15 photos from the past for an interesting historical journey (16 photo)

Photography is a great invention that helps us go back in time. Retro shots are valuable documents that allow us to see with our own eyes the events of days gone by. In this post, you will see old images that tell interesting stories.





1. Fifties Neckline



2. Man Among Books in the Old Cincinnati Public Library. The building was demolished in 1955





3. On October 7, 1943, Ottla Kafka, the beloved sister of writer Franz Kafka, was gassed upon arrival at Auschwitz after volunteering to escort a group of orphans from the Terezin Ghetto to keep them from afraid



4. Historical Fast Food



5. Portable Beach Changing Rooms, 1930



6. Margret Zimmermann balances on a tightrope over the ruins of Cologne, 1946



7. The old Moulin Rouge in 1914, before the fire that destroyed it in 1915



8. A group of gentlemen enjoy an impromptu snowball fight in the serene and majestic setting of Trafalgar Square, London, circa 1931 year



9. One of the many selfies that Emperor Nicholas II took during his lifetime



10. Celebrating Christmas, 1905



11. Statue Liberty under construction in the studio of French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Paris, 1882



12. Free lunch distributed to schoolchildren in Ahvaz, Iran, 1970s



13. Mafiosi hide their faces at the trial of Al Capone, 1931 year



14. Jewish jewelry seller in Sana'a, Yemen, mid-1900s



15. U.S. President Harry Truman shakes hands with Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, France, 1958 year