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17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:45am On Sep 05, 2017 |
Over the past few years, more photos have been taken in the world than in the previous century because now every cell phone has a camera. Nevertheless, photographers from the past also managed to capture a lot of interesting things. 1 Like |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:46am On Sep 05, 2017 |
1. The very first photo of a human being, 1838 To be more precise, it’s a daguerreotype image of the Boulevard du Temple in Paris, made by Louis Daguerre from his window in the spring of 1838. There could have been a lot more people in the image, but because of the long exposure, Daguerre managed to capture only a shoe cleaner and his client. 2 Likes
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by Nobody: 8:47am On Sep 05, 2017 |
I've always loved history 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:48am On Sep 05, 2017 |
2. An Indian tattoo on the face of a white woman, 1863 Olive Oatman’s parents were killed in 1859 when she was only 14 years old. She herself was kidnapped by Indians and then sold into the slavery of the Mohave. After 5 years spent in the tribe, the young woman managed to return to American society. Perhaps the Mohave treated Olive not as a slave but as an equal because they made her tattoos they themselves wore. 4 Likes
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:48am On Sep 05, 2017 |
3. The first known photograph of an obscene gesture, 1886 Apparently, the photographer did something wrong to baseball player Charles Radbourn because he, without thinking twice, showed the middle finger at the camera. This act remains in world history as the first obscene gesture captured in a photo. 5 Likes
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:49am On Sep 05, 2017 |
4. Students after a snowball fight, 1893 This is what these Princeton students looked like after a seemingly innocent snowball fight. They could easily be mistaken for soldiers who have just returned from a battlefield or for the victims of furious bees. 7 Likes
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:51am On Sep 05, 2017 |
5. A sculptor helps a veteran disguise the consequences of injuries, 1917 At the beginning of the 20th century, plastic surgery was far from perfect, but it had an alternative: masks replacing lost parts of the face. One of the experts in making such masks was the sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd. Of course, this method couldn’t make the face as it was before, but many people who suffered went on to have relationships and stopped thinking of suicide. 7 Likes 1 Share
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by AngelicDamsel(f): 8:52am On Sep 05, 2017 |
If their is nothing African there, then I am not interested! 7 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:52am On Sep 05, 2017 |
6. The tallest person in the history of medical observations, 1930s The “Alton Giant,“ Robert Pershing Wadlow, still remains the tallest man in the world’s history: he was 272 cm (8′ 11”) tall and weighed 199 kg (439 lb). Unfortunately, Robert lived a short life and died at the age of 22 in 1940. 7 Likes
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:52am On Sep 05, 2017 |
7. A German worker refuses to raise his hand in the Nazi salute, 1936 This man’s name is August Landmesser. With his gesture, he expressed disagreement with the policy of the Third Reich because of which he couldn’t marry a Jewish woman, Irma Eckler. Irma was later sent to a concentration camp, where she was killed, and August entered a penal battalion and disappeared. 7 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:53am On Sep 05, 2017 |
8. Beer in the fuel tank of a fighter plane, 1944 Of course, the beer wasn’t fuel. This was the way it was carried to British soldiers fighting in Normandy during World War II. And before they started to pour beer into fuel tanks, barrels were attached to the fighters instead of munition. 1 Like
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:54am On Sep 05, 2017 |
9. The future Queen Elizabeth II serving in the army, 1945 During World War II, the future Queen of England served in the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service as a mechanic and ambulance driver. In this photo, Princess Elizabeth holds a clock in her hands — a gift from her coworkers. 10 Likes 1 Share
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:55am On Sep 05, 2017 |
10. American soldiers returning home, 1945 After the military action in Western Europe was finished, the dreadnought Queen Elizabeth safely delivered American soldiers to New York. 12 Likes
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:56am On Sep 05, 2017 |
11. Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield, 1957 This is how Sophia Loren herself described this situation: "Paramount had organized a party for me. All of cinema was there. And then in comes Jayne Mansfield, the last one to come. She knew everyone was watching. Where are my eyes? I’m staring at her nipples because I am afraid they are about to come onto my plate." 5 Likes
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:56am On Sep 05, 2017 |
12. The woman with the thinnest waist in the world, 1959 British woman Ethel Granger decided to change extremely to please her husband, William. She had to wear corsets, not taking them off at night, as well as high heels and pretentious piercings, for which Ethel’s husband personally pierced her nose with a silver needle. Over time, the woman’s waist reduced from a natural 62 cm (24.4″) to 33 cm (13″), which allowed her to get into the Guinness World Records. 1 Like
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:57am On Sep 05, 2017 |
13. The Beatles crossing Abbey Road in the opposite direction, 1969 Most of us have seen the photo of the famous "Abbey Road" cover. Yet there are other pictures of the band made in the same place — 6 of them. By the way, the white Volkswagen Beetle, which accidentally got into the frame, was sold at auction in 1986 for £2,530. 3 Likes
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by thesicilian: 8:58am On Sep 05, 2017 |
xarm:My hat always go off for people who have the boldness to challenge the status quo. 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 8:58am On Sep 05, 2017 |
14. One of "Uncle Sam’s" prototypes, 1970 Uncle Sam, strictly watching from campaign posters, is a collective image. However, in this photo, it’s easy to see the similarity of the "uncle" with one of his prototypes — a veteran named Walter Botts. 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 9:00am On Sep 05, 2017 |
15. A family photo on the surface of the Moon, 1972 Astronaut Charles Duke, who took part in the Apollo 16 mission as a Lunar Module Pilot, left his family photo (Charles, his wife, Dorothy, and their sons Charles Jr. and Thomas) on the surface of the Moon. 6 Likes
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 9:00am On Sep 05, 2017 |
16. Iranian pop singers before the 1979 Islamic Revolution Before the Islamic Revolution of 1979, many Iranians looked like Europeans or Americans: they wore fashionable clothes, women didn’t hide their hair, and they didn’t even hesitate to appear on a beach in a bikini. 15 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by xarm(m): 9:02am On Sep 05, 2017 |
17. Kurt Cobain plays an imaginary guitar, 1993 Lenny Kravitz posted this photo on his Instagram, saying it was made on September 2, 1993, during the MTV Music Awards ceremony. Lenny was playing his hit “Are You Gonna Go My Way,“ and Kurt, standing behind the scenes, ”accompanied" him on an imaginary guitar. 2 Likes
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Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by DanseMacabre(m): 10:14am On Sep 05, 2017 |
Wow. Quite entertaining and educating. I actually didn't know that that defiant German guy had a history. Um, I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking that maybe xarm is related to explorers? 2 Likes |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by DanseMacabre(m): 10:21am On Sep 05, 2017 |
The Kurt Cobain pic got me too. Who knew he'd be dead in less than/about a year? As for the Iranian singers, Ayatollah Khomeini must be wearing a self-satisfied smirk in his grave. That revolution changed the Middle East. 6 Likes |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by fowosh: 10:31am On Sep 05, 2017 |
nice one |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by sbashir10(m): 10:33am On Sep 05, 2017 |
Educating 1 Like |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by Oppypoppy: 11:14am On Sep 05, 2017 |
Very Educating. 1 Like |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by jaszplus12(m): 11:55am On Sep 05, 2017 |
thanks OP, anything about history makes me appreciate my position on earth!
let's have more... 1 Like |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by fabre4: 12:58pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
xarm: Did he check the half life of the materials used for that photo cause it could decay before any other person goes to the moon that's if anyone went before 4 Likes |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by fabre4: 1:00pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
Thanks Op the difference btw u and explorers is consistency. 2 Likes |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by jay2pee(m): 4:35pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
Hmmm... Following.... Thanks dear op 1 Like |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by leobrownish(m): 4:38pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
xarm: even when I know nothing about any of these thing, but I believe this mask ooo because I saw it in a movie"WONDER WOMAN". the wicked scientist. people wey watch diz movie go kw Wetin I dey tlk 1 Like |
Re: 17 historical Pictures Everyone Should See by leobrownish(m): 4:39pm On Sep 05, 2017 |
xarm: I dey sure say Na leg kill am, cuz most thus tall people usually av leg prob |
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