20 Rarely Seen Photos From Our Past And How They May Have Influenced Our Current Reality
Famous American historian and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough, once said that “History is who we are and why we are the way we are.”
Indeed, if you’re as fascinated by what our ancestors went through as much as the folks behind the Facebook group, Historical Pictures and Old Memories are; then, scroll below for a gallery of candid images that give us a fascinating and illuminating glimpse into the past.
#1 Formal Portraits Rarely Featured Smiles, But They Can Be Found In Photographs Of Daily Life During This Period
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#2 A Baby Learning How To Walk In A Wicker Frame As Mom Does Laundry. 1910s
Image source: Peter Carew
#3 Nellie Brown, An African-American Cowgirl, C.1880s
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#4 Anne Frank At School
Image source: Peter Carew
#5 Star Wars Cast Out Of Costumes: Harrison Ford (Han Solo), David Prowse (Darth Vader), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) And Kenny Baker (R2-D2). 1977
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#6 A Native American, Belonging To The Ojibwe People, Spear Fishing In A Lake Somewhere In Minnesota, United States. Photograph Taken In 1908
Image source: Peter Carew
#7 Whirling Horse, A Sioux Native American Man. Photographed By Gertrude Käsebier, C.1900
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#8 Bruce Lee Teaching His Son, Brandon, Martial Arts At An Early Age. 1960s
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#9 Charlie Chaplin Was Ahead Of His Time, 1922. This Is One Of The Earlier Distracted Boyfriend Situations On Film
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#10 A Young Kiowa (Kiawah) Woman In Native Dress
Image source: Peter Carew
#11 Albert Einstein Posing For A Photograph In Zurich, Switzerland At The Age Of 24 In 1903
Image source: Peter Carew
#12 Ernest Hemingway On The Steps Of His Cuban Estate Finca Vigia, Nuzzling One Of His Beloved Polydactyl Cats; San Francisco De Paula, Circa 1954
Image source: Mikel Lee
#13 Bell Labs Experimental Video Phone 1960s
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#14 4.5 Megabytes Of Data In 62,500 Punched Cards, 1955
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#15 1948 – Scottish Ballerina Moira Shearer Plays Dancer Victoria Page In The Classic Film ‘The Red Shoes’
Image source: Peter Carew
#16 Lisa Fonssagrives At The Eiffel Tower, 1939
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#17 Digging Graves As A Hobby (1916)
Image source: Александр Горелов
#18 A Man Selling Brooms And Baskets. Japan, 1890-1896
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
#19 In The Victorian Era, The Woman’s Hair Was Considered An Important Part Of Her Appearance And It Marked Her Status And Her Femininity
Image source: Katherine Reynoldz
Women in that era were often expected to grow their hair to great lengths, and it was common knowledge that a woman’s crowning glory was her hair.
#20 Participants In The Miss Beautiful Eyes Beauty Pageant, Paris, 1930
Image source: Александр Горелов
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