28 Interesting Photographs From The Past

Dawnthief Published 05/31/2013

Take a brief glimpse into the past with these historical photos.

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A napalm attack near U.S. troops on patrol in South Vietnam, circa 1966
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Woodstock - The Opening Ceremony. Bethel, New York, 14 August 1969
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A Panzer III tank crewman surrenders to an advancing Brittish soldier during the Battle of El Alamein, 1942
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Benjamin, the last Tasmanian Tiger, at Beaumaris Zoo, 1933
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Evacuating Saigon, April 30, 1975. An American evacuee punches away a South Vietnamese man for a place on the last chopper out of the US embassy.
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152 mm Howitzer battery fires during Belorussian Strategic Offensive Operation, 1944
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Charlie Chaplin without makeup
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This worker in a Van Nuys CA factory in 1944 soon started calling herself Marilyn Monroe
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One of the oldest photos of the Great Sphinx, from 1880.
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The beginning of the Hollywood era: the filming of the MGM screen credits, 1928
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An RAF Pilot getting a haircut during a break between missions, Britain, 1942
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Bob Marley on the beach with Miss World 1976 Cindy Breakspeare, mother of Damien Marley
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A baby cries at a bombed train station in Shanghai, 1937
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The Statue of Liberty surrounded by scaffolding as workers complete the final stages in Paris. Circa 1885
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A US Marine prepares to enter a Vietcong tunnel, 1969
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Chester E. Macduffee next to his newly patented, 250 kilo diving suit, 1911
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German soldiers 1942 Location unknown
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Wirths Circus arrives at platform 9, Spencer St. station in Melbourne, Australia. Alice the 102 year old elephant helps unload the trains, 1948
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Corporal Luther E. Boger of US 82nd Airborne Division reading a warning sign, Cologne, Germany, 4 April 1945
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Attorney at law, Mohandas Gandhi, 1893
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In the aftermath of the D-Day invasion, two boys watch from a hilltop as American soldiers drive through the town of St. Lo. France, 1944.
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A Matilda tank of the Australian 24th Armored Regiment on the Buin Road, Bougainville, 1945.
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Ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore recording the music of a Blackfoot chief onto a phonograph, 1916
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Jimmy Page performing live with Led Zeppelin. Circa 1972
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Fritz, a television celebrity bulldog, is shaved by a Californian barber. April, 1961
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Beautiful color image of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 fighters, of Fighter Squadron JG54, during flight, 1943
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A female Lebanese fighter, 1982
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Three German soldiers in body armor and gas masks demonstrate operating a 2cm Becker-Flugzeugkanone, an anti-aircraft gun, Western Front, circa 1918

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A napalm attack near U.S. troops on patrol in South Vietnam, circa 1966
2.
Woodstock - The Opening Ceremony. Bethel, New York, 14 August 1969
3.
A Panzer III tank crewman surrenders to an advancing Brittish soldier during the Battle of El Alamein, 1942
4.
Benjamin, the last Tasmanian Tiger, at Beaumaris Zoo, 1933
5.
Evacuating Saigon, April 30, 1975. An American evacuee punches away a South Vietnamese man for a place on the last chopper out of the US embassy.
6.
152 mm Howitzer battery fires during Belorussian Strategic Offensive Operation, 1944
7.
Charlie Chaplin without makeup
8.
This worker in a Van Nuys CA factory in 1944 soon started calling herself Marilyn Monroe
9.
One of the oldest photos of the Great Sphinx, from 1880.
10.
The beginning of the Hollywood era: the filming of the MGM screen credits, 1928
11.
An RAF Pilot getting a haircut during a break between missions, Britain, 1942
12.
Bob Marley on the beach with Miss World 1976 Cindy Breakspeare, mother of Damien Marley
13.
A baby cries at a bombed train station in Shanghai, 1937
14.
The Statue of Liberty surrounded by scaffolding as workers complete the final stages in Paris. Circa 1885
15.
A US Marine prepares to enter a Vietcong tunnel, 1969
16.
Chester E. Macduffee next to his newly patented, 250 kilo diving suit, 1911
17.
German soldiers 1942 Location unknown
18.
Wirths Circus arrives at platform 9, Spencer St. station in Melbourne, Australia. Alice the 102 year old elephant helps unload the trains, 1948
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Corporal Luther E. Boger of US 82nd Airborne Division reading a warning sign, Cologne, Germany, 4 April 1945
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Attorney at law, Mohandas Gandhi, 1893
21.
In the aftermath of the D-Day invasion, two boys watch from a hilltop as American soldiers drive through the town of St. Lo. France, 1944.
22.
A Matilda tank of the Australian 24th Armored Regiment on the Buin Road, Bougainville, 1945.
23.
Ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore recording the music of a Blackfoot chief onto a phonograph, 1916
24.
Jimmy Page performing live with Led Zeppelin. Circa 1972
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Fritz, a television celebrity bulldog, is shaved by a Californian barber. April, 1961
26.
Beautiful color image of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 fighters, of Fighter Squadron JG54, during flight, 1943
27.
A female Lebanese fighter, 1982
28.
Three German soldiers in body armor and gas masks demonstrate operating a 2cm Becker-Flugzeugkanone, an anti-aircraft gun, Western Front, circa 1918

A napalm attack near U.S. troops on patrol in South Vietnam, circa 1966

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1. A napalm attack near U.S. troops on patrol in South Vietnam, circa 1966

2. Woodstock - The Opening Ceremony. Bethel, New York, 14 August 1969

3. A Panzer III tank crewman surrenders to an advancing Brittish soldier during the Battle of El Alamein, 1942

4. Benjamin, the last Tasmanian Tiger, at Beaumaris Zoo, 1933

5. Evacuating Saigon, April 30, 1975. An American evacuee punches away a South Vietnamese man for a place on the last chopper out of the US embassy.

6. 152 mm Howitzer battery fires during Belorussian Strategic Offensive Operation, 1944

7. Charlie Chaplin without makeup

8. This worker in a Van Nuys CA factory in 1944 soon started calling herself Marilyn Monroe

9. One of the oldest photos of the Great Sphinx, from 1880.

10. The beginning of the Hollywood era: the filming of the MGM screen credits, 1928

11. An RAF Pilot getting a haircut during a break between missions, Britain, 1942

12. Bob Marley on the beach with Miss World 1976 Cindy Breakspeare, mother of Damien Marley

13. A baby cries at a bombed train station in Shanghai, 1937

14. The Statue of Liberty surrounded by scaffolding as workers complete the final stages in Paris. Circa 1885

15. A US Marine prepares to enter a Vietcong tunnel, 1969

16. Chester E. Macduffee next to his newly patented, 250 kilo diving suit, 1911

17. German soldiers 1942 Location unknown

18. Wirths Circus arrives at platform 9, Spencer St. station in Melbourne, Australia. Alice the 102 year old elephant helps unload the trains, 1948

19. Corporal Luther E. Boger of US 82nd Airborne Division reading a warning sign, Cologne, Germany, 4 April 1945

20. Attorney at law, Mohandas Gandhi, 1893

21. In the aftermath of the D-Day invasion, two boys watch from a hilltop as American soldiers drive through the town of St. Lo. France, 1944.

22. A Matilda tank of the Australian 24th Armored Regiment on the Buin Road, Bougainville, 1945.

23. Ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore recording the music of a Blackfoot chief onto a phonograph, 1916

24. Jimmy Page performing live with Led Zeppelin. Circa 1972

25. Fritz, a television celebrity bulldog, is shaved by a Californian barber. April, 1961

26. Beautiful color image of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 fighters, of Fighter Squadron JG54, during flight, 1943

27. A female Lebanese fighter, 1982

28. Three German soldiers in body armor and gas masks demonstrate operating a 2cm Becker-Flugzeugkanone, an anti-aircraft gun, Western Front, circa 1918

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1.
A napalm attack near U.S. troops on patrol in South Vietnam, circa 1966

2.
Woodstock - The Opening Ceremony. Bethel, New York, 14 August 1969

3.
A Panzer III tank crewman surrenders to an advancing Brittish soldier during the Battle of El Alamein, 1942

4.
Benjamin, the last Tasmanian Tiger, at Beaumaris Zoo, 1933

5.
Evacuating Saigon, April 30, 1975. An American evacuee punches away a South Vietnamese man for a place on the last chopper out of the US embassy.

6.
152 mm Howitzer battery fires during Belorussian Strategic Offensive Operation, 1944

7.
Charlie Chaplin without makeup

8.
This worker in a Van Nuys CA factory in 1944 soon started calling herself Marilyn Monroe

9.
One of the oldest photos of the Great Sphinx, from 1880.

10.
The beginning of the Hollywood era: the filming of the MGM screen credits, 1928

11.
An RAF Pilot getting a haircut during a break between missions, Britain, 1942

12.
Bob Marley on the beach with Miss World 1976 Cindy Breakspeare, mother of Damien Marley

13.
A baby cries at a bombed train station in Shanghai, 1937

14.
The Statue of Liberty surrounded by scaffolding as workers complete the final stages in Paris. Circa 1885

15.
A US Marine prepares to enter a Vietcong tunnel, 1969

16.
Chester E. Macduffee next to his newly patented, 250 kilo diving suit, 1911

17.
German soldiers 1942 Location unknown

18.
Wirths Circus arrives at platform 9, Spencer St. station in Melbourne, Australia. Alice the 102 year old elephant helps unload the trains, 1948

19.
Corporal Luther E. Boger of US 82nd Airborne Division reading a warning sign, Cologne, Germany, 4 April 1945

20.
Attorney at law, Mohandas Gandhi, 1893

21.
In the aftermath of the D-Day invasion, two boys watch from a hilltop as American soldiers drive through the town of St. Lo. France, 1944.

22.
A Matilda tank of the Australian 24th Armored Regiment on the Buin Road, Bougainville, 1945.

23.
Ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore recording the music of a Blackfoot chief onto a phonograph, 1916

24.
Jimmy Page performing live with Led Zeppelin. Circa 1972

25.
Fritz, a television celebrity bulldog, is shaved by a Californian barber. April, 1961

26.
Beautiful color image of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 fighters, of Fighter Squadron JG54, during flight, 1943

27.
A female Lebanese fighter, 1982

28.
Three German soldiers in body armor and gas masks demonstrate operating a 2cm Becker-Flugzeugkanone, an anti-aircraft gun, Western Front, circa 1918