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r/RareHistoricalPhotos

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Dear participants, publish your historical photographs, stories and interesting news.

Historical photos and videos that can change the way you look at things

Reviving the Past: Stunning historical photographs bring bygone eras to life.

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3 days ago
Preview thumbnail for People celebrating the death of Death of Stalin, 1953 image
People celebrating the death of Death of Stalin, 1953
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3 weeks ago
Preview thumbnail for Bride leaving her recently bombed home to get married, London, 4 November 1940 image
Bride leaving her recently bombed home to get married, London, 4 November 1940
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3 weeks ago
Preview thumbnail for French soldiers marching behind a disguised dog during World War I, 1915. image
French soldiers marching behind a disguised dog during World War I, 1915.
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3 weeks ago
Preview thumbnail for A policeman stops traffic in New York so that a cat carrying a kitten can cross safely. Circa 1925 image
A policeman stops traffic in New York so that a cat carrying a kitten can cross safely. Circa 1925
in New York City
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1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for In 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer was arrested after killing two people in San Diego, California. When asked why she did it, she replied, "I just don't like Mondays.” image
In 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer was arrested after killing two people in San Diego, California. When asked why she did it, she replied, "I just don't like Mondays.”
in San Diego, CA
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1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for LBJ would use his sheer size to intimidate people most of his career image
LBJ would use his sheer size to intimidate people most of his career
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1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for Photo of James Zwerg, a college student from Wisconsin, after he was beaten by a white mob in Alabama for being a Freedom Rider. He passed out shortly afterwards and was ignored by white ambulance crews for hours until an ambulance for blacks picked him up. Montgomery, AL, 1961 image
Photo of James Zwerg, a college student from Wisconsin, after he was beaten by a white mob in Alabama for being a Freedom Rider. He passed out shortly afterwards and was ignored by white ambulance crews for hours until an ambulance for blacks picked him up. Montgomery, AL, 1961
in Wisconsin
to r/RareHistoricalPhotos by grindyslace
2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for The last photo of Freddie Mercury 1991 image
The last photo of Freddie Mercury 1991
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for My uncle 1976 Died 7 days after this picture was taken. image
My uncle 1976 Died 7 days after this picture was taken.
to r/RareHistoricalPhotos by GirlTattuo1990
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Mother and daughter walking in New York, 1970 image
Mother and daughter walking in New York, 1970
in New York City
to r/RareHistoricalPhotos by OldSchoolScoundrel5
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for My grandparents and great-grandparents pose with Uncle Warren and his wife Fay on the day of his departure for Europe - 1944 image
My grandparents and great-grandparents pose with Uncle Warren and his wife Fay on the day of his departure for Europe - 1944
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A war bond booth - 1943 image
A war bond booth - 1943
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A detachment of African-American troops - 1944 image
A detachment of African-American troops - 1944
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Ulysses S Grant's 1850s home in St. Louis - shortly before being razed - late 1940s image
Ulysses S Grant's 1850s home in St. Louis - shortly before being razed - late 1940s
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Automobile parade at the 1904 World's Fair image
Automobile parade at the 1904 World's Fair
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for St. Louisans gather for July 4 fireworks while the Arch is being constructed - 1964 image
St. Louisans gather for July 4 fireworks while the Arch is being constructed - 1964
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Professor William Butler sits on a roof and looks out at the St. Louis riverfront - c. 1890 image
Professor William Butler sits on a roof and looks out at the St. Louis riverfront - c. 1890
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Hugh M. Brooks - convicted of having murdered his lover, Charles Preller, and stuffing his body in a trunk - seen here on the eve of his hanging, 1888 image
Hugh M. Brooks - convicted of having murdered his lover, Charles Preller, and stuffing his body in a trunk - seen here on the eve of his hanging, 1888
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Milkman - 1894 image
Milkman - 1894
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for PFC Leonard "Lenny" Rutter - 1921 - 1945 - killed while fighting to liberate the Philippines image
PFC Leonard "Lenny" Rutter - 1921 - 1945 - killed while fighting to liberate the Philippines
in Philippines
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Some of my ancestors, Sicilian immigrants brazenly flouting Prohibition - 1927 image
Some of my ancestors, Sicilian immigrants brazenly flouting Prohibition - 1927
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Grandpa Wolfrom - WWI Vet, FBI, and all around one tough customer - photo taken weeks before his death, 1975 image
Grandpa Wolfrom - WWI Vet, FBI, and all around one tough customer - photo taken weeks before his death, 1975
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7 months ago
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My dad, 1947
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Sicilian Immigrants, 1927 image
Sicilian Immigrants, 1927
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A family of Sicilian immigrants - St. Louis, MO - 1930 image
A family of Sicilian immigrants - St. Louis, MO - 1930
in St Louis, MO