30 curious historical pictures from different years (31 photos)

"History is the treasury of our deeds, the witness of the past, an example and lesson for the present, a warning for the future, Cervantes once said. Sometimes it's interesting to look into history and look at events, people and places from the past, and sometimes extract some lessons and knowledge. Let's take a look at some pictures from the past which keep the memory of different eras.





Belgian miners take the elevator after a day's work, 1900s



The first passengers of the Moscow metro, 1935



"Blacks and whites - together." Marching in the USA in the 1950s



Noise suppression device from 1925 - so that nothing distracts from work. Invented by Hugo Gernsback



The Beatles rooftop concert, 1969



British passenger liner "Mauritania", 1909



Polar bears are fed condensed milk from a tank. Chukotka Peninsula, 1950



Express "Granville-Paris", October 22, 1895



The express was late and the driver increased the speed to arrive in time. The train left the platform, drove through the entire station, crashed into front wall and collapsed onto the street. 5 people were injured, died only one woman is a newspaper saleswoman.

Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, 1935



Lumber yard, 1939



Fashion show on the train, New York, 1949



Alexander Alekhine and Jose Raul Capablanca at a chess game. St. Petersburg, 1914



Paris from the top of Notre Dame de Paris, 1955



Delivery of milk in 1930



A girl has a line drawn on her bare legs to make it look like she is wearing nylon stockings, 1926



In the 1920s, sheep were brought into London parks as natural lawn mowers to save on real ones.



British archaeologist Howard Carter examines Tutankhamen's tomb, 1922



USSR, late 1960s



A Chinese man feeds a criminal in a kang (device for public humiliation and punishment), 1905



Gypsy children are taught to play the violin in one of the poor yards. Budapest, Hungary, 1939



Medics from the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam operating on a Cambodian soldier, 1970



Lady with a dog hails a taxi, New York, 1956



Construction of the London Underground, 1898



Cavalry trainingovation in Finland, 1930



A policeman guards a pharmacy during a flood. Canada, 1974



Monaco Grand Prix race, 1937



Three boys fishing for coins during the Great Depression, New York, 1930



Athlete Nina Apollonovna Ponomareva (Romashkova) during the discus throw, 1952. Then she became the first history of the USSR Olympic champion



Nina Romashkova won the Olympic Games in Helsinki, beating previous record and becoming the first Soviet participant to win Olympic gold medal.

Tourists drinking tea on the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt, 1938



Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston in first round of the fight, 1965. Ali's blow caused a lot of controversy, and his called "ghost strike"



The shot of this episode is considered legendary for the world of sports.