Sometimes, one simple picture can tell you more about history than any story you might read. These 20 photographs below portray the past in a way that we can empathize with and understand more intimately. History in photos has always been a captivating subject, but you’ve probably not seen many of the following photos that captured specific moments throughout history.
A photo illustrating the class divide of pre-war Britain, 1937 A photo of the iceberg that sunk the Titanic, taken the morning of April 15, 1912
The face of a hockey goalie (Terry Sawchuk) before masks became standard game equipment, 1966
The Punt Gun could discharge over a pound of shot at a time that could kill as many as 50 birds
Queen Elizabeth During WWII Service
Hindenburg Disaster
First Skin Transplant
First Wimbledon Match
Nikola Tesla In His Lab
Neil Armstrong Before Walking On The Moon
Women Delivering Ice
Painting The Eiffel Tower
Soldier During WWII
Pablo Escobar And His Son
First Ronald McDonald
Statue Of Liberty Under Construction
World’s First Selfie
Titanic Survivors Boarding Carpathian
Filming Of The MGM Opening Credits
Elvis In The Army
Testing New Bullet Proof Vests