Rare Historical Images From The Pages Of History
Kenneth Coo
Published
07/25/2015
Who knew the past could be so entertaining.
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Photo of 300 men sneaking up on Commander Wicks to say 'Boo' in attempt to jog him moments before his death (1944). -
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Woman mincing her own fingers during the great sausage shortage of 1955. -
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Deaf Jim hears himself play the accordion for the first time after successful ear operation & finds out he's rubbish. -
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Marilyn Monroe rehearses for her role in the original version of Pan's Labyrinth (1962). -
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Construction of the world's biggest light bulb following the USA's reluctance to adopt daylight saving's time (1933). -
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Starting gates for first London Marathon (1913). -
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A deaf boy communicating before the far easier method of sign language was invented. -
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A group of horrified Londoners standing in line during the Antarctic occupation of 1927. -
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Gay Pride (1911). -
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The inventor of the lock shows off his new invention in 1898. 4 years before the invention of the key. -
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Popular German newspaper game of the 30's called "Where is The Führer?". (Answer: Top left). -
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New building in Chicago during the brick shortage of 1909. -
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Group of unknown adventurers with the last ever 'Mega-elephant'. -
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The laying of the new Hudson River after the federal reserve sold the original during the great depression. -
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With televisions still a rare luxury, children queued for days to see local squirrels wearing denim jackets (1961). -
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In what became 'History's best disguise' this horse used to dress as a lady, flirting with farmers to steal hay (1908).
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