You Probably Haven't Seen These 45 Rare Photos Of Historic Moments Taken From Different Angle
You've probably seen photos of these iconic moments in our history. But have you seen them from this perspective?
1. During Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech, photo taken from behind the Lincoln statue August 28, 1963
2. The original Hollywood sign, shortly after it was installed, 1923
3. Onlookers standing on couches, tables and chairs to see the signing of the treaty of Versailles marking the end of World War I, 1919
4. Wilbur Wright circles the Statue of Liberty in the Model A, September 29, 1909
5. New York after the US victory over Japan, August 14, 1945
6. An over-the-shoulder view of JFK’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, 1963
7. The only known photo of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, before giving his famous speech, November 19, 1863
8. Mourners climb telephone poles to get a view of Gandhi's funeral procession, 1948
9. Jacqueline Kennedy backstage looks on during her husband's the first televised debate against Richard Nixon, 1960
10. A photograph taken in secret during a Supreme Court session, one of only two ever taken, 1932
11. A large crowd mourn the death of Abraham Lincoln outside the Courthouse in Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1865
12. The very first Rockefeller Christmas Tree, 1931
13. View from the top on the opening day of the Empire State Building, 1931
14. Bird’s eye view of JFK’s funeral in the Capitol Building, November 1963
15. Massive crowds gather for Woodstock, 1969
16.Golden Gate Bridge just a few moments after it opened, seen from atop one of the arches, 1937
17. Spectators react to the explosion of the Challenger shuttle, January 28, 1986
18. Howard Carter looking through the open doors of Tutankhamen's Shrine, January 1924
19. Norway receives their first ever shipment of bananas, 1905
20. Director Alfred Hitchcock on set during the filming of "The Birds" (c. 1962)
21. The traffic jam at the Brandenburg Gate on the first Saturday after the fall of the Berlin Wall, November, 1989
22. The recording of the MGM Lion, 1929
23. A picture taken by Scott’s British Antarctic Expedition to the South Pole, 1910, they died on their return journey
24. German prisoners react to footage of concentration camps, 1945
25. The models of “American Gothic” stand next to their painting
26. The Beatles shooting for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967
27. Race organisers trying to stop Kathrine Switzer from running in the Boston Marathon. She became the first woman to finish the race, 1967
28. The filming of Batman and Robin.
29. Fidel Castro eating ice cream during a visit to a US military camp, 1959
30. The iceberg thought to have caused the sinking of the Titanic. Black and red paint is smeared along the side, 1912
31. African Americans protesting against the war in Vietnam during the Harlem Peace, March 1967
32. The “Tank Man” stand off in Tiananmen Square. “Tank Man” is to the left of the digger, 1989
33. The last few prisoners of Alcatraz leaving as the prison is shut down for good, 1963
34. Neil Armstrong's space photo taken by Buzz Aldrin shortly after walking on the moon, 1969
35. An injured survivor of the Hindenburg is carried to safety, May 6, 1937
36. An East German guard passes a flower through a gap in the Berlin Wall on the morning it was torn down, 1989
37. Three men running in the marathon at the very first modern Olympic Games, 1896
38. Enlisted menaboard an American ship react happily after hearing the news of Japan’s surrender, 1945
39. The very first underground train journey. Edgware Road Station, London, 1862
40. Salvador Dali kissing the hand of Raquel Welch after finishing his famous portrait of her, 1965
41. Iranian forces look on at burning oil fields set alight by Iraqi forces during the Gulf War, 1990
42. Abraham Lincoln and General George McClellan in the general's tent at Antietam, October 3, 1862
43. The back of the Hoover Dam just before it was submerged and never seen again, 1936
44. The unfinished Washington monument, abandoned after funds ran out and civil war broke out (c. 1857 - 75)
45. The photographs that inspired Norman Rockwell.