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Article created by: Indrė Lukošiūtė
The past can be quite fascinating. Those of us living in the present find it really interesting what life was like 50, 100, or even a 1,000 years ago. Luckily, we can go almost 200 years to the past thanks to photography, as the oldest surviving photograph is from 1826.
It's even more interesting when old historical photos teach us something new. That's the mission of the Undiscovered History Facebook page. It's a popular account with over 540k followers that teaches its fans a bit of everything: history, aesthetics, and even interesting facts. So scroll down and explore history through the medium of pictures!
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Three Young Boys Sit In A Wagon In A Pittsburgh Neighborhood Street, 1920-1930
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A Portrait Of Hollow Horn Bear, A Man From The Brulé Native American Tribe. 1907
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A Man Posing With A Donkey In His Lap, 1910s
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Tricycle From 1936
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A Photograph Of A Little Boy Carrying A Newborn Lamb, In Scotland, 1932
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King George Vi Bursting With Excitement On A Theme Park Ride - 1930s
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American Woman Welders During World War II
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Charlie Chaplin Meeting Helen Keller, 1919
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Three Lacemakers Working. Brittany, France. 1920
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A Female Firefighting Team On A Converted Motorcycle In London, 1932
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Young, Well-Dressed, Victorian Girl In 1902
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In 1960, David Latimer Planted A Spiderwort Sprout Inside Of A Large Glass Bottle, Added A Quarter Pint Of Water, And Then Sealed It Shut
He opened the bottle 12 years later in 1972 to add some water and then sealed it for good. The self contained ecosystem has flourished for more than 60 years. For those who are wondering how this is even possible: the garden is a perfectly balanced and self-sufficient ecosystem. The bacteria in the compost eats the dead plants and breaks down the oxygen that is released by the plants, turning it into carbon dioxide, which is needed for photosynthesis. The bottle is essentially a microcosm of earth.
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A Mountain Boy Fetches Water From A Spring, Great Smoky Mountains, Sevier County, Tennessee, Ca. 1950
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The Shape Of The Statue Of Liberty Is Formed By 18,000 Soldiers Standing In Formation. Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Ca. 1918
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Country Store On A Dirt Road, North Carolina In 1939
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A Woman Churning Milk To Butter While Reading A Book, 1897
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Federico Caprilli Demonstrates The Skills Of His Horse As Part Of The Esteemed Italian Cavalry School, 1906
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Grandparents The Night They Met (1970)
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Dutch Boy With A Pillow Strapped On His Backside To Soften The Falling On Ice While Skating, 1933
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Cyclist From Estonia, On A Self-Made Bicycle, 1912
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Young Riders Refuel During A Children's Sidecar Race In The Lustgarten In Berlin, Germany (1931)
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New York City Ca.1940
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