The page’s bio states that their aim is “educating people by sharing the most powerful moments in history”, while also noting that “history should not be censored". We’ve gathered some of the most captivating vintage photographs for you to enjoy, so sit back, relax and be glad we live in a time where information about the past is unlimited.
Keep reading to also find an interview we were lucky enough to receive from Jeff Curto, photographer and host of the "History of Photography" podcast. Then if you’re looking for even more historical images later, check out this Bored Panda piece next.
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#1 Members Of The Polish Resistance During World War 2, Then To Now
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#2 In 1969, When Black Americans Were Prevented From Swimming Alongside Whites, Mr.rogers Invite Officer Clemmons To Join Him And Cool His Feet In A Pool, Breaking A Well-Known Color Barrier
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#3 In 1912, Jim Thorpe, A Native American, Had His Running Shoes Stolen On The Morning Of His Olympic Track And Field Events
"He found this mismatched pair of shoes in the garbage and ran in them to win two Olympic gold medals that day. He was also the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States."
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#4 Ris Scharoun-Deforge And Paul Deforge, A Couple With Down Syndrome Who Celebrated Their 25th Wedding Anniversary On August 13, 2018
"Kris met Paul at a dance in 1988 and she knew she had found the man she wanted to spent the rest of her life with. According to Today, Kris remembered that moment and said, “I looked into Paul’s eyes and saw my future.” After dating for five years, they decided to get married. "I proposed to him. I whispered in his ear, "Would you marry me?" And he looked up at me with this big beautiful smile and he shook his head "Yes!" And that's when I knew. He got me laughing, he was the one for me," said Kris to CBS. Paul passed away from complications of dementia at the age of 56 less than a year after their 25th anniversary. Even during Paul's last moments, as his memory faded, his face would brighten up when he saw his wife and her overall presence would calm him."
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#5 Bernie Sanders Being Arrested In Chicago For Protesting Segregation In 1963. He Was Charged With Resisting Arrest And Fined $25
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#6 Holocaust Survivor And The Soldier Who Rescued Her In 1944
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#7 Mary Ann Bevan Entered And Won An “Ugliest Woman” Contest
Mary was born in 1874 and became a nurse in 1894. In 1903, she married Thomas Bevan and they had four children. In 1906, Mary began suffering from acromegaly, a rare condition that causes enlarged bones in feet, hands, and the face. After her husband died in 1914, Mary was unable to find work due to her appearance. To support her children she entered an “Ugliest Woman” contest; her win brought her enough attention that she was hired as a sideshow performer. Mary provided for her family working at Coney Island Dreamland Show and Ringling Brother’s Circus. She died on December 26. 1933. She endured ridicule and humiliation to selflessly take care of her family. She was a feminist icon and example of beauty being more than skin deep.
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#8 A Goodbye Between North- And South Korean Relatives After A Family Reunion, Who Were Separated For Over 57 Years
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#9 The Man Behind The Iconic Photo
"Never thought about it before, but you know that famous picture of a bunch of construction workers sitting on a girder way up in the sky and having lunch? Well here's the photographer who took that picture: Charles C. Ebbets"
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#10 3 People Pose For A Photo Whilst Wearing Face Masks During The Second Wave Of The Spanish Flu In California; 1918
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#11 Job Hunting In 1930's
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#12 Rms Queen Elizabeth Returning 15,000 Soldiers To New York At The End Of Ww2 1945. The Ship Was Not Overcrowded, Soldiers Simply Ran To The Deck As They Arrived
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#13 The Models Of The "American Gothic" Painting
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#14 A Skateboarder Zipping Through Central Park In The 1960s
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#15 Guardsman Fainted During A Ceremony, But Other Guards Kept Their Attention. London, 1966
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#16 George Lucas Surrounded By Star Wars Props
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#17 Lady Norman On Her Scooter/Autoped, 1916
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#18 Father Faints When He Meets His Triplet Babies For The First Time In 1946. This Was Before Ultrasound Was Invented
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#19 Temple Of Kukulcán (El Castillo)
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#20 A Man Browsing For Books In Cincinnati's Cavernous Old Main Library. The Library Was Demolished In 1955
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#21 Discovering The Mona Lisa, After Ww2
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#22 A Knocker-Upper Was Someone Whose Purpose Was To Wake People Up During A Time When Alarm Clocks Were Expensive And Not Very Reliable. They Earned About Six Pence A Week Using A Pea Shooter To Shoot Dried Peas At The Windows Of Sleeping Workers In East London, 1930s. She Would Not Leave A Window Until She Was Sure That The Workers Had Woken Up
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#23 More Than 40 Years Later!
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#24 Jerry Stiller- Takes His Son Ben Stiller To A Play (1978)
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#25 Behind-The-Scenes Photos From Titanic, 1997
“We were kind of the two goofy kids on the set,” Kate Winslet told Rolling Stone in 1998. “Y’know, working with Leonardo DiCaprio — he’s a bit gorgeous, and I was worried that I was going to be bowled over by him, or that he was going to find me all stuffy and Shakespearean and English. But the second we met, we just completely clicked.” Leonardo DiCaprio said, “She was my best friend for seven months. We’d unload the stresses of the shoot to each other, vent to each other, watch out for each other....We were partners.”
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#26 A Llama In Times Square, 1957
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#27 Goodbye Kiss At Penn Station, NY, Between A Soldier And His Loved One, And No Assurance He Ever Comes Back. 1944
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#28 Downtown Los Angeles Photographed In 1901, And Again In 2001, Exactly 100 Years Later
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#29 California Street, San Francisco. 1964
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#30 Rome, Italy In The 60s Was A Vibe
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#31 Beautiful Photo Of The Twin Towers In 1979
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#32 Old Photos Of The Cast Of "Friends"
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#33 Tobey Maguire And Leonardo Dicaprio Bowling, 1989
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#34 The Simpsons" Writing Room, 1992
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#35 A Man Begs For His Wife’s Forgiveness Inside A Divorce Court, Chicago, 1948
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#36 In 1979, 16 Year Old Brenda Ann Spencer Was Arrested After Killing Two People In California. When Asked Why She Did It, Her Reply Was "I Just Don't Like Mondays"
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