Living through history is tough, but sometimes looking back is a good way to find hope that things will get better.
Not all of the photos in this gallery are from good times. One is even a World War Two era shot of hundreds of people taking shelter in London by sleeping in an underground station. But while the peoples of Israel and Palestine each go through their own modern version of that terror, we can take a moment and look back at other shots from history that remind us of more positive moments.
One such wartime photo shows soviet soldiers feeding a polar bear with condensed milk. A practice that is not recommended unless you're in a literal tank, which fortunately the soviets are. Other historical photos feature progressive movements like a civil rights march and an old-fashioned weed store. Who knew that the wild west was pro blazing up more than just the dry grass?
Even when history isn't so good, looking back can remind us that humans have an incredible ability to persevere and move forward, in between bouts of warfare. So take this moment to enjoy some historical pics and take a break from living them.
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A Man Standing On The First Cables During The Construction Of The Golden Gate Bridge, With The Presidio And San Francisco In The Background. 1935.
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A White And A Black Man Leading A Civil Rights March In The Late 1950s.
3
Police Dog On Duty In A Side Car. 1930s.
4
Snowman On A Soviet Scale. USSR, Late 1960s.
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Delta Delta Delta Sorority Sisters, University Of Texas, Austin, 1944.
6
The Old Cincinnati Library Before Being Demolished, 1874-1955.
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Milk Delivery By Dogcart, Studio City, Ca, Circa 1910.
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Viet Cong Medics Operate On An Injured Cambodian Solider, 1970.
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Here We See The Creation Of The Central Line In 1898.
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An Elevator Parking Lot In New York, 1920.
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Country Store, North Carolina 1939.
12
High School Teenagers in 1947.
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Gypsy Children Being Taught To Play The Violin In A Courtyard Of One Of The Poorer Houses. Budapest, Hungary, 1939.
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Soldiers Feeding Polar Bears With Condensed Milk Tins; Soviet Union, 1950.
15
A Sunday At Coney Island in 1949.
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People Sleeping On The Crowded Platform Of The Elephant And Castle Tube Station While Taking Shelter From German Air Raids During The London Blitz.
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In The 1920s And 1930s, Sheep Were Routinely Introduced Into London Parks To Keep The Grass Under Control And Reduce Mowing Costs.
18
Police Officer Guarding A Pharmacy In High-Flood Waters, Ontario, 1974.
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Boys Sidewalk Sledding On a Steep San Francisco Hill Street, 1952.
20
A Lot Of People Think That Hemp Is Some New Trend, Truth Is It Dates Back As Early As The 1800’s.
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On Oct. 22, 1895, The Express Train From Granville To Paris.
22
Chinese Man Feeding A Criminal In A Cangue, 1905.
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Woman Hailing A Cab In New York City, 1956.
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Kids Playing With A Fire Hydrant In NYC In The Summer Of 1954.
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Drive-In Theater, Chicago 1951.
27
Moving A House Using Horses. San Francisco, 1908.
28
Man Standing In The Lumberyard Of Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing, 1939.
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A New York Construction Worker Walks Along A Girder High Above The City Streets, 1950.
30
Kids Playing On The Lower East Side, New York, 1963.
