Rare Historical Photographs That Will Leave You Feeling Thoughtful

For many people, taking photographs is a part of their daily life. With the invention of smart phones, billions of images are captured each day. This is great, in theory, but as the process is so common now, it’s arguable that the photos of today do not compare to the photos of the past. Here we have some incredibly unique and fascinating historical photos that are not only interesting to look at, but are also thought provoking. Take a look and prepare to travel to back in time!

The ‘original’ Winnie The Pooh and Christopher Robin with Alan Milne.

rare historical photographs alan milne — *Unknown*

Lewis Carrol’s ‘Alice In Wonderland’, Alice Liddell.

rare historical photographs alice liddell — *Unknown*

A photo taken of Archduke Frank Ferdinand and his wife on the day in 1914 when they were assassinated.

rare historical photographs archduke franz ferdinand — *Unknown*

Bonnie and Clyde.

A cafeteria for Disney employees.

rare historical photographs disney employee cafe — *Unknown*

The first flight of the Wright brothers who invented the world’s first airplane in 1903.

rare historical photographs first flight — *Unknown*

Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Charlie Chaplin in Switzerland, 1953.

rare historical photographs indira gandhi charlie chapman and jawaharlal nehru — *Unknown*

Norma Jean Baker a.k.a Marilyn Monroe.

rare historical photographs marilyn monroe — *Unknown*

Mark Twain in Nikola Tesla’s lab, 1894.

rare historical photographs mark twain — *Unknown*

The first ever Michelin man!

rare historical photographs michellin man — *Unknown*

A Moulin Rouge dressing room, 1924.

rare historical photographs moulin rouge dressing room — *Unknown*

Records have shown that a Russian woman, whose name has been lost throughout history, gave birth to a whopping 69 children. 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets. Wow!