A picture is worth 1,000 words. That saying is even more appropriate when looking at rare, old, historical photographs. They manage to take us back to a strange, previously unknown moment in time so easily. Each photo is like a small time machine.
A couple
in West Berlin peers over the Berlin Wall as the woman speaks to her mother on
the other side. A
couple in West Berlin peers over the Berlin Wall as the woman speaks to her
mother on the other
side.
A couple in West Berlin peers over the Berlin Wall as the woman
speaks to her mother on the other
side.View of
the Statue of Liberty from Jersey City in 1973. View of the Statue of Liberty from Jersey
City in 1973.
View of the Statue of Liberty from Jersey City in
1973.
View of the Statue of Liberty from Jersey City in
1973.The 1891
Bowdoin College Tug of War Team. The 1891 Bowdoin College Tug of War
Team.
The 1891 Bowdoin College Tug of War
Team.
The 1891 Bowdoin College Tug of War
Team.Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1940.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in
1940.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in
1940.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in
1940.Louis
Boutan taking one of the world's first underwater photographs in 1893.
Louis Boutan taking one of the
world's first underwater photographs in 1893.
Louis Boutan taking one of the world's first underwater
photographs in 1893.
Louis Boutan taking one of the world's first underwater
photographs in 1893.An
unemployed lumber worker and his wife following the bean harvest during the
Great Depression. His social security number is tattooed on his arm.
An unemployed lumber worker and
his wife following the bean harvest during the Great Depression. His social
security number is tattooed on his arm.
An unemployed lumber worker and his wife following the bean
harvest during the Great Depression. His social security number is tattooed on
his arm.
An unemployed lumber worker and his wife following the bean
harvest during the Great Depression. His social security number is tattooed on
his arm.A behind
the scenes look at the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway
grate. A behind the
scenes look at the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway
grate.
A behind the scenes look at the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe
standing over a subway
grate.
A behind the scenes look at the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe
standing over a subway
grate.A
newspaper vendor at a Union camp in Virginia during the Civil War in
1863. A newspaper
vendor at a Union camp in Virginia during the Civil War in
1863.
A newspaper vendor at a Union camp in Virginia during the Civil
War in 1863.
A newspaper vendor at a Union camp in Virginia during the Civil
War in 1863.Reunion
of veterans from the Battle of Gettysburg in 1913. Reunion of veterans from the Battle of
Gettysburg in 1913.
Reunion of veterans from the Battle of Gettysburg in
1913.
Reunion of veterans from the Battle of Gettysburg in
1913.Vietnam
veterans protesting the war, 1970. Vietnam veterans protesting the war,
1970.
Vietnam veterans protesting the war,
1970.
Vietnam veterans protesting the war,
1970.U.S.
troops begin their day in a daze after a third night of fierce fighting against
North Vietnamese forces. U.S. troops begin their day in a daze after a
third night of fierce fighting against North Vietnamese
forces.
U.S. troops begin their day in a daze after a third night of
fierce fighting against North Vietnamese
forces.
U.S. troops begin their day in a daze after a third night of
fierce fighting against North Vietnamese
forces.Taking
pictures on the beach in Atlantic City, 1912. Taking pictures on the beach in Atlantic
City, 1912.
Taking pictures on the beach in Atlantic City,
1912.
Taking pictures on the beach in Atlantic City,
1912.Eduard
Bloch was Hitler's Jewish physician. Bloch was protected by the German secret
police and fled the country to the United States before the war began.
Eduard Bloch was Hitler's Jewish
physician. Bloch was protected by the German secret police and fled the country
to the United States before the war began.
Eduard Bloch was Hitler's Jewish physician. Bloch was protected
by the German secret police and fled the country to the United States before the
war began.
Eduard Bloch was Hitler's Jewish physician. Bloch was protected
by the German secret police and fled the country to the United States before the
war began.An army
intelligence officer attends to Hideki Tojo, the prime minister of Japan during
WWII. Tojo attempted to shoot himself in the heart as U.S. troops approached his
residence to arrest him. The bullet missed his heart and instead went through
his stomach. Tojo made a full recovery before being tried, found guilty of war
crimes, and executed. An army intelligence officer attends to
Hideki Tojo, the prime minister of Japan during WWII. Tojo attempted to shoot
himself in the heart as U.S. troops approached his residence to arrest him. The
bullet missed his heart and instead went through his stomach. Tojo made a full
recovery before being tried, found guilty of war crimes, and
executed.
An
army intelligence officer attends to Hideki Tojo, the prime minister of Japan
during WWII. Tojo attempted to shoot himself in the heart as U.S. troops
approached his residence to arrest him. The bullet missed his heart and instead
went through his stomach. Tojo made a full recovery before being tried, found
guilty of war crimes, and
executed.
An
army intelligence officer attends to Hideki Tojo, the prime minister of Japan
during WWII. Tojo attempted to shoot himself in the heart as U.S. troops
approached his residence to arrest him. The bullet missed his heart and instead
went through his stomach. Tojo made a full recovery before being tried, found
guilty of war crimes, and
executed.Helen of
Many Glacier Hotel, a Native American Phone Operator in 1925.
Helen of Many Glacier Hotel, a
Native American Phone Operator in 1925.
Helen of Many Glacier Hotel, a Native American Phone Operator
in 1925.
Helen of Many Glacier Hotel, a Native American Phone Operator
in 1925.Robert
Kennedy's wife Ethel tries to comfort her dying husband after he was shot at the
Ambassador Hotel, 1968. Robert Kennedy's wife Ethel tries to comfort
her dying husband after he was shot at the Ambassador Hotel,
1968.
Robert Kennedy's wife Ethel tries to comfort her dying husband
after he was shot at the Ambassador Hotel,
1968.
Robert Kennedy's wife Ethel tries to comfort her dying husband
after he was shot at the Ambassador Hotel,
1968.A rush on
the banks to withdraw gold before the arrival of the communists in Shanghai,
China, 1949. A rush on
the banks to withdraw gold before the arrival of the communists in Shanghai,
China, 1949.
A rush on the banks to withdraw gold before the arrival of the
communists in Shanghai, China,
1949.
A rush on the banks to withdraw gold before the arrival of the
communists in Shanghai, China,
1949.American
POWs heading home from Vietnam as their plane finally lifts off.
American POWs heading home from
Vietnam as their plane finally lifts off.
American POWs heading home from Vietnam as their plane finally
lifts off.
American POWs heading home from Vietnam as their plane finally
lifts off.The first
McDonald's in 1948. The
first McDonald's in 1948.
The first McDonald's in
1948.
The first McDonald's in
1948.Troops at
the battle of Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 1968. This was one of the longest, most violent
battles of the war, lasting 77 days. Troops at the battle of Khe Sanh, Vietnam,
1968. This was one of the longest, most violent battles of the war, lasting 77
days.
Troops at the battle of Khe Sanh,
Vietnam, 1968. This was one of the longest, most violent battles of the war,
lasting 77
days.
Troops at the battle of Khe Sanh,
Vietnam, 1968. This was one of the longest, most violent battles of the war,
lasting 77
days.