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29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

The side of history you don't often see.

By Nathan Johnson

Published 1 year ago in Wow

Man's time on earth has been filled with a lot of history.  From incredible finds from the past to inventions and the creation of new technologies,  and of course, the tragic and darker moments that have happened, the history books are chock full of all kinds of fascinating info that tell our collective story.

So if you're interested in taking a virtual tour of the past, then enjoy this collection of interesting photos and intriguing moments from our time on this planet.


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    An American Serviceman Shares His Rations With Two Japanese Children In Okinawa, 1945

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    A Kid's Reaction To Meeting Andre The Giant (1970's)

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    1945: The Day Daddy Came Home. Gunner Hector Murdoch Had Been Gone Over Four Years, Most Of It As A Prisoner Of War In Singapore. His Wife Rosina And Son John Hadn't Known If He Was Dead Or Alive. He Got Home On His Birthday

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    A Roman Mosaic Depicting A Fish. 1st Century CE

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

  • 5

    Ukrainian Restaurant In The U.S. Celebrates The Death Of Joseph Stalin, 1953

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Former Slave, Author And Activist Frederick Douglass With His Musician Grandson Joseph Douglass In 1894

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Inuit Man Warms His Wife’s Feet. Greenland, 1890's

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Children Cross The River Using Pulleys On Their Way To School, 1959, Italy

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Remember That Photo Of The Construction Workers Having Lunch On A Unfinished New York Skyscraper? Well Here's The Photographer Charles Ebbets. 9/20/1932

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Community Grocery Store Owner, Harlem, New York, 1940

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    William Harley And Arthur Davidson, 1914

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Stoney First Nation Member, Samson Beaver With His Wife Leah And Their Daughter Frances Louise, 1907

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    2,200-Year-Old Hellenistic Theatre In Laodicea, Southwestern Turkey, After Recent Excavation

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    A Boy And His Owl, 1933

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Four Generations, Circa 1905

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    The Great North Dakota Blizzard, 1966

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Behind The Scenes Photos From The Making Of The First Godzilla Movie, 1954

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Piano Designed For People Confined To Bedrest. UK, 1935

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Mailman Poses With His Heavy Load Of Christmas Mail And Parcels. Chicago, USA. 1929. Colorized

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Ashtrays And Coin-Operated Televisions In The Los Angeles Greyhound Bus Terminal, 1969

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    A Motor Home In 1922

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    1946 vs. 2021 - Poznań, Poland

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    A Mother With Her Children, 1,800 Years Ago. Alexandria, Roman Egypt

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    May 1922: 78-Year-Old Robert T. Lincoln (Son Of Abraham Lincoln) Is Helped Up The Steps At The Dedication Of The Lincoln Memorial In Washington D.C

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Children Playing On Playground Equipment In Dallas, Texas, 1900

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Woman Wiring An Early IBM Computer Taken By Berenice Abbott In 1948

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Inside Of A Railroad Car Made By The Pullman Company, 1890s

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Ceramic Water Pipes Found Near Epang Palace. China. From The 5th-3rd Century BC

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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    Mother Teaching Children Numbers And Alphabet In Home Of Sharecropper. Transylvania, Louisiana. Jan. 1939

    29 Poignant Historical Photos Showing Life in the Past

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