24 historical moments in old photos

24 historical moments in old photos

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What did the real Ronald McDonald look like? How many people were at Woodstock in 1969? What did Tesla do in his laboratory? And is it possible to ride a hippopotamus? About this and much more-in our selection of historical photos.

24 historical moments in old photos

Our history is rich in interesting moments that can remain in the past forever. However, thanks to such an amazing invention as the camera, future generations can see how their ancestors lived, what happened on their land, what was the fashion, etc.

These black-and-white vintage photos will show you different moments from the past — petty and important, funny and sad, interesting and maybe not so much. But all of them were made there, in the distant and not very distant past, which is now available to us only from photos and memories.

24 historical moments in old photos

1. Visitors to a London pub, 1898

24 historical moments in old photos

2. Physical exercises in the school yard, 1900. England

24 historical moments in old photos

3. Bicycle track, 1901

24 historical moments in old photos

4. Bondi Bay, Australia, 1901

24 historical moments in old photos

5. San Francisco City Hall and Theater after the massive earthquake, 1906

24 historical moments in old photos

6. The Painters of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1914

24 historical moments in old photos

7. Women on ice delivery

24 historical moments in old photos

8. A boy selling newspapers with a sensation about the death of the Titanic»

24 historical moments in old photos

9. Manhattan, New York, 1908

24 historical moments in old photos

10. Nikola Tesla in his laboratory

24 historical moments in old photos

11. Circus performer in harness with a hippopotamus, 1924

24 historical moments in old photos

12. Walt Disney Employee Cafe, 1961

24 historical moments in old photos

13. The real Ronald McDonald, 1963

24 historical moments in old photos

14. Elton John plays the piano in his private jet, 1973

24 historical moments in old photos

15. Elvis Presley worries about a failed performance, 1956

24 historical moments in old photos

16. Elvis the Soldier

24 historical moments in old photos

17. Marilyn Monroe, the Ambassador Hotel, 1955

24 historical moments in old photos

18. Jimi Hendrix and his girlfriend, 1968

24 historical moments in old photos

19. Woodstock, 1969

24 historical moments in old photos

20. Sweden in 1967. Morning of the first day of the transition from left-hand traffic to right-hand traffic

24 historical moments in old photos

21. Barack Obama with his basketball team

24 historical moments in old photos

22. Elijah Wood and Macaulay Culkin, 1993

24 historical moments in old photos

23. 1936, Germany. The person who didn't "zig-zag"»

24 historical moments in old photos

24. Henry Ford (founder of Ford Motor Co.), Thomas Edison (inventor of the phonograph, camera, and light bulb), Warren G. Harding (29th President of the United States), and Garvey Samuel Firestone (founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.) at a picnic

Keywords: History | Archive | Historical photos

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