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r/HistoricalCapsule

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to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for When she was 23, Rosemary Kennedy, the sister of JFK and RFK, had a forced lobotomy arranged by her father. The surgery left her incapacitated for the rest of her life, 1940s image
When she was 23, Rosemary Kennedy, the sister of JFK and RFK, had a forced lobotomy arranged by her father. The surgery left her incapacitated for the rest of her life, 1940s
to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
6 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Disturbing 1970s interview with incarcerated rapists. image
Disturbing 1970s interview with incarcerated rapists.
to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for Crescent haircut. The photo was taken in 1895. image
Crescent haircut. The photo was taken in 1895.
to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Miami Beach in the 1940s. image
Miami Beach in the 1940s.
to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Man putting gas in his car while smoking a cigar, 1940s image
Man putting gas in his car while smoking a cigar, 1940s
to r/HistoricalCapsule by SimpleHuckleberry153
1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for Enormous crowds gather at Woodstock, 1969 image
Enormous crowds gather at Woodstock, 1969
to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Hitler's personal physician, Theodor Morell, first noted the Führer's shaking in 1941 but blamed it on stress. It wasn't until April of 1945, just before Hitler killed himself, that Morell acknowledged his 'shaking palsy,' or Parkinson's. image
Hitler's personal physician, Theodor Morell, first noted the Führer's shaking in 1941 but blamed it on stress. It wasn't until April of 1945, just before Hitler killed himself, that Morell acknowledged his 'shaking palsy,' or Parkinson's.
to r/HistoricalCapsule by powercelman5552
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Cambodian dictator Pol Pot with his daughter and the children of his deputies, 1986. image
Cambodian dictator Pol Pot with his daughter and the children of his deputies, 1986.
to r/HistoricalCapsule by Zoe_Hamm
1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for Ad featuring the sale of Native American land in the early 1900's image
Ad featuring the sale of Native American land in the early 1900's
to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A father looking for his two missing sons that went missing during the Kosovo war in 1999. image
A father looking for his two missing sons that went missing during the Kosovo war in 1999.
in Kosovo
to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for An old sepia postcard of two convicts, Antti Isotalo and Antti Rannanjärvi, famous Finnish criminals, incarcerated in 1869. image
An old sepia postcard of two convicts, Antti Isotalo and Antti Rannanjärvi, famous Finnish criminals, incarcerated in 1869.
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3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A woman stands in a narrow cell with her arms strapped to the wall, circa 1890. She is undergoing treatment for mental illness in 19th century Germany. image
A woman stands in a narrow cell with her arms strapped to the wall, circa 1890. She is undergoing treatment for mental illness in 19th century Germany.
in Germany
to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A blind Muslim named Muhammad carrying his best friend, a paralyzed Christian with dwarfism named Samir, in Damascus, 1889. image
A blind Muslim named Muhammad carrying his best friend, a paralyzed Christian with dwarfism named Samir, in Damascus, 1889.
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5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for The Chevrolet Vega being loaded vertically on a specially designed railroad car called the Vert-A-Pac in 1971. This unique design allowed for 30 Chevrolets to fit in each railroad car, compared to 18 when they were loaded in a conventional horizontal way. image
The Chevrolet Vega being loaded vertically on a specially designed railroad car called the Vert-A-Pac in 1971. This unique design allowed for 30 Chevrolets to fit in each railroad car, compared to 18 when they were loaded in a conventional horizontal way.
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5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Police ‘catwalk car’ operating in Holland Tunnel in New York, 1954. The 1,300 pound heavy catwalk cars were electric and bi-directional so they could be driven in either direction, from a swivel seat inside the glass enclosed cab. image
Police ‘catwalk car’ operating in Holland Tunnel in New York, 1954. The 1,300 pound heavy catwalk cars were electric and bi-directional so they could be driven in either direction, from a swivel seat inside the glass enclosed cab.
in New York City
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5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Procrastinators Club of America protesting the War of 1812 in Philadelphia on March 9th 1966. image
Procrastinators Club of America protesting the War of 1812 in Philadelphia on March 9th 1966.
to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Shell shocked WW1 soldier in the trenches in 1916. image
Shell shocked WW1 soldier in the trenches in 1916.
to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for School photo of Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin at the age of 10, taken in the late 1880s. image
School photo of Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin at the age of 10, taken in the late 1880s.
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5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for People at a dinner party listening to radio (1923 issue of the ­ English humor magazine Punch) image
People at a dinner party listening to radio (1923 issue of the ­ English humor magazine Punch)
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5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for In 1959, Volvo invented the 3-point seat belt, then gave a free license to all other car manufacturers to use it. image
In 1959, Volvo invented the 3-point seat belt, then gave a free license to all other car manufacturers to use it.
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3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A priest takes a picture of some sharply dressed boys in Monteschi, Italy, 1957. image
A priest takes a picture of some sharply dressed boys in Monteschi, Italy, 1957.
in Italy
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5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Parents and sister of Christa Macauliffe watching the space shuttle Challenger explode at the Kennedy Space Center, January, 1986 image
Parents and sister of Christa Macauliffe watching the space shuttle Challenger explode at the Kennedy Space Center, January, 1986
to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Sir Ian McKellen in London, 1969 image
Sir Ian McKellen in London, 1969
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for My nan at 17 years old, January 1947. image
My nan at 17 years old, January 1947.
to r/HistoricalCapsule by zadraaa
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Fidel Castro plays baseball in Havana, Cuba, 1959. Castro was a huge fan of the sport. image
Fidel Castro plays baseball in Havana, Cuba, 1959. Castro was a huge fan of the sport.
in Havana, Cuba