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16 Momentous Vintage Photos

When you hear the word ‘history,’ what do you imagine - a dusty book full of pages and pages of dates? In our opinion, history is the collection of all the most memorable, most unbelievable, or most fascinating stories humans have ever come to witness - both good and bad.
Instead of being a pile of long and dreary texts, we imagine history as an amalgamation of images, which together make up the collective story of humanity. Nothing can illustrate this idea like historical images. Take a peek at these unforgettable 16 photos, and see history from a brand new perspective.

1. Traffic enforcer stops cars in New York so a cat carrying a kitten can pass (1925)

Historical Photos Traffic enforcer stops cars in New York
Image Source: Reddit

2. Know the famous photo of construction workers having lunch on the half-finished Empire State Building? Here's the photographer who took that photo - Charles Ebbets (1932)

Historical Photos Charles Ebbets
Image Source: Reddit

3. David Attenborough shows a cockatoo to Prince Charles and Princess Anne (1958)

Historical Photos David Attenborough shows a cockatoo to Prince Charles and Princess Anne
Image Source: Reddit

4. Italian soldier feeds a local orphan in Mogadishu (1993)

Historical Photos Italian soldier feeds a local orphan in Mogadishu
Image Source: Reddit

5. Family photo of Samson Beaver with his wife Leah and daughter Frances Louise by Mary Schäffer (1907)

Historical Photos Samson Beaver with his wife Leah and daughter Frances Louise
Image Source: Reddit

6. "John F. Kennedy campaigning Door-to-Door in West Virginia (1960)"

Historical Photos John F. Kennedy campaigning Door-to-Door in West Virginia (1960)
Image Source: Reddit

7. A submerged diver in 1899. This is believed to be the first underwater photograph ever taken!

Historical Photos A submerged diver in 1899
Image Source: Reddit

8. West German schoolchildren talk with East German border guards near the Berlin Wall during the collapse of communism in East Germany (1989)

Historical Photos West German schoolchildren talk with East German border guards near the Berlin Wall
Image Source: Reddit

9. Man searching for a job by wearing his resume in England (1930s)

Historical Photos Man searching for a job by wearing his resume in England
Image Source: Reddit

10. Florence Di Tullio, also known as "Winnie the Welder" in Connecticut by Bernard Hoffman (1943)

Historical Photos Florence Di Tullio, also known as "Winnie the Welder" in Connecticut by Bernard Hoffman (1943)
Image Source: Reddit

11. Women walking down a street in Kabul, Afghanistan (1972)

Historical Photos Women walking down a street in Kabul, Afghanistan
Image Source: Reddit

12. Man searching for books at the Public library of Cincinnati (the building was sadly demolished in 1955)

Historical Photos Man searching for books at Public library of Cincinnati
Image Source: Reddit

13. Max Schreck resting behind the scenes of Nosferatu (1922)

Historical Photos Max Schreck
Image Source: Reddit

14. Sun shining down at passers-by at the Grand Central in New York City (1929) by Louis Faurer. Today, surrounding buildings block the sun, so this view is no longer possible to capture. 

Historical Photos Sun shining down at passers-by at the Grand Central in New York City
Image Source: Reddit

15. Behind the scenes of an episode of The French Chef with Julia Child (1963)

Historical Photos Behind the scenes of an episode of The French Chef with Julia Child
Image Source: Reddit

16. Rail commuters in California wearing face masks and displaying a “wear a mask or go to jail” sign during the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic.

Historical Photos Rail commuters in face masks
Image Source: Reddit
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