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r/HistoricalCapsule
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Explore fascinating old photos and videos that tell stories from days gone by. Share and discuss about moments that shaped history. Join us in celebrating the beauty of the past, one snapshot at a time.

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Last updated: 03/07/2024
• zadraaa added 9 months ago (also mods r/BygoneTimes)
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Preview thumbnail for A map of all of the sunken Japanese ships of WWII. This is eerie. image
A map of all of the sunken Japanese ships of WWII. This is eerie.
in Japan
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2 days ago
Preview thumbnail for Abe Lincoln refusing to straighten his hair, 1857 image
Abe Lincoln refusing to straighten his hair, 1857
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1 week ago
Preview thumbnail for At 4:31 AM, an unauthorized photo taken of Stalin inside of the Kremlin shows the very moment he was informed that Germany had began their invasion of the Soviet Union. June 22, 1941. image
At 4:31 AM, an unauthorized photo taken of Stalin inside of the Kremlin shows the very moment he was informed that Germany had began their invasion of the Soviet Union. June 22, 1941.
in Germany
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1 day ago
Preview thumbnail for The Arctic ocean photographed in the same place, 107 years ago vs today. image
The Arctic ocean photographed in the same place, 107 years ago vs today.
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1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for Oldest surviving photograph 1826 or 27 image
Oldest surviving photograph 1826 or 27
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1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for Hitler declares war on the United States, December 11, 1941. image
Hitler declares war on the United States, December 11, 1941.
in United States
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Pope Giovanni Paolo II in a Ferrari Mondial Cabriolet, 1988. image
Pope Giovanni Paolo II in a Ferrari Mondial Cabriolet, 1988.
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A diamond mine worker is x-rayed at the end of each shift before leaving the mines. South Africa, 1954. image
A diamond mine worker is x-rayed at the end of each shift before leaving the mines. South Africa, 1954.
in South Africa
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0, November 20, 1985, USA image
Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0, November 20, 1985, USA
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves, 1945. image
Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves, 1945.
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for The top of an Egyptian pyramid. One of only a few that have survived to this day. Created around 1840 B.C., granite. image
The top of an Egyptian pyramid. One of only a few that have survived to this day. Created around 1840 B.C., granite.
in Egypt
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Treatment of alcoholism by a new method - horse doses of castor oil. Russian Empire, April 23, 1916. image
Treatment of alcoholism by a new method - horse doses of castor oil. Russian Empire, April 23, 1916.
in Russia
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A device for smoking a whole pack of cigarettes, 1950s. image
A device for smoking a whole pack of cigarettes, 1950s.
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for 1960 - One of Fidel Castros mistresses was tasked with killing him, he discovered this. Handing her the gun he dare her to shoot him. image
1960 - One of Fidel Castros mistresses was tasked with killing him, he discovered this. Handing her the gun he dare her to shoot him.
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Archery in a physical education class at a high school, 1967 image
Archery in a physical education class at a high school, 1967
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia in talks with U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt aboard the cruiser Quincy, February 14, 1945. image
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia in talks with U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt aboard the cruiser Quincy, February 14, 1945.
in Saudi Arabia
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Capt. Paul Tibbetts minutes before the sortie during which the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, 1945. image
Capt. Paul Tibbetts minutes before the sortie during which the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, 1945.
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A mother and her 8 sons, all served, all came home, 1950s image
A mother and her 8 sons, all served, all came home, 1950s
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for An unusual couple on the New York City subway, 1980. image
An unusual couple on the New York City subway, 1980.
in New York City
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A MiG-21 fighter that collided with an East German apartment building, 1975 image
A MiG-21 fighter that collided with an East German apartment building, 1975
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Superman at the 1939 Macys parade, New York, Manhattan. image
Superman at the 1939 Macys parade, New York, Manhattan.
in New York City
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A boy and his fox, Sweden, c. 1950s image
A boy and his fox, Sweden, c. 1950s
in Sweden
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Young Japanese girls training for the anticipated invasion of mainland Japan, 1945. image
Young Japanese girls training for the anticipated invasion of mainland Japan, 1945.
in Japan
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Live specimens of measles virus stored at the Pfizer Virus Laboratory, 1963. image
Live specimens of measles virus stored at the Pfizer Virus Laboratory, 1963.
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for The Who, 1968 image
The Who, 1968