40 Must-See Photos From The Past

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40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Woman With A Gas-Resistant Pram, England, 1938

The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. It’s a simple notion that applies to many aspects of our lives, but especially to historical photography. Sometimes, one simple picture can tell you more about history than any story you might read or any document you might analyze.

These photographs all tell stories about the historical figures or events that they represent. Once taken simply to document their present, they now help us witness the past. Many photographs only become iconic shots years later, once we understand their importance and historical context. From historical landmarks and famous people to the basic daily routines of the past, these pictures portray the past in a way that we can empathize with and understand more intimately.

Perhaps the wars, poverty, fights for freedom and little miracles of the past have lessons for us that we can use today?

Woman With A Gas-Resistant Pram, England, 1938
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Woman With A Gas-Resistant Pram, England, 1938

Unpacking the head of the Statue of Liberty, 1885
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Unpacking the head of the Statue of Liberty, 1885

Elvis in the Army, 1958
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Elvis in the Army, 1958

Animals being used as part of medical therapy, 1956
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Animals being used as part of medical therapy, 1956

Testing of new bulletproof vests, 1923
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Testing of new bulletproof vests, 1923

Charlie Chaplin at age 27, 1916
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Charlie Chaplin at age 27, 1916

Hindenburg Disaster, May 6, 1937
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Hindenburg Disaster, May 6, 1937

Circus hippo pulling a cart, 1924
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Circus hippo pulling a cart, 1924

Annette Kellerman promotes women’s right to wear a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907. She was arrested for indecency
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Annette Kellerman promotes women’s right to wear a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907. She was arrested for indecency

Annie Edison Taylor, the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, 1901
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Annie Edison Taylor, the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, 1901

106-year-old Armenian Woman guards home, 1990
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - 106-year-old Armenian Woman guards home, 1990

Baby cages used to ensure that children get enough sunlight and fresh air when living in an apartment building, ca. 1937
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Baby cages used to ensure that children get enough sunlight and fresh air when living in an apartment building, ca. 1937

The original Ronald McDonald, 1963
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - The original Ronald McDonald, 1963

Disneyland Employee Cafeteria in 1961
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Disneyland Employee Cafeteria in 1961

Advertisement for Atabrine, anti-malaria drug, in Papua, New Guinea during WWII
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Advertisement for Atabrine, anti-malaria drug, in Papua, New Guinea during WWII

Soldier shares a banana with a goat during the battle of Saipan, ca. 1944
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Soldier shares a banana with a goat during the battle of Saipan, ca. 1944

Little girl with her doll sitting in the ruins of her bombed home, London, 1940
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Little girl with her doll sitting in the ruins of her bombed home, London, 1940

Construction of the Berlin wall, 1961
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Construction of the Berlin wall, 1961

Unknown soldier in Vietnam, 1965
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Unknown soldier in Vietnam, 1965

Bookstore in London ruined by an air raid, 1940
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Bookstore in London ruined by an air raid, 1940

Walter Yeo, one of the first to undergo an advanced plastic surgery and a skin transplant, 1917
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Walter Yeo, one of the first to undergo an advanced plastic surgery and a skin transplant, 1917

Suntan vending machine, 1949
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Suntan vending machine, 1949

Measuring bathing suits – if they were too short, women would be fined, 1920′s
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Measuring bathing suits – if they were too short, women would be fined, 1920′s

Martin Luther King with his son removing a burnt cross from their front yard, 1960
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Martin Luther King with his son removing a burnt cross from their front yard, 1960

Hotel owner pouring acid in the pool while black people swim in it, ca. 1964
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Hotel owner pouring acid in the pool while black people swim in it, ca. 1964

Lifeguard on the coast, 1920′s
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Lifeguard on the coast, 1920′s

Artificial legs, UK, ca. 1890
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Artificial legs, UK, ca. 1890

Mom and son watching the mushroom cloud after an atomic test, Las Vegas, 1953
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Mom and son watching the mushroom cloud after an atomic test, Las Vegas, 1953

Mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale, Chicago, 1948
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale, Chicago, 1948

Austrian boy receives new shoes during WWII
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Austrian boy receives new shoes during WWII

Hitler’s officers and cadets celebrating Christmas, 1941
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Hitler’s officers and cadets celebrating Christmas, 1941

Christmas dinner during Great Depression: turnips and cabbage
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Christmas dinner during Great Depression: turnips and cabbage

The real Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, ca. 1927
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - The real Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, ca. 1927

Last prisoners of Alcatraz leaving, 1963
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Last prisoners of Alcatraz leaving, 1963

Melted and damaged mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London, 1930
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Melted and damaged mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London, 1930

A space chimp posing to camera after a successful mission to space, 1961
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - A space chimp posing to camera after a successful mission to space, 1961

Illegal alcohol being poured out during Prohibition, Detroit, 1929
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Illegal alcohol being poured out during Prohibition, Detroit, 1929

Princeton students after a freshman vs. sophomores snowball fight, 1893
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - Princeton students after a freshman vs. sophomores snowball fight, 1893

A beautiful suicide – 23 year-old Evelyn McHale jumped from the 83rd floor of the Empire State Building and landed on a United Nations limousine, 1947
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - A beautiful suicide – 23 year-old Evelyn McHale jumped from the 83rd floor of the Empire State Building and landed on a United Nations limousine, 1947

First morning after Sweden changed from driving on the left side to driving on the right, 1967
40 Must-See Photos Of The Past - First morning after Sweden changed from driving on the left side to driving on the right, 1967

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  1. It does not refer to the action, but the way she looked afterwards.

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  2. Armenian woman is a fake photo, give a gun and take a photo. What a loser.

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