15 Historical Photos That Will Tell You More Than Any Textbook (16 photos)

What do Marilyn Monroe with a dog in her dressing room, a potato-themed Miss Idaho photoshoot, and cheerful skiers in the Arctic ice have in common? Each photo is not just a frozen moment, but a portal to another era.





Here you'll find Hollywood glamour, the harsh realities of life, and amazing human destinies (for example, a man who outlived all 12 of his children and lived to be 110). Scroll through—there's plenty to see and be amazed at.

1. Portrait of a Man from the Brulé Indian Tribe, 1907



2. A French Dior model walks the streets of Moscow, 1959





3. Miss Idaho, a quirky photo shoot with potatoes, 1935 year



4. Geert Adriaensz Boomgaard on his 100th birthday in 1888



He lived another 10 years and died at the age of 110. Scientists generally recognize him as the first confirmed supercentenarian in history. Geert outlived all 12 of his children.

5. A woman has a seam painted on her leg to create the appearance of stockings, 1926



6. Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe at the Mocambo nightclub, 1955



7. The crew of the nuclear icebreaker Lenin went skiing during a short stop in the Arctic Ice



8. Liam Neeson and his girlfriend, Helen Mirren, 1984



9. Archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun's tomb, February 16, 1923 years



10. Yuri Nikulin with his fellow soldiers, 1941–1943



11. Ray Bradbury in Childhood



12. Alexander Lipnitsky, Viktor Tsoi, Mike Naumenko, Alexander Bashlachev



13. Two gentlemen and their charming dog with two canes, 1890s years



14. Arkady Shaikhet, a worker at the Balakhna Pulp and Paper Mill, Balakhna, 1929



15. Marilyn Monroe fell in love with the dog who posed with her for a magazine TIME



Photo of Marilyn with her dog in her dressing room, May 27, 1957.