25 Fascinating Photos From History's Vault

Nathan Johnson Published 01/31/2023 in wow

The world we live in is a truly interesting place. Since its very beginning, the one thing that has remained constant about this planet we call home is that it is in a constant state of change. As the years go by, time touches all things and we see everything from the landscape to the living creatures around us changing. So get ready to take a virtual field trip back in time with this collection of pics that give us a glimpse into the past.

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A baseball team of death-row inmates. Their executions were delayed only as long as they kept winning. 1910
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Couples rush to secure a marriage license and get married in Las Vegas, ahead of Executive Order 11241 taking effect, which eliminated the draft exception for married men. August 26, 1965.
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Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (Bonnie and Clyde)
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Newly appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler greets President von Hindenburg at a memorial service. Potsdam, 1933
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Nuremberg trials, 1945
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John Clarence Woods on the 16th of October 1946 shortly after the conclusion of the Nuremberg Trials . He was tasked with the duty of putting to death the convicted NAZI war criminals
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Qantas Airways 747 upper deck in 1971
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An M1917 tank and U.S. Army soldiers on patrol in Lexington, Kentucky to keep peace after a large mob tried to lynch Will Lockett, a black man who is on trial for his murder of a young white girl February 10/11, 1920
9.
Rows of infected people assembled into warehouses suffering from 1918 Influenza Pandemic. A total of 50-100 million people were killed, c.1918.
10.
Patients having a happy time fishing and swimming under the walls of the old chateau. These American soldiers are recovering from war neurosis, as the scientists now call the condition that used to be described as ‘shell-shock.’ September 1918
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This is how enemy aircrafts were detected before the invention of RADAR, 1921
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High school football players practice in Chicago. 1902.
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The whipping post pictured above was put into use around 1885 at the Baltimore City Jail, where until 1938, many of those convicted of wife-beating were punished.
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The last public execution to take place in the US. August 14, 1936.
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Belka, a Soviet dog who went to space in the Sputnik 5. She returned to Earth safely. August 1960.
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King George V shooting tigers from above an elephant, Nepal, 1911.
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The “Dodge City Peace Commission” in 1883. Wyatt Earp is seated, second from left; Luke Short is standing, second from left; and Bat Masterson is standing, third from left.
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A group of Navajo in the Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. 1904.
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Maori women from New Zealand in 1902
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Testing prototype space suit intended for use in NASA’s Apollo moon landing program, Mojave Desert, California 1962
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A balloon apron is suspended to defend London from air attacks, 1915
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Portrait of an immigrant family from Scotland. Taken at Ellis Island in 1905. The family would later settle in Alabama
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Houdini exposes spirit trickery to New York clergymen, 1925.
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Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940
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Canadian Troops land at Courseulles at Juno Beach June 6th, 1944
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A Jewish mother tries to shield her child from the bullets of a Nazi death Squad (Einsatzgruppe) during the Kiev massacres. Never Forget. 1942
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Samir, The Iraqi-American military interpreter for Operation Red Dawn poses with a recently captured Saddam Hussain in Ad-Dawr, Iraq. Decemeber 13th, 2003.
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At a Berlin elementary school in 1934, students pay tribute to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. ⁠
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The woman in this 106-year-old photo wears a traditional dress that signifies she is married and part of the Mongolian nobility.⁠
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Flattening hills to build Seattle, 1905-1930
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A very early photo of the Pantheon in Rome, captured in 1860.
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'Adult Industry' workers on display in Yoshiwara during the Meiji period, 1882
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Ladies of the evening posing as “working girls” in Dawson, Canada during the gold rush 1900
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Tauentzielgirl team (lower class prostitutes) in Weimar Berlin, 1920’s.
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The guy on the left is named William West. The guy on the right is also named William West.
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Phnom Penh, April 17, 1975: The day Cambodia fell under control of the communist Khmer Rouge Guerilla forces

1.
A baseball team of death-row inmates. Their executions were delayed only as long as they kept winning. 1910
2.
Couples rush to secure a marriage license and get married in Las Vegas, ahead of Executive Order 11241 taking effect, which eliminated the draft exception for married men. August 26, 1965.
3.
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (Bonnie and Clyde)
4.
Newly appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler greets President von Hindenburg at a memorial service. Potsdam, 1933
5.
Nuremberg trials, 1945
6.
John Clarence Woods on the 16th of October 1946 shortly after the conclusion of the Nuremberg Trials . He was tasked with the duty of putting to death the convicted NAZI war criminals
7.
Qantas Airways 747 upper deck in 1971
8.
An M1917 tank and U.S. Army soldiers on patrol in Lexington, Kentucky to keep peace after a large mob tried to lynch Will Lockett, a black man who is on trial for his murder of a young white girl February 10/11, 1920
9.
Rows of infected people assembled into warehouses suffering from 1918 Influenza Pandemic. A total of 50-100 million people were killed, c.1918.
10.
Patients having a happy time fishing and swimming under the walls of the old chateau. These American soldiers are recovering from war neurosis, as the scientists now call the condition that used to be described as ‘shell-shock.’ September 1918
11.
This is how enemy aircrafts were detected before the invention of RADAR, 1921
12.
High school football players practice in Chicago. 1902.
13.
The whipping post pictured above was put into use around 1885 at the Baltimore City Jail, where until 1938, many of those convicted of wife-beating were punished.
14.
The last public execution to take place in the US. August 14, 1936.
15.
Belka, a Soviet dog who went to space in the Sputnik 5. She returned to Earth safely. August 1960.
16.
King George V shooting tigers from above an elephant, Nepal, 1911.
17.
The “Dodge City Peace Commission” in 1883. Wyatt Earp is seated, second from left; Luke Short is standing, second from left; and Bat Masterson is standing, third from left.
18.
A group of Navajo in the Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. 1904.
19.
Maori women from New Zealand in 1902
20.
Testing prototype space suit intended for use in NASA’s Apollo moon landing program, Mojave Desert, California 1962
21.
A balloon apron is suspended to defend London from air attacks, 1915
22.
Portrait of an immigrant family from Scotland. Taken at Ellis Island in 1905. The family would later settle in Alabama
23.
Houdini exposes spirit trickery to New York clergymen, 1925.
24.
Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940
25.
Canadian Troops land at Courseulles at Juno Beach June 6th, 1944
26.
A Jewish mother tries to shield her child from the bullets of a Nazi death Squad (Einsatzgruppe) during the Kiev massacres. Never Forget. 1942
27.
28.
Samir, The Iraqi-American military interpreter for Operation Red Dawn poses with a recently captured Saddam Hussain in Ad-Dawr, Iraq. Decemeber 13th, 2003.
29.
At a Berlin elementary school in 1934, students pay tribute to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. ⁠
30.
The woman in this 106-year-old photo wears a traditional dress that signifies she is married and part of the Mongolian nobility.⁠
31.
Flattening hills to build Seattle, 1905-1930
32.
A very early photo of the Pantheon in Rome, captured in 1860.
33.
'Adult Industry' workers on display in Yoshiwara during the Meiji period, 1882
34.
Ladies of the evening posing as “working girls” in Dawson, Canada during the gold rush 1900
35.
Tauentzielgirl team (lower class prostitutes) in Weimar Berlin, 1920’s.
36.
The guy on the left is named William West. The guy on the right is also named William West.
37.
Phnom Penh, April 17, 1975: The day Cambodia fell under control of the communist Khmer Rouge Guerilla forces

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1. A baseball team of death-row inmates. Their executions were delayed only as long as they kept winning. 1910

2. Couples rush to secure a marriage license and get married in Las Vegas, ahead of Executive Order 11241 taking effect, which eliminated the draft exception for married men. August 26, 1965.

3. Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (Bonnie and Clyde)

4. Newly appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler greets President von Hindenburg at a memorial service. Potsdam, 1933

5. Nuremberg trials, 1945

6. John Clarence Woods on the 16th of October 1946 shortly after the conclusion of the Nuremberg Trials . He was tasked with the duty of putting to death the convicted NAZI war criminals

7. Qantas Airways 747 upper deck in 1971

8. An M1917 tank and U.S. Army soldiers on patrol in Lexington, Kentucky to keep peace after a large mob tried to lynch Will Lockett, a black man who is on trial for his murder of a young white girl February 10/11, 1920

9. Rows of infected people assembled into warehouses suffering from 1918 Influenza Pandemic. A total of 50-100 million people were killed, c.1918.

10. Patients having a happy time fishing and swimming under the walls of the old chateau. These American soldiers are recovering from war neurosis, as the scientists now call the condition that used to be described as ‘shell-shock.’ September 1918

11. This is how enemy aircrafts were detected before the invention of RADAR, 1921

12. High school football players practice in Chicago. 1902.

13. The whipping post pictured above was put into use around 1885 at the Baltimore City Jail, where until 1938, many of those convicted of wife-beating were punished.

14. The last public execution to take place in the US. August 14, 1936.

15. Belka, a Soviet dog who went to space in the Sputnik 5. She returned to Earth safely. August 1960.

16. King George V shooting tigers from above an elephant, Nepal, 1911.

17. The “Dodge City Peace Commission” in 1883. Wyatt Earp is seated, second from left; Luke Short is standing, second from left; and Bat Masterson is standing, third from left.

18. A group of Navajo in the Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. 1904.

19. Maori women from New Zealand in 1902

20. Testing prototype space suit intended for use in NASA’s Apollo moon landing program, Mojave Desert, California 1962

21. A balloon apron is suspended to defend London from air attacks, 1915

22. Portrait of an immigrant family from Scotland. Taken at Ellis Island in 1905. The family would later settle in Alabama

23. Houdini exposes spirit trickery to New York clergymen, 1925.

24. Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940

25. Canadian Troops land at Courseulles at Juno Beach June 6th, 1944

26. A Jewish mother tries to shield her child from the bullets of a Nazi death Squad (Einsatzgruppe) during the Kiev massacres. Never Forget. 1942

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28. Samir, The Iraqi-American military interpreter for Operation Red Dawn poses with a recently captured Saddam Hussain in Ad-Dawr, Iraq. Decemeber 13th, 2003.

29. At a Berlin elementary school in 1934, students pay tribute to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. ⁠

30. The woman in this 106-year-old photo wears a traditional dress that signifies she is married and part of the Mongolian nobility.⁠

31. Flattening hills to build Seattle, 1905-1930

32. A very early photo of the Pantheon in Rome, captured in 1860.

33. 'Adult Industry' workers on display in Yoshiwara during the Meiji period, 1882

34. Ladies of the evening posing as “working girls” in Dawson, Canada during the gold rush 1900

35. Tauentzielgirl team (lower class prostitutes) in Weimar Berlin, 1920’s.

36. The guy on the left is named William West. The guy on the right is also named William West.

37. Phnom Penh, April 17, 1975: The day Cambodia fell under control of the communist Khmer Rouge Guerilla forces

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A baseball team of death-row inmates. Their executions were delayed only as long as they kept winning. 1910

2.
Couples rush to secure a marriage license and get married in Las Vegas, ahead of Executive Order 11241 taking effect, which eliminated the draft exception for married men. August 26, 1965.

3.
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (Bonnie and Clyde)

4.
Newly appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler greets President von Hindenburg at a memorial service. Potsdam, 1933

5.
Nuremberg trials, 1945

6.
John Clarence Woods on the 16th of October 1946 shortly after the conclusion of the Nuremberg Trials . He was tasked with the duty of putting to death the convicted NAZI war criminals

7.
Qantas Airways 747 upper deck in 1971

8.
An M1917 tank and U.S. Army soldiers on patrol in Lexington, Kentucky to keep peace after a large mob tried to lynch Will Lockett, a black man who is on trial for his murder of a young white girl February 10/11, 1920

9.
Rows of infected people assembled into warehouses suffering from 1918 Influenza Pandemic. A total of 50-100 million people were killed, c.1918.

10.
Patients having a happy time fishing and swimming under the walls of the old chateau. These American soldiers are recovering from war neurosis, as the scientists now call the condition that used to be described as ‘shell-shock.’ September 1918

11.
This is how enemy aircrafts were detected before the invention of RADAR, 1921

12.
High school football players practice in Chicago. 1902.

13.
The whipping post pictured above was put into use around 1885 at the Baltimore City Jail, where until 1938, many of those convicted of wife-beating were punished.

14.
The last public execution to take place in the US. August 14, 1936.

15.
Belka, a Soviet dog who went to space in the Sputnik 5. She returned to Earth safely. August 1960.

16.
King George V shooting tigers from above an elephant, Nepal, 1911.

17.
The “Dodge City Peace Commission” in 1883. Wyatt Earp is seated, second from left; Luke Short is standing, second from left; and Bat Masterson is standing, third from left.

18.
A group of Navajo in the Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. 1904.

19.
Maori women from New Zealand in 1902

20.
Testing prototype space suit intended for use in NASA’s Apollo moon landing program, Mojave Desert, California 1962

21.
A balloon apron is suspended to defend London from air attacks, 1915

22.
Portrait of an immigrant family from Scotland. Taken at Ellis Island in 1905. The family would later settle in Alabama

23.
Houdini exposes spirit trickery to New York clergymen, 1925.

24.
Dunkirk Evacuation, 1940

25.
Canadian Troops land at Courseulles at Juno Beach June 6th, 1944

26.
A Jewish mother tries to shield her child from the bullets of a Nazi death Squad (Einsatzgruppe) during the Kiev massacres. Never Forget. 1942

28.
Samir, The Iraqi-American military interpreter for Operation Red Dawn poses with a recently captured Saddam Hussain in Ad-Dawr, Iraq. Decemeber 13th, 2003.

29.
At a Berlin elementary school in 1934, students pay tribute to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. ⁠

30.
The woman in this 106-year-old photo wears a traditional dress that signifies she is married and part of the Mongolian nobility.⁠

31.
Flattening hills to build Seattle, 1905-1930

32.
A very early photo of the Pantheon in Rome, captured in 1860.

33.
'Adult Industry' workers on display in Yoshiwara during the Meiji period, 1882

34.
Ladies of the evening posing as “working girls” in Dawson, Canada during the gold rush 1900

35.
Tauentzielgirl team (lower class prostitutes) in Weimar Berlin, 1920’s.

36.
The guy on the left is named William West. The guy on the right is also named William West.

37.
Phnom Penh, April 17, 1975: The day Cambodia fell under control of the communist Khmer Rouge Guerilla forces