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Although we cannot get into the minds of the people waiting in a queue on a cold day in Chukotka, Soviet Union back in 1985 to get wine, or what the daredevil sky boys who built the Empire State Building in 1930-31 were thinking when balancing unsecured on the 88th floor, we can get a fairly good glimpse into the wonders of history.

Thanks to photography, a new means of visual representation that debuted in 1839 and startled the entire world, a lot of incredible moments of the past are now carved into film forever. So today we’re taking a miscellaneous history class, one you wouldn’t have skipped at school, thanks to this educational Facebook page titled “Historic Photographs.”

With almost 2.5M followers, the page is an online destination for rare historical photos and incredible stories behind them. Below we selected some of the most captivating ones, so pull your seat closer!

#1

Long Before Color-Sensitive Film Was Invented, Russian Photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky Took 3 Individual Black And White Photos, Each With A Filter (Red, Blue And Green) To Create High Quality Photos In Full Color. This Self Portrait Is Over 110 Years Old

Long Before Color-Sensitive Film Was Invented, Russian Photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky Took 3 Individual Black And White Photos, Each With A Filter (Red, Blue And Green) To Create High Quality Photos In Full Color. This Self Portrait Is Over 110 Years Old

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Few things captivate our imagination as much as historical photographs that tell stories about people and their lives in the past. While very distant in time, they also feel somehow familiar – old photographs have a power to transcend time and space and put us in long-gone contexts, places, and situations.

#2

On August 23, 1989, About 2 Million People From Latvia, Estonia And Lithuania Formed A Human Chain That United All 3 Countries To Show The World Their Desire To Escape The Soviet Union And The Communism That Brought Only Suffering And Poverty. This Power Stretched 600 Km

On August 23, 1989, About 2 Million People From Latvia, Estonia And Lithuania Formed A Human Chain That United All 3 Countries To Show The World Their Desire To Escape The Soviet Union And The Communism That Brought Only Suffering And Poverty. This Power Stretched 600 Km

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Mary Wallace: First Female Bus Driver For Chicago Transit Authority, 1974 (Colorized)

Mary Wallace: First Female Bus Driver For Chicago Transit Authority, 1974 (Colorized)

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According to Lisa Yaszek, this shouldn’t come as a surprise, since old photos affect our perception of time in unique ways. Yaszek is a Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech where she researches and teaches science fiction as a global language crossing centuries, continents, and cultures. We previously spoke with her about the cultural significance of old and historical photographs and what it tells us about the way we perceive not just the past, but also the present.

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They affect the way we understand time “by making abstract historical events visually concrete, giving us an emotional connection to eras we might not otherwise know very much about, exactly, through books or family stories.” Yaszek explained: “For instance, when I was looking over the photos for this article I was really taken by images of Japanese-Americans in WWII U.S. internment camps, young people protesting low wages for teachers in the Great Depression, female engineers working for the Space Race, and little kids protesting Daylight Savings Time—my own son especially appreciated that one…”

#4

Rosa Parks Sits At The Front Of A Bus Following The End Of Racial Segregation By The Transit Company, Circa 1965

Rosa Parks Sits At The Front Of A Bus Following The End Of Racial Segregation By The Transit Company, Circa 1965

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#5

Stoney First Nation Member, Guide Samson Beaver With His Wife Leah And Their Daughter Frances Louise, 1907. Photo Taken By Mary Schäffer

Stoney First Nation Member, Guide Samson Beaver With His Wife Leah And Their Daughter Frances Louise, 1907. Photo Taken By Mary Schäffer

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ScrupulousScribbler
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This picture shows that no matter your race, gender, heritage, culture, or religion, we all share the same feeling of love and happiness when it comes to having a happy, supportive family around you

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World War One Memorial In Vácrátót (Hungary)

World War One Memorial In Vácrátót (Hungary)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This monument needs to be preserved to remind us, there is nothing to gain from wars. It's 2022 and people are still at it.

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According to Yaszek, if you look closely at the subjects of historic photographs, you realize how alive they look. This is because they have a range of emotions on their faces—“from determination to silliness to fear to hope. It reminds us that historical events don’t just happen on their own—they involve real people taking real action, for better or for worse.”

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#8

German Soldier Helps A Little Boy Sneak Across The Berlin Wall, 1961

German Soldier Helps A Little Boy Sneak Across The Berlin Wall, 1961

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#9

The Level Of Detail On The Column Of Marcus Aurelius In Rome Which Was Completed Around Ad 193

The Level Of Detail On The Column Of Marcus Aurelius In Rome Which Was Completed Around Ad 193

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Although we may not realize that, old photos also remind us that people in the past led rich and complex lives, just as we do today. “For instance, we tend to assume that in the past, women were limited to work as wives and mothers, and we certainly see a number of images here celebrating women’s work in the home. But we also see women doing all sorts of work in the public sphere as well—everything from attending school graduations and working on supercomputers to taking back the streets of postwar London and bouncing drunks out of bars!” Yaszek explained.

#10

Negotiation Between The Zoo Director And Escaped Chimpanzee. Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1988

Negotiation Between The Zoo Director And Escaped Chimpanzee. Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1988

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#11

Residents Of West Berlin Show Their Children To Their Grandparents Living In East Berlin, 1961

Residents Of West Berlin Show Their Children To Their Grandparents Living In East Berlin, 1961

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#12

20-Year-Old Helen Mirren Dressed For Her Role As Cleopatra In A Theatrical Production, 1965

20-Year-Old Helen Mirren Dressed For Her Role As Cleopatra In A Theatrical Production, 1965

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KWilly
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. And the fact that she aged naturally and gracefully, instead of trying to "stay young" and ruining her beauty!... I adore Helen Mirren

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When asked whether we tend to idolize the past and vilify the present, Yaszek said that it’s true and that old photos can indeed play a part in that process. She explained: “Even as some photos help us put a personal face on big historical events, others give us very unrealistic understandings of what everyday life was really like in the past.”

#14

Us Cavalry Soldiers Pose In Front Of A Tree Known As The "Grizzly Giant" 1900. The Tree Still Stands

Us Cavalry Soldiers Pose In Front Of A Tree Known As The "Grizzly Giant" 1900. The Tree Still Stands

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#15

Pablo Picasso Painted This When He Was 15 Years Old

Pablo Picasso Painted This When He Was 15 Years Old

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Anna Nowak
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've read that he did that in order to finish art school. They wouldn't let him graduate without completing classical art course. Not sure if it's true tho.

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Moreover, before the advent of digital cameras that could take and store hundreds of photos without costing users very much in terms of effort or money, photos were more expensive and difficult to create—in the 1800s, subjects had to stand still and pose to create good images.

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“Throughout the early and middle 20th century, good cameras were often complicated to master; and even when instant cameras made it easier for people to take decent photos at the drop of a hat in the 1970s, users had to have the money to purchase expensive film cartridges,” Yaszek explained.

#16

Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, Is Greeted By His Family, Returning Home After More Than Five Years As A Prisoner Of War In North Vietnam. Burst Of Joy Is A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photograph By Associated Press Photographer Slava "Sal" Veder, Taken On March 17, 1973 At Travis Air Force Base In California

Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, Is Greeted By His Family, Returning Home After More Than Five Years As A Prisoner Of War In North Vietnam. Burst Of Joy Is A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photograph By Associated Press Photographer Slava "Sal" Veder, Taken On March 17, 1973 At Travis Air Force Base In California

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#17

Sailors Saluting A War Veteran, Leningrad 1989

Sailors Saluting A War Veteran, Leningrad 1989

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#18

The Sioux Nation Of Native Americans Teepees Spread Across The Great Plains In 1800s (Image Believed To Have Been Taken In The Dakota Territory)

The Sioux Nation Of Native Americans Teepees Spread Across The Great Plains In 1800s (Image Believed To Have Been Taken In The Dakota Territory)

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Patti Vance
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

when ever i see these kinds of pics i think of how ignorant the white/europeans were to think that they were savages or less than them. they had/have a very unique culture and community that seemed to have far less conflict than the whites. they had a form of government that was respected. they even possessed the same kind of values and morals although they were expressed in different ways. even today there are those that think that people of another race are not as 'good' just because of racial/cultural differences.

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Star Wars Characters Together From Left To Right : Han Solo, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker And R2-D2, 1977

Star Wars Characters Together From Left To Right : Han Solo, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker And R2-D2, 1977

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#20

There Was A Time When You Could See The Core Structure Of The Twin Towers. (1970, During The Construction)

There Was A Time When You Could See The Core Structure Of The Twin Towers. (1970, During The Construction)

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K- THULU
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's an incredible pic. I can't stop looking at it. It's like an x ray.....sublime.

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#21

Silent Film Actress, Delores Costello, Drew Barrymore's Grandmother, 1928

Silent Film Actress, Delores Costello, Drew Barrymore's Grandmother, 1928

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#23

A Rare Example Where An Engineer Thought About The Mechanic. (Daf-Domburg Diesel From 1949. Made In The Netherlands)

A Rare Example Where An Engineer Thought About The Mechanic.
(Daf-Domburg Diesel From 1949. Made In The Netherlands)

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#24

Niagara Falls Froze Over In 1883

Niagara Falls Froze Over In 1883

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#27

The First Photo Of Chernobyl On The Morning Of The Nuclear Disaster (April 26, 1986). The Heavy Grain Is Due To The Huge Amount Of Radiation In The Air That Began To Destroy The Camera Film The Second It Was Exposed For This Photo. Photo Taken By Igor Kostin

The First Photo Of Chernobyl On The Morning Of The Nuclear Disaster (April 26, 1986). The Heavy Grain Is Due To The Huge Amount Of Radiation In The Air That Began To Destroy The Camera Film The Second It Was Exposed For This Photo. Photo Taken By Igor Kostin

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#28

Three Generations Of Women Outside Their Stone Cottage In Ireland 1927

Three Generations Of Women Outside Their Stone Cottage In Ireland 1927

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#30

Nan Wood Graham And Dr. Byron Mckeeby Pictured In 1942 Recreating Their Original Poses For The Iconic ‘American Gothic’. She Was The Painter’s Sister, And He Was Their Dentist

Nan Wood Graham And Dr. Byron Mckeeby Pictured In 1942 Recreating Their Original Poses For The Iconic ‘American Gothic’. She Was The Painter’s Sister, And He Was Their Dentist

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ScrupulousScribbler
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see the resemblance in the man, but I feel like the woman was given a more thin face, and her hair doesn't quite look the same

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The Seal Of Tutankhamun's Tomb (On The Third Golden Shrine) Before It Was Opened In 1923. It Was Unbroken For Over 3000 Years

The Seal Of Tutankhamun's Tomb (On The Third Golden Shrine) Before It Was Opened In 1923. It Was Unbroken For Over 3000 Years

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Nathaniel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was also 3000 years worth of milk bottles outside the door, and the letterbox was jammed with circulars.

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Shoemaker’s Lunch, 1944. Photo By Bernard Cole

Shoemaker’s Lunch, 1944. Photo By Bernard Cole

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#33

American Soldiers At Mass In The Rubble At Cologne Cathedral, March 1945

American Soldiers At Mass In The Rubble At Cologne Cathedral, March 1945

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#34

The FBI Finger Print Files, 1944

The FBI Finger Print Files, 1944

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#35

A 'Knocker-Up' In London (1929). Before Alarm Clocks, People Were Paid To Wake Clients Up For Work By Knocking On Their Doors And Windows With A Stick

A 'Knocker-Up' In London (1929). Before Alarm Clocks, People Were Paid To Wake Clients Up For Work By Knocking On Their Doors And Windows With A Stick

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just as long as the Knocker-Up doesn't result in anyone being Knocked-Up. That's the job of the milkman ;-)

Nathaniel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The knocker up was often the night shift guard. As they went home at the end of their day they knocked people up.

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Heather Jerrie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In 1990 I was staying at a hotel in London and the young man at the desk asked if I wanted to be knocked up in the morning. I was a bit taken aback!

Karma Kuntz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would love to be a modern day Knocker Up, I would be banging away (no pun intended) ;)

Brenda S
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Life at a time when those with an industrial spirit took advantage of opportunities as they presented themselves

Apachebathmat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These guys were paid very well at the time, to get a job as a knocker was a big thing

Viv Hart
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've seen one of a woman doing the same job with a peashooter.

Dolly_of TheCowboy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So this was the technology improvement from the Victorian Era ladies shooting pebbles/peas/rocks at your window through a straw then I guess

Brenda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The 1st time I heard that phrase in London I laughed till I cried

Grace Skerp
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So that's where that phrase came from. Learn something new every day.

Aidan Pite
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So glad that's not a thing anymore. I'd need to pay them triple to put up with my cranky a*s.

ttttt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Alarm clocks actually go back to the ancient Greeks, c. 500 BCE. But ok. Just make stuff up for headlines?

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#37

The Roof Of An Old Fiat Factory. Yes, That Is A Track (Lingotto, Turin - Italy)

The Roof Of An Old Fiat Factory. Yes, That Is A Track (Lingotto, Turin - Italy)

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's still there. It was used in the film The Italian Job. More recently is has been on an episode of Car S.O.S. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6721612/

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#38

A 32 Year Old Mom Trying To Start A New Life In California, March 1937

A 32 Year Old Mom Trying To Start A New Life In California, March 1937

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TuesdayDangerGirl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This looks like Florence Owens Thompson - the "Migrant Mother" photo by Dorothea Lange - actual backstory is pretty sad

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#39

Monica Bellucci And Gianni Versace, 1995

Monica Bellucci And Gianni Versace, 1995

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Let’s All Just Try And Be Decent
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To the people asking why this is relevant or historical or worth thinking about... Maybe because this man was an openly gay immigrant to America who worked hard and became hugely successful, and by all accounts was a lovely person in a loving, long term stable and happy relationship before being brutally assassinated on his own doorstep for no reason? I think there's probably a lot to learn from that in a lot of ways. Also, this picture was taken nearly 30 years ago, and he died 25 years ago, so I'm afraid that counts as the past, (history) I mean it was in a different decade, century, millennium, etc!

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Residents Of Hanoi Wait In Chest-Deep Sidewalk Shelters For The All Clear Signal, During An Air Raid Alert. Hanoi, North Vietnam, 1967

Residents Of Hanoi Wait In Chest-Deep Sidewalk Shelters For The All Clear Signal, During An Air Raid Alert. Hanoi, North Vietnam, 1967

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#41

In The Final Stages Of The Vietnam War In 1975, President Ford Ordered The Mass Evacuation Of Vietnamese Orphans From Saigon. Operation Babylift Saved More Than 3,000 Orphans

In The Final Stages Of The Vietnam War In 1975, President Ford Ordered The Mass Evacuation Of Vietnamese Orphans From Saigon. Operation Babylift Saved More Than 3,000 Orphans

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Hugh Willie Mungous
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is "saved" the appropriate word to use, do you think? Maybe relocated would be a better choice. I'm sure, after all, that the Vietnamese would have been more than capable of caring for their own orphans.

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#42

Vintage Photo Documenting The Discovery Of An Ancient Maya Statue Deep Within The Jungles Of Honduras (1885)

Vintage Photo Documenting The Discovery Of An Ancient Maya Statue Deep Within The Jungles Of Honduras (1885)

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1956: For A Bet Whilst Drunk, Former Marine Thomas Fitzpatrick Stole A Small Plane From New Jersey And Then Landed It Perfectly On A Narrow Manhattan Street In Front Of The Bar He Had Been Drinking At. He Had Made A Bet With A Fellow Drinker That He Could Leave The Bar, Go To New Jersey, And Then Get Back In 15 Minutes. He Did Nearly The Exact Same Thing Two Years Later, After A Bar Patron Refused To Believe He Had Done The First One

1956: For A Bet Whilst Drunk, Former Marine Thomas Fitzpatrick Stole A Small Plane From New Jersey And Then Landed It Perfectly On A Narrow Manhattan Street In Front Of The Bar He Had Been Drinking At. He Had Made A Bet With A Fellow Drinker That He Could Leave The Bar, Go To New Jersey, And Then Get Back In 15 Minutes. He Did Nearly The Exact Same Thing Two Years Later, After A Bar Patron Refused To Believe He Had Done The First One

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#44

A Summer Day, 112 Years Ago. Autochrome Taken By Paul Bergon C.1910

A Summer Day, 112 Years Ago. Autochrome Taken By Paul Bergon C.1910

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Beck
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought it was the 1960's at first. Reminds me of that coke commercial. "I'd like to teach the world to sing...."

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#45

Homecoming Prisoner Of War - Vienna, Austria.1946. Photo By Ernst Haas

Homecoming Prisoner Of War - Vienna, Austria.1946. Photo By Ernst Haas

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#46

The Original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel In New York City, Demolished In 1929 To Serve As The Site For The Empire State Building

The Original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel In New York City, Demolished In 1929 To Serve As The Site For The Empire State Building

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Stacy B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Such a stunning building. I love the old architecture in NYC and Philly.

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#48

Abraham Lincoln At Antietam During The Civil War. Left: Allan Pinkerton, Right: Gen John Mcclernand. 1862. (Colorized)

Abraham Lincoln At Antietam During The Civil War. Left: Allan Pinkerton, Right: Gen John Mcclernand. 1862. (Colorized)

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#49

In 1864 Group Of Samurai Went On A Tourist Tour In Egypt And Took A Photo In Front Of Sphinx. They Were Members Of Ikeda Mission (Second Japanese Embassy To Europe)

In 1864 Group Of Samurai Went On A Tourist Tour In Egypt And Took A Photo In Front Of Sphinx. They Were Members Of Ikeda Mission (Second Japanese Embassy To Europe)

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#50

Piles Of Rifles Surrendered By German Soldiers After The End Of The Second World War, 1945

Piles Of Rifles Surrendered By German Soldiers After The End Of The Second World War, 1945

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#51

Children Working In Coal Mines In Pennsylvania, 1911. (Photo By Lewis Hine)

Children Working In Coal Mines In Pennsylvania, 1911. (Photo By Lewis Hine)

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#52

On Set Of Jaws Movie, An Effectsman Repairs The Shark's Teeth. 1974

On Set Of Jaws Movie, An Effectsman Repairs The Shark's Teeth. 1974

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#53

Fixing The Antenna On The World Trade Center, New York City, 1979. Photo By Peter B. Kaplan

Fixing The Antenna On The World Trade Center, New York City, 1979. Photo By Peter B. Kaplan

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#54

Egyptian Men Watch As The Graf Zeppelin Floats Over The Great Pyramids Of Giza, Egypt, While Atop The Great Pyramid Of Khufu. 1931

Egyptian Men Watch As The Graf Zeppelin Floats Over The Great Pyramids Of Giza, Egypt, While Atop The Great Pyramid Of Khufu. 1931

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#55

A Civil Servant With A Manually Operated Traffic Signal, Philadelphia, 1922

A Civil Servant With A Manually Operated Traffic Signal, Philadelphia, 1922

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#56

1300 Years Old Tree, Cut Down In 1891. Note The Events Correlated With The Tree's Circles

1300 Years Old Tree, Cut Down In 1891. Note The Events Correlated With The Tree's Circles

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1000 - Leif Ericson Lands on American Coast; 1492 - America discovered. Was Leif looking the wrong way for almost 500 years?

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#57

Sir Winston Churchill, In 1895, Age 20

Sir Winston Churchill, In 1895, Age 20

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Carol Emory
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He almost didn't make it to 20. A farmer saved him from drowning when he was a kid.

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#58

Helen Keller Teaching Charlie Chaplin The Manual Alphabet. The Two First Met In 1918 Where Keller Would Communicate With Chaplin By Reading His Lips With Her Hand, Feeling The Movements Of His Jaw And Vibrations Of The Throat

Helen Keller Teaching Charlie Chaplin The Manual Alphabet. The Two First Met In 1918 Where Keller Would Communicate With Chaplin By Reading His Lips With Her Hand, Feeling The Movements Of His Jaw And Vibrations Of The Throat

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#59

Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, And Lee Van Cleef On The Set Of The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)

Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, And Lee Van Cleef On The Set Of The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)

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#60

How The Chevy Vega Was Shipped In 1971

How The Chevy Vega Was Shipped In 1971

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M O'Connell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently this reduced shipping costs by %40 over using traditional auto-carrier railcars.

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#61

Benjamin Bowden Showing Off His Spacelander Bicycle On September 17, 1946

Benjamin Bowden Showing Off His Spacelander Bicycle On September 17, 1946

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#62

A German Officer And An Nco Wearing Portable Sound Locating Apparatae To Detect Enemy Aircraft (This Was A Type Of Early Radar). Western Front, 1917

A German Officer And An Nco Wearing Portable Sound Locating Apparatae To Detect Enemy Aircraft (This Was A Type Of Early Radar). Western Front, 1917

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Random Anon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The first thing I thought about is Mickey Mouse cosplay. Yeah childish I know.

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#63

Size Of Flag Flown On A Spanish Ship During The Battle Of Trafalgar, 1805.this Flag Was Flown On The San Ildefonso. The Ship Carried 80 Cannons And Howitzers. It Was Captured By The British Royal Navy During The Battle

Size Of Flag Flown On A Spanish Ship During The Battle Of Trafalgar, 1805.this Flag Was Flown On The San Ildefonso. The Ship Carried 80 Cannons And Howitzers. It Was Captured By The British Royal Navy During The Battle

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#64

Huntington Beach, California, During The Oil Boom Of 1928

Huntington Beach, California, During The Oil Boom Of 1928

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#65

Street In Hong Kong - 1950s. Photo By Fan Ho

Street In Hong Kong - 1950s. Photo By Fan Ho

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Robert Wadlow, The Tallest Person In Recorded History For Whom There Is Irrefutable Evidence. (1940)his Height Was 8 Ft 11 In (2.72 M) While His Weight Reached 439 Lb (199 Kg) At His Death At Age 22

Robert Wadlow, The Tallest Person In Recorded History For Whom There Is Irrefutable Evidence. (1940)his Height Was 8 Ft 11 In (2.72 M) While His Weight Reached 439 Lb (199 Kg) At His Death At Age 22

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Backlash
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Saw his exhibit at Ripley's Believe it or Not in San Antonio. They have a life size replica you can stand next to.

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#67

American Troops On Board A Landing Craft Heading For The Beaches At Oran In Algeria During Operation 'Torch', November 1942. (Colorized By Spektonz)

American Troops On Board A Landing Craft Heading For The Beaches At Oran In Algeria During Operation 'Torch', November 1942. (Colorized By Spektonz)

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Nathaniel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The one in the centre looking at the camera, he looks so young and baby faced!

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#68

Arnold Schwarzenegger Meeting Soviet Fans In Moscow, 1988

Arnold Schwarzenegger Meeting Soviet Fans In Moscow, 1988

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A Young Woman Taking In The Scale Model For The Newly Planned World Trade Center. Late 1960s

A Young Woman Taking In The Scale Model For The Newly Planned World Trade Center. Late 1960s

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