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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
Photography & Digital Art,HistoryJUN 15, 2022

50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page

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Rokas Laurinavičius
Mindaugas Balčiauskas and Rokas Laurinavičius
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Ever since the invention of the camera in the early 1800s, photographers have documented everything, from wars and protest marches to scientific discoveries, and even space landings, allowing everyone to, in a way, "attend" these special events.
The Facebook page 'Old Photographs' has collected a wide selection of such interesting historical moments—big and small. So let's take a look at some of its top posts, after all, chances are, each of us will find something that will help us to see the past in a new light.

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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
It’s that easy. Mutual respect.
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
On 27 January 1945 was the liberation of Auschwitz. To forget would be to say these faces, the faces of millions of others didn't matter. Never forget. Teach the children to remember.
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
Just one of the guys. (WWII)
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
Laughter has sounded the same throughout generations and languages.
(Unidentified woman and child, Jemez Pueblo New Mexico, by Jesse Nusbaum)
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
Betty White in her Los Angeles home with her dog, 1952.
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
Every group has a lead singer.
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
He aims to please. (1954)
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
Some of our favorite old photographs are merely everyday people in everyday life.
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
A family portrait. Gainesville, Florida - 1900.
Source: State Library and Archives of Florida
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
This picture circa 1900s shows knife grinders also called ventres jaunes (‘yellow stomachs’ referring to the yellow dust released by the grinding wheel). By laying face down, these yellow stomachs would save their backs from being hunched over all day. Workers were encourage to bring their dogs to not only keep them company but to act as heaters to keep them warm by having the dogs lie on their legs.
(Photo is from the web-site of, French knife maker, Claude Dozorme - ” The Wolf ”).
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
A very moving caption:
"This is a mass burial at sea, on the USS Intrepid in 1944 following a kamikaze attack. I've never seen this photo, and I figure most of you probably haven't either. I posted so people can see, and remember the incredible sacrifices made on our behalf."
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
This simple moment is brought to you by 1930.
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
There is modern beauty in this photograph of Lota Cheek taken 99 years ago.
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
Animals bring a type of joy not found in other ways.
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
And then there was the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918.
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
When do we gain the inhibitions not present in our youth?
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
Timeless photography looks as beautiful now as it did when it was taken.
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
Formal portraits rarely featured smiles, but they can be found in photographs of daily life during this period. (1912, South Carolina.)
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
A routine repair.
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50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page
A boy makes a friend at the London Zoo, 1958.
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