29 Fascinating Photos from History that Offer Another Perspective

Interesting pics from back in time.

By turismo20

Published 9 months ago in Feels

A vintage photograph's aesthetic evokes feelings of the occult and the otherworldly. It may be more or less consoling to know that none of the images here are anything other than raw, unadulterated reality, a snapshot of a world long passed by.

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Testing Out The Latest Flight Helmet In A Highly Scientific Way, 1912

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Two Armenian Women Pose With Their Rifles Before Going To Battle Against The Ottomans, 1895

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Camberley Kate, And Her Stray Dogs In England. She Never Turned A Stray Dog Away, Taking Care Of More Than 600 Dogs In Her Lifetime (1962)
4
An Officer Halts Traffic To Make Way For A Cat Carrying A Kitten Across The Street, 1925

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This Mirror Portrait Was Taken 100 Years Ago In Japan
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The Top Of The Great Pyramid Of Giza, Egypt
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Soldier Coming Home To His Daughter After WWII, 1945

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Happy French Girl And Her Cat, 1959
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Rare Photo Of A Remote Control From The 70's
10
A Housewife Taking Frozen Long Johns Off The Washing Line, 1940s

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A Man Getting To Hear Music On A Record Player, 1922
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Cat Taking A Photo, 1909
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Settler Family On The American Prairie In The 1880s

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Train Travel In The 1890s
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A Little French Girl Gives An American Soldier A Kiss On Valentine’s Day, 1945
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Do Your Bit! Skate To Work. Save Gas, NYC, 1940s

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Drying The Pasta, Italy, 1929
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Same Scene, Same Motorcycle, Same Woman, 72 Years Old After
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Two Gentleman From The Early 1900s

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The Use Of Masks During The Spanish Flu Pandemic, 1918
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This Farmhouse Once Stood In Manhattan Where 84th Street And Broadway Now Cross (1879)
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Unusual Portrait Of A Victorian Lady

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“Mother And Son” Ireland, 1890
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In 1839, Robert Cornelius Took The World's First Selfie
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These Progressive High-School Aged Girls Learn The Finer Points Of Auto Mechanics In 1927

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David Isom, 19, Broke The Color Line In A Segregated Pool In Florida On June 8, 1958, Which Resulted In Officials Closing The Facility
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Four Generations, Circa 1905
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Grandma Patching The Only Pants Of Her Grandson, 1907