ADVERTISEMENT

It can often feel very hard to approach the past, with all its twists and turns, dates, names, locations and nonexistent nations. This is no reason to not learn more about history, since there are a lot of good lessons, interesting facts and important events. So one way to dip your toes is the recent past, as there are actually pictures and not just a handful of paintings if you’re lucky.

The “Very Old Pics” X Page is dedicated to interesting pictures from the past. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts in the comments section below.

More info: Very Old Pics

#1

Interesting-Old-Historical-Pics

VeryOldPics Report

Add photo comments
POST
Karina
Community Member
1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ZOOMING in, spending the day contemplaiting all their expressions. Mind f**k, still worth it. Nothing of value contibuted. Still necessary.

View More Replies...
View more commentsArrow down menu
RELATED:
    #2

    Interesting-Old-Historical-Pics

    HistoryInPics Report

    Add photo comments
    POST
    Insomniac
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The dog who led his team the farthest was Togo, who did 420 km over the worst terrain. Balto got the publicity because he was on the last team, who ran 89 km. There were 20 human drivers (mostly native Athabaskans) and over 150 sled dogs altogether. At least 15 dogs died en route. Those doggos gave their lives for the people of Nome. Humanity does not deserve dogs.

    View More Replies...
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #3

    Interesting-Old-Historical-Pics

    VeryOldPics Report

    Add photo comments
    POST
    Karina
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The strength white people see in "one" black person confronted with their group hate, fuels some white peoples fear, and then more hate. Imagine if we could all be allies. As a white person, I dont like my group very much, too often.

    View More Replies...
    View more commentsArrow down menu

    In the grand scheme of things, photos are still “modern” since they’ve “only” been around since the 19th century. Even a hundred years after cameras, as we know them today, became mass produced, it was still a rather niche tool, as they were expensive, skill-intensive and one had to develop the film themselves.

    Only in the 90s, did digital cameras democratize photography since there was no longer any risk of ruining or wasting costly film. Now, of course, we all have excellent cameras in our pockets and it’s not at all unusual to take literally hundreds of pictures in a day, if one is so inclined.

    ADVERTISEMENT
    ADVERTISEMENT
    ADVERTISEMENT
    #14

    Interesting-Old-Historical-Pics

    VeryOldPics Report

    Add photo comments
    POST
    Karina
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone should watch "call the midwife". Its set in the East End of London, from 1956 or so. Its just wholesome and humanity faith restoring ❤️ the director knows how to show love, so even if its from time bygone, someone can still see love, and show us how it looks like. Magic

    View More Replies...
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    See Also on Bored Panda
    #24

    Interesting-Old-Historical-Pics

    VeryOldPics Report

    Add photo comments
    POST
    Nimitz
    Community Member
    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can just say Native American btw, tacking on Indian is not welcome. It's left over from when Columbus thought this place was India. Just use Native American or First-Nations. The US still uses Indian cause it's the US, but we've banished the offensive term here in Canada

    View More Replies...
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #26

    Interesting-Old-Historical-Pics

    VeryOldPics Report

    Add photo comments
    POST
    Hidalgo
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Using starvation to commit genocide is a time honored tactic

    Insomniac
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a photo of pure evil. Right up there with that famous one of Goebbels.

    Verena
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For the biggest part illegal* immigrants destroyed the food sources of the Natives. Back then, totally acceptable and rewarded.

    Lola July
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The USA has has always tried to annilate the Native American/Indians. They have faced more hateful racism than anyone! Hence the saying "The only good Indian is a de@d Indian." The US Government tried actively through small pox, starvation, isolation on reservations then sending armed calvary to slaughter inmass.

    Robert Sissco
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is also the largest act of genocide ever committed in the world. Makes what the Nut-sees did seem small in comparison, but that s never taught in schools

    Load More Replies...
    robin aldrich
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Evidently they also just did it for sport when the railroad connected to the West Coast ....shooting them from the trains as they cruise by...what a******s

    Brandie Litchfield
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only the native Americans had forcibly deported the "immigrants" before they'd infested the entire country and committed genocide against them. White men have absolutely no right to persecute anyone, as they've caused nonstop damage while persecuting everyone else. The arrogant entitlement of the white man has caused nonstop damage against innocent others, since the day they invaded these lands, until today. It is disgusting. Yet they think they have any right to call others the "enemy within", projecting the evil that they themselves are guilty of unto others as they always have...

    Joshua David
    Community Member
    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I come from Illinois which was rich with buffalo until this. Now there's a place called Buffalo Rock where there used to be one or 2 in a pen. Not sure if its still there or if they are even still living. Sad. Update: there are 3 buffalo there. https://youtu.be/az0gZvXa_Nw

    Tracey Kneasel
    Community Member
    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why we as a people suck! We did the Native Americas so wrong.

    AussieTolkein
    Community Member
    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In some places, native American tribes got ahold of guns and killed them off, too. No one is innocent, stop villainizing people without the mention of others sins.

    LynzCatastrophe
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um, excuse me?! The Native Americans were there before you lot arrived and this was acceptable to you?!

    View More Replies...
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #27

    Interesting-Old-Historical-Pics

    VeryOldPics Report

    Add photo comments
    POST
    Insomniac
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing in its technicals for the photography technology of the era... but I cannot look at it without realizing that there are a bunch of people dying in that same moment.

    View More Replies...
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    ADVERTISEMENT
    See Also on Bored Panda
    #30

    Interesting-Old-Historical-Pics

    VeryOldPics Report

    Add photo comments
    POST
    Debby Keir
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My father (who faught throughout the war) attended the first few weeks of the Nurenburg trial to 'see how it was done' and then helped set up the Italian war crimes tribunal. He had PTSD afterwards.

    View More Replies...
    View more commentsArrow down menu
    #35

    Interesting-Old-Historical-Pics

    HistoryInPics Report

    Add photo comments
    POST
    OneWithRatsAndKefir
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe Dreamsworks has never actually confirmed whether this man was the inspiration for Shrek’s appearance, though the similarities are striking enough to be convincing for most people. But either way, I think he had a very sweet face, rather charming.

    View more commentsArrow down menu

    Note: this post originally had 56 images. It’s been shortened to the top 35 images based on user votes.

    ADVERTISEMENT
    See Also on Bored Panda