deja vu. Plenty of photos repeated with exactly the same comments as before. Bored Panda is becoming very boring.
Kim Smith 2 years ago
Why are you rereading them? Get a book,go take a walk or volunteer someplace.Do something about your boredom instead of expecting some media platform to change.
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Jack Holt 2 years ago
These interesting but most of them were from the US. Can we have some diversity please BP?
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
And some are re-labeled but seriously, can we get actual fresh content that isn't "Hey, Pandas, What...." ? or from Reddit?
Marty Folsom 4 months ago
This is the most amazing collection of historical photography I have seen. Thank you.
Headless Roach 2 years ago (edited)
Great stuff, except that so many of these pictures were posted SO many times before. Even the comments are all the same under some.
David K 2 years ago
That´s exactly what I wanted to say. I love historical photos and I am specifically looking for these articles here on BP so I remember very well the photos they show and I can tell that 99% of this post is a recycled stuff from their older articles.
Load More Replies... Susan Bosse 2 years ago
The first several are repeats from a BP post just days ago. Not even a full week. C'mon.
White Wolf 2 years ago
I have deja vu. Plenty of photos repeated with exactly the same comments as before. Bored Panda is becoming very boring.
Kim Smith 2 years ago
Why are you rereading them? Get a book,go take a walk or volunteer someplace.Do something about your boredom instead of expecting some media platform to change.
Load More Replies... Jack Holt 2 years ago
These interesting but most of them were from the US. Can we have some diversity please BP?
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
And some are re-labeled but seriously, can we get actual fresh content that isn't "Hey, Pandas, What...." ? or from Reddit?
Marty Folsom 4 months ago
This is the most amazing collection of historical photography I have seen. Thank you.
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