29 Fascinating Photos From History
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Take a trip back in time with these stunning images.
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1. November 1960 Beatles Photo — The Beatles first photoshoot
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2. This photo depicts Adam West and Burt Ward in 1966 filming for Batman, in a scene where they are scaling a building in Gotham
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3. This is officially the last image taken of the Titanic before it sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.
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4. The Golden Gate bridge being constructed in San Francisco, 1937
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5. Mount Rushmore being constructed, in 1939
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6. Completed 1958 Chevrolet models leaving the assembly line
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7. Manhattan and Central Park at night, photo taken in 1937
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8. The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, visits NYC in 1956
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9. Niagara Falls froze over in 1911
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10. Colorized photo of Manhattan in 1943
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11. A Dodge/Plymouth dealership in New York, 1948
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12. Mt. St. Helens erupting in Washington state, 1980
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13. Gold Hill, Virginia City, Nevada, and 1867 gold mining town
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14. New York World’s Fair – July 7, 1939 – World of Tomorrow Lagoon
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15. Howard Carter, Arthur Callender, and an unidentified Egyptian worker open the inner chamber and see King Tut’s sarcophagus for the first time
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16. Zeppelin’s used to “dock” at mooring masts, and passengers would entire via a gangplank. This photo was taken in Cardington, England in the ‘20’s.
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17. A closeup of an actual Wright Brothers flyer. This photo was taken in 1911, and keep in mind the earlier turn-of-the-century iterations were much more primitive.
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18. American troops during WWI using newly-developed acoustic technology to locate enemy aircraft
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19. Roxy Theatre, West 50th Street, Manhattan, 1954
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20. Nighttime construction of the Hoover Dam, 1931
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21. Underwater 23 kiloton nuclear bomb test, Bikini Atoll, 1946. Fun fact: the bikini swimsuit was named after Bikini Atoll because, like the weapon, the designer felt the swimsuit would also be “small and devastating.”
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22. Sergeant Stubby, a Boston Bull Terrier who became the most decorated dog of the first World War
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23. Soldiers returning from Europe in WW2, 1945
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24. Lumberjacks with California Redwood trees, 1915
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25. Times Square, New York City, 1911
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26. The last episode of Seinfeld, in 1998, and the cast saying goodbye
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27. Nikola Tesla with his induction motors, 1898
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28. Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever recorded and confirmed at 8’11”, pictured here in 1939, just one year before his death
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29. Pioneer motorcycle racer Arthur Mitchell, pictured here with his 1914 Harley-Davidson
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