It is a bit surreal to think that while we can’t physically experience history because we’re born in a particular place and time, the power of technology has empowered us to see it, understand it, and make conclusions from it.

Historical Capsule is a dedicated community that pretty much empowers people to do just that. Join us as we take a journey through time in this listicle of iconic historical photos below.

#1

100,000 Iranian Women March Against The Hijab Law, Tehran, 1979

100,000 Iranian Women March Against The Hijab Law, Tehran, 1979

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In 1979 Muslim fundamentalists overthrew the secular monarchy of Iran and the new Theocrats immediately began dehumanizing and subjugating women. I hope anyone in the USA who reads this is taking notes because it might be happening here in 2025.

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    Elizabeth Eckford Ignores The Screams Of Students On Her First Day Integrated Into A Little Rock High School, 1957

    Elizabeth Eckford Ignores The Screams Of Students On Her First Day Integrated Into A Little Rock High School, 1957

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    #3

    Two Little Kids Dancing On The Streets Of New York City, C. 1940

    Two Little Kids Dancing On The Streets Of New York City, C. 1940

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    So, Historical Capsule is a subreddit that’s a “step into the past”. It’s an online depository for old and vintage photographs that tell stories from significant events and moments in history.

    The subreddit is home to 50,000 members, being ranked in the top 3%, and encourages open discussion and celebration of all things history.

    #4

    Anne Frank’s Father Otto, Revisiting The Attic Where They Hid From The Nazis. He Was The Only Surviving Family Member

    Anne Frank’s Father Otto, Revisiting The Attic Where They Hid From The Nazis. He Was The Only Surviving Family Member

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    #5

    Ruby Bridges, The First African-American To Attend A White Elementary School In The Deep South, 1960

    Ruby Bridges, The First African-American To Attend A White Elementary School In The Deep South, 1960

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    TheRealRobertWhite
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is literally what flipped the South from Dixicrats to Republicans. Never forget that the GOP was (and still is) for apartheid.

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    #6

    A Former Slave Named Gordon Shows His Whipping Scars. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863

    A Former Slave Named Gordon Shows His Whipping Scars. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1863

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    glowworm2
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of the most hauntingly powerful photos I’ve ever seen regarding slavery.

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    On the surface, history might sound like a dull and boring discipline. However, if you dig deeper into what it’s all about, you begin to understand just how much essence it has and how much it has to offer in general.

    After all, history might be something that’s all about the past, but you’d be surprised just how transformative it might be.

    #7

    Lonnie Johnson, Inventor Of Super Soaker, 1992

    Lonnie Johnson, Inventor Of Super Soaker, 1992

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    #8

    A Lesbian Couple In Semi-Drag Wedding Attire. Kingdom Of Hungary, Budapest, 1920

    A Lesbian Couple In Semi-Drag Wedding Attire. Kingdom Of Hungary, Budapest, 1920

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    Analyn Lahr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's so sweet. Wait, that was allowed in Hungary in 1920?

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    #9

    Following A 23-Hour (Successful) Heart Transplant, Dr. Religa Keeps An Eye On His Patient's Vital Signs. In The Corner, His Assistant Is Sleeping, 1987

    Following A 23-Hour (Successful) Heart Transplant, Dr. Religa Keeps An Eye On His Patient's Vital Signs. In The Corner, His Assistant Is Sleeping, 1987

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    Turnip and a Frog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The patient lived for 30 more years and outlived the doctor by 8 years. After retiring from active practice, Religa went on to become a politician. He was a good man.

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    History professor Mary Jo Festle wrote a piece on how history as a discipline transforms students. In it, she explained that since there isn’t realistically any empirical evidence of this hypothesis, she took it upon herself to figure it out.

    She asked nearly 60 of her students across 8 different sections of the small research seminars they hosted to give open-ended responses to prompts reflecting upon the change.

    #10

    Reporters Who Exposed The Watergate Scandal Watch President Nixon Resign, 1974

    Reporters Who Exposed The Watergate Scandal Watch President Nixon Resign, 1974

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Woodward and Bernstein. They did an amazing thing. A very corrupt man was elected to the highest office in the land and they, using nothing more than information, took him down.

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    #11

    While Cleaning Up From The World Trade Centers Falling, Crews Found A Shipwreck 7ft Below The Foundation That Dated Back To 1773

    While Cleaning Up From The World Trade Centers Falling, Crews Found A Shipwreck 7ft Below The Foundation That Dated Back To 1773

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    Marie Clear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/ship-found-wtc-site-be-displayed-albany#:~:text=In%202010%2C%20workers%20excavating%20the,section%20of%20the%20ship's%20bow.

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    #12

    A Blind Muslim Named Muhammad Carrying His Best Friend A Paralyzed Christian Who Suffers From Dwarfism Named Samir, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1889

    A Blind Muslim Named Muhammad Carrying His Best Friend A Paralyzed Christian Who Suffers From Dwarfism Named Samir, Damascus, Ottoman Syria, 1889

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    The Original Bruno
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I've learned anything from science fiction movies, it's to make sure these guys are on your side.

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    One of the main prompts was asking students to describe how their understanding of what history is changed during their studies.

    A third of the students provided some form of “I now understand history is not just facts about names, dates, or a chronology of events.”

    #13

    Remember That Photo Of The Construction Workers Having Lunch On The Unfinished Empire State Building? Well Here's The Photographer Charles Ebbets Taking That Photo, 1932

    Remember That Photo Of The Construction Workers Having Lunch On The Unfinished Empire State Building? Well Here's The Photographer Charles Ebbets Taking That Photo, 1932

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    #14

    A Man Browsing For Books In Cincinnati's Cavernous Old Main Library. The Library Was Demolished In 1955

    A Man Browsing For Books In Cincinnati's Cavernous Old Main Library. The Library Was Demolished In 1955

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    Suck it Trebek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why???? Why can't we preserve things of this magnitude??

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    #15

    George Mclaurin, The First Black Man To Be Admitted To The University Of Oklahoma In 1948, Was Forced To Sit In A Corner Away From His Classmates

    George Mclaurin, The First Black Man To Be Admitted To The University Of Oklahoma In 1948, Was Forced To Sit In A Corner Away From His Classmates

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    TheAmericanAmerican
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Racism is completely illogical, irrational, and moronic.

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    The answers verified the idea that the interpretive nature of history is a crucial lesson that can be considered a threshold concept.

    One student elaborated that they realized how much power historians actually have, i.e. the power to construct the past. History is dynamic and a point of debate as a lot of the unknown in it can be argued.

    #16

    A Father Looking For His Two Missing Sons That Went Missing During The Kosovo War In 1999

    A Father Looking For His Two Missing Sons That Went Missing During The Kosovo War In 1999

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    #17

    A Starving Boy And A Missionary In Uganda, 1980. Mike Wells Took This Powerful Photograph Of A Catholic Missionary Holding The Hand Of A Starving Ugandan Boy

    A Starving Boy And A Missionary In Uganda, 1980. Mike Wells Took This Powerful Photograph Of A Catholic Missionary Holding The Hand Of A Starving Ugandan Boy

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    Adrian
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While Idi Amin lived in luxury, thanks to the Saudis...

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    #18

    Sharpshooter Annie Oakley Shooting Over Her Shoulder Using A Hand Mirror, Circa 1899

    Sharpshooter Annie Oakley Shooting Over Her Shoulder Using A Hand Mirror, Circa 1899

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    BoredBranzino
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She has said: When men make shots similar to mine, others call it skill. Every time I do it, they call it luck.

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    Another point to mention is that students didn’t see themselves as books full of facts and figures in history. It’s these same activities of interpreting and analyzing sources, conducting research, looking for influences and biases and challenging what has been read from a critical, multifaceted standpoint, that makes all the difference in the discipline.

    #19

    Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis: The Last Known Survivor Of The Atlantic Slave Trade Between Africa And North America. (Photo From The Early 1900s)

    Cudjoe Kazoola Lewis: The Last Known Survivor Of The Atlantic Slave Trade Between Africa And North America. (Photo From The Early 1900s)

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    #20

    A Skateboarder Zipping Through Central Park In The 1960s

    A Skateboarder Zipping Through Central Park In The 1960s

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    A 1912 Photo Shows A Woman Plugging In Her Electric Car

    A 1912 Photo Shows A Woman Plugging In Her Electric Car

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    Another student pointed out that, before their studies, they enjoyed watching documentaries and furthering their knowledge that way. After them, however, it was an eye-opening experience to understand that they can now discover history for themselves, see how the evidence works and the puzzle pieces fall into place. There’s more of a hands-on approach than meets the eye.

    #22

    A Filipino-American Family Posing For A Family Portrait, Philippines, 1912

    A Filipino-American Family Posing For A Family Portrait, Philippines, 1912

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back when The Philippines were still an American Colony BTW. Just adding some context.

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    #23

    Allied Soldiers Mock Hitler Atop His Balcony At The Reich Chancellery, 1945

    Allied Soldiers Mock Hitler Atop His Balcony At The Reich Chancellery, 1945

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad they never caught him or Gobels alive. An easy death was to good for them.

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    #24

    Joseph Goebbels, The Main Propagandist Of The Nazi Regime, Upon Finding Out His Photographer Was Jewish

    Joseph Goebbels, The Main Propagandist Of The Nazi Regime, Upon Finding Out His Photographer Was Jewish

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    If anything, the mini study concluded that in 70% of all cases, history topics were personally challenging in terms of values and assumptions about the world. Among these were themes and topics like gender and sexuality, religious history, the Holocaust as well as Nazism. A number of them touched upon issues of race and foreign policy, civil war and ideology.

    #25

    Greenpeace Tries To Stop Radioactive Waste From Being Dumped In The Ocean, 1982

    Greenpeace Tries To Stop Radioactive Waste From Being Dumped In The Ocean, 1982

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    #26

    Rat Pack At The Sands In Las Vegas, Circa 1960

    Rat Pack At The Sands In Las Vegas, Circa 1960

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're all gone. The Sands is gone. The Venetian stands there now.

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    #27

    A Chinese Lady Whose Feet Were Bound From Childhood. Photo From The Late 1800s

    A Chinese Lady Whose Feet Were Bound From Childhood. Photo From The Late 1800s

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    talliloo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they were called 'lotus feet' and served really only one purpose: men found them erotic as well as ensuring that they stayed close to home. damn the patriarchy.

    Kira Okah
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In its original iteration, lotus feet were a fashion statement, based on a Song concubine's club feet, to imitate the way that she walked. When this photograph was taken, this practice was very much illegal and had been since the mid 17th century.

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    Insomniac
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not a huge fan of missionaries. Colonialism sucks. But female missionaries from England were the driving force behind ending the custom of foot binding in China. That's a good thing.

    Elizabeth Elliot
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And behind the ending of twin-murder in Nigeria, where twins were considered cursed.

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    SCamp
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Culture be damned, how could anyone think this is ok?

    me myself and i READ BIO AGAIN
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my country thought it was a fashion statement to be dainty and beautiful--for your husband or suitors. even some women who went through the excruciating pain of the bindings were brainwashed into this trend. Im very very glad nobody does this anymore in my culture.

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    AnnaRachelle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A disgusting and cruel thing to do

    Ms.GB
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine making your daughter a cripple so men will find her attractive

    Susan Teter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine making your daughter a cripple so she can't run away.

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    Maggz Bennett
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If anyone wants to know more about the torturous process of foot binding, the novel "The Binding Chair" by Kathryn Harrison is good.

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think I want to know more than this picture shows. *shudder*

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    Otto Katz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was about 13 I used to ride my bike to the library, and spend hours reading whatever caught my fancy. I remember finding a book about Chinese foot binding, and being repulsed, and fascinated by this custom. They start wrapping the girl's fee when they were very young, maybe 2 or 3 years old, while the bones are still soft, and pliable. There were x-rays in the book of how the bones would end up. It was almost hobbling the women, as if she were livestock, so she couldn't travel far easily. Screenshot...af-png.jpg Screenshot-2024-04-14-at-91436AM-661bd6c73d2af-png.jpg

    Lyoness
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The pain these women had to undergo and the disability it caused, all done to them willingly by their parents or guardians, is horrific.

    Happypenguin26
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The feet were repeatedly crushed. So they would cut the nails as far down as possible, then tuck the toes under and crush the bones that way, leaving the girls to relearn how to walk. There was an economic reason, (women were the makers of baskets, cloth, shoes, blankets, etc) but they were told it would make them more marriageable, and men had a disgusting idea in their heads that I will not add here.

    Pandora
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably the only good thing about the communist revolution in China, was that it abolished this barbaric practice.

    Kira Okah
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was tried long before then. It was illegal during the whole Qing Dynasty, but they didn't have the numbers to enforce the ban.

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    Arenite
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Men would rhapsodize about the “lovely scent” of the “lotus foot”. It was the smell of the necrosis of the broken bones.

    Tina Harnish
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't run away if you can't run.

    MAKtheknife
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just for the fascination of men.

    Gypsy Lee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well if you can’t tie them up for trying to escape, cripple them. 😡

    Janet Graham
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All those broken bones. In the name of beauty? pah!

    Annie Goodsell
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is why I love the book "The Small Woman" about the English missionary Gladys Aylward. She did so much more than preach the gospel. When she was appointed by a local official to become a "foot inspector" (because former male appointees had faced violent opposition), she would visit outlying villages and order the feet of these women to be unbound. She also owned an inn and would take in travellers, feed them, offered clean beds, and told them "stories" from the Bible. She adopted many abandoned children, and when the Japanese began an invasion from the north, shepherded many other children together with her own, to safety. She was a woman of many parts!

    Jenn Olges
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Foot binding(as I remember) was done with the sole purpose of making the feet so small they could barely support the woman, and was a sign of good breeding and money, because only those people could afford to not have to work, and therefore not have to walk.

    Daddy’s Girl
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a horrible torture just because men preferred small feet on women

    Bindi Adams
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG, how much pain would this have caused.

    Roatán-gal
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another way to keep women down.

    dbildbo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here I am complaining about getting blisters from walking too far.

    robin aldrich
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this was a "STYLE".... Whoever started it...should be CANED....

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    Belle Miles
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is so... (NOT) sexy. Men want this so a woman can't run away, not because it is sensual. And it is their own Mothers that do this to them... for men, to keep as prisoners. Disgusting.

    me myself and i READ BIO AGAIN
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It obviously isn’t sexy now, but back in the olden days in my country they basically brainwashed the women into feeling better about this and thinking it’s beautiful. But I 100% agree that the real reason is to trap the women. I’m super glad it doesn’t happen anymore

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    Oskar vanZandt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor woman to be subjected to such torture...

    Michelle C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder she looked numb in this photo…💔

    keyboardtek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't give Republicans any ideas.

    Justin Tyme
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are We still Foot Binding? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afr_A352m9o

    FROGLET
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn crack off those shackles already!

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    This is what Republicans in 2024 want to do to American women. Not kidding. Vote blue!

    Greenmantle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hyperbolic statements are not serving the cause.

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    This ultimately led to some openly expressing how challenging topics have made them better human beings. One pointed out how Islam studies brought to light racist assumptions. Another changed their opinion on same sex marriage after investigating sources from LGBTQIA+ people. It gave them perspective. Perspective that made them rethink what they thought before.

    #28

    An Unemployed Man Holding A Troubling Sign During The Great Depression, 1932

    An Unemployed Man Holding A Troubling Sign During The Great Depression, 1932

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    Anyone-for-tea?
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope he got help. And work in calligraphy, the handwriting is beautiful.

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    #29

    Greasers In New York City, 1950s

    Greasers In New York City, 1950s

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    RabidChild
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was my Uncle Bobby. The hair, the cigarettes, the leather jacket & jeans! He & my mom grew up in Brooklyn, teens in the 50s.

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    #30

    A True Friend. Taken In A New York Bus Terminal Just Before They Left For The Worsening Situation In The Pacific, 1941

    A True Friend. Taken In A New York Bus Terminal Just Before They Left For The Worsening Situation In The Pacific, 1941

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    Cosmikid
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody mentioning here that probably half the soldiers on the bus were dead within the next 4 months.

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    So, what are your thoughts on any of this? Has history changed you, and if so how? Or mayhaps you have an interesting historical story to tell that might fit this listicle. Whatever the case, share your takes and commentary in the comment section below!

    And there’s plenty more historical content where that came from.

    #31

    A Us Marine Gives A Cigarette To A Japanese Soldier Buried In The Sand. Iwo Jima, 1945

    A Us Marine Gives A Cigarette To A Japanese Soldier Buried In The Sand. Iwo Jima, 1945

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    K_Tx
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even in war we see moments of kindness. Imagine a world where there is more kindness and less (or no) war.

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    #32

    An Undercover Police Officer Apprehends A Mugger On The New York Subway, 1985. Photo By Bruce Davidson

    An Undercover Police Officer Apprehends A Mugger On The New York Subway, 1985. Photo By Bruce Davidson

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    #33

    Northumbrian Miner Sits Down To Eat His Evening Meal, 1937

    Northumbrian Miner Sits Down To Eat His Evening Meal, 1937

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    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandfather was a coal miner. He died of black lung when Mom was 11.

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    #34

    In 1963, Wives Say Goodbye To Their Loved Ones In The Navy

    In 1963, Wives Say Goodbye To Their Loved Ones In The Navy

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    #35

    Navajo Youth Tom Torlino As He Entered The Carlisle Indian Industrial School In 1882, And Again 3 Years Later

    Navajo Youth Tom Torlino As He Entered The Carlisle Indian Industrial School In 1882, And Again 3 Years Later

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    SammyLawrence27
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those schools are easily one of the worst parts of history. [Audible shudder]

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    #36

    View Of Boston, The Oldest Surviving Aerial Photograph Ever Taken. October 13th, 1860

    View Of Boston, The Oldest Surviving Aerial Photograph Ever Taken. October 13th, 1860

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    Amanda Rose
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hot air balloons were used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Civil War. It must have made for a very interesting sight!

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    #37

    The Microsoft Staff, 1978

    The Microsoft Staff, 1978

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    #38

    Last Four Couples In A Dance Marathon, Chicago, Circa 1930

    Last Four Couples In A Dance Marathon, Chicago, Circa 1930

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    Anyone-for-tea?
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the expression of the woman on the left! She’s over it!

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    #39

    The Rarely Seen Back Of The Hoover Dam Before It Was Filled With Water, 1936

    The Rarely Seen Back Of The Hoover Dam Before It Was Filled With Water, 1936

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    blobby
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Call me a conspiracy theorist but that doesn't look like a beaver's work.

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    #40

    Former Beauty Queen, Miss Wyoming Winner Joyce Mckinney Being Arrested By Police

    Former Beauty Queen, Miss Wyoming Winner Joyce Mckinney Being Arrested By Police

    After kidnapping Mormon missionary Kirk Anderson from his church, forcing him to be her sex slave for 3 days. 1977

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    Adrian
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoa! So much going on here! WTF happened?

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    #41

    An Unknown Woman Stands Close To A Tornado To Take A Photo, 1989

    An Unknown Woman Stands Close To A Tornado To Take A Photo, 1989

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    Helena
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You live in the middle of the US, you get a little desensitized. Like tornado sirens go off, you go out on the lawn and look for it. On a clear day, with so visible a tornado, my guess is they knew how far off it actually was and snapped a quick picture before standing on their porch or the opening of a cellar to see if they'd need to go in and close the door.

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    #42

    Soviet Peasants Listen To The Radio For The First Time, 1928

    Soviet Peasants Listen To The Radio For The First Time, 1928

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    Analyn Lahr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The two adults are like "What sorcery is this?"

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    #43

    What Is Now The Fully Developed Las Vegas Strip, 1955

    What Is Now The Fully Developed Las Vegas Strip, 1955

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vegas was once a desert and I'm fairly certain that it will be a desert again someday.

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    #44

    Photo From The Restaurant Windows On The World, Which Sat Atop New York City's World Trade Center's North Tower, 1976

    Photo From The Restaurant Windows On The World, Which Sat Atop New York City's World Trade Center's North Tower, 1976

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    Tabitha
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Little did they realize what would happen to that very spot in 25 years. It’s even possible someone in this very picture was there that day (worked at the restaurant or in an office in the building).

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    #45

    A Young Private Waits On The Beach During The Marine Landing At Da Nang, 1965

    A Young Private Waits On The Beach During The Marine Landing At Da Nang, 1965

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    #46

    The Storyville Jazz Club, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1952

    The Storyville Jazz Club, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1952

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    #47

    Lenin After His Third Stroke, 1923. This Picture Was Prohibited In Ussr At The Time

    Lenin After His Third Stroke, 1923. This Picture Was Prohibited In Ussr At The Time

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    Marie Clear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like Manson in a snuggie. Crazy eyes (unless the photo was touched up for his eyes, but I don't think so).

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    #48

    Women In Bathing Suits Posing With A Prize Bull, Vancouver, 1927

    Women In Bathing Suits Posing With A Prize Bull, Vancouver, 1927

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK I grew up on a cattle ranch and that is a BIG EFFING BULL!!! That thing is huge! I have honestly never seen one so big.

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    #49

    Anti British Propaganda, Japan 1941

    Anti British Propaganda, Japan 1941

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    Becky Samuel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ironically, with the level of cigar smoking and whisky drinking going on, he would definitely have smelled highly offensive to the modern person.

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    #50

    A Soldier And His Two Girl Friends, Us, 1940s

    A Soldier And His Two Girl Friends, Us, 1940s

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    Sarah Marie
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats my grandmother on the left. That wasn't her boyfriend, or girlfriend. Haha

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    #51

    Depression-Era Portrait Of A Working-Class Couple, 1930s

    Depression-Era Portrait Of A Working-Class Couple, 1930s

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    #52

    Protester Guy Burmieux Encounters His Childhood Friend, Policeman Jean-Yvon Antignac, On April 6, 1972

    Protester Guy Burmieux Encounters His Childhood Friend, Policeman Jean-Yvon Antignac, On April 6, 1972

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    Linda Riebel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can almost hear Guy B. crying, "Why? How could you do this?"

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    #53

    Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game In San Diego, 1992

    Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game In San Diego, 1992

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    Adrian
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that the "world" series where no one else in the entire world participates?

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    #54

    A Salesman Has His Motorized Roller Skates Refueled. Connecticut, 1961

    A Salesman Has His Motorized Roller Skates Refueled. Connecticut, 1961

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    Marie Clear
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dang it, I was hoping it was a jetpack (and the wheels were landing gear) before I read the caption. Shoot.

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    #55

    Mickey The Shoeshine Boy, New York, 1947. Photograph By Stanley Kubrick

    Mickey The Shoeshine Boy, New York, 1947. Photograph By Stanley Kubrick

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    80 Van
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So is Mickey going to give your shoe a… Shining?

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    #56

    At 4:31 Am, An Unauthorized Photo Taken Of Stalin Inside Of The Kremlin Shows The Very Moment He Was Informed That Germany Had Began Their Invasion Of The Soviet Union. June 22, 1941

    At 4:31 Am, An Unauthorized Photo Taken Of Stalin Inside Of The Kremlin Shows The Very Moment He Was Informed That Germany Had Began Their Invasion Of The Soviet Union. June 22, 1941

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    Insomniac
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude was a mass murderer/dictator/genocide architect. It's weird to see him expressing genuine fear and sorrow.

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    #57

    A Hippie Girl Selling Roadside Flowers In Oklahoma, 1973

    A Hippie Girl Selling Roadside Flowers In Oklahoma, 1973

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She's selling flowers, but the guys buying them see something they want a lot more more than flowers. I think the kids these days call it a "Thirst Trap".

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    #58

    Hanging Out On A Californian Beach, 1965

    Hanging Out On A Californian Beach, 1965

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    Carl Roberts
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perfect cover for a Beach Boys or Jan & Dean album

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    #59

    Circus Performer Jimmy Armstrong Having A Smoke Break. 1958

    Circus Performer Jimmy Armstrong Having A Smoke Break. 1958

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    #60

    One Of The Last Photos Taken On The Titanic, 1912

    One Of The Last Photos Taken On The Titanic, 1912

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    Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    James Cameron actually recreated this iconic photo in his movie. It's the beginning of the scene where ride 8 looks at Jack's sketches

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    #61

    Mickey And Minnie Mouse Costumes, 1930s

    Mickey And Minnie Mouse Costumes, 1930s

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    ILoveMySon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder the child is not smiling. I am going to have nightmares.

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    #62

    Mother Hides Her Face In Shame After Putting Her Children Up For Sale, Chicago, 1948

    Mother Hides Her Face In Shame After Putting Her Children Up For Sale, Chicago, 1948

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    Anyone-for-tea?
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s a shame that BP doesn’t save the info from when this photo has done the rounds before, as iirc someone posted that the mother when spoken about it later on didn’t care she sold her four children, and later the one she was pregnant with. Then went onto have another 4 children.

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    #63

    In 1945 A B-25 Bomber Got Lost In The Fog And Crashed Into The 79th Floor Of The Empire State Building. 14 People Died In The Accident

    In 1945 A B-25 Bomber Got Lost In The Fog And Crashed Into The 79th Floor Of The Empire State Building. 14 People Died In The Accident

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Before anyone goes Loose Change, a B-25 is much much smaller than a Boeing 767. I've already heard that 9-11 truther argument.

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    #64

    A German Orphan Trying To Sell His Father's Iron Cross For Cigarettes In Berlin, 1945

    A German Orphan Trying To Sell His Father's Iron Cross For Cigarettes In Berlin, 1945

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    Mark
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t care if it’s German, this is devastating. An Iron Cross was given in WW2 for extreme bravery in battle. There were many people who fought and died for their country just to be ignored because they lost the war.

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    #65

    Tattooed Lady At The 1939 New York World’s Fair

    Tattooed Lady At The 1939 New York World’s Fair

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh Lydia, oh, Lydia, say have you met Lydia Oh, Lydia, the tattooed lady She has eyes that folks adore so And a torso even more so Lydia, oh, Lydia, that encyclopedia

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    #66

    Two Men In A Pillory At The State Prison Of Bibb County, Georgia, 1937

    Two Men In A Pillory At The State Prison Of Bibb County, Georgia, 1937

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    #67

    "If A Woman Needs It, Should She Be Spanked?" News Clipping From The New York Daily Mirror, C. 1950s

    "If A Woman Needs It, Should She Be Spanked?" News Clipping From The New York Daily Mirror, C. 1950s

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    Helena
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why we still need feminism. This idea is still alive and well, just not spoken aloud much anymore.

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    #68

    Drug Store, Detroit. 1955. Photo By Robert Frank

    Drug Store, Detroit. 1955. Photo By Robert Frank

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    Analyn Lahr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're really pushing that 10 cent orange whip.

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    #69

    People Stand By A Car Accident In Washington, D.c., 1921

    People Stand By A Car Accident In Washington, D.c., 1921

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    General Anaesthesia
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Driving home from the speakeasy. Prohibition in the US, 1920-1933.

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    #70

    French Girl Being Having Her Head Shaved For Having Sex With A German, Montélimar, France, 1944. Photograph By Smith

    French Girl Being Having Her Head Shaved For Having Sex With A German, Montélimar, France, 1944. Photograph By Smith

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    Jan Rosier
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From my dad's recounting of what happened after the war, I know of 2 women in our very small village who got this treatment without deserving it. Active underground resistance women, who 'infiltrated' and did some good resistance work but because noone knew, they were shaven anyway. If that happened in a small village, you can imagine this happened all over the place. While understandable, people taking the law in their own hand is never a good idea.

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    #71

    A Customer On The Internet At Burger King, 1998

    A Customer On The Internet At Burger King, 1998

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    #72

    American Physicist Harold Agnew Holding The Core Of The Atomic Bomb They Killed 80,000 People In Nagasaki 1945

    American Physicist Harold Agnew Holding The Core Of The Atomic Bomb They Killed 80,000 People In Nagasaki 1945

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    Alhara
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It seems awful to be smiling holding something that will do such horrors.

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    #73

    Jack Wilson, The Most Obese Man In The World Plays A Chess Game Against A Skinny Man, 1932

    Jack Wilson, The Most Obese Man In The World Plays A Chess Game Against A Skinny Man, 1932

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    Zephyr343
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow have times changed. He wouldn't be in the top 500 now

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    #74

    Children In Front Of The World’s Largest Log Cabin In Portland, Oregon, Us, 1938. Built In 1905 Burned, Down In 1964

    Children In Front Of The World’s Largest Log Cabin In Portland, Oregon, Us, 1938. Built In 1905 Burned, Down In 1964

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    Carl Roberts
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That misplaced comma in the title is making my brain hurt.

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    #75

    Jfk's Funeral At The Capitol. November 1963

    Jfk's Funeral At The Capitol. November 1963

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    #76

    The Hole Left By Flight 11 Crashing Into The North Tower Of The Wtc, 9/11/2001

    The Hole Left By Flight 11 Crashing Into The North Tower Of The Wtc, 9/11/2001

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    #77

    Princeton Sophomores Pose After A Brutal Snowball Fight, 1893

    Princeton Sophomores Pose After A Brutal Snowball Fight, 1893

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    #78

    The Highway Of Death, Officially Known As Highway 80. This Is The Result Of Us Forces Bombing Iraqi Forces, 1991

    The Highway Of Death, Officially Known As Highway 80. This Is The Result Of Us Forces Bombing Iraqi Forces, 1991

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    Guess Undheit
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the yanks hadn't armed and supported the overthrow of the stable and popular Iraqi government in 1958, that would not have happened. They did it because ... drum roll please ... they wanted cheap oil, and negotiating with a dictator is easier than a parliament. That overthrow led from one fascist dictator to another until Hussein took power.

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    #79

    Cigarettes Were Promoted As Being Good For Health, Till Early 1950s

    Cigarettes Were Promoted As Being Good For Health, Till Early 1950s

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    El Dee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Camel is carefully NOT stating they are healthy or good for you in any way. By using doctors, of course, they are allowing the public to 'make the link in their mind' Tobacco producers knew by this time that cigarettes were carcinogenic and the public was well aware of 'smoker's cough' hence the reference to 'T Zone'

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    #80

    An Extremely Happy Customer For The Release Of Windows '95

    An Extremely Happy Customer For The Release Of Windows '95

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