Rare Historical Photos That Will Leave You Speechless

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    A lone man refusing to do the Nazi Salut, 1936.
    1/20 A lone man refusing to do the Nazi Salut, 1936.
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    Babies, orphaned after the loss of their parents during the Vietnam war, are transported to the United States in 1975 in Operation Babylift.
    2/20 Babies, orphaned after the loss of their parents during the Vietnam war, are transported to the United States in 1975 in Operation Babylift.
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    Alfred Hitchcock and the MGM Lion Leo having tea together.
    3/20 Alfred Hitchcock and the MGM Lion Leo having tea together.
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    Test pilot George Aird flying the English Electronic Lightning F-1. He had to eject himself out of the plane after losing control of it.
    4/20 Test pilot George Aird flying the English Electronic Lightning F-1. He had to eject himself out of the plane after losing control of it.
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    The aftermath of D-Day as two boys watch from a tree while American soldiers drive through Saint Lo in France.
    5/20 The aftermath of D-Day as two boys watch from a tree while American soldiers drive through Saint Lo in France.
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    A black police officer protects a member of the KKK during a rally in 1983.
    6/20 A black police officer protects a member of the KKK during a rally in 1983.
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    A fugitive being dragged by border patrol so that he doesn't escape the USA and enter Mexico.
    7/20 A fugitive being dragged by border patrol so that he doesn't escape the USA and enter Mexico.
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    Wooden bathing suits made in 1929 that were supposed to make you more buoyant.
    8/20 Wooden bathing suits made in 1929 that were supposed to make you more buoyant.
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    Women in 1942 would paint their legs to look like they were wearing stockings.
    9/20 Women in 1942 would paint their legs to look like they were wearing stockings.
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    The real-life Christopher Robin and Winnie The Pooh.
    10/20 The real-life Christopher Robin and Winnie The Pooh.
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    Women boxing on a roof in the 1930s.
    11/20 Women boxing on a roof in the 1930s.
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    The participants of the Miss Lovely Eyes competition in Florida held in 1930.
    12/20 The participants of the Miss Lovely Eyes competition in Florida held in 1930.
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    Steven Spielberg taking photos of some of the set pieces that were made as miniatures for the first Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark.
    13/20 Steven Spielberg taking photos of some of the set pieces that were made as miniatures for the first Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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    Sound finders were used in World War I to figure out which way enemy planes were coming from.
    14/20 Sound finders were used in World War I to figure out which way enemy planes were coming from.
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    Salvador Dali walking his pet anteater in 1969.
    15/20 Salvador Dali walking his pet anteater in 1969.
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    People in Paris avoid getting wet in the flood by stepping on a series of chairs in 1924.
    16/20 People in Paris avoid getting wet in the flood by stepping on a series of chairs in 1924.
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    In 1930, a policeman judges an ankle contest.
    17/20 In 1930, a policeman judges an ankle contest.
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    Everyone in New York in 1939 wore a hat.
    18/20 Everyone in New York in 1939 wore a hat.
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    A portable TV concept created in 1967.
    19/20 A portable TV concept created in 1967.
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    A brewery delivers kegs on a spitfire to troops fighting in Normandy.
    20/20 A brewery delivers kegs on a spitfire to troops fighting in Normandy.

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