40 Rare Historical Photos Found On The “Undiscovered History” Page

We get an unusual mix of delight and curiosity when viewing pictures of the past. These images usually give us some insight into how things happened before, and provide us with a new perspective on how things have changed from the past and what efforts may have influenced that change. One Facebook page, called “Undiscovered History“, takes this fascination a step further by creating a space where rarely-seen historical photos can be shared in one place. This account has over 540K followers and teaches us a little about history, and aesthetics through these amazing and rare historical photo finds. 

#1 A Kid’s Reaction To Meeting Andre The Giant (1970’s)

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#2 Three Young Boys Sit In A Wagon In A Pittsburgh Neighborhood Street, 1920-1930

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#3 Tricycle From 1936

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#4 A Mountain Boy Fetches Water From A Spring, Great Smoky Mountains, Sevier County, Tennessee, Ca. 1950

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#5 Unbelievably Stunning Couple (Love How Their Hands Are Clasped Together), 1960s

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#6 Grandparents The Night They Met (1970)

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#7 American Woman Welders During World War II

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#8 Dutch Boy With A Pillow Strapped On His Backside To Soften The Falling On Ice While Skating, 1933

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#9 An Officer Halts Traffic To Make Way For A Cat Carrying A Kitten Across The Street, 1925

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#10 1967-2018 Same Bike, Same Couple

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#11 Three Female Students Walk In The City Of Kabul, Afghanistan, 1972

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#12 Jim Carrey, Christmas 1967

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#13 Federico Caprilli Demonstrates The Skills Of His Horse As Part Of The Esteemed Italian Cavalry School, 1906

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#14 A Mother And Her Eight Sons, All Served, All Came Home

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#15 The Shape Of The Statue Of Liberty Is Formed By 18,000 Soldiers Standing In Formation. Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Ca. 1918

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#16 A Native American Sends Smoke Signals In Montana, June 1909

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#17 Blackfoot Tribe In Glacier National Park, 1913

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#18 Cats Wait For The Fisherman To Return, Istanbul, 1970s

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#19 A Photograph Of A Little Boy Carrying A Newborn Lamb, In Scotland, 1932

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#20 In 1960, David Latimer Planted A Spiderwort Sprout Inside Of A Large Glass Bottle, Added A Quarter Pint Of Water, And Then Sealed It Shut

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He opened the bottle 12 years later in 1972 to add some water and then sealed it for good. The self contained ecosystem has flourished for more than 60 years. For those who are wondering how this is even possible: the garden is a perfectly balanced and self-sufficient ecosystem. The bacteria in the compost eats the dead plants and breaks down the oxygen that is released by the plants, turning it into carbon dioxide, which is needed for photosynthesis. The bottle is essentially a microcosm of earth.

#21 King George Vi Bursting With Excitement On A Theme Park Ride – 1930s

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#22 A Stylish 1940s Group Portrait

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#23 Young Riders Refuel During A Children’s Sidecar Race In The Lustgarten In Berlin, Germany (1931)

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#24 Two Gentlemen From The Early 1900s

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#25 A Man Posing With A Donkey In His Lap, 1910s

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#26 A Portrait Of Hollow Horn Bear, A Man From The Brulé Native American Tribe. 1907

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#27 A Lady From High Society. Ottoman Empire, 1900s

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#28 3 Beautiful Children From 1901. Hattie, Clarence, And James Harold Ward

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#29 Country Store On A Dirt Road, North Carolina In 1939

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#30 Charlie Chaplin Meeting Helen Keller, 1919

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#31 The Opening Of The Eiffel Tower During The 1889 World’s Fair

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#32 Photo Of Lumberjacks Cutting Trees In Pacific Northwest, USA 1915

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#33 A Lovely Photo Of A Brother And Sister. I Love Their Fashions And Her Purse! Chicago,. 1945

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#34 Father And Son Take Silly Photos, 1910s

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#35 Richard White Bull, Oglala Sioux, 1899

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#36 A Sweet Photo Of A Brother And Sister. Charlottesville, Va, C. 1916

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#37 A Woman Churning Milk To Butter While Reading A Book, 1897

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#38 Portrait Of A Mother And Her Daughter. Photographed In 1910

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#39 Cyclist From Estonia, On A Self-Made Bicycle, 1912

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#40 A Female Firefighting Team On A Converted Motorcycle In London, 1932

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