30 fascinating historical photos that you will not see in textbooks (31 photos)

Vintage photographs have a special appeal. Certain imperfections and a soft, grainy effect evoke nostalgia and transport you back in time. Nowadays, you can fully enjoy such pictures thanks to the Internet, and here is another portion for you.





1. In 2010, Jacqueline Nyetypei Kiplimo did something that impressed the entire sports world



During a marathon in Malaysia, a Kenyan athlete accompanied a participant with disabilities. She ran with him from the 10-kilometer mark to the 38-kilometer mark, helping him drink water. This help cost her the victory and $10,000. Kiplimo finished second among women.

2. Charles Thompson with new classmates in September 1954, four months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled racial segregation unconstitutional





3. Young Inuit girl with husky, 1920s



4. The Exchange skills



5. Vietnam Veterans March: "We Will Not Fight Another Rich Man's War." USA, 1970



6. Louis Armstrong signs a man's head in Nice, France, 1961



7. "Orgone Accumulator", USA, 1950s. The device was supposed to help the person sitting inside to attract "orgone" - "weightless healing energy



8. Kiss in New York's Central Park, 1974



9. Nakhimov Naval School cadets salute veteran Anatoly Golimbievsky, Leningrad, 1989 year



10. Walk, 1937



11. "Nudity is God's Creation", 1979



12. Nurse informs patient in "iron lung" that the polio vaccine was created, 1955



13. The Statue of Liberty in Paris



14. Bruce Lee doing push-ups on two fingers of one hand, 1970



15. During World War II, Berlin Zoo keepers cared for some of the animals in their homes



16. An anti-KKK group called the "Knights of the Tiger eyes"



17. "No dog biscuits today"



18. Testing the first double-decker buses. People were afraid that they would tip over



19. Alfred Hitchcock serves tea to the lion in the famous MGM opening sequence



20. A zookeeper waters emperor penguins on a hot summer day, 1957 year



21. Night Fishing, 1948



22. Boy on Naval Mine, Kent, UK, 1945



23. 8-Year-Old Samuel Reshevsky playing chess with several masters, France



24. Lemonade seller, Berlin, 1931



25. Hotline for motorists calling for directions, Netherlands, 1963



26. How the Size of a Donut Has Changed Over the Years



27. Watching the Signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919



28. A 9,000 horsepower helical turbine built in Germany for a Norwegian power station, 1928



29. Milk delivery boy, London, 1940



30. Underwater filming, 1940s