25 Fascinating Photos From History's Vault

Nathan Johnson Published 01/31/2023 in wow

The world we live in is a truly interesting place. Since its very beginning, the one thing that has remained constant about this planet we call home is that it is in a constant state of change. As the years go by, time touches all things and we see everything from the landscape to the living creatures around us changing. So get ready to take a virtual field trip back in time with this collection of pics that give us a glimpse into the past.

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A baseball team of death-row inmates. Their executions were delayed only as long as they kept winning. 1910
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Couples rush to secure a marriage license and get married in Las Vegas, ahead of Executive Order 11241 taking effect, which eliminated the draft exception for married men. August 26, 1965.
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Nuremberg trials, 1945
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Qantas Airways 747 upper deck in 1971
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Patients having a happy time fishing and swimming under the walls of the old chateau. These American soldiers are recovering from war neurosis, as the scientists now call the condition that used to be described as ‘shell-shock.’ September 1918
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This is how enemy aircrafts were detected before the invention of RADAR, 1921
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High school football players practice in Chicago. 1902.
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Belka, a Soviet dog who went to space in the Sputnik 5. She returned to Earth safely. August 1960.
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King George V shooting tigers from above an elephant, Nepal, 1911.
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The “Dodge City Peace Commission” in 1883. Wyatt Earp is seated, second from left; Luke Short is standing, second from left; and Bat Masterson is standing, third from left.
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A group of Navajo in the Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. 1904.
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Maori women from New Zealand in 1902
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Testing prototype space suit intended for use in NASA’s Apollo moon landing program, Mojave Desert, California 1962
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A balloon apron is suspended to defend London from air attacks, 1915
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Portrait of an immigrant family from Scotland. Taken at Ellis Island in 1905. The family would later settle in Alabama
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Houdini exposes spirit trickery to New York clergymen, 1925.
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Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940
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Canadian Troops land at Courseulles at Juno Beach June 6th, 1944
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The woman in this 106-year-old photo wears a traditional dress that signifies she is married and part of the Mongolian nobility.⁠
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Flattening hills to build Seattle, 1905-1930
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A very early photo of the Pantheon in Rome, captured in 1860.
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'Adult Industry' workers on display in Yoshiwara during the Meiji period, 1882
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Ladies of the evening posing as “working girls” in Dawson, Canada during the gold rush 1900
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Phnom Penh, April 17, 1975: The day Cambodia fell under control of the communist Khmer Rouge Guerilla forces

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A baseball team of death-row inmates. Their executions were delayed only as long as they kept winning. 1910
2.
Couples rush to secure a marriage license and get married in Las Vegas, ahead of Executive Order 11241 taking effect, which eliminated the draft exception for married men. August 26, 1965.
3.
Nuremberg trials, 1945
4.
Qantas Airways 747 upper deck in 1971
5.
Patients having a happy time fishing and swimming under the walls of the old chateau. These American soldiers are recovering from war neurosis, as the scientists now call the condition that used to be described as ‘shell-shock.’ September 1918
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This is how enemy aircrafts were detected before the invention of RADAR, 1921
7.
High school football players practice in Chicago. 1902.
8.
Belka, a Soviet dog who went to space in the Sputnik 5. She returned to Earth safely. August 1960.
9.
King George V shooting tigers from above an elephant, Nepal, 1911.
10.
The “Dodge City Peace Commission” in 1883. Wyatt Earp is seated, second from left; Luke Short is standing, second from left; and Bat Masterson is standing, third from left.
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A group of Navajo in the Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. 1904.
12.
Maori women from New Zealand in 1902
13.
Testing prototype space suit intended for use in NASA’s Apollo moon landing program, Mojave Desert, California 1962
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A balloon apron is suspended to defend London from air attacks, 1915
15.
Portrait of an immigrant family from Scotland. Taken at Ellis Island in 1905. The family would later settle in Alabama
16.
Houdini exposes spirit trickery to New York clergymen, 1925.
17.
Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940
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Canadian Troops land at Courseulles at Juno Beach June 6th, 1944
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The woman in this 106-year-old photo wears a traditional dress that signifies she is married and part of the Mongolian nobility.⁠
21.
Flattening hills to build Seattle, 1905-1930
22.
A very early photo of the Pantheon in Rome, captured in 1860.
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'Adult Industry' workers on display in Yoshiwara during the Meiji period, 1882
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Ladies of the evening posing as “working girls” in Dawson, Canada during the gold rush 1900
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Phnom Penh, April 17, 1975: The day Cambodia fell under control of the communist Khmer Rouge Guerilla forces

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1. A baseball team of death-row inmates. Their executions were delayed only as long as they kept winning. 1910

2. Couples rush to secure a marriage license and get married in Las Vegas, ahead of Executive Order 11241 taking effect, which eliminated the draft exception for married men. August 26, 1965.

3. Nuremberg trials, 1945

4. Qantas Airways 747 upper deck in 1971

5. Patients having a happy time fishing and swimming under the walls of the old chateau. These American soldiers are recovering from war neurosis, as the scientists now call the condition that used to be described as ‘shell-shock.’ September 1918

6. This is how enemy aircrafts were detected before the invention of RADAR, 1921

7. High school football players practice in Chicago. 1902.

8. Belka, a Soviet dog who went to space in the Sputnik 5. She returned to Earth safely. August 1960.

9. King George V shooting tigers from above an elephant, Nepal, 1911.

10. The “Dodge City Peace Commission” in 1883. Wyatt Earp is seated, second from left; Luke Short is standing, second from left; and Bat Masterson is standing, third from left.

11. A group of Navajo in the Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. 1904.

12. Maori women from New Zealand in 1902

13. Testing prototype space suit intended for use in NASA’s Apollo moon landing program, Mojave Desert, California 1962

14. A balloon apron is suspended to defend London from air attacks, 1915

15. Portrait of an immigrant family from Scotland. Taken at Ellis Island in 1905. The family would later settle in Alabama

16. Houdini exposes spirit trickery to New York clergymen, 1925.

17. Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940

18. Canadian Troops land at Courseulles at Juno Beach June 6th, 1944

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20. The woman in this 106-year-old photo wears a traditional dress that signifies she is married and part of the Mongolian nobility.⁠

21. Flattening hills to build Seattle, 1905-1930

22. A very early photo of the Pantheon in Rome, captured in 1860.

23. 'Adult Industry' workers on display in Yoshiwara during the Meiji period, 1882

24. Ladies of the evening posing as “working girls” in Dawson, Canada during the gold rush 1900

25. Phnom Penh, April 17, 1975: The day Cambodia fell under control of the communist Khmer Rouge Guerilla forces

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1.
A baseball team of death-row inmates. Their executions were delayed only as long as they kept winning. 1910

2.
Couples rush to secure a marriage license and get married in Las Vegas, ahead of Executive Order 11241 taking effect, which eliminated the draft exception for married men. August 26, 1965.

3.
Nuremberg trials, 1945

4.
Qantas Airways 747 upper deck in 1971

5.
Patients having a happy time fishing and swimming under the walls of the old chateau. These American soldiers are recovering from war neurosis, as the scientists now call the condition that used to be described as ‘shell-shock.’ September 1918

6.
This is how enemy aircrafts were detected before the invention of RADAR, 1921

7.
High school football players practice in Chicago. 1902.

8.
Belka, a Soviet dog who went to space in the Sputnik 5. She returned to Earth safely. August 1960.

9.
King George V shooting tigers from above an elephant, Nepal, 1911.

10.
The “Dodge City Peace Commission” in 1883. Wyatt Earp is seated, second from left; Luke Short is standing, second from left; and Bat Masterson is standing, third from left.

11.
A group of Navajo in the Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. 1904.

12.
Maori women from New Zealand in 1902

13.
Testing prototype space suit intended for use in NASA’s Apollo moon landing program, Mojave Desert, California 1962

14.
A balloon apron is suspended to defend London from air attacks, 1915

15.
Portrait of an immigrant family from Scotland. Taken at Ellis Island in 1905. The family would later settle in Alabama

16.
Houdini exposes spirit trickery to New York clergymen, 1925.

17.
Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940

18.
Canadian Troops land at Courseulles at Juno Beach June 6th, 1944

20.
The woman in this 106-year-old photo wears a traditional dress that signifies she is married and part of the Mongolian nobility.⁠

21.
Flattening hills to build Seattle, 1905-1930

22.
A very early photo of the Pantheon in Rome, captured in 1860.

23.
'Adult Industry' workers on display in Yoshiwara during the Meiji period, 1882

24.
Ladies of the evening posing as “working girls” in Dawson, Canada during the gold rush 1900

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Phnom Penh, April 17, 1975: The day Cambodia fell under control of the communist Khmer Rouge Guerilla forces