19 Fascinating Photos From History With Even More Fascinating Stories To Tell
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September 18, 2015What makes old historical photos so interesting are the stories behind each photo. They somehow offer us a window into our past; into someone else's life. They even take us into another world wrapped in intrigue, wonder and sometimes, the unknown.
Take for instance these 19 photographs from history that will captivate you in one quick look. And once you know their stories, you will be compelled to look again.
1. This is the earliest known photograph of the Taj Mahal, c. 1850-1860.
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2. "A possible image of Confederate cadets in Morgan County, AL."
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3. President Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to fly, 1910.
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4. A young John Wayne.
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5. Andy Warhol buying Campbell's soup at Gristede's market on Second Avenue, 1964.
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6. The first ever photo of the Andromeda galaxy taken in 1888.
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7. The original rules Chuck Jones had for his creations: Roadrunner and Coyote.
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8.A rope bridge in India, 1870.
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9. Arnold Schwarzenegger and then President George Bush go for a sled ride, 1991.
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10. The original voice casts of Peanuts.
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11. Adele Ross Clothing, anti-miniskirt signs, 1966
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12. Four year-old Bill Clinton, 1950.
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13. Albert Einstein's desk just as he left it, a few hours after his death in New Jersey, April, 1955.
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14. A child left blind from the atomic bomb, Hiroshima, 1945
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15. A German boy selling his father's Iron Cross for cigarettes. Berlin, 1945
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16. Hostage
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Indianapolis, 1977 - Richard O. Hall is held hostage by Tony Kiritsis with a sawed-off shotgun during a live broadcast. The gun was rigged so that if Kiritsis was killed or if Hall tried to escape he would be shot.
17. Photo of the oldest known documented wheelie, 1936.
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18. "Helen Hulick was a kindergarten teacher who witnessed a robbery in 1938. When she showed up in pants to testify in court, the judge ordered her to return in a dress. When she showed up at a later date again in pants, she was sentenced with contempt and five days in prison."
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19. Elvis Presley waits for his bacon and eggs while a black woman is forced to stand and wait due to segregation. Chattanooga, Tenneesee, 1965
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