26 Fascinating Photos From Decades Gone By
Nathan Johnson
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11/05/2023
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Time keeps on marching on. It is one of the very few constants in our universe. Even though we weren't alive during those times, we can still have a glimpse into the past with historical records, old footage, and of course, vintage photographs.
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Time keeps on marching on. It is one of the very few constants in our universe. Even though we weren't alive during those times, we can still have a glimpse into the past with historical records, old footage, and of course, vintage photographs. -
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Mexican Actress Maty Huitrón In 1955 -
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This Is A Photo Of Dr. Eugene Lazowski, A Polish Doctor Who Saved 8,000 Jews By Creating A Fake Typhus Epidemic In Stalowa Wola (Axis Occupied Poland), 1943 -
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Hattie Mcdaniel Accepting Her Oscar In A Segregated "No Blacks" Hotel In Los Angeles For Her Role In Gone With The Wind -
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Lena Baker Was A Black Maid That Was Put On Trial For The Killing Of Her White Employer Earnest Knight For Trying To Rape Her -
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Three Young Women Eat Spaghetti On Inflatable Mattresses At Island Of Capri, 1939 -
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86-Year-Old Lao Huang, A Cormorant Fisherman Living In Yangshuo, China -
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This Is Franca Viola, An Italian Woman Who Became Famous In The 1960s For Publicly Refusing To Accept The Twisted Tradition Of Marrying Her Rapist -
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The Very First Miss Universe Pageant, 1952 -
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Office Life Before The Invention Of Autocad And Other Drafting Softwares -
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Photograph Of Two Women Kissing Captioned "Um-M! That Kiss! Guess I Still Love You! Jus' Can't Help It!", 1930s -
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Facial Prosthesis For A Wounded Soldier Of The First World War, 1916 -
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Safety Standards In 1960s -
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This Is Margaret Ann Neve At Age 110 In 1902. She Was Born In 1792 And Died In 1903, Making Her The First Proven Person In Recorded History To Have Lived In 3 Different Centuries -
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The Lovers Of Valdaro Were Two 6,000-Years-Old Skeletons Who Appeared To Have Died In A Lover's Embrace, Face To Face With Their Arms And Legs Entwined -
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Dolly Parton At Home In Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, 1960s -
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An Unemployed Lumber Worker And His Wife In Oregon, August, 1939. -
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Vintage Halloween Costume -
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In The Olden Days, Santa Claus Would Gather Up Naughty Children, Toss Them In His Basket And Whisk Them Away To The North Pole To Serve As His Slaves. That’s Where The Legend Of Santas Elves Came From -
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In 19th Century England, Wealthy Farmers Would Commission Paintings Of Their Cows, Pigs And Sheep As A Way To Flex Their Wealth And Status -
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The Original Michelin Man From 1898. The Michelin Man Is White Because Rubber Tires Are Naturally White -
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On September 30th, 1956, During A Drunken Argument In A New York City Bar, A Man Named Thomas Fitzpatrick Claimed He Could Fly An Airplane From New Jersey To New York In Under 15 Minutes -
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In 1902, A French Company Decided To Make Playing Cards That Imagined "Women Of The Future" -
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Former Beauty Queen, Miss Wyoming Winner 1973 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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Bonnie And Clyde's Last Kiss A Few Hours Before They Were Killed, May 23, 1934 -
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In 1938 Bruce Mozert Took The First Underwater Photos And They Are Brilliant -
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The Man In The Picture Is Dina Sanichar, Widely Believed To Be Raised By The Wolves -
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German Anti-Nazi Political Activist, Sophie Scholl, Was Executed In 1943 For Leading Non-Violent Student Resistance Against Hitler -
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3,000 Year Old Pair Of Pants Found In China. The Pants Were Discovered In A Tomb In Northwestern China -
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An Iconic Image Showing Aboriginal Rights Activist, Gary Foley With A Sign Reading, “Pardon Me For Being Born Into A Nation Of Racists”, 1971 -
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To Appear Headless While Taking A Photo, Aka "Horsemanning" Was A Popular Way To Pose In The 1920's
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