This collection is a merry dance through time, without the inconvenience of time zones or the need to decipher ancient languages. Witness the world’s most significant photobombing events, where historical figures accidentally stepped into the frame, unaware they’d be peered at by future generations through the magic of photography.
“The Ship “Queen Elizabeth” Arrives At The Port Of New York. On Board Are Soldiers Returning From World War II, 1945″
“Renowned Photographer Walter Chandoha Created One Of His Most Famous Photographs Of His Daughter Paula And A Small Kitten Smiling At The Camera At The Same Time, 1955”
“A Seaman’s Request For An Extraordinary Leave Of Absence, 1967. Reason: “My Wife Is Planning To Get Pregnant This Weekend And I Would Like To Be Present.””
“A Police Officer Playing Duck Duck Goose With Children In New York, 1970”
“Ojibwe Woman, Ponemah, Minnesota, Photograph Taken By Roland W. Reed C.1908”
“Girls Sent Home From Mckinley High School For Wearing Slacks And Blue Jeans, Chicago, 1946”
“A Baby Lamb Snuggles Up To A Sleeping Boy, 1940”
“A GI Shares His Rations With Two Italian Children, 1944”
“A Former Prisoner Points Out The Most Brutal Guard. Germany. 1945”
“The Oldest Indian, John Smith, Managed To Live In Three Centuries At Once, Being Born In The 18th Century, Living Throughout The 19th Century And Dying In The 20th Century. It Is Alleged That He Lived For About 137 Years”
“Shy Young Woman Smiling For The Camera 143 Years Ago”
“Vancouver’s First Official Lifeguard, Joe Fortes, 1905. Fortes, Who Was Born In Trinidad And Tobago, Was Credited With Saving Dozens Of Lives And Was Known As “Old Black Joe””
“A Young Woman Photographed In The 1910s”
“Portrait Of A Family. Georgia, USA, Circa 1900”
“Five-Year-Old Albert Einstein, 1884”
“This Is What The Empire State Building Looked Like Against The Background Of Other Buildings, 1941”
“An Old Fisherman Photographed In Bergen, Norway In 1902 By Anders Beer Wilse”
“Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Carries The Country’s Future Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Under His Arm. Ottawa, 1973”
“Abraham Lincoln In 1861 And 1865. A Noticeable Four-Year Contrast Against The Backdrop Of War”
“A Lady From High Society. Ottoman Empire, 1900s”
“Man With Down’s Syndrome, 1890s”
“With Her Husband At War, Mom Works On The Car, 1944”
“Queue For The Premiere Of The Star Wars Film. Vancouver, 1977”