Historical Photos
Oct122012
Well part two of the series did even better thanpart one, so here are some more awesome historical photos and info.
An American soldier replaces "Adolf-Hitler-Str." sign with a "Roosevelt Blvd" one in Berlin, Germany, 1945.
Microsoft staff. December 7, 1978.
American soldiers discover Manet's “In the Conservatory” that was hidden (amongst other Nazi loot) in the salt mines of Merker, Germany. 1945.
The assembly line of Porsche 911's at the Stuttgart factory. ~1970
One of the heaviest WW2 tanks ever created, the Tiger II. It weighed ~68.5 tonnes and had 100-180mm armour on the front. Budapest, Hungary, 1944.
A different angle of the popular stand off between a man (top left in photo) and a column of Chinese Type 59 tanks (top right in photo) on Tiananmen Square. Photo by Terril Jones.
Princeton students after a Freshman / Sophomore snowball fight. Princeton, NJ, 1893.
Martin Luther King Jr. removing a burned cross from his front yard. His son is at his side. Atlanta, GA, 1960.
39th Tomsk infantry regiment with their motorcycle-mounted machine guns during WW1, Russia.
A man on the corner is reading a newspaper which headline reads “Nazi Army Now 75 Miles Away from Paris”. New York, May 18, 1940.
A native American man overlooking the newly completed transcontinental railroad in Nevada, ~1868.
The original Ronald clown of McDonald's. 1963.
Aircraft await orders while being grounded on 9/11. Nova Scotia, Canada. Photo: Halifax Airport.
Civil rights activist James Zwerg after being beaten by a white mob in Alabama, 1961. (After the beating he had to wait two hours for treatment as no white crew would pick him up.)
A WW1 submarine with a hull number of U-118 was found washed ashore on the beach at Hastings, Sussex, England. After the surrender of Germany, its towing cable snapped as it was being towed to France for dismantling.
Disneyland employee cafeteria of 1961.
Bob Marley playing soccer backstage. (Contrary to popular belief, that isn't Jimi Hendrix playing with him - it was a musician from "The Wailers".)
Sven-Ole Thorsen and Arnold Schwarzenegger on the set of Conan The Barbarian.
A German Krupp K5 283mm railway gun firing. It was one of the most commonly used railway guns during World War 2 by Germany.
Californian lumberjacks working in the Redwoods. These trees have lived for thousands of years, so seeing photos like this saddens us (the trees didn't hurt anyone). Check out our recent article on the tallest, biggest and oldest trees in the world.
Historical Photos Pt. 2 [19 Pics]
Oct22012
Our first post highlighting rare photos was quite successful (1,300 views). Now you can travel back in time again with our second installment of interesting historical photos. Enjoy!
During the Apollo 16 mission, Charles Duke left a family photo on the moon that was enclosed in a plastic bag.
Vought F4U Corsair crashes on the deck of a carrier when the arresting gear failed. Most likely sometime during WW2 in the Pacific Theater.
John F. Kennedy at NASA's Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex in 1962.
The following photo is believed to be the last photo ever taken of the RMS Titanic before it sunk in April 1912.
1884 De Dion, Bouton et Trepardou Dos-à-Dos is the oldest running car on the planet. It was the first car to participate in an automobile race.
This photo was taken in space right after World War II (1946). A team of soldiers and scientists used a German-made V-2 missile equipped with a camera to capture this shot. Making it the first photo in space.
Douglas MacArthur signing the official Japanese surrender instrument aboard the USS Missouri, 1945.
Hitler inspecting the massive 800mm “Schwerer Gustav” railway gun from afar. It was the largest-calibre rifled weapon ever used in combat, and fired the heaviest shells of any artillery piece.
George S. Patton's Dog, Willie, mourning his best friend on the day of his death.
Joseph Goebbels on his wedding day. Hitler was his best man and can be seen behind him in a trench coat and top hat.
George Armstrong Custer and some of his fellow soldiers, during the American Civil War.
Howard Carter, an English archaeologist, examining the opened sarcophagus of King Tut.
An RAF pilot getting a haircut while reading a book between missions.
Manfred von Richthofen, aka “The Red Baron”, petting his dog on an airfield.
Samurai. ~ 1860 – 1880
A team of SAS soldiers in North Africa, 1943.
Soviet soldiers stop for a break in 1945 on the outskirts of Berlin.
Tsar Nicholas II goofing around with his friend in 1899.
Walt and Roy O. Disney on the day that they opened the Disney studio. Beside them are their wives and mother.
