These Photos From The Past Are Shocking! We Still Can't Believe Some Of Them...

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    These baby cages were used in apartments in the 1930s to make sure the child got enough fresh air and sunlight.
    2/51 These baby cages were used in apartments in the 1930s to make sure the child got enough fresh air and sunlight.
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    A knocker-up waking up clients (20th century).
    3/51 A knocker-up waking up clients (20th century).
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    What happened when Sweden began driving on the right side of the road in 1967.
    4/51 What happened when Sweden began driving on the right side of the road in 1967.
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    This little girl sits with her doll in the ruins of her London home that was bombed in 1940.
    5/51 This little girl sits with her doll in the ruins of her London home that was bombed in 1940.
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    WWII soldiers get their last kiss before being deployed (1940s).
    6/51 WWII soldiers get their last kiss before being deployed (1940s).
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    What lifeguards used to look like in the 1920s.
    7/51 What lifeguards used to look like in the 1920s.
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    Two winners of a beauty pageant, back when the standards of beauty were much different (1922).
    8/51 Two winners of a beauty pageant, back when the standards of beauty were much different (1922).
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    This chimp poses for a picture after his successful mission to space in 1961.
    9/51 This chimp poses for a picture after his successful mission to space in 1961.
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    Walter Yeo, one of the first people to undergo a skin transplant and advanced plastic surgery in 1917.
    10/51 Walter Yeo, one of the first people to undergo a skin transplant and advanced plastic surgery in 1917.
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    The last of the prisoners leaving Alcatraz in 1963.
    11/51 The last of the prisoners leaving Alcatraz in 1963.
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    This sun tan vending machine in 1949.
    12/51 This sun tan vending machine in 1949.
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    This circus hippo pulling a cart.
    13/51 This circus hippo pulling a cart.
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    This picture of the Hindenburg as it crashed.
    14/51 This picture of the Hindenburg as it crashed.
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    The original Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin from 1927.
    15/51 The original Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin from 1927.
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    People posing next to the Statue of Liberty’s face as it was being un-packed.
    16/51 People posing next to the Statue of Liberty’s face as it was being un-packed.
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    The Disneyland employee cafeteria in 1961.
    17/51 The Disneyland employee cafeteria in 1961.
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    The Berlin wall being constructed in 1961.
    18/51 The Berlin wall being constructed in 1961.
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    The oldest known selfie (1839).
    19/51 The oldest known selfie (1839).
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    Martin Luther King Jr. removing a burned cross from his yard with his son in 1960.
    20/51 Martin Luther King Jr. removing a burned cross from his yard with his son in 1960.
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    Salvador Dali and Coco Chanel sharing a smoke break (1938).
    21/51 Salvador Dali and Coco Chanel sharing a smoke break (1938).
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    Nazi officers and cadets celebrate Christmas with a feast in 1941.
    22/51 Nazi officers and cadets celebrate Christmas with a feast in 1941.
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    Makers of the London double decker bus prove that they weren't a tipping hazard (1933).
    23/51 Makers of the London double decker bus prove that they weren't a tipping hazard (1933).
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    Paul McCartney takes a mirror selfie (1959).
    24/51 Paul McCartney takes a mirror selfie (1959).
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    Pin boys set up bowling pins while people play games (1914).
    25/51 Pin boys set up bowling pins while people play games (1914).
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    Christmas dinner during the Depression.
    26/51 Christmas dinner during the Depression.
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    Nine kings gather to mourn the death of King Edward VII (1910).
    27/51 Nine kings gather to mourn the death of King Edward VII (1910).
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    Annette Kellerman promoting a woman’s right to wear a fitted, one-piece bathing suit in 1907. She was later arrested for indecency.
    28/51 Annette Kellerman promoting a woman’s right to wear a fitted, one-piece bathing suit in 1907. She was later arrested for indecency.
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    Fuzzy ducklings being used as therapy animals for children.
    29/51 Fuzzy ducklings being used as therapy animals for children.
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    Annie Edison Taylor, who was the first person to survive going over Niagra Falls in a barrel in 1901.
    30/51 Annie Edison Taylor, who was the first person to survive going over Niagra Falls in a barrel in 1901.
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    Beach patrols measuring the length of women's bathing suits in the 1920s.
    31/51 Beach patrols measuring the length of women's bathing suits in the 1920s.
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    An unknown soldier in Vietnam from 1965.
    32/51 An unknown soldier in Vietnam from 1965.
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    Alcohol being poured out on the streets during Prohibition Detroit in 1929.
    33/51 Alcohol being poured out on the streets during Prohibition Detroit in 1929.
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    A soldier shares his banana with a goat during the battle of Saipan ca 1944.
    34/51 A soldier shares his banana with a goat during the battle of Saipan ca 1944.
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    A ruined London bookstore that was damaged in an air raid in 1940.
    35/51 A ruined London bookstore that was damaged in an air raid in 1940.
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    A woman taking her baby for a stroll in a gas-resistant baby carriage.
    36/51 A woman taking her baby for a stroll in a gas-resistant baby carriage.
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    A picture of the original Ronald McDonald from 1963.
    37/51 A picture of the original Ronald McDonald from 1963.
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    A zookeeper gives penguins a cooling shower from a watering can (1930).
    38/51 A zookeeper gives penguins a cooling shower from a watering can (1930).
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    A mother and her son look at the mushroom cloud following a nuclear test in Las Vegas in 1953.
    39/51 A mother and her son look at the mushroom cloud following a nuclear test in Las Vegas in 1953.
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    Adolf Hitler rehearsing his speeches in front of a mirror (1925).
    40/51 Adolf Hitler rehearsing his speeches in front of a mirror (1925).
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    A mother shamefully hides her face after listing her children for sale in 1948.
    41/51 A mother shamefully hides her face after listing her children for sale in 1948.
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    A small puppy sleeps in between Russian soldiers (1945).
    42/51 A small puppy sleeps in between Russian soldiers (1945).
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    A prohibition and anti-saloon league sign, speaking out against liquor.
    43/51 A prohibition and anti-saloon league sign, speaking out against liquor.
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    A police officer on a Harley-Davidson transports a prisoner in a holding cell (1921).
    44/51 A police officer on a Harley-Davidson transports a prisoner in a holding cell (1921).
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    A hotel owner pouring acid in a pool while a black family swam in it in 1964.
    45/51 A hotel owner pouring acid in a pool while a black family swam in it in 1964.
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    A joyful Austrian boy receives new shoes during WWII.
    46/51 A joyful Austrian boy receives new shoes during WWII.
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    A portrait taken of a woman while she was mid-sneeze (1900).
    47/51 A portrait taken of a woman while she was mid-sneeze (1900).
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    A girl with artificial legs in 1890.
    48/51 A girl with artificial legs in 1890.
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    A morbid advertisement for Atabrine, an anti-malaria drug, during WWII.
    49/51 A morbid advertisement for Atabrine, an anti-malaria drug, during WWII.
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    A brave man testing out a new bulletproof vest.
    50/51 A brave man testing out a new bulletproof vest.
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    A full-faced swimming mask that was to help protect women's skin from the sun (1920s).
    51/51 A full-faced swimming mask that was to help protect women's skin from the sun (1920s).

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