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75 Rare Historical Photos That Capture The World Most Of Us Weren’t Alive To See (New Pics)

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We are absolutely spoiled by the fact that it’s possible to take thousands of photos every single day when in the past it would take pretty specialized equipment. However, people still did and, through the magic of the internet, we can all still see just how people used to live.

The "Undiscovered History" Facebook page is dedicated to sharing interesting and cool pictures from the past. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the ones you liked the most and be sure to add your own thoughts in the comments section below.

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75 Rare Historical Photos That Capture The World Most Of Us Weren’t Alive To See (New Pics)

#1 Mogadishu, 1993. An Italian Soldier Gives Food To A Local Orphan

#2 Couple Dancing In New York City, 1979

#3 An East German Soldier Passing A Flower Through The Berlin Wall Before It Was Torn Down, 1989

#4 Pink Bell Bottoms, Pink Platforms And Her Pink Volvo (1973)

#5 Just Retired After 42 Years As An Obstetrical Nurse, At The Same Hospital. Here I Am At The Start (1979) And End Of My Career!

#6 A Little Girl With Three Owls, 1925

#7 My Physics Teacher Retires Today, Here He Is Day 1 On The Job 30 Years Ago

#8 Harlem Grocer Standing In Front Of His Store, 1937

#9 Soldier Coming Home To His Daughter After Wwii, 1945

#10 A Great Dane Riding Shotgun In A Sports Car. Hollywood, California 1961

#11 Three Female Students Bauhaus, Dessau (Germany). 1927

#12 A Sailor's Request For An Extraordinary Leave Of Absence, 1967

#13 Katherine Johnson, "Human Computer", Famously Calculated The Flight Trajectory For Alan Shepard, The First American In Space, In 1962

#14 Central Park, New York City, 1973

#15 Hermosa Beach, Summer, 1978

#16 Racing Cars On The Roof Of The Fiat Factory, Turin 1923

#17 Marine With Dog, Vietnam. 1971

#18 Group Of Friends Enjoy The Beach, Circa 1940s

#19 The Shambles In York (UK) Inspiration For Diagon Alley From Harry Potter. Late 1800s And Today

#20 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window

#21 Jane Seymour, 1978

#22 Two Women Sitting Outside On The Fire Escape In Harlem, New York City, 1978

#23 Men Observing Fountain That Froze Solid In Detroit, 1917

#24 Receptionist Waits At Her Desk. General Motors Technical Center, 1965

#25 Bryn Owen Aged 17 With His Vespa Scooter, Which Has 34 Mirrors And 81 Lights On The Front And Back, All Bought With His Pocket Money, Leicestershire, England, 1983

#26 Shigeru Miyamoto, Creator Of Mario And Other Characters And Video Games For Nintendo, Holds A Nintendo Game Boy Containing The Super Mario World Video Game. June 1992

#27 The Swimming Pool At East Berlin's Sez Complex, 1987

#28 United Airlines Stewardess In 1970

#29 Being A Surfer Wasn't Easy In 1914

#30 Immigrant Family At Ellis Island, Looking At New York's Skyline, 1925

#31 A Mother And Daughter Hamming It Up For The Camera, Ca 1900

#32 The Vienna Court Opera, 1902

#33 My Grandfather Born 1919 With His Grandfather Born 1860

#34 Beach Day, 1947 - 1951

#35 A Los Angeles Policeman Poses With A Group Of Flappers In The 1920s

#36 Unknown Woman Stands In Front Of An Amusement Park, Pripyat, April 27th 1986, Just Days After The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

#37 A 28-Year-Old Roald Dahl And A 45-Year-Old Ernest Hemingway In London, 1944

#38 Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Left, Explores The Completed Tower With A Friend, 1889

#39 The Liquidators Worked In The Immediate Vicinity Of The Damaged Reactor. Chernobyl 1986

#40 Harrison Ford And Karen Allen On The Set Of Raiders Of The Lost Ark, 1981

#41 Famous Architects Dressed As Their Buildings At An Architect Ball, 1931

#42 A Selfie From 1951

#43 Multnomah Falls, Oregon, USA, 1918

#44 La, California,1980

#45 Mott Street, Chinatown, NYC, C. 1905

#46 Riding A Bicycle Down The Steps Of The United States Capitol. 1884

#47 Photograph Of A Young Boy. 1913

#48 Incredibly Sharp Looking Kids In Harlem, 1970

#49 Boy Watches TV For The First Time From An Appliance Store Window 1948

#50 East Harlem, New York City, 1947 - 1951

#51 Family In Tent Home Near Alexandria, Louisiana

#52 Pizza Hut - 1976

#53 A Debris Of Dishes Found On The Wreck Of The Titanic, 1985

#54 Disneyland Employee Cafeteria, 1961

#55 A Customer Using The Internet At Burger King, 1998

#56 Grocery Shopping, 1945

#57 Oscar Gaither And Family Eating Dinner. He Is A Tenant Farmer Near Mcleansboro, Illinois

#58 Chichen Itza 1892 And Now

#59 Mrs. Fields, The Founder Of The Mrs. Fields Cookie Company, 1982

#60 Christmas Time In The 1950s

#61 9-Year-Old Girl April, Carries Her Family On Her Back (Over 425 Lbs) In Muscle Beach, Cal, 1945

#62 A Boy Selling Lemonade From His Frontyard In 1973

#63 Harrison Ford In Apocalypse Now. 1979

#64 Ernest Hemingway's Passport Photo, 1923

#65 All Star Game. San Diego 1992

#66 Large Crowd Of People Smiling, Some With Raised Hands, East Harlem, C. 1948

#67 Kate Beckinsale Hilariously Re-Creates Her Daughter’s Birth Photo

#68 The First Lowe’s Store Opened In 1921, As Lowe’s North Wilkesboro Hardware, And Was Operated By Lucius S. Lowe

#69 Railroad Bridge From The Years 1901-1904, In The State Of Oregon, USA

#70 A Man Begging For His Wife's Forgiveness Inside Divorce Court In Chicago, 1948

#71 Miss Kate Fearing Strong Attending The Vanderbilt Ball In 1883

#72 The Lincoln Memorial In Washington, Dc In 1907

#73 Great Depression Family, 1934

#74 He’s Impersonating His 19 Year Old Self In Vietnam 1966

#75 He Called It In 1993