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(34,195 posts) Wed Dec 2, 2020, 05:34 PM Dec 2020

50 Rarely-Seen Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things [View all]

We may read volumes upon volumes of history books and make our teachers proud. But there’s nothing more all-telling than real pictures that document wonders of the past.

This time, we are taking you on a heartfelt roller coaster that will take us back to the past.

In 1969, When Black Americans Were Still Prevented From Swimming Alongside Whites,
Mr. Rogers Decided To Invite Officer Clemmons To Join Him And Cool His Feet In A Pool,
Breaking A Well-Known Color Barrier.

Margaret Hamilton And The Handwritten Navigation Software
She And Her Mit Team Produced For The Apollo Project, 1969

May 20, 1910: The Nine Kings Of Europe Photographed Together For The First And Only Time

Standing, from left to right:
King Haakon VII of Norway, Tsar Ferdinand of the Bulgarians, King Manuel II of Portugal and the Algarve, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Prussia, King George I of the Hellenes and King Albert I of the Belgians.

Seated, from left to right:
King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King George V of the United Kingdom and King Frederick VIII of Denmark.

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50 Rarely-Seen Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things [View all] left-of-center2012 Dec 2020 OP

These are great! I love historic photos. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2020 #1

Truly stunning! spicysista Dec 2020 #2

Post removed Post removed Dec 2020 #3

site has restricted access oh well nt msongs Dec 2020 #4

Doesn't have a restriction for ne. sinkingfeeling Dec 2020 #6

Not restricted for me left-of-center2012 Dec 2020 #8

Hit "refresh." Warpy Dec 2020 #18

Some brought me close to tears UpInArms Dec 2020 #5

It briefly made me sad, too. Mr. Evil Dec 2020 #24

Almost all WWII photos break my heart. So many fought so bravely to sinkingfeeling Dec 2020 #7

That picture of the "kings" of Europe in 1910...shoots through me like a knife... Moostache Dec 2020 #9

"kings" of Europe in 1910 ... ALL of that was wrought on the Earth because of those men left-of-center2012 Dec 2020 #16

History, right on the knife's edge of calamitous change Hekate Dec 2020 #20

I had a feeling that only another monarch's funeral could bring them all together in one place. hedda_foil Dec 2020 #10

small pox picture shows why people got vaccinated. pansypoo53219 Dec 2020 #11

That was very powerful Evolve Dammit Dec 2020 #13

People today simply do not believe. If I were designing a middle school thru high school curriculum Hekate Dec 2020 #19

i like cemeteries & i have found a few mini plague mass gravemarkers. more dead kids. lots of kids. pansypoo53219 Dec 2020 #26

Yeah, and just try to tell that to a bunch of anti-vaxxer mommies on FB... Hekate Dec 2020 #27

Yes, and it was finally vanquished! burrowowl Dec 2020 #22

Those were interesting! If I were teaching history, I'd copy tons of them... Karadeniz Dec 2020 #12

Thanks for posting. I'm a museum nerd, so I love seeing these old photographs. nt iluvtennis Dec 2020 #14

Fascinating trof Dec 2020 #15

Great pics IsItJustMe Dec 2020 #17

the one photo of the police officer scolding a anti masker in the 1918 epidemic AllaN01Bear Dec 2020 #21

Switching a whole country (Sweden) from driving on the left side central scrutinizer Dec 2020 #23

And then Margaret Hamilton became the Wicked Witch of the West! progressoid Dec 2020 #25