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28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them

Through photography we have the opportunity to witness rare moments in history and the amazing stories behind them.

28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
A rare historical photo of the scene inside a sex education class for women in 1929.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
A child from the Philippines with his family at a “human zoo” in New York, where humans were kept as animals for the amusement of visitors. The photo was taken in 1906.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
In September 1967, traffic rules in Sweden changed from driving on the left side of the road to the right. And here is the chaotic scene on the first day of the traffic rule change in the country.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
In September 1967, traffic rules in Sweden changed from driving on the left side of the road to the right. And here is the chaotic scene on the first day of the traffic rule change in the country.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
In this photo, police ask vehicles to stop to let a cat carry its kittens across the road in 1925. A unique historical photo.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
August Landmesser, despite being a loyal member of the Nazi Party, refused to salute when Hitler attended a rally in 1936. Landmesser was the only one to do so.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
Rare photo captures First Lady Betty Ford - wife of US President Gerald Ford - standing on a conference table in the White House to dance. Photo taken on January 19, 1977.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
Egyptian women taking part in military training, photographed in 1956.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
Women's swimwear in the early 1900s, women's swimwear was quite restrictive, high neck, long sleeves, skirts and pants. One-piece bathing suits were banned throughout the United States. In this photo, a woman is arrested for wearing a one-piece swimsuit that does not cover her legs. The photo was taken in 1922.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
A negotiation between a zoo director and an escaped chimpanzee was photographed in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1988. The content of the conversation remains a mystery to this day.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
Sailors salute a veteran. The photo was taken in 1989.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
This photo of the twin towers taken in 1970 while they were under construction allows us to see their main structure.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
The famous Niagara Falls in North America, located on the border of the United States and Canada, froze in 1883.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
150 million year old dinosaur footprints discovered in France.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
The first photo of Chernobyl was taken on the morning of the nuclear disaster (April 26, 1986) by Igor Kostin. Due to the effects of radiation in the air, the photo appears grainy.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
Bruce Lee with his wife and two children, taken in 1970.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
The "seal" of Tutankhamun's tomb at the Third Temple remained in place for more than 300 years before it was opened in 1923.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
The Fingerprint Records Room, where the FBI's fingerprint files are kept, 1944.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
A 'Knocker-Up' - waking customers up for work by knocking on their doors or windows with a stick in London, 1929. Before the alarm clock, Knocker-Up
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
A vertical parking lot in Chicago, 1930s left many people amazed.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
This 1885 photo captures the discovery of an ancient Mayan statue deep in the jungle of Honduras, a country in Central America.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
After World War II ended, surrendering German soldiers turned in their rifles. They were piled up in huge piles, startling many people. Photo taken in 1945.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
A worker repairs the teeth of a shark model on the set of Set Of Jaws, 1974.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
Manually controlled traffic lights with signals such as "stop" and "go" in Philadelphia in 1922.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
Benjamin Bowden - a British industrial designer shows off his modern-looking bicycle called Spacelander at the "Britain Can Make It Better" exhibition on September 17, 1946.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
How Chevrolet Vega cars were packaged and shipped by train in 1971.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
Huntington Beach, California with oil wells during the oil boom. Photo taken in 1928.
28 Rare Historical Photos and the Incredible Stories Behind Them
German sonar device from 1917. This is an early type of radar, the glasses will help you see the plane clearly when it detects sound.

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