27 Striking Historical Photos

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Sisters In Cigarette Break, England, 1960s.

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Double Leg Amputee Railway Signalman, James Wide, Photographed Working Alongside His Pet And Assistant, Jack Baboon, In Cape Town During The 1880s.

3.

A Victorian Couple Trying Not To Laugh While Getting Their Portraits Done, 1890s.

4.

A Serbian Soldier Sleeps With His Father Who Came To Visit Him On The Front Line Near Belgrade, 1914/1915.

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Berlin, Germany, 1985-2018.

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18th Century Device That Allowed Researchers To Work/Read Up To 8 Open Books At A Time.

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Children Going To School Having To Cross A River By Pulley, Modena, Italy, 1959.

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Noodle Delivery Boy In Tokyo, 1935.

9.

A Native American Mother And Her Child, 1900s.

10.

Knife Grinders In France 1902, They Worked Lying Down To Save Their Backs And Had Dogs Sit On Their Legs For Warmth.

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Father, Son, Grandfather And Great Grandfather, New Guinea, 1970.

12.

Injured Dog In An Animal Ambulance Used During WWII.

13.

Vietnam War Protest Helmet Graffiti, 1967. “War Is Good Business- Invest Your Son.”

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The 2800 Year Old Kiss!

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3 People Pose For A Photo Whilst Wearing Face Masks During The Second Wave Of The Spanish Flu In California; 1918.

17.

Abraham Lincoln At Gettysburg During The Civil War. Left: Allan Pinkerton, Right: Gen John Mcclernand. 1863. (Colorized).

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A British Sailor Removing The Leg Chains Off An Enslaved Man Who Had Worn Them For Three Years.

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Canadian And German Soldiers Sharing A Cigarette During The Second Battle Of Passchendaele, November 1917.

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A Photograph Of A Filipino-American Family Taken More Than A Decade After The Us Colonization Of The Islands. The Photo Dates Back To 1912.

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An East German Border Guard Offers A Flower Through A Gap In The Berlin Wall On The Morning It Fell, 1989.

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Town Of Rysstad, Norway, 1888 - 2013.

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"4 Children For Sale", 1948.

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Electric Charging Cars In 1917.

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A Woman Walks Through The Ruins Of Berlin During The Battle Of Berlin, May 1945.

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Acrobats Balance On Top Of The Empire State Building, C. 1934.

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New York City, 1900s. (Colorized).