27 Interesting Vintage Photographs

Peter Pizagalli Published 11/30/2014 in Pop Culture

Look back in time with this collection of photographs from the past.

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The Statue of Liberty as seen from Jersey City in 1973
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A movie theater, 1921
4.
The Dalai Lama at age two. 1937
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1924 Ringling Brothers and Barnun Bailey Circus of Freaks
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A 15 kiloton nuclear weapon detonates about 10 km from the cannon it was fired from, Nevada Test Site, May 1953
7.
The roaring 20s
8.
An airgunner stands before his B24 bomber wearing what it took to survive at 25,000ft over Germany in 1943-45
9.
US Government mockups of how Hitler could have disguised himself 1940s
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Bandits Roost off Mulberry Street, New York City, 1887 The opening part of this scene from Gangs of New York was based off of this photo
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Colorized NYC Lower East Side 1890s
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Dissection room at a medical school in Bordeaux, France. Circa 1890
13.
"Football team. Circa 1895-1910
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American soldier inspects German loot stored in a church at Elligen, Germany, April 24, 1945
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Emperor Meiji in full court dress, 1872
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Hannah Stilley, born 1746, photographed in 1840. More than likely the earliest born individual captured on film
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Inside the old New York City Metropolitan Opera House, 1937
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LAPD Officers went undercover and dressed up as women to catch a purse snatcher in 1960
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Citizen Kane premiere, 1941
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Marilyn Monroe tries to go shopping while fans and media watch, 1957
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Ku Klux Klan at the carnival in Canon City, 1925
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Suburbia move-in day 1950s
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Surreal picture of a Zeppelin under construction, ca. 1935
24.
A man standing atop a mountain of bison skulls that are about to be ground up into fertilizer 1870s
25.
The red light district in Seoul, Korea, marked as off limits to American G.Is, 1945
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USCGC Spencer hits the German submarine U-175, 1943
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Using a traditional Japanese blade, 17-year-old Otoya Yamaguchi assassinates socialist politician Inejiro Asanuma in Tokyo, Japan, October 12th, 1960

1.
2.
The Statue of Liberty as seen from Jersey City in 1973
3.
A movie theater, 1921
4.
The Dalai Lama at age two. 1937
5.
1924 Ringling Brothers and Barnun Bailey Circus of Freaks
6.
A 15 kiloton nuclear weapon detonates about 10 km from the cannon it was fired from, Nevada Test Site, May 1953
7.
The roaring 20s
8.
An airgunner stands before his B24 bomber wearing what it took to survive at 25,000ft over Germany in 1943-45
9.
US Government mockups of how Hitler could have disguised himself 1940s
10.
Bandits Roost off Mulberry Street, New York City, 1887 The opening part of this scene from Gangs of New York was based off of this photo
11.
Colorized NYC Lower East Side 1890s
12.
Dissection room at a medical school in Bordeaux, France. Circa 1890
13.
"Football team. Circa 1895-1910
14.
American soldier inspects German loot stored in a church at Elligen, Germany, April 24, 1945
15.
Emperor Meiji in full court dress, 1872
16.
Hannah Stilley, born 1746, photographed in 1840. More than likely the earliest born individual captured on film
17.
Inside the old New York City Metropolitan Opera House, 1937
18.
LAPD Officers went undercover and dressed up as women to catch a purse snatcher in 1960
19.
Citizen Kane premiere, 1941
20.
Marilyn Monroe tries to go shopping while fans and media watch, 1957
21.
Ku Klux Klan at the carnival in Canon City, 1925
22.
Suburbia move-in day 1950s
23.
Surreal picture of a Zeppelin under construction, ca. 1935
24.
A man standing atop a mountain of bison skulls that are about to be ground up into fertilizer 1870s
25.
The red light district in Seoul, Korea, marked as off limits to American G.Is, 1945
26.
USCGC Spencer hits the German submarine U-175, 1943
27.
Using a traditional Japanese blade, 17-year-old Otoya Yamaguchi assassinates socialist politician Inejiro Asanuma in Tokyo, Japan, October 12th, 1960