33 Interesting Historical Photos to Send You Back In Time
Nathan Johnson
Published
04/01/2024
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These might change your perspective on the past.
Every day history gets made. And while most does nothing of note really happens, when you look back on daily life as it was lived a hundred or even fifty years ago you begin to see how far the human race has come in such a short period of time.
And don't worry, this isn't a history lesson, there won't be a test. Just sit back, relax and enjoy some interesting pictures from the past.
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4.5 Megabytes Of Data In 62,500 Punched Cards, 1955 -
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E. Lilian Todd, Self-Taught Inventor Considered To Be The First Woman In The World To Design And Build Her Own Aircraft, 1909 -
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Engineer Karen Leadlay Working On The Analog Computers In The Space Division Of General Dynamics, 1964 -
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Ellie Mae & Ms. Hathaway Getting Ready For A Dip In The Cement Pond, 1962 -
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Children Cross A River Using Pulleys On Their Way To School In The Outskirts Of Modena, Italy, 1959, Technically Uphill Both Ways -
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Julia Child Makes Spaghetti With Mr. Rogers, 1974 -
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The Rocket Express, A Monorail That Carried Kids Around The Toy Department 8th Floor At The John Wanamaker Department Store In Center City, Philadelphia, 1950s -
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Sent The Crumb-Snatcher To Gramma's! A Postman With A Baby In His Mailbag When It Was Possible And Legal To Send Children Through The U.S. Postal Service, 1913 -
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Riding The Broughton Lumber Flume, Hood River Junction On The Columbia River At The Washington/Oregon Border -
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A 1932 American Bantam That Was Used For Ferry Service Over The Pudding River In Oregon -
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5 Megabyte Hard Drive Being Shipped Out, Ibm, 1956 -
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50,000 Book Kerfuffle, Lorain Public Library, Lorain, Ohio, 1971 -
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Ming The Panda Photographing Bert Hardy’s Son, Mike, At London Zoo, December 1938 -
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1915 Eruption Of Mt Lassen As Seen From Red Bluff, California -
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What Will They Think Of Next? Bell Telephone’s Picturephone, 1964 -
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Roland, A 4,000 Pound Elephant Seal, Getting A Snow Bath From His Handler At The Berlin Zoo, 1930s -
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Farm Boy At Pop Stand, General Store In Lamoille, Iowa, Arthur Rothstein, 1939 -
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CBS Employee Barry Manilow In The File Room, 1965 -
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USS Los Angeles Airship Lands On The USS Saratoga, January 1928 -
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Women Assembling The Beatles' ''rubber Soul'' Album At The Hayes Vinyl Factory, 1965 -
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Empire State Building Window Washer, 1936 -
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Hollywood Boys Choir, 1973. From Top Left Kent Mccord, Martin Milner, Charles Nelson Reilly, Ed Asner, Glenn Ford, Red Foxx, Jack Carter, Ernest Borgnine, John Wayne And Howard Cosell -
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Never Heard Of Personal Space Buddyyy? -
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Properly Equipped Bike, Check. All The Neighborhood Girls To Show Off To, Check. Close Adult Supervision, Check. Knowing Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This, Priceless -
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Martin Joe Laurello, The Only Man With A Revolving Head Appeared In Sam Wagner's Freak Show On Coney Island, 1938 -
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Building Empire State Building, 1930, The Entire Building Went Up In Just Over A Year, Under Budget (At $40 Million) And Well Ahead Of Schedule -
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A Family In Their Trailer Home At Glenn L. Martin Trailer Village, A Farm Security Administration Housing Project In Middle River, Maryland,1943 -
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How To Avoid Overbooking, Airline Reservations, 1945 -
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What Do We Want? When Do We Want It?? 1932 -
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Stonehenge Repair Around 1919 -
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Santa Claus Rides A Motorbike With A Sidecar Down Oxford Street In London, 1949
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