22 historical photos that might leave you speechless
Nathan Johnson
Published
12/04/2018
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They capture some of the brightest moments from the lives of ordinary people and celebrities.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wilt Chamberlain, and Hugh Hefner hanging out in the 1970s -
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Warming up the line guard of honor, Russia, the ’90s -
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Albanian refugees from the cargo ship Vlora in the Italian port of Bari on August 8th, 1991 -
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Halloween used to be really scary in the 19th century... -
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Happy Easter (yep, that’s supposed to be a bunny)! -
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A vintage dental chair from years ago in dentistry -
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In the early 1900s, getting drunk and riding a pig was considered one of the most extreme sports known to man. -
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A touching picture of American soldiers paying tribute to all the horses that lost their lives in World War I -
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Playing golf on a building under construction in Los Angeles, 1927 -
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5 good friends in the 1920s -
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A butcher’s shop in High Wycombe before everyone had fridges in their homes -
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Cars trapped in snow in Idaho, 1952 -
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This carrousel created a centrifugal force that made people stick to the wall and the floor disappeared. Later, this machine was prohibited. -
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Today this looks incredible but in the past, families of this size were not a rare thing at all. -
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A busy mom in New Rochelle, New York, 1955 -
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Women multitasking in the 1960s, grocery shopping and getting their hair done -
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Nina Khrushcheva and Jacqueline Kennedy -
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A photo of a high school math teacher explaining the physics of surfing in the 1970s -
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You may feel really cool but nothing compares to Freddie Mercury riding Darth Vader! -
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Oh, wait, you can be cooler: here’s a man giving milk to a polar bear and her cubs in North Russia. -
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How do you like this Rambo from 1985? -
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“My family friend went camping over 30 years ago and heard a noise outside the tent. Instead of peaking her head out to see what it could be she reached her hand out with her disposable camera. When the pictures were developed this is what she saw.”
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