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الثلاثاء، 26 نوفمبر 2013

Rare Historical Photos

Oct292012 e.
Franz Ferdinand with his wife
Archduke Franz Ferdinand with his wife on the day they were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (June 28, 1914). These assassinations were a contributing factor to the start of World War I.
Hilary and Bill Clinton
Bill (Clinton) & Hillary playing volleyball in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA. 1975.
Armenia 1990 106 year old woman protects home
106-year old Armenian woman protecting her home with an AK-47. 1990.
Machu Picchu discovery
The first photo upon discovery of Machu Picchu, 1912.
B36 accident on Carswell AFB
A tornado that hit Carswell AFB on Sept 1, 1952 caused massive damage to most of the B-36 fleet.
Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr
Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein at the Bohr-Einstein debates over quantum mechanics.
Barrell roll in a boeing 707
Boing 707 doing a barrel roll. When the test pilot Tex Johnson was questioned about the stunt, he simply replied by saying – “Just selling airplanes”.
Johnny Cash Performing for prisoners
Johnny Cash performing for prisoners at Folsom Prison. January 13, 1968.
Ho 229 Nazi Germanys Flying Wing
Horten H. VII (Ho 254) flying over Göttingen, Germany. It was one of the first flying wing experiments. ~1945.
Star Wars lunch time
Star Wars set at lunchtime.
Howard Hughes in the Spruce Goose
Howard Hughes inside of the H-4 Hercules, more widely known as the “Spruce Goose”. At the time, it was the largest airplane ever created. Photo: LIFE.
Launch pads cape canaveral
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The North view of the missile launch pads. ~1960.
Time Square approx. 1911
Times Square in New York, 1911.
Mississippi Steamboats
Steamboats in the Mississippi river, 1907. Photo: shorpy.
Train derailement at Gare Montparnasse
Train Derailment at Gare Montparnasse, Paris, France. 1895.
Twin tires for cars
An old advertisement of 'twin tires'. Pretty interesting concept.
Windows 95 Launch
Release of Windows 95.
The Beatles and Muhammad Ali










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Take a look at this collection of rare photos that is sure to blow you away!
Fly through the Arc de Triomphe
Charles Godefroy taking his Nieuport 11 “Bébé” through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on August 7th, 1919.
Capital of Brazil
Construction of Brasilia city, which would later become the capital of Brazil. 1960.
Eiffel Tower Being Built
Construction of the Eiffel tower in July, 1888.
Enola Gay Bomber Nuclear Bomb
A Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber named “Enola Gay” was the bomber that dropped  the “Little Boy” (nuclear bomb) over Hiroshima, Japan during World War 2. It was the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb as a weapon of war.
Beatles Abbey Road backwards
Famous album cover art for The Beatles album Abbey Road, correct? Not exactly, this is them walking back in the opposite direction. See original iconic photo here.
Che Guevara and Fidel Castro
Albert Einstein's Diploma
Albert Einstein's matriculation certificate that he received at the age of 17, showing his final grades from the Aargau Kantonsschule (on a scale of 1-6).
Filming Star Wars
Filming Star Wars inside of the iconic “Millennium Falcon” spacecraft.
First Computer ever made
The US-built ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first computer ever made. It combined, for the first time, the high speed of electronics with the ability to be programmed for many complex problems. It could add or subtract 5000 times a second, a thousand times faster than any other machine.
King Tut's Unbroken Tomb Seal
The unbroken seal on King Tut's Tomb.
Google's First Team
The First Google Team in 1999.
First Wal-Mart
The first Wal-Mart store was opened in 1962 by [a salesman] Sam Walton. It was called Walton's Five and Dime. [Source]
One of the First McDonalds Restaurants
One of the first McDonald's restaurants open in 1948.
911 Attacks notification to Bush
The moment George W. Bush was notified of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Henry Ford and Thomas Edison Chilling
Henry Ford (the founder of Ford Motor Co.), Thomas Edison (inventor of the phonograph, motion picture camera and the practical light bulb), Warren G. Harding (29th president of USA) and Harvey Samuel Firestone (founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.) lounging together.
Mathias Rust landing on Red Square
Mathias Rust's Cessna 172 that landed illegally in the Red Square on May 28, 1987. A German amateur pilot that flew from Finland to Moscow (while being tracked by the Soviet air defense as well as Soviet Jet Interceptors - which never received permission to fire).
Hitlers Bunker
One of the first photos that was taken inside of Hitler's bunker (Führerbunker) in 1945 by Allied soldiers.
Madonna Sting and 2Pac Drinking
Madonna, Sting and Tupac hanging out.
Now Extinct Quagga
The Quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra. The only Quagga to have been photographed alive was this mare at the Zoological Society of London's Zoo in Ragent's Park in 1870.
A ticket for the Titanic
The real boarding pass for RMS Titanic (Wiki'd link because of this).
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates young
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates chatting in 1991.
Elvis Presley in the Army
Elvis Presley during his service in the U.S. Army.The Beatles meet Muhammad Ali.

Panorama California, Oregon

Mount Rainier from Skyline Trail 


Mount Fremont Lookout (Mount Rainier NP)


Mount Fremont Lookout (Mount Rainier NP)


Sahale Arm near Cascade Pass and Doubtful Lake (North Cascades)


Sahale Peak and Doubtful Lake (North Cascades)


Sourdough Mountain Fire Lookout and Ross Lake (North Cascades)


Diablo Lake from Sourdough Mountain Trail (North Cascades)


Newberry Crater (Paulina Lake, East Lake, and Big Obsidian Flow)


Lassen Peak and Lake Helen


Crater on the Lassen Peak Summit


Bumpass Hell (Lassen NP) 


Lake Crescent from Mount Stormking (Olympic NP)


Crater Lake (and smoke from wild fires)