The world changes dramatically in what seems like the blink of an eye. And it's been a lot of blinks since some of these photos were taken and lot has changed. People say that things are more wild and dangerous than ever, but honestly, back in the day things were super wild and we only have a few pictures that prove that.
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“Contestants in the 1930 Miss Lovely Eyes beauty pageant in Florida are wearing masks to obscure the rest of their faces.”
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Berlin in 1945 and today
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Dancing classes in the Soviet Union
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Atomic nuclear crater after nuclear testing
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Futuristic technologies from the past
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Permanent-wave machine built by Icall, for sale in 1923
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An audience wearing special glasses watches a 3D “stereoscopic film” at the Telekinema on the South Bank in London during the Festival of Britain in 1951.
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“Children sleep in the open air after lunch at a maternity hospital in Moscow in 1958.”
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Getting a pilot’s license in the 1940s
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Wives and members of the Philadelphia Elks are at a gym exercise class in 1930.
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School dance in the 1950s
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Here is Apple’s first product, invented by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
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United Air Lines in 1930
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“NASA scientists pose with their board of calculations.”
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Atlas space station in 1958
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A stewardess takes a cheetah for a walk at the Amsterdam airport in 1961.
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Vladimir Zworykin demonstrates the electronic television in 1929.
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Futuristic car design by Bob Riley
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Nonresident alien border ID, 1943
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Parade of athletes, 1938
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Getting a facial from a machine, the 1950s
