Photographs have an amazing ability to capture the present and introduce future generations to the past. We are very fortunate to be able to see trillions of real moments that happened between now and the invention of photography. We should not take this for granted, so we are pleased to present you with a collection of historical photographs.
1. Bessie Coleman - the first black pilot who was denied admission to a flight school in the United States
The girl went to France, where she learned French and received an international pilot category in 1922.
2. Riding Sheep, Cornwall, England, 1969
3. French Woman with Cat, 1959
4. Inuit Woman with Baby, King Island, Alaska, taken between 1915 and 1925 years
5. Freddie Mercury on the bullet train leaving for Nagoya during the Hot Space Japan tour, Nishinomiya, Japan, October 25, 1982
6. A soldier in position with his dog during the Battle of the Bulge, Belgium, January 4, 1945 years
7. The coffin of an unknown British soldier killed during World War I
He was buried on November 11, 1920 in London in Westminster Abbey, thereby perpetuating the honor of the fallen.
8. French soldier with an owl in the trenches, 1916
9. A Papuan escorts a wounded Australian soldier to the rear, New Guinea, December 25, 1942
10. Italian inventor David Chislaghi tests his unicycle, 1933 year
11. Unionists (left) and Unionists (right) shake hands at the site of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, Gettysburg, 1913
12. "The Elderly Samurai", Yokohama, Japan, 1865 year
13. April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first person in history to fly into space
14. John F. Kennedy Jr. awaits the landing of his father, President John F. Kennedy, at Camp David, Maryland, October 1963 years
15. Albert Einstein floating on Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Park, New York, 1936
16. French soldier with a prosthetic mask, 1918 year
17. A German soldier poses for a photo with his father, dressed in an old Bavarian uniform, 1913
18. Addie Card, a 12-year-old cotton mill worker in North Pownal, August, 1910
19. Guards at the Tower of London, 1898
20. MLB All-Star Game in San Diego, 1992 year
21. A student stands next to soldiers in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, June 1, 1989
22. Bar patrons, Sweden, Stockholm, 1895 year
23. Actor Christian Bale at home in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK, 1987
24. Grandmother warms grandson's ears at oath taking, Volgograd, 1994 year
25. Salvador Dali and his wife Gala in a photo booth, 1930s
26. Pablo Picasso wearing a hat and holding a revolver given to him by Gary Cooper, Cannes, France, 1958
27. The Father of Basketball, James Naismith, 1927
28. U.S. Air Force bombers fly over Ploiesti, Romania, August 1, 1943.
Of the 16 operators accompanying this mission, only the one who took this photo survived.
29. Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" album cover shoot, Warner Brothers, 1975
30. Girl sitting by a runestone fragment in Lissme, Sweden, 1935