29 Fascinating Photos of the World as It Once Was

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Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test, 1946

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Special Effects In The 1960s

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Metallica, Circa 1983

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Two Abandoned Space Shuttles From The Scrapped Soviet “Buran” Space Program

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A Picture Of Dr. Religa Monitoring His Patient's Vitals After Completing A 23-Hour-Long Heart Transplant. His Assistant Is Asleep In The Corner. 1987

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Nellie Brown, An African-American Cowgirl, C.1880's

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Mary Wallace: First Female Bus Driver For Chicago Transit Authority, 1974

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Camouflaged Road In Finland During Ww2. The Trees Are Hung Up With Rope So Enemy Watch Towers Don't See The Road. June 27, 1941

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An Open Air School In 1957, Netherlands ⁣ In The Beginning Of The 20th Century A Movement Towards Open Air Schools Took Place In Europe

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Animals Being Used As Part Of Medical Therapy, 1956

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1956: For A Bet Whilst Drunk, Former Marine Thomas Fitzpatrick Stole A Small Plane From New Jersey And Then Landed It Perfectly On A Narrow Manhattan Street In Front Of The Bar He Had Been Drinking At

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As Soviet Troops Approached Berlin In 1945, Zoo Keepers Did Their Best To Take Care Of Berlin Zoo's Animals. This Shoebill Was Temporarily Housed In His Keeper’s Home

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The Creation Of The Recycling Logo By G. Anderson, 23 At The Time. (1970)

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First Morning After Sweden Changed From Driving On The Left Side To Driving On The Right, 1967

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Nikola Tesla’s Foot X-Ray Taken By Himself On A Machine He Designed (1896)

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1922: 78-Year-Old Robert T. Lincoln (Son Of Abraham Lincoln) Is Helped Up The Steps At The Dedication Of The Lincoln Memorial In Washington D.c

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A Coat Sale In Copenhagen, Denmark, 1936

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Maori Man From Hawkes Bay District, Photographed In 1870 By Samuel Carnell

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In The 1930's, Baby-Cages Were Used To Ensure Children Living In Apartment Buildings Got Enough Fresh Air And Sunlight

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Paparazzi Photographer Ron Galella Would Wear A Football Helmet Around Actor Marlon Brando, After Brando Once Sucker-Punched Him, Broke His Jaw, And Knocked Out Five Teeth In 1973

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San Francisco's Iconic Cliff House, Shortly Before It Was Destroyed By Fire In 1907

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Into The Jaws Of Death, 6th June 1944. Normandy Landings

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Painters Atop The Woolworth Building In New York City, 1926

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A War Veteran Sells Matches On The Street, In Canterbury, Kent. England - Circa. 1930

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Cow Shoes Used By Moonshiners In The Prohibition Days To Disguise Their Footprints, 1924

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Mount St. Helens Photographed From The Same Spot, One Day Before, And Four Months After Erupting

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The Last Picture Of Now Extinct Tasmanian Tiger In 1933

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The FBI Finger Print Files, 1944

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The Broughton Flume Was The Fastest And Longest Water Flume In The World From 1923-1986

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Poor Children, East London, Circa 1890