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50 Interesting Historical Pics From “History Lovers” That May Change Your Perspective On Things
I’ve always been amazed by families that somehow have photos of their great-grandparents’ wedding days or baby pics of their grandparents. I can’t even remember ever seeing a photo of my grandparents when they were younger than 50. But lucky for me, there are plenty of photographs floating around the internet that can give me a blast from the past when I’m looking to learn more about the history of our world.
We took a trip to the History Lovers Facebook page and gathered some of their most captivating pics down below. Some might make you nostalgic for a time period you never experienced, while others might make you appreciative of modern technology, but they’re certainly all entertaining. Enjoy scrolling through these photos, and be sure to upvote the ones that you’d like to have hanging on the wall in your home!
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#1
Portrait Of Hattie Tom, An Apache Native American, 1899
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#2
A Japanese Postcard Of A ‘Bijin’ (Beautiful Person) With Her Kitten. Circa 1907
#3
Three Women In Marshall, Texas C. 1899. Photographed By Gabriele Munter
#4
Winner Of The Most Scary Woman In The UK Award In 1883
Was Hattie ‘the Mad Hatter’ Madders - the only woman ever to hold the boxing heavyweight championship of the world title. She won the belt in 1883, stopping Scottish pugilist Wee Willy Harris in the first round of their bout. A gentle woman at heart, Hattie later retired to Ireland where she became a dairy farmer
#5
Royal Artillery Private Posing With His Little Friend, During WW1
#6
‘Antarctica'. By Herbert George Ponting. Circa 1911
#7
A Bride Leaving Her Recently Bombed Home To Get Married In London. November 4th, 1940
#8
A Somewhat Rare Picture Of Laughing Victorian Woman, Believed Circa 1880s!
#9
Double-Exposed Photograph Of French Illusionist Henri Robin With A Ghost. Photo: Eugène Thiébault, 1863
flower petals 2 years ago
I don’t know if I see this correctly but there seems to be a nice detail on the table: the hourglass on the table showing he’s out of time ⌛️
#10
Female Firefighters In Action In London Circa 1916
#11
Young English Victorian Lady Posing With Her Pet Cat C1890s
#12
"The Kiss Of Peace” Tatler, London, England, September 27, 1905
#13
Portrait Of Young Girl With Her Pet Cat In Pram And Doggie, Liking On, Sunbathing. This Photo Was Taken In Cleveland, Ohio, USA Circa Early 1900′s
#14
A Female Mason Perched High Above Berlin (C. 1910)
With the rise of industrialization, the number of German women who worked outside the home also increased. This usually meant factory work. But in some families with their own businesses, daughters also learned a trade so that they could help out: here, we see a master-mason’s daughter during the renovation work on the old city hall tower in Berlin
#15
Poe, 1912 - By Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1894 - 1986), French
#16
A Victorian Lass With Rather Long Hair In A Fashionable Pic C1890s
Anna Ekberg 2 years ago (edited)
Wow, I wonder how much work goes into washing,drying and combing all that hair. When she says shes busy washing her hair she really means it.
#17
French Postcard Of Edwardian Era Lady With Her 2 Puddy Cats
#18
A Kitty Basking In The Beard Of Louis Coulon, A French Metallurgist, Taken In 1890
#19
Portrait Of Amelia Van Buren, Photographer, With Her Cat Taken Circa 1880s - By Her Tutor, Fellow American Photographer Thomas Eakins
#20
Portrait Of “Child With Cat”, C.1890. By John A. Wheeler, Photographer
#21
Late Victorian Mountaineers, Including A Lady Fully Dressed And Corseted, Cross A Crevasse In The Alps, 1900
John Dilligaf 2 years ago
Ginger Rodgers did everything Fred Astaire did backwards and in heels. This lady is like "friggen amateur, hold my beer darling"
#22
Portrait Of Another Victorian Batwoman, Shown As Marie Schleinzer, Taken At Adele Kuk Hof-Atelier, Vienna Circa 1890
flower petals 2 years ago
I love this lady’s vibe.. like there’s a side to her that’s bat c**p crazy (I know..) but in a cool way! 🦇😜🤎
#23
A Couple Of Victorian Travellers Looking Rather Dandy Taken Around 1890s
flower petals 2 years ago
This one comes quite close: the couple (especially the lady) remind me of some of my family members from many years ago- Romani musicians, one of them, a violinist 🎻 🧡🎶
#24
A Line Up Of Men Dressed As Ladies In Brazil C 1913
Sebby's Mama 2 years ago
Ah, yes, those are what the GOP boomers call "the good old days," back when "men were men!" 😂
#25
Women In Virginia, C, 1909-1912 By Hugh Mangum- And No Duckface In Sight!
Anna Ekberg 2 years ago
But what if (hear me out here) putting your finger in someones mouth was trend then like the duckface or fishmouth is trend now? How will we know?
#26
French Postcard Of Arlette Dorgère (Born Anna Mathilde Irma Jouve, 8 June 1880 – 1965)
She was a French actress, dancer and singer. Dorgère appeared in dozens of plays throughout her career. She is represented on a large number of postcards of the belle époque. Picture taken circa 1900s
#27
Late Victorian / Edwardian Family Frolics
Sarah Jones 2 years ago
Wow, that’s a lot of chintzy patterns. I wonder what it looked like in colour
#28
Unknown Couple Posing By A Lake Circa, 1899, Sweden
#29
Portrait Of 2 Lads With Their Baby Sibling Taken In Manhattan, New York Circa 1918
#30
1890s Three Women On Bicycles (Photo By Jakob Ljungqvist), Helsinki, Finland
flower petals 2 years ago
If you look at the female history of different countries you might find out that women in Finland have a long and strong history of being awesome- in 1906, when Finland was still occupied by Russia (the country became independent in 1908), all Finnish women and men were eligible to both vote *and* run for political office. Finnish women were also the first women in the world to be elected to Parliament.
#31
A Mother And Her Children Making Matchboxes
The children were sent to fetch the chip and paper from the match factory and to return the finished boxes. This was one of the lowest paid sweated industries with families earning just two pence for 144 boxes made, and normally buying their own paste and string for tying the bundles. Taken circa 1900 as part of the book Charles Booth's London Poverty Maps, a magnificently-illustrated tome which publishes the philanthropist's famous hand-coloured maps alongside anecdotes from the researchers, and contemporary photos, in one volume © Museum of London
flower petals 2 years ago
There are so many countries around the world where the evil that is child labor is still very much a routine, countries where it exists and countries (like the US) where some politicians that are trying to bring some version of it back.. Shame on all of them! 😡
#32
Yet More Creepy Victorian Santa Claus Circa 1900s
#33
Group Photograph Of Members Of The Brighton Swimming Club. Brighton, England. Circa 1863
#34
Portrait Of Lady Kathleen Pilkington With 2 Dogs Circa 1903
#35
Portrait Of American Pioneering Female Photographer, Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942) Posing With Her Camera On The Streets Of Manhattan, New York Circa .1901
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
"Jessie Tarbox Beals (December 23, 1870 – May 30, 1942) was an American photographer, the first published female photojournalist in the United States and the first female night photographer. She is best known for her freelance news photographs, particularly of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, and portraits of places such as Bohemian Greenwich Village. Her trademarks were her self-described "ability to hustle" and her tenacity in overcoming gender barriers in her profession." (Wikipedia)
#36
Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fyodorovna, Sister Of The Last Empress Of Russia. C 1890s
Andy 2 years ago (edited)
One of the saddest stories of the Russian revolution. After her husband was assassinated in 1905, she forgave his killer and campaigned for him to be pardoned. She then sold off all her belongings, became a nun, and set up a convent with hospital, school and orphanage, and dedicated herself to working in the slums of Moscow. In 1918 she was arrested and imprisoned with other members of the Romanov family. Along with the others she was beaten and thrown into a mine shaft. When it was found the fall hadn't killed them, grenades were thrown in. The soldiers then said they heard Elizabeth reciting hymns, so they plugged up the opening of the shaft with branches and wood, and set it on fire to make sure they died.
#37
Victorian Stereograph Card Photo Of A Couple Giving Little Albert A Bath In Their Casserole Pot! Circa 1860s
#38
Portrait Of Two Girls Washing Clothes In The Street In Spitalfields Area, East London, Circa 1901/2. Photograph: Horace Warner/The Religious Society Of Friends In Britain
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
The child on the right reminds me a bit of the little girl who played in the Harry Potter movies.
#39
Three Edwardian Couples Doing ‘Selfies’ In The Mirror. Location Unknown Circa 1900s
#40
Lovely Picture Of A Victorian Lass “Attempting” To Ski
#41
Tomigiku, 1910s, Japan
During the years Taisho 10 and Taisho 11 (1921 and 1922), Tomigiku was one of the great beauties of Kyoto. With her long eyelashes, and watery eyes reflecting the light, it is said that she was worth her weight in gold. She turned heads wherever she went. If anyone walking around the Maruyama and Gion areas happened to catch a glimpse of her walking by, just the mere sight of her stopped them in their tracks, and they saw her on her way as someone seeing off a person of high rank or great fame
#42
Portrait Of An Unknown Woman With A Pigeon In Her Palm Taken By Photographer J.e. Williams In New Athens, Ohio In Late 1890s
#43
Artists' Excursion On The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad], Unknown, 1858, Metropolitan Museum Of Art: Photography
![Artists' Excursion On The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad], Unknown, 1858, Metropolitan Museum Of Art: Photography](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/66-664c49ea0687b__700.jpg "Artists' Excursion On The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad], Unknown, 1858, Metropolitan Museum Of Art: Photography")
#44
The Art Of Domestic Dentistry:
A mother helping her son with a loose tooth, taken by American photographer A. Granger in New York circa 1897. Photo originally a stereograph
badmotorfinger 2 years ago
My Dad pulled out my sister's loose tooth by tying a string around her tooth and then tying the other end of the string to a door k**b. He then slammed the door and out popped the tooth. My sister was totally down for it too. They were both having a good time.
#45
A Young Lady Posing In Croydon Road, Caterham, England Circa 1894
#46
Amateur Victorian Dramatics C 1890s Source And Theatre Unknown
#47
London Bar Scene With Pub Landlord And His Barmaids, With Lone Drinker. С. 1893
#48
This Is Dowager Empress Marija Fjodorovna Of Russia (Or Princess Dagmar In Denmark) And Queen Alexandra Of The United Kingdom At Their Home Hvidøre In Denmark Which They Didn't Acquire Until 1906. Photo Possibly Late 1900s
#49
Wittelsbach Sisters : Queen Elisabeth Of Belgium (Seated) Posing With Her Sisters, Crownprincess Marie Gabrielle Of Bavaria (Standing Left) And Sophie,countess Zu Toerring Jettenbach (Standing Right). They Three Were Daughters Of Carl Theodor, Duke In Bavaria And His Second Spouse, Maria Jose, Neé Infanta Of Portugal. Circa 1900s
#50
Faerie Sisters. Cabinet Card Photo From Around Early 1890s
#51
Women Painting At Easels In A Class At The Art Students League, Washington, D.c. Circa 1889
#52
Jeune Fille Japonaise (Young Japanese Girl), 1882 From The Book "Souvenirs De Notre Tour Du Monde" - France - 1885 By Hugues Krafft (1853 - 1935)
#53
Georgian Men Wearing Traditional Horse-Riding Gear At A Community Gathering. In The Georgia Governorate, Russian Empire, Circa 1890
#54
Edwardian French Easter Postcard Of Lady Holding An Egg
Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
Sugar eggs. They were still around when I was young. One side was hollowed out and a pretty tableau of flowers etc made of more sugar displayed inside.
#55
Fashionable Couple Going To An Easter Parade In New York Sometime Early 1910s
#56
New York Tenement - 1910 Photo: Lewis Hine
#57
Helene Anna Held (19 March 1872 – 12 August 1918) Was A Polish Stage Performer And Singer On Broadway. While Appearing In London, She Had Been Spotted By Impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, Who Brought Her To America As His Common-Law Wife. Her Fame Seems To Have Owed More To Ziegfeld's Promotional Flair Than To Any Intrinsic Talent, And She Did Not Gain Critical Acclaim. But Her Uninhibited Style Inspired The Long-Running Series Of Popular Revues, The Ziegfeld Follies. Photo Taken C 1900s
#58
Three Edwardian Era Ladies Photographed In Autochrome By Gustave Gain In Normandy, France 1909 - 1911
Eric Williams 2 years ago
You wore the same hat as me Clara but you don't have the flower...b***h.
#59
French Post / Cabinet Card Entitled “Goalie” (Greedy) By Louis Victor Paul Bacard Circa 1885
#60
Lithuanian Composer, Painter And Writer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875 –1911) And His Wife (M. 1909), Lithuanian Writer, Educator And Activist Sofija Kymantaitė-Čiurlionienė (1886–1958), Ca. 1908
#61
The Boston Daguerreotype Photographer Josiah Hawes Was A Great Innovator And Produced Some Of The Most Admired Early Photographs. This Is A Self Portrait From About 1850
#62
Bizarre Grus Vom Krampus, Postcard, Circa 1900. Possible From Germany Or Austria
#63
Unidentified Young Woman, Poland, Ca 1863
Khall Khall 2 years ago
Her name is Brenda. Just look at her. She's a Brenda. Problem solved. You're welcome. :)
#64
[two Hindu Women In Elaborate Jewelry, Before Studio Backdrop With Palm Trees], Photographer Unknown, India, 1860s–70s, Metropolitan Museum Of Art: Photography
![[two Hindu Women In Elaborate Jewelry, Before Studio Backdrop With Palm Trees], Photographer Unknown, India, 1860s–70s, Metropolitan Museum Of Art: Photography](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/77-664c4b73a0a21__700.jpg "[two Hindu Women In Elaborate Jewelry, Before Studio Backdrop With Palm Trees], Photographer Unknown, India, 1860s–70s, Metropolitan Museum Of Art: Photography")
Tyranamar Seuss 2 years ago
What's up with their eyes? They both look terrified! Something going on to the R off camera there.
#65
Two Bare Footed Kids Outside A (Scottie Road) Scotland Road Pub, Liverpool, Merseyside, England Taken Approx
flower petals 2 years ago
Child poverty is making a big comeback in many countries (even ‘rich’ European countries like the UK), and children’s rights are being eroded in the US too.. Heartbreaking and infuriating at the same time.
#66
John Singer Sargent Painting Mrs. Fiske Warren And Her Daughter In The Gothic Room, 1903. Postcard From The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Khall Khall 2 years ago
Omg they had a gothic room? So last season. Everyone is doing baroque chambers now. How embarrassing for them...
#67
Ice Skaters On Frognerkilen, Oslo, Norway C 1909
#68
Jolly Japes By Late Victorian /Edwardian Female Students With What Looks Like Use Of Boxing Gloves C 1900s
Khall Khall 2 years ago
Like I'm no expert but I guarantee they're boxing gloves. What else could they possibly be?
#69
Classic French Easter Card From Edwardian Era Circa 1910s
Strahd Ivarius 2 years ago
you know that in France it is not called the Edwardian era, do you?
#70
Claude Monet And His Second Wife Alice Hoschedé Monet In St. Mark's Square, Venice, October 1908
#71
A Very Strange Family Portrait By W. B. Abbey, Sabineville, Pa. Circa 1890s
#72
Edwardian Colourised Easter Postcard Of Young Lady Holding Basket Of Eggs C1915
#73
Selfie’ Of Victorian Lass In The Mirror By L C Mitchell, Iowa, USA Circa 1890s
#74
The Hadley Albino Twins, Charlie And Danny, Aged 9, Featured On A Cabinet Card Circa 1880s - 1890s
#75
Bizarre Photo Taken By Photographer Richard Jenkins At Newton School Herefordshire, Depicting A Play, Early 1910s
#76
Balloon Seller In Luna Park, Paris C. Late 1900s. Source : Tumhlr : My-Little-Time-Machine
#77
Portrait Of Four Clowns Taken Circa 1897. Location Unknown
#78
A Group Of Ladies Buying Hats In A Paris Salon, 1910
#79
Camera Work: Portrait Of Mrs. C., J. Craig Annan, 1907, Cleveland Museum Of Art: Photography
#80
Early Itunes -- "Can Laugh, Talk, Sing" -- Edison's Phonograph 1880s
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