Monday, January 12, 2026

What are some rare photos of world history?

 18 Year old Vladimir Putin

17 Year old Pelé before the 1958 World Cup


Steven Spielberg lying in the mouth of "Bruce the shark" on the set of Jaws, 1975

In 1949 an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.

East German soldier helping a boy cross the new Berlin Wall, to reunite with his family. 1961.

Easter gifts for Hitler

Painters on the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1914

Ruby Bridges, first African-American to attend a white elementary school in the South. November 14th, 1960

A liberated Jewish Holocaust survivor turning the tables around

Ducklings being used as part of medical therapy, 1956.

African-American policeman protects a KKK member, as protesters were closing in on them in at a rally in Austin, Texas. 1983.

An Indian woman carrying a British man on her back, West Bengal, India, circa 1900

Operation Babylift: In 1975, over 3300 Vietnamese orphans were evacuated and transported by airplanes to the US.

Economy Class on Pan Am 747 in the late 60's

New Yorkers stop to watch the ‘’Seinfeld’‘ finale in Times Square, 1998.

Construction of the Berlin wall

Disneyland Employee Cafeteria in 1961

Measuring bathing suits – if they were too short, women would be fined, 1920’s

Mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale, Chicago, 1948

Woman sitting with her pet cheetah having tea at a café in Paris.

Source - History Pics on Twitter