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40 Must-See Photos From The Past

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First morning after Sweden changed from driving on the left side to driving on the right, 1967

First morning after Sweden changed from driving on the left side to driving on the right, 1967

Advertisement for Atabrine, anti-malaria drug, in Papua, New Guinea during WWII

Advertisement for Atabrine, anti-malaria drug, in Papua, New Guinea during WWII

23 year-old Evelyn McHale jumped from the 83rd floor of the Empire State Building and landed on a United Nations limousine, 1947

23 year-old Evelyn McHale jumped from the 83rd floor of the Empire State Building and landed on a United Nations limousine, 1947

106-year-old Armenian Woman guards home, 1990

106-year-old Armenian Woman guards home, 1990

Animals being used as part of medical therapy, 1956

Animals being used as part of medical therapy, 1956

Charlie Chaplin at age 27, 1916

Charlie Chaplin at age 27, 1916

A space chimp posing to camera after a successful mission to space, 1961

A space chimp posing to camera after a successful mission to space, 1961

Annie Edison Taylor, the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, 1901

Annie Edison Taylor, the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, 1901

Artificial legs, UK, ca. 1890

Artificial legs, UK, ca. 1890

Baby cages used to ensure that children get enough sunlight and fresh air when living in an apartment building, ca. 1937

Baby cages used to ensure that children get enough sunlight and fresh air when living in an apartment building, ca. 1937

Annette Kellerman promotes women’s right to wear a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907. She was arrested for indecency

Annette Kellerman promotes women’s right to wear a fitted one-piece bathing suit, 1907. She was arrested for indecency

Bookstore in London ruined by an air raid, 1940

Bookstore in London ruined by an air raid, 1940

Austrian boy receives new shoes during WWII

Austrian boy receives new shoes during WWII

Christmas dinner during Great Depression turnips and cabbage

Christmas dinner during Great Depression turnips and cabbage

Hindenburg Disaster, May 6, 1937

Hindenburg Disaster, May 6, 1937

Construction of the Berlin wall, 1961

Construction of the Berlin wall, 1961

Last prisoners of Alcatraz leaving, 1963

Last prisoners of Alcatraz leaving, 1963

Circus hippo pulling a cart, 1924

Circus hippo pulling a cart, 1924

Elvis in the Army, 1958

Elvis in the Army, 1958

Hotel owner pouring acid in the pool while black people swim in it, ca. 1964

Hotel owner pouring acid in the pool while black people swim in it, ca. 1964

Disneyland Employee Cafeteria in 1961

Disneyland Employee Cafeteria in 1961

Illegal alcohol being poured out during Prohibition, Detroit, 1929

Illegal alcohol being poured out during Prohibition, Detroit, 1929

Hitler’s officers and cadets celebrating Christmas, 1941

Hitler’s officers and cadets celebrating Christmas, 1941

Lifeguard on the coast, 1920′s

Lifeguard on the coast, 1920′s

Martin Luther King with his son removing a burnt cross from their front yard, 1960

Martin Luther King with his son removing a burnt cross from their front yard, 1960

Measuring bathing suits – if they were too short, women would be fined, 1920′s

Measuring bathing suits – if they were too short, women would be fined, 1920′s

Little girl with her doll sitting in the ruins of her bombed home, London, 1940

Little girl with her doll sitting in the ruins of her bombed home, London, 1940

Melted and damaged mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London, 1930

Melted and damaged mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London, 1930

Mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale, Chicago, 1948

Mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale, Chicago, 1948

Princeton students after a freshman vs. sophomores snowball fight, 1893

Princeton students after a freshman vs. sophomores snowball fight, 1893

Soldier shares a banana with a goat during the battle of Saipan, ca. 1944

Soldier shares a banana with a goat during the battle of Saipan, ca. 1944

Suntan vending machine, 1949

Suntan vending machine, 1949

Unknown soldier in Vietnam, 1965

Unknown soldier in Vietnam, 1965

Mom and son watching the mushroom cloud after an atomic test, Las Vegas, 1953

Mom and son watching the mushroom cloud after an atomic test, Las Vegas, 1953

Testing of new bulletproof vests, 1923

Testing of new bulletproof vests, 1923

Unpacking the head of the Statue of Liberty, 1885

Unpacking the head of the Statue of Liberty, 1885

Walter Yeo, one of the first to undergo an advanced plastic surgery and a skin transplant, 1917

Walter Yeo, one of the first to undergo an advanced plastic surgery and a skin transplant, 1917

The original Ronald McDonald, 1963

The original Ronald McDonald, 1963

The real Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, ca. 1927

The real Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, ca. 1927

Woman With A Gas-Resistant Pram, England, 1938

Woman With A Gas-Resistant Pram, England, 1938
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