25 interesting archive photos that take us back in time

Analyzing archival photos, it's as if you feel the very breath of time. History holds many mysteries, and the past always predicts the future. You will find a selection of informative historical pictures that will arouse interest even among those who have never been interested in history.

Equipment of the soldier of the future according to the version of the American military in 1959. The magazine "Popular Science" for May 1959 described this concept as follows:

And again an artifact! This is a sword from the Spanish castle Ain. It belongs to the Middle Ages. The length of the weapon is 94 centimeters

1970s: this is how support for ecology was presented in the Soviet Union

Bjork was caught in the frame while walking in Covent Garden, London, 1994

This is how Nevsky Prospekt looked early in the 60th

Did you even know that the sculpture "Motherland calls!" had a living prototype? It was the waitress Valentina Izotova

The legendary couple of actors — David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in 1996

Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray: It was the epochal filming of "Ghostbusters"

In New York, they knew a lot about beauty contests. For example, in 1956 they chose... the Frankfurter sausage queen. Her name was Lorraine Cole

The excitement of the 90s. The capital's "Children's World"

This is the moment that was caught on the set of the movie "Men in Black". Will Smith is 29 here

In 1971, at Glastonbury, you could meet such strange companies — priests and ... hippies

In the 20s, a robot was seen like this to disperse demonstrators

By the way, in the filming of the "White Sun of the Desert", an assistant director sometimes acted as a horse

And again the merry 1920s. The Germans came up with these life jackets made of tires

In Pyatigorsk, in sanatoriums in the 1970s, people were treated with radon baths

Well, a real fan of Elvis Presley!

In 1979, Stallone took part in the filming of the Muppet Show

1980s: such an idyllic Soviet family was drawn

Jane Mansfield — today her name is almost not remembered, and in the 50s it sounded on a par with Marilyn Monroe. Sex symbol of the era!

1910: A fearless woman takes a photo shoot in Berlin

This is the most real book. Just petite. It measures 0.74 by 0.75 mm

A unique artifact: the head of King Sargon the Ancient made of bronze. Presumably, the monument of the ruler of Sumer and Akkad was cast about 4,300 years ago

Renee O'Connor and Lucy Lawless: actresses have fun relaxing between shoots. Do you remember the TV series "Xena — the Warrior Queen"?

Exclusive portrait of Yuri Gagarin

Its peculiarity lies in the fact that it was created by Pablo Picasso. This is how the genius reacted to the news about the launch of a man into space