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Photographs have this incredible ability to preserve the present and allow their future viewers to continue accessing the past. We’re truly fortunate to be able to get a glimpse of trillions of captured real moments that happened between this instance and the invention of photography.
We shouldn’t take that ever for granted, that’s why we are featuring a list full of historical pictures from the Instagram account ‘The History House.’ Scroll down to find them, and don’t forget to upvote those images that mesmerized you the most.
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#1
Bessie Coleman, The First Black Aviatrix, Was Denied Access To Flight School In The Us, So She Moved To France, Learned French And Got Her Flight Certificate There, 1922
Nea 8 months ago
I am always in awe and gratitude to these women who fought the hurdles of race, class and gender barriers so that we could live the lives we do today. Thanks to each one of you.
gerard julien 8 months ago
RACE : “Classification category within the human species according to morphological or cultural traits, with no scientific base, and of which the usage is at the foundation of different forms of racism and their practice.” July 13, 2018: The National Assembly has unanimously voted to remove the word “race” from the French constitution. “France is an indivisible, secular, democratic and social Republic. It ensures equality before the law for all citizens, without distinction of s*x, origin, or religion.”
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gerard julien 8 months ago
Eugene Jacques Bullard (born Eugene James Bullard; October 9, 1895 – October 12, 1961) was one of the first African-American military pilots, although Bullard flew for France, not the United States. Eugene_Jac...c35500.jpg 
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
Too bad that this type of civilized behaviour and courage is so sadly missing in the US of A, more so in the so-called leaders!
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#2
King Island Inuit Woman And Child, King Island, Alaska, Taken Between 1915 And 1925
Pamelot 8 months ago
I am in awe of this. Native American traditions, beliefs & clothing are astounding.
Rosecrucian Roeth 8 months ago
They are so civilized compared to the morons who are in government these days.
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Lara Verne 8 months ago
I once attended a lecture, where they explained how Inuit women parkas (amauti) works. It's ingenious.It has a built-in baby pouch, allows ladies to carry their children hands free and breasfeed them without exposing them to cold.
Joanne Hudson 8 months ago
And no department stores. I don't think they sell those at trading posts, do they?
#3
Young French Girl Showing Off Her Cat, 1959
🇺🇦 TribbleThinking 8 months ago (edited)
Agreed. And with the most beautifullest fat tail. *rains kisses on cat paws*
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Lee451 Henderson 8 months ago
My mother tells me that every picture of me at that age is much like this.
Previously, we were lucky enough to have a chat with Margot Note, an expert archival consultant and founder of Margot Note Consulting LLC. She believes that photography is one of the best ways to record history due to its unparalleled accuracy and immediacy.
"Unlike oral traditions or written records, which are subject to interpretation, memory loss, or bias, photographs provide a direct and detailed representation of a moment in time. This allows future generations to see historical events, people, and places as they truly appeared, offering a level of authenticity and emotional connection that earlier methods may lack," she explained.
#4
Two Girls Galloping On Sheep, Cornwall, England, 1969
Lara Verne 8 months ago
Sheeps are not meant for riding, but I assume they could bear a little kid's weight. Lovely picture.
cerinamroth 8 months ago
A child that size probably doesn't weigh as much as the sheep's fleece when it's wet. We used to ride our sheep too when we were little!
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Chicago’s Southside. In Their Sunday Best, 1941
#6
Soldiers (Who Were Interrupted During Rehearsals For A Drag Show By An Air Raid) Manning Anti-Aircraft Guns At The Royal Artillery Coastal Defence Battery At Shornemead Fort, Kent, England, 1940
LauraDragonWench 8 months ago
Just goes to show, real men can pull off wearing anything, including ruffles with an ammo belt. 😂
Michael None 8 months ago
Oh my eyes! They're burning! Foul Satan! Please save us from this blasphemy Republican Jesus!
CatD 8 months ago
I don't know why Republicans are so fascinated by what people have between their legs.
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MagicJacket 8 months ago
If these were American troops, the photo would be scrubbed from history by the current (mis)administration.
CatD 8 months ago
They took the picture of the "Enola Gay" off of the DOD website!🤦
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She even went as far as to say that the invention of photography, democratized documentation of history. "Previously, recording history often required specialized skills like writing or artistry, which were limited to certain classes or institutions. Photography, especially with modern technology, enables a broader range of people to document their lives and environments, creating a more inclusive and diverse historical record."
#7
A Soldier Of The Us 535th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion With A Dog On The Ardennes Front, Belgium, January 1945
#8
A British Soldier With His 8-Month Old Daughter As He Arrives At The Docks From Overseas, 1945
#9
“They Buried Him Among The Kings Because He Had Done Good Toward God And Toward His House.” The Coffin Of The Unknown Warrior Before His Internment In Westminster Abbey, A Memorial To All British And Commonwealth Troops K****d During Ww1 With No Known Grave. 11th November 1920
Alexandra 8 months ago
Traditionally, a royal bride places her wedding bouquet on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. This was done by all royal brides since Princess Anne. The last to lay her bouquet was Princess Beatrice in 2020. This is a private event, so there are no pictures of this.
Bonnie Blue Bird 8 months ago
I believe this was started by Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Queen Mother) in 1923 to honor her brother who was lost in WWI
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Robert Trebor 8 months ago
Interment or entombment. Internment means to be held prisoner, usually for non-criminal reasons.
ManuelQue 8 months ago
The title uses the spelling "internment". I don't know if that makes it a different word.
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Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
Traditionally, with the British Unknown Warrior, once the decision is made, all records of the soldier (such as location of discovery, blood type, distinguishing marks on the body, or personal effects) are destroyed to ensure that the soldier remains unknown. DNA testing is forbidden to be performed on the remains, and the coffin has iron strapping welded around it to prevent it from ever being opened again. When the selection happened, four sets of remains were placed in four coffins, and a pair of officers randomly picked the coffin (containing remains obviously) to be used for the ceremony.
Maria Virginia Marcos 8 months ago
When are they going to stop censoring words as if they were taboo? Are there people who can become increasingly stupid?
Marla Singer 8 months ago
I have to mention, the right word is "interment". Internment is closer to meaning to imprisonment.
Of course, like with anything, using photography to record the past also has its limitations. “Like earlier methods, it can be selective and influenced by the perspective of the photographer. Despite this, its immediacy, accessibility, and ability to preserve fleeting moments make it a uniquely powerful tool for recording history, complementing rather than entirely replacing earlier methods," Margot said.
#10
Australian Soldier, Private George "D**k" Whittington, Being Aided By Papuan Orderly Raphael Oimbari Near Buna On 25 December 1942
MalayDragon 8 months ago (edited)
As an Australian, Censoring this mans nick name likely given to him by his fellow soldiers is absolutely disgraceful and extremely offensive. BP you need to sort your overzealous censorship. Do better.
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
That's where one of my great uncles was stationed in the war. He was one of five of eight brothers who enlisted but I don't know much about any of their service, except one who was stationed in Darwin caught and preserved butterflies while there.
#11
“Wait For Me, Daddy” - October 1, 1940
B 8 months ago
Very sobering to think how many of those men never made it back. The people who sent them to war were, of course, happily reclining in their safe and comfortable offices.
Leafy Dawn 8 months ago
As is ever the way. Those that declare war never once fight in the trenches themselves. That's why they try to encourage women to have babies...so they may grow and be sent to war!!
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Glenn Allan 8 months ago
Vancouver, Canada. Dad survived the war, but the marriage ended after the war.
Johanna MH 8 months ago
They look to clean and have smiling faces, got to be departing. Most of those never to return.
nicholas nolan 8 months ago
I wonder if daddy was a recent recruit or if he was a Dunkirk evacuee.
#12
French Soldier With A Wild Eagle Owl In The Trenches, 1916
Dave Baxter 8 months ago
French soldier trying to remember his grandmother's recipe for cooking owls...
The photos of historical events that Margot feels are very important to humanity are the “Migrant Mother” by Dorothea Lange, which depicts the cost of the Great Depression, "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" by Joe, which embodies the resilience people showed during World War II, and “Earthrise” by William Anders, which revealed how Earth looks from space, inspiring environmental awareness.
#13
A Milkman Continues His Duties Following A German Bombing Raid In London, 1940. Original Photo By Fred Morley
MonsterMum 8 months ago
We needed the milk delivered so we could make tea, the answer to all British woes!
🇺🇦 TribbleThinking 8 months ago
My late father-in-law's father trained the horses who drew the milk carts. But there's no room for a horse and laden milk cart on this street!
Janissary35680 8 months ago
"You could hear the hoof beats pound as they raced across the ground, And the clatter of the wheels as they spun 'round and 'round. And he galloped into market street, his badge upon his chest, His name was Ernie, and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west."
#14
Union Blue And Confederate Gray Veterans Reunite At Gettysburg In The Year 1913 — Standing By “The Bloody Angle” Where Pickett’s Charge Took Place 50 Years Earlier And Over 3,000 Soldiers On Both Sides Lost Their Lives — Now They Clasp Hands Over The Stone Wall As Brothers
LNB87 8 months ago
I can't imagine what it was like to look in the eyes, and hold hands, with a man that you were sworn to try to k**l, and that had done the same in regard to you.
Nimitz 8 months ago
Can't imagine looking a traitor in the eye and shaking his hand. Knowing he was willing to fight and die to preserve slavery. I would have spit in their faces, at the very least.
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And yet today, the Southern state's leaders carry on like the war is still ongoing...
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 8 months ago
Brothers my a**e. My mother, who was born in Florida and raised in South Carolina says that every single one wearing a Confederate Grey uniform should have been tried for treason, and if they were found guilty, then sentenced accordingly. I absolutely concur with her.
LauraDragonWench 8 months ago
What a lovely piece of propaganda! Seriously, you know most of them wiped their hands after shaking with their "brothers."
Charles Kormos 8 months ago
And pretending the war was not about slavery. Those on the right in gray should still be in prison.
Lee Gilliland 8 months ago
It still astonished me that I knew a Confederate War Widow. Believe it or not, the last one died in 2020.
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
You may be surprised to learn this, but prior to, and even during the war, it was not at all uncommon for opposing officers to be good friends with their counterparts. Even private soldiers (enlisted today), outside of battle tended to be quite genial with their opposing counterparts. Trade between the two armies, food, coffee, tea, and tobacco primarily, was common. To the point Union soldiers would actively seek out Confederates to trade with, as the Confederates had easy access to good tobacco; while Confederates sought out Union soldiers because they could get tea and real coffee from them. Army officials on both sides knew about this fraternization between the armies, and did little to stop it, recognizing the benefit for morale it had on their forces.
CatD 8 months ago
Maybe the officers worried about tea and coffee, the troops were starving.
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Albert Einstein Sailing On The Saranac Lake, In The Adirondack Park, New York, 1936
BrunoVI 8 months ago
When many people think of New York they think only of New York City and maybe Niagara Falls, but Adirondack Park is larger than several states, and it contains surprisingly rugged mountains (The 1980s Winter Olympics were held there, at Lake Placid), and crystal-clear lakes.
Lady Eowyn 8 months ago
If you look on a map, New York state is pretty large.
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Robert Trebor 8 months ago
Adirondack Park is very like the British National Parks. People still live and work there. It is protected from development without rigorous review.
Meanwhile, her personal favorite photo capturing a historical moment is the first selfie taken by Robert Cornelius in 1839. "This image fascinates me not only for its pioneering technique in photography but also for its deeply human quality—a quiet moment of self-reflection captured in the dawn of photographic history. It’s remarkable to consider that the instinct to document ourselves, our lives, and our essence transcends time and technology. This photograph reminds me that archival work isn’t just about preserving the past; it’s about safeguarding humanity's ongoing story for the future," she told us.
#16
"The Old Samurai", Yokohama, Japan, 1865
Jrog 8 months ago
Photo by Italian photographer Felice Beato (interesting name, literally means "Happy Blessed"). From Getty: " He lived and worked in Japan from 1862 until about 1885, and dedicated himself to the comprehensive documentation of every aspect of the country, which had newly opened to the West". His studio was destroyed in the Great Fire of Yokohama in 1866. Three years after this photo, the Meji Restoration abolished the Samurai class.
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
Fun fact: Samurai, pirates, and gunslingers all overlap time wise. Meaning you could make a strange western buddy movie that has Jack Sparrow meeting a Japanese Samurai in America's Wild West.
Jrog 8 months ago
Oh, but not only that. In the same time span where Pirates, Samurai and Gunslingers were a thing (roughly 1803-1869, Louisiana Purchase to Meji restoration), other interesting stuff happened. The steamboat was invented in 1807, but by 1867 the largest steamship in the world was Isambard Brunel's Great Eastern, an absolute unit, that was also at the time laying the first transatlantic cable. Leech collectors were a thing, providing bloodletting as a sensible medical treatment, and robbing corpses for medical studies was a common occurrence. "Aerial Photographer" became a profession, with Nadar taking panoramics from a balloon, roughly while "Thames ice skating rink manager" stopped being one with the end of the "little ice age".
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M B 8 months ago
Wtf did someone downvote your nice comment...there must be hidden snakes in here trying to corrupt every positive reaction
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Little John F. Kennedy Jr. Waiting For His Dad, President John F. Kennedy To Land At Camp David, Maryland In October 1963. Jfk Was Assassinated The Very Next Month
#18
Exactly 60 Years Ago (April 12th, 1961) Mankind Reached The Stars As Yuri Gagarin Became The First Human To Travel To Space
geezeronthehill 8 months ago
I get a whiff of AI in that phrase. "Reached the vacuum of space" maybe.
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Cuppa tea? 8 months ago
Well, he was the first to return. Theories are there were few manned flights prior to him, but none survived the whole journey.
Michael None 8 months ago
The first to return I'd say. There were probably a few cosmonauts that made it to space before him but didn't come back.
Alger G. Nava 8 months ago
Died at 34, On 27 March 1968, while on a routine training flight from Chkalovsky air base, Gagarin and flight instructor Vladimir Seryogin died when their MiG-15UTI crashed near the town of Kirzhach.
David 8 months ago
The USSR also restricted access to him to even the Soviet press, and covered up until the fall of the USSR that Gagarin was a devout Russian-Orthodox person, and had his daughter baptized, they took away his cross before he went up, prayed the day before his mission, and more. The USSR didnt want it to get out their great hero was a devout christian in their atheist communist society
Jacob B. 8 months ago
Still angers some that the USSR managed to launch a satellite, put a man in space and orbit first. And they did it still washing off the stench feudalism. They came a long way in a short time. But it lighted a fire under our rockets to eventually put a man on the moon and for some reason we can't do it again. Think China in conjunction with Russia will get there before us this time. We just don't have the will to do it anymore sadly.
Continuing the topic on historical events that shouldn’t fade from our memory, in another previous interview we spoke with American history writer and author of Swastika Nation: Fritz Kuhn and the Rise and Fall of the German-American Bund, Arnie Bernstein, and high school history teacher and social media personality Jaclyn Richie, who unanimously agreed that the H*******t and all of its horror should never be forgotten.
#19
A French Soldier With Facial Prosthetics, 1918
The Scout 8 months ago
While those prostethics greatly improved the quality of life of many disfigured veterans, this one is sub-standard even for 1918. But it speaks volumes for the priorites of the day that they did not even bother to color it but included the beard.
Marie 8 months ago
This was colorized. I wonder if the actual color was closer to a skin tone.
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G A 8 months ago
Clearly a mask. Not a prosthetic. May have been awaiting surgery. I expect the moustache was for a little touch of humanity, and humour for the poor man.
#20
Davide Chislagi, The Italian Inventor, Testing Out His Version Of The 'Monowheel', 1933
#21
A Dog Stealing A Postman's Glove, Minneapolis, 1950
LooseSeal's $10 Banana 8 months ago
Alternately, "Hero dog returns postman's lost glove in frigid weather"
Multa Nocte 8 months ago
Look at the nice, even back on that dog before they bred them into cripples.
Janissary35680 8 months ago
It's being reversed if recently bred dogs are any indication.
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Marla Singer 8 months ago
Today, U.S. postal carriers are lucky if they even get uniform shorts and shirt. A carrier on my route (probably a contractor) was rocking an In-N-Out Burger t-shirt on duty recently...
In addition, Richie mentioned the Civil Rights Movement. “The H*******t is a reminder of the dangers of hate, prejudice, and unchecked power. The Civil Rights Movement, meanwhile, showed the world the power of collective action in the fight for equality and justice. Both serve as powerful lessons in the need for compassion, vigilance, and courage,” she said.
#22
German Soldier Posing For A Photograph With His Grandfather Wearing His Old Bavarian Uniform, 1913
Auntriarch 8 months ago
The left hand one looks like a maharaja, the right hand one looks like Peter Sellars
#23
Abraham Lincoln, Candidate For U.S. President. Half-Length Portrait, Seated, Facing Front, "Without Beard", 1860
David 8 months ago
It was a young girl, Grace Bedell, age 11, who wrote a letter saying he would look more handsome and distinguished if he had a beard, so he grew it. When he was on his victory tour before he was sworn in (back then March 4 was inauguration day) he stopped near her hometown to meet with her in person https://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/sites/bedell.htm
#24
George H.w. Bush Takes A Toboggan Ride With Arnold Schwarzenegger At Camp David. 1991
CatD 8 months ago
He even called Reagan's plans "voodoo economics", and raised taxes when necessary, so of course Republicans didn't vote for him.
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Zaach 8 months ago
Republicans were considering changing the constitution so Schwarzenegger could run for president (didn't come to much but remember the stink about P. Obama only having his mother as a citizen and being born in HI)
Jnausicaa 8 months ago
HI was a state at the time of President Obama's birth.
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A Young Soldier Of The Austro-Hungarian Army Standing On The Bridge Of Sighs, Connecting The Tunnels Inside The Marmolada Glacier, 1917
ƒιѕн 8 months ago
In the deepness of Marmolada’s glacier lay what is called the “Ice City”, a thick web of tunnels 12 km long, including barracks, kitchens, chapels, sanatoriums and stores - all dug by Austro Hungarian soldiers during WW1. It was a key strategic position for Austrian troops during the war due to the warmer temperatures, zero snow storms, and zero avalanches compared to above ground.
#26
American Wwi Veterans At A Reunion, 1978
#27
Yeoman Warders Outside The Gates Of The Tower Of London, 1898
Kira Okah 8 months ago (edited)
All Yeoman Warders are retired military, requiring at least 22 years of service, the Long Service and Good Conduct medal, and held the rank of Warrant Officer. They are, in effect, palace guards, as the Tower was a royal palace and fortress. Yes, there have been female Warders.
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 8 months ago
Legend has it that if the ravens leave the Tower of London, it will crumble and the great kingdom will fall.
CatD 8 months ago
So they clip their wings and feed them to the size of turkeys.
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#28
A Student Protester Gives The V For Victory Sign In Front Of Chinese Soldiers Of The Pla. Tiananmen Square, 1 June 1989. Photo Taken By Peter Charlesworth
Janos Schumacher 8 months ago
That's absolutely a piece sign. V for victory is done with both hands normally.
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#29
Private First Class Margerum, Of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Walks The Road Through A Forest In The Bastogne Area, Returning From The Front Lines, 1944
BeKind&Rewind 8 months ago
I can't wait to visit here. The History Underground is a fantastic YouTube channel that has AMAZING historical videos!
#30
The Result Of Firefighting In Extreme Winter Conditions. The Remains Of The Eureka Building In Chicago, 1920
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 8 months ago
In the midst of a fire so ferocious that it needed this much water in the middle of winter? Now consider what happens to the ruin as the snow melted.
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Addie Card, A 12 Year-Old Spinner In North Pownal Cotton Mill. August, 1910
Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago (edited)
My Nany worked the family farm and as oldest raised her 16 siblings starting very young. She was born in 1910.
Load More Replies... CatD 8 months ago
Republicans want child labor because big businesses don't have to pay them as much.
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panther 8 months ago
And if some republicans have their way her great grandkids could be doing the same, if there was any manufacturing here in the US.
Pink kitty 8 months ago
So many of the kids/workers in the textile mills had respiratory issues due to the fibres in the air getting in to their lungs
Vermonta 8 months ago
I need a reference here since the comments have shifted
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#32
Pele And President Gerald Ford Play With A Soccer Ball In The Rose Guard, White House, 1975
Mark Wilson 8 months ago
Ford was an athlete and in his college years a star player for the Michigan Wolverines (American) football team. He's exactly the right president for this photo
David 8 months ago
but everyone only remembers the one time he fell and then got remember as a klutz, when he was an athlete
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Anne Roberts 8 months ago
In high school, our custodian was named Gerald Ford. Kids would joke with him that he was the president. Very nice man.
#33
A Babushka Keeps The Ears Of Her Grandson Warm As He Takes An Oath Of Enlistment For The Russian Army. Volgograd, 1994. Photo Taken By Nikolai Ignatiev
Cuppa tea? 8 months ago
Why? In 1994 Russia didn't engage in any conflict - yet.
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Finnish Soldiers In Nbc (Nuclear, Biological & Chemical) Gear, During An Exercise, 1961
Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago
I was in the US Army in the aughts and honestly the NBC gear hasn't changed much. Except the atropine and activated charcoal.
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Now imagine if it were nighttime and you saw these guys walking up towards you in the forest.
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
The soldiers of Krieg are ready to give their lives to the Emperor of Mankind.
#35
Bar Patrons Outside The “The Squirrel”, Sweden, Stockholm, Götgatan, 1895
Auntriarch 8 months ago
Multa, did you see the Crufts winner? A whippet! A dear little thing ❤️
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Prince Philip, The Duke Of Edinburgh, Aged 37, Posing For A Portrait At Buckingham Palace, London, 1958. He Died Today 9th April 2021 At The Age Of 99
G A 8 months ago
Scraped off some other site from 4 years ago. Check the dates on several of the other posts they all concur.
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G A 8 months ago
Was never going to be King. You don't get how this stuff works, clearly.
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Maud Wagner - The First Known Female Tattoo Artist In The United States. 1907
Arlnee 8 months ago
Lydia the taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatooed lady...
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#38
U.S. Air Force Bombers Fly Over Ploiești, Romania, Following A Raid On August 1, 1943. Of The 16 Cameramen Accompanying This Mission, The One Who Took This Photo Was The Only One To Survive
Tim Douglass 8 months ago
Ploesti was critical to Germany's war capacity, as it produced over a third of their oil. There were 12 refineries around the city, which were the target of a massive allied bombing effort. Germany knew they were important, so it was possibly the most heavily flak-protected city in Europe. At least 339 bombers out of more than 6,500 were lost over Ploesti during the course of the war, but fuel production was cut by around 75%.
#39
Long Beach, California, In The Year 1910
Upstaged75 8 months ago
You can make cider from most fruits. My favorite is pear.
Load More Replies... Charles Kormos 8 months ago
All old pictures the folks are overdressed. Was it cold then? Did they have nothing else to wear? Or was it just fabulous?
Kit Black 8 months ago
Modesty - they thought skin was a sin. They also used a wider variety of natural fabrics, and summer clothing wasn't nearly as hot nor heavy as it looked. They were made with very lightweight breathable fabrics.
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Actor Christian Bale In His Bedroom, At Home In Bournemouth, Dorset (United Kingdom 1987)
Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago
I didn't remember him as a child actor, until I recently re-watched Kenneth Branagh's Henry V.
#41
"Flat Spare Tires Are Numerous Around Washington These Days Due To The Youthful Football Players Who Have Found An Easier Way To Inflate The Pigskin Than Using Their Lungs" Washington, Dc, 1924
#42
Salvador Dalì And His Wife Gala In A Photo Booth, Around The 1930s
Michael Largey 8 months ago
She looks old enough to be his mother, but I remind myself that Dali never really ever looked his age.
LNB87 8 months ago
They look the same age... her 'wrinkles' are just more prominent because she's smiling wider than he is
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"The Father Of Basketball", James Naismith, 1927
BrunoVI 8 months ago
It took surprisingly long to figure out you could get the ball back faster if you put a hole in the bottom of the basket.
LooseSeal's $10 Banana 8 months ago
To be fair, once you take the bottom out it can't properly be called a basket. He was dedicated to authenticity.
Load More Replies... Peeka_Mimi 8 months ago
Pretty sure the Mayans invented pok-a-tok which is where Dr Naismith took his inspiration. I'm descended from Maya/Mexica and like to make sure my people get their due.
#44
Workers Assemble President Abraham Lincoln’s Statue At The Lincoln Memorial In Washington, Dc, 1920. Originally Designed To Be 10 Feet Tall, The Likeness Was 19 Feet High When Completed, So That The Cavernous Chamber Would Not Dwarf The Statue
Lynda Nesbitt 8 months ago
Again-can we PLEASE forego the political comments? Some of us come to these sites to get away from all of that.
MyName'sLisaMontoyaYouKiltMyPa 8 months ago
I was thinking the same thing.
Load More Replies... brookeannsimmer 8 months ago
Did he free the slaves and save America from a civil war?
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The Mlb All-Star Game In San Diego, 1992
#46
The Oldest Austrian Soldier Of Ww1, 79-Year-Old Gaspar Wallnöfer, Veteran Of The Habsburg Campaigns In Italy In 1848 And 1866, September, 1917
Brittania Kelli 8 months ago
Pretty sure that should read 1848 and 1866, not 1966... Unless he also built a time machine out a phone booth that was most excellent, dude.
#47
George Armstrong Custer, In West Point Cadet Uniform, 1859
JoNo 8 months ago
The colour of his uniform brings out the colour of his eyes, not that that's the reason he joined up.
howdylee 8 months ago
This is also a colorized photograph, the artist likely matched the uniform & eyes on purpose, not that his eyes were actually that color.
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Molly Reece 8 months ago
He was still someone’s son. He fought the good fight and paid the ultimate price.
#48
Pablo Picasso Wearing A Hat And Holding A Revolver & Holster Given To Him By Gary Cooper, Cannes, France, 1958
Vera Diblikova 8 months ago
Tell it to buyers and owners of his pictures. Are nowadays the rich and famous better?
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Cover Shoot For Pink Floyd’s Album, ‘Wish You Were Here’, Warner Brothers Film Studios, 1975. Shot By Aubrey Powell
#50
San Francisco's Iconic Cliff House Shortly Before It Was Destroyed By Fire In 1907
geezeronthehill 8 months ago
Likely would have fallen into the Pacific by now in any case. Those cliffs have been retreating for years.
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
The cliff house also had a rather curious feature. Specifically it's own 3 foot gauge railway. The line was only about a mile and a half long, and snaked up from the Ferry service, up to the resort, passing through a tunnel, and clinging to the cliff. It provided wonderful views, and helped people reach it without having to climb the long (and steep) road to the resort.
#51
A Group Of Intoxicated German Officers During A Birthday Party For A ‘Lieutenant Stobwasser’, Modern-Day Poland, 1916
Mike F 8 months ago
Two of them straight up look like ventriloquist's dummies. The guy on the bottom and right above him look like they have been at it for days.
CatD 8 months ago
My mom went to a Polish wedding when she was young that lasted 3 days. The Polish like to party.
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ChickyChicky 8 months ago
Guy at the very bottom looks like a caricature of a german soldier, like a cartoon.
#52
Two Men At Newsstand On Corner Of Montgomery And Market Streets, Monday Morning After Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor, San Francisco, California, USA, 8th, 1941
CatD 8 months ago
And some are wearing a hat that lets you know who the ídiots are.🤡
Load More Replies... BeKind&Rewind 8 months ago
Can you imagine how long it took to get news back then? Now it's all just a click away.
#53
Lt. "D**k" Winters During Training At Camp Mackall, 1943
cerinamroth 8 months ago
Whose name deserves to be remembered and not bloody censored.
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Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 8 months ago
Besides serving with the 101st Airborne Infantry Division in WWII, in 1951 he was recalled to active duty service, and assigned to the 11th Airborne Infantry Division during the Korean War, but was never deployed, instead he was reassigned to Regimenal Training and Planning Office, at FortDix, NJ. He also volunteered for Ranger School and earned his 'Ranger Tab' in 1951, at 33 years old. He passed away in 2011, at 92 years old. Thank you sir, and I appreciate your service Major Winters. "Currahee".
Multa Nocte 8 months ago
How did they get away with using this man's actual name of D**k without it being censored?
Cindy Brick 8 months ago
You can't spell his name out?????? C'mon, BP, this is getting very silly.
#54
The Invasion Begins, June 8th, 1944
David 8 months ago
That was the day 160,000 troops from 11 countries hit 5 beaches, however more troops and tanks came on shore for days, as the battle lasted a while until the break out
Load More Replies... Robert Trebor 8 months ago
The invasion was started on June 6th, on 5 beaches, Gold, Juno Sword, Omaha, and Utah., but heavy equipment like this had to wait until the beaches were secured. President Theodore Roosevelt's oldest son Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Junior landed in the first wave at Utah Beach, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions that day. He died a month later in France of a heart attack.
nicholas nolan 8 months ago (edited)
Most likely an M4A4 Sherman, judging by the bulges in front of the driver and co-driver's positions and 75mm gun. The M5 series used a 37mm AT gun.
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A Giant In The Year 1905 Enjoying A Beer In A Tavern
#56
Charleston In Ruins, In The Year 1865
CatD 8 months ago
Slava Ukraine, the EU won't give up on them, no matter what Trump does.
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#58
U.S. Army Medical Soldiers Administering A Plasma Transfusion To A Survivor Of A Landing Craft Sunk Somewhere Off The Coast Of Northern France. June 1944
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
Plasma was a life saver. Unlike blood, plasma doesn't require typing, so soldiers could be given it to help keep their blood pressure up while the soldier was being evacuated. Once returned to a field hospital, or treatment center, the soldier would be given the needed typed whole blood.
#59
German Child Soldiers Captured By The 6th U.S. Armored Division In Giessen, Germany. March 19, 1945
#60
Swedish Girl Sitting By A Rune Stone Fragment In Lissma, 1935
Janos Schumacher 8 months ago
Ui ?N R Fnstr? Appears to be Elder Futhark but I have no idea what it's trying to say.
#61
Arnold Schwarzenegger Having A Cigar And A Beer During The Filming Of Red Heat, 1988
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
Red Heat was the first western film to be shot in Moscow's Red Square. The only reason the USSR allowed this, was the studio proved to the Russian Government that Schwarzenegger's character was a key character, and was not portraying the Soviet army and police in a bad light. Rather the character was respectful and the studio sought to portray a 'hard' Russian officer in a good light.
#62
Manfred Von Richthofen In Conversation With Hauptmann Rudolf Kleine And Oberleutnant Martin Gerlich Of Kamfgeschwader 3. Two Albatros D.v Are Parked In The Background - Richthofen & Kurt Wolf - Gontrode, East Flanders, In The First Week Of July, 1917
LooseSeal's $10 Banana 8 months ago
The greatest aviator/pizza chef known to man.
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Tourists Pose On Glacier Point Above The Yosemite Valley, 1887
pfeils wife 8 months ago
Trump can't even pronounce Yosemite. True story.
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#64
French Ww1 Refugees Driven Away By The German Forces, Resting At Lyon Train Station In Paris In 1918
#65
An American Version Of A Sidewalk Cafe, In Fallen La Haye Du Puits, France On July 15, 1944, As Robert Mccurty, Left, From Newark, New Jersey, Sgt. Harold Smith, Of Brush Creek, Tennessee, And Sgt. Richard Bennett, From Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Raise Their Glasses In A Toast
#66
German Soldiers Having A Snowball Fight In A Train Yard While Awaiting Deployment. France, 1944
Nimitz 8 months ago
It's weird to see a picture like this. Sure they're having fun, but they're literally Nazis and I'd happily personally stab them all in the throat
Karen B 8 months ago (edited)
Many soldiers werent Nazis. They were soldiers, saying no to be a soldier, ment being shot.
Load More Replies... Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
Those are gondola cars you k**b, and the very cars these soldiers will be riding in to the front.
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General William T. Sherman, 1860s
Michael None 8 months ago
One of my heroes. Buried in a cemetery in my hometown St. Louis Missouri. Burned every racist Confederate building he could find just like we should all do. We should follow his example with every N**i, Confederate, Skinhead, White Supremacist, K*K, etc.
JokerMan774 8 months ago
I love his default facial expression "the scowl". He looks like he's about to show you the business end of his shoe!
#68
Finnish Sappers Use A Captured Soviet Roks-2 Flamethrower During A Training Exercise In Karelia, 1943
#69
Pre-Dreadnought Battleship Sms Kaiser Friedrich III Leads The German Home Fleet, 1901
#70
Members Of The German Red Cross With A German Soldier On The Balcony Of A Hospital, 1916
cerinamroth 8 months ago
The Krankenschwester looks like she might have been at the smelling salts!
#71
Bow Of A Soviet Nuclear Icebreaker, 1970s
cerinamroth 8 months ago
That's the one they should have taken out in Jaws.
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#72
A Swedish Soldier Of The Landstorm During An Exercise In Dalarö, Stockholm County, Sweden, 1920s
#73
Walter Smith, Charged With B&e, Stealing Property And Clothing Valued At 21 Kgs. Sentenced To 6 Months Of Hard Labour. Australia, 1924
Agfox 8 months ago
I'm guessing it should say "...valued at 21 Pounds" & someone confused value with weight ie. "They use the metric system in Australia so it should be kilograms not pounds"
Ace 8 months ago (edited)
21 What? Has someone accidentally converted the pound currency to kilograms?. . . . . EDIT: Yes, it would seem so. Total value was 46 pounds (46lb=21kg). From elsewhere:"Walter Smith is listed in the NSW Police Gazette, 24 December 1924, as ‘charged with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Edward Mulligan and stealing blinds with a value 20 pounds (part recovered)’, and with ‘stealing clothing, a value of 26 pounds (recovered) in the dwelling house of Ernest Leslie Mortimer.’ Sentenced to 6 months hard labour."
Cindy Brick 8 months ago
Why do I get the feeling this wasn't his first time doing something illegal?
#74
Armored Troop Of The 4th Panzer Army In Ukraine, Ww2
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
One of the 4th Panzer Army commanders, Erich Hoepner, was executed for his role in the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler.
#75
The Body Of An American Soldier Being Raised Up To An Evacuation Chopper During The Vietnam War. Photo Taken By Henri Huet In 1966
Nimitz 8 months ago
Unfun fact, the body retrieval missions enacted by certain members of the US leadership (Catholics) resulted in the deaths of thousands of additional soldiers. The numbers can't be confirmed because they stopped counting once it got out to the press that they were sending members of the military in to fight and die whilst retrieving corpses.
#76
Russian Soldiers During The Seige On Stalingrad, 1942-3
#77
Fidel Castro Visiting The Great Wall Of China, 1995
#78
Stewards And Nurses, Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital. Around The Year 1890
#79
German Soldiers Mock The Recent Allied Defeat In France By Wearing Captured British And French Helmets, 1940
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 8 months ago
That did not work out to well for them a few years later.
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Mike F 8 months ago
Sadly, that was a sign of the times. The world wars were, bar none, the most important events to people in Europe of their lives. I can't imagine living through something of that sort.
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Mike F 8 months ago
Sadly, that was a sign of the times. The world wars were, bar none, the most important events to people in Europe of their lives. I can't imagine living through something of that sort.
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