Moments from the past that became known to descendants thanks to photography (22 photos)

Throughout history, there have been some things that seem quite unusual. Sometimes history is not limited to dates and important events, it is also full of interesting moments and secrets. Archival photographs, which were not always available to the public, can tell us a lot of interesting things about the past.





How do you like the fly agaric costume on the girl?



Another version of the mushroom suit





Under this protective gear is a nurse-radiologist, 1918



Alfred Langevin could smoke a pipe with his eyes, 1930s



He surprised others with his other strange abilities



Selfies from the past by French surrealist artist Yves Tanguy. It was taken, of course, not on a smartphone, but in a photo booth, around 1928





Glurpo, known as the world's only underwater clown



This is how Disneyland was seen in 1955



Portraits of patients in an English lunatic asylum in the 1870s



In the 1930s, beauty contests were held in which participants often covered their faces, which did not surprised



And here they are, but with prizes



Coal miners on their way home, Belgium, 1900s



Animators in Mickey images and Minnie, 1950-1959



And these are completely different versions of the costumes



For some reason, the animators forced the child to kneel on the stone slab. Will there be any desire to smile here?

Odd couple at a fair, Mexico, 1940



This is what the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge looked like, USA, May 1937



Competition for even spines



In the 1930s in Britain, people were more relaxed about the safety of children



A clown from 1914, who has a very strange look from the butterfly-shaped arms view



German doll of the 17th century