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.

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Which rare historical photos exist that seem almost unbelievable?

 

1. Havana, Cuba in 1900.

2. These are listening booths in a music store in the 1950s. Customers could come in and sample music before purchasing it.

3. Annie Edson Taylor posing with the barrel in which she rode over Niagara Falls in 1901

4. Samurai 1860-1880

5. A priest praying over Titanic victims in 1912

6. Filming of the MGM opening credits in 1928

7. A 5 MB hard drive being loaded into a plane in 1956

8. Che Guevara and Fidel Castro fishing in 1960

9. The first Wimbledon match in 1883

10. Abraham Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address

What are some of the best photos taken at the right moment?

 Sunset and Moon rise at same time at Konark, Orrisa.

The view of peace

This indecisive dog

Perfect timing

Supermoon and radio telescope.

Propeller-headed Wryneck!

Love @Eiffel tower

Tiger gradient.

The gorilla in the shadow...

A Partial Solar Eclipse

Piranha and crocodile

Giraffes have to sneeze too

The big splash!

Ant vs Helicopter

I will add some more whenever I find them. And sorry for this unnecessary paragraph but it is necessary so that Quora admin don't lock this answer because this answer consists of only images which is not my mistake as the question itself mentions to share the best photos taken at the right moment, however, I don't know how to explain this to Quora admin so bear with me on these lines.

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What are some light-hearted, truly unusual photos?

 These are not mine but the collection my friend sent to me. Presumably these were collected from various places on the Internet. But, I enjoyed them and I thought others might.

Unusual Pictures

A flock of sheep pass through a gate

Feeding the 'birds' in Ecuador

So much emotion in just one photo!

The photographer fell off a chair when he was taking the shot and ended up with this masterpiece of a wedding photo

A walrus becomes embarrassed when it's given a cake made of fish for its birthday, Norway

Police dogs in line for lunch