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| 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 5:58pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
In today's world of overly saturated visual culture, it's an odd thing to think of a photograph--itself-- as being "rare." We are so used to instantaneous image recording, completely at our fingertips and, as is the case for most people in this generation, it's hard to imagine it any other way. But, given everything previously mentioned, the inherent rarity, novelty, individuality, and history in photos from the past make them that much more enticing and that much more valuable. Having the opportunity to visualise things we often consider our own distant pasts is a great privilege and allows us different perspectives on the present. In an attempt to do just that, take a look through this eclectic collection of rare historical photographs, bask in their rustic aesthetic, and awaken your inner history buff. 1. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on June 28, 1914, the day they were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip (insert) in Sarajevo. The event that triggered WWI.
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:01pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
2. Bruce Lee could do more than play a ping-pong game with nunchucks, he was quite the Cha-Cha dancer (honestly). Here he is in 1958.
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:02pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
3. The discovery of Machu Picchu in 1912 by Hirim Bingham III prior to any modern reconstruction taking place.
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:03pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
4. Rare and candid photo of Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. The good old days. 5. The headquarters of Benito Mussolini and the Italian Fascist Party in 1934.
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:04pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
6. "Survival Town," Nevada was a replica town created by the U.S. Army in 1955 to test the affects of atomic bomb detonations. These photos show its absolute demise.
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:06pm On Apr 13, 2015*. Modified: 6:23pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
7. WWII: Indian troops arriving in Singapore, November 1941. 8. Electrical engineer, genius, and archetypal "mad scientist" Nikola Tesla in his laboratory testing his "Magnifying Transmitter" in 1900. Only a few years before that, Westinghouse chap stole his AC glory.
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:07pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
9. Martin Luther King removes a burned cross from the lawn of his home while his son, Martin, stands by his side. Atlanta, Georgia, April 27, 1960. 10. This is some of the first photographic documentation of child labor in the spinning room of The Bibb Mill No. 1, Macon, Georgia, 1909. The children were between 9-12 years old. These photos by sociologist and photographer Lewis W. Hine led to the reform of child labor laws in early 20th century America.
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:09pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
11. Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard taking a break from filming Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1961. (and I don't think the guy on the top right is too happy about it) 12. The only known photograph of a living "Quagga." This now-extinct subspecies of zebras lived in South Africa in the 19th century.
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:10pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
13. Astronaut Michael Collins took this photo of the Lunar Module where Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were located while Earth looms in the background during the Apollo 11 Mission in 1969. Considering matter cannot be created or destroyed (and what you see here is what makes up our physical form), every single person on the planet--alive, deceased, still unborn--is in the frame of this photo. All except Collins, the only human outside this photograph. 14. A day at the beach for Albert Einstein in 1939. It was during this vacation in Long Island that he would write a letter to President Roosevelt urging the U.S. not to wait while Nazi Germany could potentially be making a nuclear bomb.
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by Nobody: 6:13pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
Interesting piece.  3 Likes |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:15pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
15. The only known photograph (left) of "Nipper," the fox terrier on the His Master's Voice label (EMI, RCA, JVC Records). In 1899, Englishman Francis Barraud painted the iconic image of his dog which was acquired by the newly formed Gramophone Company that same year. Today, the name has been sold to the entertainment/media retail chain called HMV.
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:17pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
16. Ernest Hemingway and Agnes von Kurowski during the First World War. His love affair with this nurse was the impetus for the novel A Farewell To Arms (1929), and Agnes was the inspiration for its heroine, Catherine Barkley. 17. The real "Rockford Peaches," one of the first signed teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) established in 1943 during WWII. You'll probably recall Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, and Madonna doing their thangs in the 1992 film A League Of Their Own. When Kit gets traded from the Peaches to Racine...heartbreaking.
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:20pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
18. The Beatles competing in a "battle of the bands" at the Palais Ballroom (Aldershot), London, in 1961. That night they played for an audience of 18 people, but it wouldn't even be two years later that Beatlemania would commence.
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by Acekidc4(m): 6:21pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
*Following Bumper to Bumper* 1 Like |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:21pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
19. Elton John just hanging out with his mother Sheila and stepfather Fred Farebrother at their London apartment in 1971. 20. Leo Tolstoy, prolific Russian author of War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877), telling his grandchildren a story in 1909. 21. One of the very few images that fully documents a party at artist Andy Warhol's legendary New York studio, "The Factory," in the early 1960s. Sourced From
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| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by Pavore9: 6:35pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
Very educational. 2 Likes |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by Dyt(f): 6:43pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
Deep sigh 3 Likes |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 6:44pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by EverestdeBliu(m): 8:38pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
Lalasticlala...fp material's here 2 Likes |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by Nobody: 8:39pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
Adufetohposh:I'm more interested in you  2 Likes |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 8:57pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
EverestdeBliu:U think this will make it?  I doubt it, it ain't political news. |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 8:58pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
AkinBanky:Flirting on my thread dude....... |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by Nobody: 9:04pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
yuzjet:bros no Vex abeg. u Wnt blame a broda for admiring, will you?  Your research is very educational and informative though. 1 Like |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 9:08pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
AkinBanky:Don't mind me too. Wetin concern me sef? Ride on jawe! On my thread, thanks for the comment. |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by Nobody: 9:24pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
I like historical stuffs Really interesting! 1 Like |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by angelTI(f): 9:35pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
I dunno why but these pictures/stories gives me a sober feeling I can't explain |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 9:46pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
angelTI:Oh really? Can u try to describe it pls? |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by EverestdeBliu(m): 10:17pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
yuzjet:of course its as good as fp,only if the 'fp makers' would realise that. |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 10:20pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
EverestdeBliu:That's the point. They ain't gonna see this...! |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by angelTI(f): 10:21pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
yuzjet:Honestly, I can't explain the feeling |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 10:24pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
dimples2:U can as well check my signature! |
| Re: 21 Rare Historical Photos That Everyone Should See by yuzjet(op): 10:26pm On Apr 13, 2015 |
angelTI:Anyway, it somehow happens like that to people! |
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