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    Historical Images That Will Captivate You

    Historical Images That Will Captivate You
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    In this digital age of the smartphone selfie, it’s easy to lose sight of how awesome a real paper photograph can be. The excitement of looking through old photo albums can never be matched by scrolling through a phone. Another awesome aspect of old photos is that they are a historical record of times gone by, and these fascinating and incredibly powerful photos from the past reinforce that! Check them out!

     

    This young native woman was a switchboard operator back in 1925!

    native switchboard op
    reddit

    These ex-prisoners of war are celebrating as their plane takes off from Vietnam.

    ex prisoners war happy
    U.S.DepartmentofDefense

    U.S marines after three nights of fighting the Vietnam War, in 1966.

    marines vietnam
    NBCNews/HenriHuet/AP

    This was Robert F. Kennedy’s wife comforting him after he was mortally wounded in an assassination attempt, in 1968!

    rfk wife assassination
    LIFE/BillEppridge/TimeLifePictures/GettyImages

    Back in 1965, this photo was taken of US and Vietnamese troops, they were taking some time out to rest after fighting all night!

    us vietnamese troops
    StevenKasherGallery

    This is Louis Boutan, he took one of the first ever underwater photos. The photo was taken by a pole-mounted camera.

    underwater photographer
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    This bizarre-looking photo is of an exotic dancer proving to the court that her underwear was too large to have exposed herself to the Florida cops, who had arrested her!

    woman undies court
    imgur

    Back in 1970, these Vietnam veterans were taking to the streets and protesting against war!

    vets protesting
    YouTube

    These handsome guys are the 1891 ‘Tug of War’ team from ‘Bowdoin College’.

    tug war team
    reddit

    Union soldiers posing with a newspaper vendor during the Virginia civil war, in 1863.

    newspaper vendor soldiers
    LibraryofCongress/AlexanderGardner

    This is what was going on in the background while Marilyn Monroe was filming her iconic scene in NYC!

    monroe on set
    ShawFamilyArchives/SamShaw

    This was taken in the 1960s, it shows a woman in West Berlin speaking to her mom in the East over the Berlin wall.

    people berlin wall
    reddit

    This was the first ever ‘McDonald’s’. It opened in San Bernadino, California, in 1948!

    first mcdonalds
    reddit

    This photographer was taking snaps in Atlantic City, in 1912.

    photographer atlantic city
    reddit

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