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History isn’t just about the big moments—it’s also about the bizarre, the forgotten, and the “Wait, that actually happened?” moments that never made it to school textbooks. These 42 rare snapshots uncover the side of history that’s too wild to ignore.
“Sabina Chebichi, Kenyan Athlete Who Won A Race In 1973, Barefoot And Wearing A Dress”
“7 Oct 1943, Ottla Kafka, Beloved Sister Of Author Franz Kafka, Was Gassed On Arrival At Auschwitz After Volunteering To Escort A Group Of Orphans From The Terezin Ghetto So They Wouldn’t Be Afraid”
“Aboriginal Tasmanian Fanny Cochrane Smith Singing Into Her Phonograph In 1903. Without Her Efforts To Preserve Her Culture, We Would Have No Audio Traces Of The Tasmanian Language. Pretty OSC”
“Rare Photograph Of Marilyn Monroe Without Makeup, 1955”
“Dance Teacher Patsy Swayze, Center, With Her Daughter-In-Law Lisa Niemi And Son Patrick Swayze, 1978”
“Remembering The Father, 1925”
“A Sailor “Meets” His Baby For The First Time After Fourteen Months At Sea, 1940s”
“Dorothy Counts, The First Black Girl To Attend An All-White School In The U.S., Being Taunted By Her White Classmates At Harry Harding High School In Charlotte, 1957”
“In The Middle Of A Celebration, A Young Woman From Oaxaca, Mexico, Notices She Is Being Photographed, And Gives A Look To The Camera, 1985”
“Beautiful Ukrainian Girl In National Costume, 1935. Photo Before And After Restoration”
“Lonnie Johnson, Inventor Of The Super Soaker, 1992”
“Faces Of Auschwitz, 1940”
“The Only Known Photograph Of An African American Union Soldier With His Family. Circa 1864”
“Jane Russell Shows Her Co-Actress Marilyn Monroe (At The Time, Jane Was The Bigger Star) One Of Her Talents: Drawing. Here She Draws An Sketch Of Monroe. Result At The End. This Was During The Filming Of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” 1953″
“Luzon Woman, 1875”
“112-Year-Old Veteran Of WW1 And Russian Civil War (Teimruz Vanacha) And His Son (Ivan) A Veteran Of WW2 In 1980”
“The First Interracial Marriage In Mississippi, 1970. 3 Years Earlier, The 1967 Loving V. Virginia Scotus Ruling Legalized Interracial Marriage In The US”
“New York In The 1960s”
“Vintage Photograph Of A Kid Wearing A Monkey Mask, 1920s”
“Princess Of Egypt And Iranian Queen Fawzia Fuad, C. 1939”
“Wedding Rings Found By U.S. Army Soldiers Near The Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Germany, May 1945”
“Photograph From The 1993 Great Flood, When James Scott Intentionally Sabotaged A Levee, Triggering A Massive Mississippi River Flood To Delay His Wife’s Return Home, Allowing Him To Keep Partying”
“His actions flooded 14,000 acres of farmland, destroyed numerous buildings, and led to the closure of a major bridge. Scott was convicted of “intentionally causing a catastrophe” and is serving a life sentence in prison.”
“A Mother Repairs The Family Car While Her Husband Is Away At War, 1944”
“In Arviat, Nunavut (Northern Canada), 1949, An Inuit Girl Descends Into Her Ice Igloo House”
“Titanic Orphans, Brothers Michel And Edmond Navratil, 1912. They Were The Only Children To Be Rescued From The Titanic Without A Parent Or Guardian”
“This Photograph, Taken Over 100 Years Ago In Jerusalem (1920), Shows A Sign In The Background Reading “The Palestine German Bank.” Remarkable Window Into History And The Vibrant Multicultural Presence In The Region During That Era”
“A Man Searches For Books In The Former Cincinnati Public Library. The Building Was Demolished In 1955. Today There Is An Office Building And Parking Lot Where It Used To Stand”
“Blackfoot Chief Two Guns White Calf, Early 1900s”
“Couples In A Bar, 1959 Pittsburgh”
“1968. My Grandfather In The Second Korean War”
“Lucky British Soldier Showing Off His Damaged Helmet, 1917”
“Her Majesty Queen Marie Of Romania, 1896”
“Mixtec Woman From Oaxaca In Her Traditional Dress, 1970s. They Share Land With The Zapotecs, Which Is A Entirely Different Ethnic Group”
“Mother And Daughter Walking In New York, 1970”
“A Mother And Daughter Hamming It Up For The Camera, Ca 1900”
“Mayan Women In The Yucatan Peninsula Around 1952. The Dress Is Called The Mayan Huipil”
“Two Young Boys Standing Barefoot On Moving Electric Looms In Order To Reach The Top Shelf While At Work In A Cotton Mill In Georgia, 1910. Photos Of Child Laborers Working Long Hours In Dangerous Conditions Gradually Led To Child Labor Employment Laws”
“This Photo Shows Margaret Ann Neave, An American Woman Who Passed Away In 1902 After Reaching The Age Of 110. This Woman Was Born In 1792, Which Means She Lived In Three Centuries”
“Sisters In Skirts, 1950s”
“Woman Inspecting This New Thing, The Security Belt In Her Car, Circa 1950s”
“Victorian Woman With A Very Intense Gaze, Circa 1850-60s”
“A Soviet Officer Sees And Tastes A Hot Dog And Coca-Cola For The First Time Aboard The U.S. Cruiser Thomas S. Gates, 1989”
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“Second Korean War” ????