Rare Historical Photos

mclewis_13 Published 09/03/2014

Step back in time, when things were more simple, and people took life slow.

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Illegal alcohol being poured out during Prohibition, Detroit 1929
2.
The Ford Theater, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
3.
Children eating their Christmas dinner during the Great Depression: turnips and cabbage
4.
Annette Kellerman promoted women's right to wear a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907.She was arrested for indecency.
5.
The original Ronald clown of McDonald's in 1963
6.
Apollo I crew members rehearsing their water landing in 1966
7.
President Richard Nixon trying to use chopsticks while visiting China in 1972
8.
Construction of the Manhattan Bridge, 1908
9.
Construction of the Berlin wall, 1961
10.
Hitler's officers and cadets celebrating Christmas, 1941
11.
Abraham Lincoln's hearse, 1865
12.
Last prisoners of Alcatraz leaving, 1963
13.
A penniless mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale, Chicago, 1948
14.
Recovering bodies after the Titanic disaster, April 1912
15.
A most beautiful suicide - 23 year old Evelyn McHale leapt to her death from an observation deck 83rd floor of the Empire State Building, May 1, 1947. She landed on a United Nations limousine
16.
Melted and damaged mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum in London , 1930
17.
New York City fire station, ca. 1912
18.
Operation Baby-lift: Vietnamese orphans transported by airplanes to America in 1975
19.
Santa Claus in New York, ca. 1900
20.
Unpacking the Head of the Statue of Liberty. Delivered June 17, 1885
21.
A mom and her son watch the mushroom cloud after an atomic test 75 miles away, Las Vegas, 1953

1.
Illegal alcohol being poured out during Prohibition, Detroit 1929
2.
The Ford Theater, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
3.
Children eating their Christmas dinner during the Great Depression: turnips and cabbage
4.
Annette Kellerman promoted women's right to wear a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907.She was arrested for indecency.
5.
The original Ronald clown of McDonald's in 1963
6.
Apollo I crew members rehearsing their water landing in 1966
7.
President Richard Nixon trying to use chopsticks while visiting China in 1972
8.
Construction of the Manhattan Bridge, 1908
9.
Construction of the Berlin wall, 1961
10.
Hitler's officers and cadets celebrating Christmas, 1941
11.
Abraham Lincoln's hearse, 1865
12.
Last prisoners of Alcatraz leaving, 1963
13.
A penniless mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale, Chicago, 1948
14.
Recovering bodies after the Titanic disaster, April 1912
15.
A most beautiful suicide - 23 year old Evelyn McHale leapt to her death from an observation deck 83rd floor of the Empire State Building, May 1, 1947. She landed on a United Nations limousine
16.
Melted and damaged mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum in London , 1930
17.
New York City fire station, ca. 1912
18.
Operation Baby-lift: Vietnamese orphans transported by airplanes to America in 1975
19.
Santa Claus in New York, ca. 1900
20.
Unpacking the Head of the Statue of Liberty. Delivered June 17, 1885
21.
A mom and her son watch the mushroom cloud after an atomic test 75 miles away, Las Vegas, 1953