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24 Fascinating Facts And Photos From History
There are so many photos from all points in history all over the web. History is vast and winding, and so interesting, too. There are so many people, moments, and items from the past to remember and learn about. It may be impossible to learn about them all, but people can get pretty close with all of the information available on the web.
Images from all points in time can be found. From celebrities before they were famous to behind the scenes of major events in the news. Nothing goes undocumented in this day and age, which can be a bit unsettling to think about. This does allow for some fascinating photos to be discovered, though.
It's fun to get away from the normal content the web has to offer. Instead, take the time to indulge in some interesting history facts and rare photos with a cool backstory. Here are 24 utterly unique images and some unknown facts to wonder about today.
A worker removes a 1965 Ford Mustang from the tracks of the Subway, after a young woman accidentally entered the Subway Surface Tunnel, 1965
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John Howard Griffin posing as a “black” man in the Deep South as part of an experiment to see life and segregation from the other side, 1959
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A woman wears a rubber mask containing heated coils that supposedly “melt away” fine lines and wrinkles, 1930s
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A “Reader” in a Havana cigar rolling factory, 1933, reciting classic books both for mental stimulation and to prevent idle conversation among the workers
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Roddy McDowell's 1963 photograph of Buster Keaton. Buster is holding a picture of himself when he was about five or six, from the time he performed on stage with his parents in their family act
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Army officers and politicians clamber over furniture to watch the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 at the end of World War I
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Mississippi’s first interracial bride and groom, Berta and Roger Mills, enjoying their wedding cake in 1970
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Robin Williams and his old roommate from The Julliard School, Christopher Reeve. Photographed circa 1977
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Around 1924, a young Frida Kahlo is photographed wearing a men’s suit in a family portrait
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Christopher Lloyd (Banquo) and Christopher Walken (Macbeth) in the stage production Macbeth at Lincoln Center, New York, 1974
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1946, Albert Einstein defied the prevailing racial climate at the time to visit and lecture at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania
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13-year-old Dolly Parton just hours before she made her Grand Ole Opry debut singing George Jones' "You Gotta be My Baby."
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