28 Fascinating Photos From Our Storied Past

Nathan Johnson Published 04/23/2023 in ftw

Interesting pics from the vault of history.

Take a scroll through the fascinating side of history with this wide collection of pictures from the past. In this gallery, we have musicians on stage in iconic photographs, celebrities on movie sets, and archeological digs, that will show you the past how it truly was.

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1.
Ornithologist Jerry Mcgahan Holding A 6-Month-Old Andean Condor In 1971
2.
August 23, 1989: 2 Million People Form A Human Chain Through Latvia, Estonia, And Lithuania, Uniting All 3 Countries To Show The World Their Desire To Escape The Soviet Union
3.
David Bowie Performs To A Huge Crowd At Milton Keynes Bowl In 1983
4.
Archeologists Unearth 2,200 Year Old Mosaics In An Ancient Greek City Named Zeugma In Gaziantep Province, Turkey
5.
The Last Public Appearance Of Laurel & Hardy In 1956
6.
The Rolling Stones' First Photo Shoot 4 May, 1963
7.
Croatians Ira And Marijan Kiss Near The End Of The Croatian War Of Independence In 1995
8.
(1980) Punk Legend Viv Albertine Of The Slits Performs At Alexandra Palace In London
9.
Grace Jones By Jean-Paul Goude, 1981
10.
Esso Hibernia Tanker Under Construction, Wallsend, England, 1970
11.
A Bank Robber Shooting His Pistol At The Surveillance Camera, Cleveland, Ohio, 1977
12.
Helen Mirren, 1967
13.
The Discovery Of An Ancient Maya Statue In The Jungles Of Honduras, 1885
14.
Audrey Tautou On The Set Of Amélie In 2001
15.
American Soldiers Talk To A Pontifical Swiss Guard From The Vatican, June 1944
16.
Young Couple Kissing Before The Fall Of The Berlin Wall In 1989
17.
Heath Ledger And Rose Byrne In Las Vegas, 1999
18.
Al Capone With His Son "Sonny" Capone In 1925
19.
Jacques Cousteau And His Crew Relax In A Submersible After Work During The Conshelf Two Expedition, 1963
20.
A Vehicle Hovering Over A Crevasse During The Trans-Aantarctic Expedition Of 1954
21.
John Lawrence Burns, Veteran Of The War Of 1812, Became A 69-Year-Old Civilian Combatant With The Union Army At The Battle Of Gettysburg During The American Civil War. He Fought Valiantly For 3 Days During The Battle, Being Wounded Three Time, And Survived To Become A National Celebrity.
22.
Carolyn Jones' Morticia Addams Wishes You A Ghoulishly Good Weekend
23.
A Girl Watches Her Father Perform Acrobatics
24.
Arnold Schwarzenegger In College, 1979
25.
Sr 71 Blackbird Designed In The1950s, Was Able To Cruise Near The Edge Of Space And Outfly A Missile
26.
Harvey Ball And The Smiley Face He Created In The 1960s
27.
Barbra Streisand By Cecil Beaton, 1969
28.
The Face Of War By Salvador Dali In 1941
29.
“When I’m In Nature, Everything Falls Into Place. I’m Just One Tiny Piece Of A Big Jigsaw Puzzle And I Like That.” - Björk, 2008
30.
Aztec Sun Calander Stone, National Museum, Mexico, 1964

1.
Ornithologist Jerry Mcgahan Holding A 6-Month-Old Andean Condor In 1971
2.
August 23, 1989: 2 Million People Form A Human Chain Through Latvia, Estonia, And Lithuania, Uniting All 3 Countries To Show The World Their Desire To Escape The Soviet Union
3.
David Bowie Performs To A Huge Crowd At Milton Keynes Bowl In 1983
4.
Archeologists Unearth 2,200 Year Old Mosaics In An Ancient Greek City Named Zeugma In Gaziantep Province, Turkey
5.
The Last Public Appearance Of Laurel & Hardy In 1956
6.
The Rolling Stones' First Photo Shoot 4 May, 1963
7.
Croatians Ira And Marijan Kiss Near The End Of The Croatian War Of Independence In 1995
8.
(1980) Punk Legend Viv Albertine Of The Slits Performs At Alexandra Palace In London
9.
Grace Jones By Jean-Paul Goude, 1981
10.
Esso Hibernia Tanker Under Construction, Wallsend, England, 1970
11.
A Bank Robber Shooting His Pistol At The Surveillance Camera, Cleveland, Ohio, 1977
12.
Helen Mirren, 1967
13.
The Discovery Of An Ancient Maya Statue In The Jungles Of Honduras, 1885
14.
Audrey Tautou On The Set Of Amélie In 2001
15.
American Soldiers Talk To A Pontifical Swiss Guard From The Vatican, June 1944
16.
Young Couple Kissing Before The Fall Of The Berlin Wall In 1989
17.
Heath Ledger And Rose Byrne In Las Vegas, 1999
18.
Al Capone With His Son "Sonny" Capone In 1925
19.
Jacques Cousteau And His Crew Relax In A Submersible After Work During The Conshelf Two Expedition, 1963
20.
A Vehicle Hovering Over A Crevasse During The Trans-Aantarctic Expedition Of 1954
21.
John Lawrence Burns, Veteran Of The War Of 1812, Became A 69-Year-Old Civilian Combatant With The Union Army At The Battle Of Gettysburg During The American Civil War. He Fought Valiantly For 3 Days During The Battle, Being Wounded Three Time, And Survived To Become A National Celebrity.
22.
Carolyn Jones' Morticia Addams Wishes You A Ghoulishly Good Weekend
23.
A Girl Watches Her Father Perform Acrobatics
24.
Arnold Schwarzenegger In College, 1979
25.
Sr 71 Blackbird Designed In The1950s, Was Able To Cruise Near The Edge Of Space And Outfly A Missile
26.
Harvey Ball And The Smiley Face He Created In The 1960s
27.
Barbra Streisand By Cecil Beaton, 1969
28.
The Face Of War By Salvador Dali In 1941
29.
“When I’m In Nature, Everything Falls Into Place. I’m Just One Tiny Piece Of A Big Jigsaw Puzzle And I Like That.” - Björk, 2008
30.
Aztec Sun Calander Stone, National Museum, Mexico, 1964