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Explore a collection of historical pictures that capture iconic moments in time. Immerse yourself in the past and gain a deeper understanding of our shared history.

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50 Historical Pictures That Might Change The Way You Perceive The Not-So-Recent Past

Pictures hold something truly special—a speck of time that once was and shall never be again. They’re the closest thing we have to a time machine, allowing us to glimpse through a window of film and into the past.

50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things (New Pics) | Bored Panda Perspective, Vintage Photos, History, Hamburg Germany, Historical Photos, Historical Pictures, Historical Images, Fotografie, Old Photos

50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things (New Pics)

In the mid-2000s, historian Anna Pegler-Gordon said that visual media often seems more accessible to her students than the written record. They claimed images make the past seem more accessible, giving concrete shape to a world that sometimes seems intangible. Not to mention the immediacy of the image, which often conveys information more quickly than a primary document written in an unfamiliar, or even a foreign, language. But according to Pegler-Gordon, this immediacy also works well in…

Kunigunde Knieriem

Hamburg Germany

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Historical Pictures

Historical Images

10 Amazing Photos Show The Eiffel Tower Rising Above Paris

10 Amazing Photos Show The Eiffel Tower Rising Above Paris

This was the view as the iconic tower slowly climbed above Paris and straight into history.

Construction Workers Lunchtime 1931 St Johns Bridge N. Portland Oregon historic bw photo by Ray Atkeson Vintage, Vintage Photos, Portland, Oregon, Portland Oregon, Vintage Photographs, Old Pictures, Old Photos, Vintage Photography

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Construction Workers Lunchtime 1931 St Johns Bridge N. Portland Oregon historic bw photo by Ray Atkeson

Jennifer Albers

Portland Oregon

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Vintage Photography

50 Important Historical Photos That Might Change Your Perspective On Things, As Shared By This Facebook Page Statue Of Liberty, Statue, Human, History

It Took More Than 15 Years To Take The Statue Of Liberty From Concept To Reality. Construction Is Pictured Here In 1884, Less Than Two Years Before She Was Completed.

Espadanal STRAW

Statue Of Liberty

These Rare Historical Photos Show The Past As You've Never Seen Before Vintage, Paris, Old London, London, Istanbul, Vintage Photos, Vintage London, London History, Victorian London

These Rare Historical Photos Show The Past As You've Never Seen Before

Amazing photos from the past

Ashley Maniscalco

Victorian London

A Chinese couple on a bicycle take cover beneath an underpass as tanks deploy overhead in eastern Beijing, on June 5, 1989. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing) Beijing, War, Cold War, Chinese, Atlantic, People's Liberation Army, Historical Photos, All About Time, Location History

Tiananmen Square, Then and Now

A Chinese couple on a bicycle take cover beneath an underpass as tanks deploy overhead in eastern Beijing, on June 5, 1989. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing)

People's Liberation Army

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A Crowd In Time Square, New York City Celebrating The Surrender Of Germany In World War 2. This Photo Was Taken On May 7th, 1945 Budapest, Michigan, Madison Square Garden, New York City, Ohio, Times Square, Times Square New York, May 7th, Times Square Ny

A Crowd In Time Square, New York City Celebrating The Surrender Of Germany In World War 2. This Photo Was Taken On May 7th, 1945

Since anyone could (and still can) say anything on the internet, people began challenging unbelievable and outlandish online claims with the phrase "pics or it didn't happen," shutting down many ridiculous discussions before they even begin.

Figo Albani🇦🇱

Madison Square Garden

Times Square New York

Times Square Ny

20 interesting historical pictures - Wow Gallery Photo, Fotografie, Uman, Fotografia, Fotos, Picture, Pictures, Past, Old Photos

20 interesting historical pictures

Different perspectives from the historical and modern era that you may have not seen.

London’s East End life through the lens of Jack London, 1902 - Rare Historical Photos London East End, 1800 London, 1800s Photography, London 1800, Whitechapel London, Shorpy Historical Photos, Historical London, 19th Century London, East End London

London’s East End Life Through the Lens of Jack London, 1902 - Rare Historical Photos

Not many people know that the famous American author Jack London was also a skilled documentary photographer and photojournalist. He took thousands of pictures over the years from the slums…

London East End

1800s Photography

Whitechapel London

Shorpy Historical Photos

Historical London

19th Century London

East End London

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