[PHOTOS] 21 Must-See Historic Photos From the Past
Once taken simply to document their present, they now help us witness the past. These photographs all tell stories about the historical figures or events that they represent. From landmarks in history, strange feats of physical endurance through to peculiar devices & oddball characters we hope this series of images will astound, confound and enthrall you.
By Sadho Ram — 29 Sep 2013, 02:49 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
2. Little girl comforting her doll in the ruins of her bomb damaged home, London, 1940
4. Baby cages used to ensure that children get enough sunlight and fresh air when living in an apartment building, ca. 1937
6. Hippo cart in 1924. The hippo belonged to a circus and apparently enjoyed pulling the cart as a trick
7. Measuring bathing suits in the early 1920s. If they were too short, the women would be fined
8. A space chimp poses for the camera after a successful mission to space in 1961
12. Annette Kellerman promoted women’s right to wear a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907… She was arrested for indecency.
14. A penniless mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale, Chicago, 1948
15. Melted and damaged mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London, 1930
16. Sweden changed from driving on the left side to driving on the right in September 3rd, 1967 – this was the result.
18. Martin Luther King Jr. with his son by his side removing a burnt cross from his front yard, 1960
19. A beautiful suicide – 23 year-old Evelyn McHale jumped from the 83rd floor of the Empire State Building and landed on a United Nations limousine, 1947
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