HISTORICAL PHOTOS

HISTORICAL PHOTOS FROM POINTS OF VIEW YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE

By

 Nathan Simonson

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April 25, 2017

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While a photo can be worth a thousand words, historical photos are worth so much more than that. A good historical photo can throw us into a different time, enabling us to empathize with a particular moment that is otherwise hard to imagine. We gathered some amazing photos that capture moments that are worth reflecting on. All of the photos are real, with no photo-shopping or editing whatsoever.

Pursuit

O.J. Simpson running from the police on June 17, 1994.

Kiss Goodbye

American soldiers saying goodbye to their loved ones before leaving to Egypt in 1963.

The Blue Tattoo

Olive Oatman was a 13-year-old Mormon pioneer who traveled west toward Zion in 1851. On her way, she was captured by Yavapai Indians who murdered her family and made her their slave. She lived as a slave for a year before being traded to the Mohave, who tattooed her face and raised her as their own. Even though she was happy among the Mohaves, at 19 she was ransomed back to white society. She became instantly famous, but the price of fame was high and the pain of her ruptured childhood lasted a lifetime.

WWII Athletic Club

Strange WWII Picture: German women line up for inspection by gym teacher.

Under Construction

Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, 1934.

First Class

Air hostess and steward serving Scandinavian country style buffet, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, 1969.

"Free Borsht"

A Ukrainian-American family celebrates the death of Stalin, 1953.

Open-air Schools

A forgotten age of open-air schools in 

the Netherlands, 1957.

A Lot Have Changed

Women protesting forced Hijab, a few days after the revolution in Iran, 1979.

Shame

German prisoners of war in American camps are shown footage of German concentration camps, 1945.

Murder by sword

Using a traditional Japanese blade, 17-year-old Yamaguchi assassinates socialist politician Asanuma in Tokyo, as it was captured on live television in 1960.

Break Down

U.S. President Lyndon Johnson listens to a tape sent by Captain Charles Robb (his son-in-law) from Vietnam, 1968.

Relief

The wives of the astronauts on the Apollo 8 mission, the moment they heard their husbands voices from orbit, 1968.

Deadwood, 1876

The settlement of Deadwood began illegally in the 1870s on land which had been granted to Native Americana. In 1874, Colonel George Armstrong Custer led an expedition into the Black Hills and announced the discovery of gold on French Creek near present-day Custer, South Dakota. This announcement triggered the Black Hills Gold Rush and gave rise to the new and lawless town of Deadwood.

Easter Eggs

U.S. soldiers of 969th Field Artillery Battalion decorate shells they're delivering to the front line in Germany, 1944.

Happines

Boy receiving a new pair of shoes at an orphanage in Austria, 1946.

Si Si Si

The headquarters of Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party in Rome, 1934.

Exposing the Sphinx

The Great Sphinx of Giza partially excavated, 1860's.

A Toast

December 5th, 1933: The day when nationwide alcohol ban was repealed.

Ancient Seal

The 3245-year-old seal on Tutankhamen's tomb before it was broken in 1922.

The "Big Three"

Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill meet at the Tehran Conference, 1943.

Polluted Skies

1966: Before the creation of the EPA, New York was one of America's most polluted cities.

A Break From War

Red Army soldier with a kitten during WWII.

Having Fun

Princess Diana and Prince Harry at an amusement park, April 1992.

Math on the Pavement

Female Soviet college students studying for their exams in a park in the late 1960s.

Satisfied Audience

Marilyn Monroe performing for the thousands of allied troops in Korea, February 11th, 1954.

Looking for employment in 1930

"I know 3 trades, I speak 3 languages, fought for 3 years, have 3 children and no work for 3 months. But I only want one job."

Ku Klux Klan on a ferris-wheel, 1925

It appears that some human traits still remained within them.

Dorothy's Rest

Judy Garland taking a break during filming of The Wizard of Oz, 1938.

Jesse Owens wins gold in Nazi Germany, 1936

Despite all the hate, he proved to be the best!

Love at First Sight

Jerry Stiller takes his son Ben to watch a play, 1978.

Unexpected Kiss

Hitler Reacts to Kiss from Excited American Woman at the Berlin Olympics, August 15, 1936.

A Look From Above

Hiroshima before and after the atomic bomb that hit on August 6th, 1945.

War Dog

A dog being dressed up by a German soldier, 1940.

The Snipers

Female Snipers of the 3rd Shock Army, 1st Belorussian Front, 1945.

Encounter of Cultures

A Group of Samurai in front of Egypt's Sphinx, 1864.

The King of Rock

Elvis Presley being sworn into his compulsory army service. Arkansas, 1958.

War Declaration

Hitler declares war on the United States - December 11th, 1941.

The Pick-less

John Lennon attempting to retrieve his guitar pick while in India, 1968.

Celebrations

Moscow celebrates victory over Nazi Germany - May 9th, 1945.

Entertaining

Private James Hendrix of the 101st Airborne, playing guitar at Fort Campbell Kentucky in 1962.

Grease the Chassis

Reminder of proper military vehicle maintenance, 1942.

The HMS Daphne

Rescued slaves crowd the deck of the HMS Daphne, 1868.

Safe Sunbathing

Ruth Lee flies a Chinese flag while sunbathing on her day off in Miami - December 15th, 1941. Lee, who worked as a hostess at a Chinese restaurant at the time, flew the flag so that she would not be mistaken for Japanese in the wake of the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor a week earlier.

Invasion

Soviet tank rams into a building - Warsaw Pact invasion in Czechoslovakia, 1968.

Not the Traditional Cruise

Thousands of Albanian refugees arrive in Bari, Italy to escape the collapse of communism in 1991.

The Alliance

Troops of the Eight-Nation alliance in 1900.

Modern Art

Two girls more engrossed with the air vent grate than the modern art on the walls of the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1963.

U.S. Marines

U.S. Marines hit rough water as they leave their LST to take the beach at Cape Gloucester, New Britain 1943.

The last photograph of the Titanic afloat, 1912

This photograph was taken by John Morrogh at around 2 PM on April 11th 1912 as Titanic was leaving Queenstown, Ireland. It's confirmed that this is the last photo of the famous liner.

Babies on board!

Mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to the United States and other countries at the end of the Vietnam War.

Uniform check

Examination of a new uniform proposal for Scandinavian Airlines in 1964.

Burst of joy?

The photo, titled by the author "Burst of joy" or the "Outbreak of Joy," won the Pulitzer Prize in 1974. Contrary to appearances, however, it brings with it hidden sadness. Three days earlier, Lt. Col. Stirm was released from Vietnamese captivity and received a letter from his wife Loretta (pictured on the right from the second), in which she informed him that she met another man and wants to divorce him.