In the vast timeline of our planet, humans have left behind countless stories, many of which never made it into our history books. Sure, we’ve learned about major events and figures, but there’s so much more that often goes unnoticed.
While we can’t know everything that has ever happened, discovering new bits of history can still be exciting.
That’s where Instagram accounts like ‘History Season’ come in, sharing fascinating photos and facts from the past. We’ve gathered some of their most intriguing posts below. Scroll down to check them and upvote your favorites!
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Portraits of a father and son having fun. Ca. 1910s.
Two Victorian ladies making a fancy snow lady. Pangbourne, England. Published in Strand Magazine in 1892.
Did you meet the new lady up the street? I introduced myself, but she just gave me the cold shoulder.
Three lacemakers at work. Brittany, France. Ca. 1920.
My maternal grandmother tried to teach me how to tat when I was a girl. Tat was a mistake!
Joe Fortes knoen as Vancouver's first official lifeguard. Originally from Barbados, Joe saved dozens of lives. English Bay Beach, Vancouver, Canada. 1905.
French painter Claude Monet by his waterlily pond in Giverny, France. 1905.
I saw this picture and another one of Monet in a special exhibit in Lille last spring
A girl of Filipino and Chinese heritage poses for a portrait. Manila, Philippines. Ca. 1875. The Spanish rulers of the Philippines used the term “Mestizo de Sangley” to describe people of mixed Chinese and native Filipino ancestry. Spain ruled the Philippines from 1565 to 1898.
Facade of department store with five floors covered in coats. As part of a coat sale and early marketing stunt. The campaign attracted so many customers that the police had to step in. All the coats were sold. Copenhagen, Denmark. 1936.
American photographer Margaret Bourke-White on top off the Chrysler Building. New York, USA. 1930. Photo by: Oscar Graubner. Bourke-White was the first American female war photojournalist.
To: CARL ROBERTS, cajones are big boxes but cojones with an "o" means testicles.
She is pretty brave. I couldn't/ wouldn't do that if you paid me a million bucks.
Canadian police officer guarding a pharmacy during a flood. Galt, Ontario, Canada. 1974.
A message-carrying pigeon being released from a port-hole in the side of a British Mark V tank, during WW1. Near Albert, France. 1918.
Photo of Charles C. Ebbets. The photographer behind the famous “lunch atop a skyscraper” photo taken in 1932. Ebbets wasn’t officially recognised as the photographer until 2003. New York, USA. 1932.
The interior of a lounge train car from the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Montreal, Canada. Ca. 1886.
A couple roller-skating. Berlin, Germany. Ca. 1905.
"Before the Deluge". Very interesting book by Otto Friedrich. Epic.
Italian grocery store owned by the Ronga brothers. New York City, USA. January 1943.
The 3,000 men who helped construct the 810 ft (246 m) high Chase Manhattan Bank pose for a photo near the end of the constructional work. New York City, USA. August 1964.
Two young children sitting in the streets of one of the worst slums in London. England. 1903.
Dreadful to imagine the hardships and exploitation they may have experienced.
An early Edwardian woman taking a mirror selfie with a Kodak Brownie box camera in 1900.
Technically, she's a Victorian woman. The Edwardian era began on January 22, 1901
Portrait of a Kiowa-Crow Native American mother, father, son, and daughter. Ca. 1890s. Photograph by H.G. Perry. South Dakota, USA.
Young people dancing to jazz music at the Storyville Club. Copenhagen, Denmark. 1952. Photo by Helmer Lund Hansen.
Tourist and his car at the edge of the Grand Canyon. Arizona, USA. 1914.
The Black Gate, the spire of St Nicholas Cathedral and The Dog Leap Stairs in Newcastle, England. 1889. Photo by: Lydell Sawyer.
American soldier shows off the helmet that saved his life during the Vietnam War. Ca. 1969.
Contrails in the sky above St Paul’s Cathedral from a dogfight between the German Luftwaffe and the Royal Airforce during the Battle of Britain. 1940. London, England.
Spectators viewing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Gulf of Naples, Italy. 1944.
King Frederick IX of Denmark showing off his tattooed upper body. The king had a passion for sailing and bodybuilding. The photo was leaked to Life Magazine in 1951.
Prohibition agents pour out alcohol, found during a raid on an illegal distillery, from the upper windows of a store. Detroit, USA. 1929.
Quick, someone fetch my drinkin' shoes and a bag of potato chips! And a raincoat.
48 cars in a elevator parking garage in Downtown Chicago’s business district, USA. Built by the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, 1936
Workers trimming the tallest yew hedge in the world. It was planted in 1720 by the first Earl of Bathurst. Bathurst Estate in the Cotswolds, England. 1962.
A group portrait taken at the wedding of Lars Eide and Gjertrud Leite in Sogndal, Norway. Ca. 1900.
German troops singing around a Christmas tree in their trench on the Eastern Front during World War I. 1914.
A black sea bass caught with rod and reel by Mrs. A. W. Barret. The fish weighed 416 pounds (188 kg) and had a length of 7 feet 10 inches (2.3 m). Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. 1901.
29 year old Pfc. Ivan Babcock of the US Army’s 165th Signal Photo Company poses with the crown of the Holy Roman Empire in a cave during WW2. Siegan, Germany. 3 April 1945. The cave was used by the Germans as a storage room for valuable works of art. Babcock died in 1994 at the age of 77. Photo taken by: E. Braum. The photo has been colorized.
The control room of the German WW1 submarine SM UB-110. 1918.
The church La Sagrada Família. Barcelona, Spain. 1905. The church is still under construction today.
A Friedrichshafen FF.49, two-seat reconnaissance seaplane, crashed into the roof of a building. Germany. Ca. 1918-1919.
American planes fly in formation over the American and British fleets in Tokyo Bay during the surrender of Japan at the end of WW2. 2 September 1945.
Students gathered for “Class Day” at Vassar College in the spring of 1895. New York, USA.
Soviet dancers and gymnasts during a rehearsal for the opening ceremonies of the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games. Moscow, USSR. July 17, 1980.
Young couple drives past “Balanced Rock” in the “Garden of the Gods”. Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. 1920s.
The Panama Slide in Coney Island’s Steeplechase Park. Built ca. 1908. New York City, USA.
The Roman Colosseum and Arch of Constantine in 1870. Rome, Italy.
Canadian soldiers playing hockey on an ice rink constructed on the Imjingang River during the Korean War. Northern Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea. 1952.
Women working in a Canon factory. Japan, 1959.
The economic comeback by Japan in those years was astonishing. They had General MacArthur and his position as viceroy of Japan to thank for all that.
Women shopping for perfumes and jewelry at Illum department store in Copenhagen, Denmark. 1904.
Detonation of a nuclear bomb. Nevada Test Site, Nevada, USA. March 29, 1955. The detonation was a part of “Operation Teapot”. The operation included 14 nuclear test explosions conducted in early 1955.
Those are tripods, not teapots. I know what's what.
More more more this. Less less less fake personal drama no one cares about.
Exactly! Less “am I the a*****e” posts, less stories about people refusing to give up their airplane seats or refusing to give into bridezillas demands. More science and history and art please! I’d be on BP so much more if they did that
Load More Replies...Excellent photos, and thanks for the details on them. I'll add my voice to those asking for more content like this and far less AITA posts from Reddit - we've all got enough personal drama ourselves without reading everyone else's.
Great that they finally had some new photos. I get tired of the retreads. I downvoted the few I've seen in here a million times before.
Bored Panda is my decency and good feelings hideout on the Internet
I'm Kenneth BoosLamy. Boris... is an Email thing
Load More Replies...BP editors apparently unaware of the distinction between 'old' and 'unforgettable.'
I loved this! History in pictures is always great to see. An opportunity to look a little closer.
I remember the 1980 Olympics...we had color then, why was this in b&w? Then the photo after is colorized...
More more more this. Less less less fake personal drama no one cares about.
Exactly! Less “am I the a*****e” posts, less stories about people refusing to give up their airplane seats or refusing to give into bridezillas demands. More science and history and art please! I’d be on BP so much more if they did that
Load More Replies...Excellent photos, and thanks for the details on them. I'll add my voice to those asking for more content like this and far less AITA posts from Reddit - we've all got enough personal drama ourselves without reading everyone else's.
Great that they finally had some new photos. I get tired of the retreads. I downvoted the few I've seen in here a million times before.
Bored Panda is my decency and good feelings hideout on the Internet
I'm Kenneth BoosLamy. Boris... is an Email thing
Load More Replies...BP editors apparently unaware of the distinction between 'old' and 'unforgettable.'
I loved this! History in pictures is always great to see. An opportunity to look a little closer.
I remember the 1980 Olympics...we had color then, why was this in b&w? Then the photo after is colorized...