As we add more and more decades to the compendium of "history with cameras," the range of history we can see with incredible, firsthand clarity continues to widen. And it already stretches further back than you'd think; take a scroll through time and check out some of the
rare snapshots of history down below.
1
Terry Fox, A 21 Year Old Canadian Who Lost A Leg To Cancer, Began A Cross-Canada Run To Raise Money For Cancer Research. He Ran The Equivalent Of A Full Marathon A Day. He Made It 143 Days And 5,373 Km Before The Spread Of His Cancer Forced Him To Quit. He Died June 1981
2
Albert Einstein Teaching At Lincoln, The United State’s First Historical Black University, 1946
4
Camberley Kate, A.k.a. Kate Ward, And Her Stray Dogs In England In 1962. She Never Turned A Stray Dog Away, Taking Care Of More Than 600 Dogs In Her Lifetime
5
Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, The First Woman To Earn A Doctorate In Computer Science In The United States, 1965
6
"Girls In The Windows" Taken By Ormond Gigli In 1960 In NYC. The Building Was Knocked Down The Next Day
7
A Baby Lamb Snuggles Up To A Sleeping Boy, March 16, 1940
8
London Punks And A Surprised Grandmother, 1982
9
Dr. Religa Monitors His Patient’s Vitals After 23-Hour-Long (Successful) Heart Transplant. His Assistant Is Sleeping In The Corner, 1987
10
Betty White Dressed In Vintage 1940s Clothing To Celebrate The 75th Tournament Of Roses, 1963
11
Wedding Rings Removed From Holocaust Victims Before They Were Executed, 1945
12
4000-Year-Old Writing Board By An Egyptian Student With Teacher's Spelling Corrections In Red
13
The Beatles On What Kind Of Girl Do They Prefer, 1960s
14
1,500-Year-Old Ceramic Maya Figurine With Removable Helmet, From El Perú-Waka, Petén, Guatemala
15
Monty Python Crew, 1976
16
This 1955 Photo Is One Of Walter Chandoha’s Most Famous Shots. “My Daughter Paula And The Kitten Both ‘Smiled’ For The Camera At The Same Time. …but The Cat’s Not Smiling, He’s Meowing”
17
Buzz Aldrin, First Self-Portrait In Space. 1966
18
Queen Isabel II, Veiled, 1855 C By Camillo Torreggiani. Masterful Use Of Light And Shadows To Make It Look Like Real Lace
19
Mom Uses A Trash Can To Contain Her Baby While She Crochets In The Park, 1969
20
People In Times Square, New York City Celebrate The Surrender Of Germany, May 7th, 1945
21
One Of The Most Beautiful Trains Ever Made, The ‘Mercury’ Streamliner, Designed In Art Deco-Style By Henry Dreyfuss For The New York Central Railroad. Here's One Captured In Chicago In 1936
22
Blackfoot Chief Two Guns White Calf, Early 1900s
23
A California Teacher Teaching The Physics Of Surfing, 1970
24
Electric Cars Charging, 1917
25
The Wedding Portrait Of A Married Khalkha Mongolian Couple, 1920s
26
Hattie Tom, A Young Chiricahua Apache, 1899
27
Children In Minobashi Raincoats Going To A New Year's Event, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, 1956
28
7000-Year-Old Neolithic Figurines From Romania, Called "The Thinker" And "The Sitting Woman"
29
Portrait Of A Filipina/Chinese Woman From The Philippines, 1875 Photo By Francisco Van Camp
30
A 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Bead Dre
