Little Pictures Big History

Mr_Incognito Published 08/31/2013

Interesting photos of people and events from the past that leaves a lasting impression.

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1.
Auto Polo, 1910.
2.
Young Osama Bin Laden in a cave while fighting the invading Soviet forces. Jalalabad region, Afghanistan, 1988. There is controversy about Bin Laden having ties to the American CIA during this time period.
3.
Ernest Hemingway hunting for sharks with a Tommy gun.
4.
Building of the Soviet Buran spacecraft,1982.
5.
Kamikaze airplane pulled from Pearl harbor aftermath.
6.
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, England. 1951
7.
AA lights at Nuremberg
8.
Mahatma Ghandi spinning yearn.
9.
Chicago 'L' Transit system, 1967. It is one of the oldest-running elevated train systems in the world its first operational date was June 6, 1892.
10.
A miniature, fully functional replica of a Cadillac that was made for the British Royal family of Siam. 1913.
11.
Niagara river was diverted from Niagara Falls for the first time in 12,000 years to perform maintenance, 1969.
12.
The last photo of all four Beatles together, August 22, 1969.
13.
Machines such as this US Navy 'Bombe' were used to assist cryptologists in deciphering German Enigma-machine encrypted secret messages during World War II. 1945.
14.
German prisoners of war marching east under the supervision of Soviet soldiers, 1944. Take note of the Soviet woman showing a 'dulya' with her hand to the Germans as they pass by.
15.
A British soldier hiding from the rain under an overturned Tiger tank. Italy, 1944.
16.
An American M4A2 carrying a Japanese Type 94 light-tank on its back, Namur, 1944.
17.
George Bush Jr. has a 'leg up' on his father, President George Bush, as the President attempts to stretch prior to jogging at Fort McNair. The younger Bush, part owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team, was clowning for photographers.
18.
Man discovers that the victim was his Wife.
19.
Temperance Movement
20.
Unfinished German Type XXI U-Boats at the AG Weser shipyard in Bremen, Germany, 1945.
21.
Shell-shocked WW1 soldier
22.
Charlie Chaplin and Gandhi
23.
Pepsi factory in Baltimore, MD, USA. 1956.
24.
Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula
25.
Barnstormers
26.
Zeppelin over California.
27.
The partially excavated Sphinx. Late 1800's.
28.
Young Joseph Stalin
29.
Colorized depression era family

1.
Auto Polo, 1910.
2.
Young Osama Bin Laden in a cave while fighting the invading Soviet forces. Jalalabad region, Afghanistan, 1988. There is controversy about Bin Laden having ties to the American CIA during this time period.
3.
Ernest Hemingway hunting for sharks with a Tommy gun.
4.
Building of the Soviet Buran spacecraft,1982.
5.
Kamikaze airplane pulled from Pearl harbor aftermath.
6.
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, England. 1951
7.
AA lights at Nuremberg
8.
Mahatma Ghandi spinning yearn.
9.
Chicago 'L' Transit system, 1967. It is one of the oldest-running elevated train systems in the world its first operational date was June 6, 1892.
10.
A miniature, fully functional replica of a Cadillac that was made for the British Royal family of Siam. 1913.
11.
Niagara river was diverted from Niagara Falls for the first time in 12,000 years to perform maintenance, 1969.
12.
The last photo of all four Beatles together, August 22, 1969.
13.
Machines such as this US Navy 'Bombe' were used to assist cryptologists in deciphering German Enigma-machine encrypted secret messages during World War II. 1945.
14.
German prisoners of war marching east under the supervision of Soviet soldiers, 1944. Take note of the Soviet woman showing a 'dulya' with her hand to the Germans as they pass by.
15.
A British soldier hiding from the rain under an overturned Tiger tank. Italy, 1944.
16.
An American M4A2 carrying a Japanese Type 94 light-tank on its back, Namur, 1944.
17.
George Bush Jr. has a 'leg up' on his father, President George Bush, as the President attempts to stretch prior to jogging at Fort McNair. The younger Bush, part owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team, was clowning for photographers.
18.
Man discovers that the victim was his Wife.
19.
Temperance Movement
20.
Unfinished German Type XXI U-Boats at the AG Weser shipyard in Bremen, Germany, 1945.
21.
Shell-shocked WW1 soldier
22.
Charlie Chaplin and Gandhi
23.
Pepsi factory in Baltimore, MD, USA. 1956.
24.
Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula
25.
Barnstormers
26.
Zeppelin over California.
27.
The partially excavated Sphinx. Late 1800's.
28.
Young Joseph Stalin
29.
Colorized depression era family