HistoryNOV 21, 2024

“Understand The Past” With These 50 Incredible Historical Photos, Courtesy Of This IG Page

Traveling back to the distant past isn’t possible and likely won’t be anytime soon. The closest thing we have to turning back the clock are vintage photographs that give us a glimpse of how life was back in the day.

The “Historical Snapshots” Instagram account is one of the many excellent resources for these pictures. It’s an homage to those who’ve lived their lives without many of the luxuries and societal changes we get to enjoy and experience today. The concise profile bio sums it up nicely: “Honor people. Understand the past.”

These are some of the standout images from the page. Enjoy today’s travel back in time!

#21 Portrait Of Billie Holiday And Her Dog Mister, NYC, Circa 1947

#22 Portrait Of Hattie Tom, An Apache Native American, 1899

#23 Sergeant Karen Hermiston, Or “Hermie” As People Called Her, Was Courageous And Determined, Earning A Place In Canadian History As The Only Official Female Photographer For The Armed Forces To Work Amidst Combat During World War II

#24 Kaw-U-Tz, A Caddo Native American, 1906

#25 Roger Williams University In Nashville, Tennessee, 1899

#26 Portrait Of The Fisk University Class Of 1888

#27 Portrait Of Lillian, Cora And Luvenia Ward. Taken In Worcester, Massachusetts, Circa 1900

#28 Portrait Of A Sami Family, Norway, Circa 1890

#29 Portrait Of Nora Oo-Teen'a, An Inuit Woman. Alaska, 1903

#30 “Jitterbugging On A Saturday Evening,” Mississippi, 1939

#31 Portrait Of A Young Girl And Child. Japan, Circa 1908

#32 Iron Thunder, Crow Eagle, Fool Thunder, Slow White Buffalo, All Holding Peace Pipes, Dakota, Circa 1880s

#33 Portrait Of Chaiwa, A Tewa Native American, Circa 1906

#34 An Unidentified Soldier, Australia, Ww1

#35 Paris, 1900

#36 Portrait Of A Woman. Ontario, Canada, Circa 1890

#37 Portrait Of A Family. Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943

#38 Portrait Of A Union Army Soldier From The U.S. Civil War And His Family, Circa 1864

#39 A Spinner And Her Spinning Wheel. County Galway, Ireland, Circa 1890

#40 Five Year Old Warren Bernard Runs Out Of His Mother's Grasp To His Father, A Soldier From New Westminster, Canada Who Was Going To Fight For Canada In Wwii