50 Pictures That Show Beautiful Moments and Little Details From Our World's Rich History

These photos prove how much people take life and time for granted.

Sophia

Published in Interesting
28 Mar 2022

50 Pictures That Show Beautiful Moments and Little Details From Our World's Rich History

Major events are easier to get right because they're harder to ignore. However, history is also made by its smaller moments, and there's no obvious way to separate the two.

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While it's true that who and what we are now is a product of what human civilization has done in the past—such as revolutions, wars, famine, and pandemics—it is equally important to acknowledge that many small details have trickled down to the current generation as well. As noted by Dr. Alexandra Solomon, a relationship therapist, "The past shapes our present, and understanding those nuances can help us navigate our current realities." Numerous events in history eerily parallel those happening in the present, leading us to wonder if the universe is some sort of box with repeating patterns that occur every decade or century.

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It's fortunate that we can document significant happenings from the past through writings, but one of the most valuable pieces that hold so much memory and significance is old photographs. When we search through our belongings and find an old photo album, there's always a greater chance that we will pause for a moment and dive into these photos to reminisce about the memories of our past.

An Instagram account by the name of History.com has dedicated its profile to sharing beautiful snippets of the past in the form of photos, all shared on their page for their over one million followers to see. Take a look at their best posts below!

1. Keanu Reeves Photographed in Paris by Willy Rizzo, 2003

2. A 'Shook' Bystander at the Annual Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in 1994

3. San Francisco's Lombard Street in 1975

4. Julian Koepcke Survived After Falling 2 Miles to the Ground When the Airplane She Was In Was Struck by Lightning. She Then Endured Ten Days in the Amazon Jungle

5. A Koala Drinking from a Spoon in Australia (1900)

6. Dad Showing Off to His Daughter in Melbourne, Australia, Back in the 1940s

7. She's in Someone's Locket, 1940s

8. Defense Shoes Made by Italian Shoemakers in the Mid-1950s to Fight Harassment

9. Scientists Entering a Ward of Dying Children and Injecting a New Drug into Them in 1992

10. A Little Boy About to Receive the Best Gift for His Birthday in 1955

11. A Young Man Protesting Against Low Pay for Teachers in the 1930s

12. Marlene Dietrich, Detained at a Paris Train Station for Wearing Trousers That Were Banned for Women at That Time, 1933

13. Marriage Advice for Young Ladies from a Suffragette in 1918. The Pamphlet Is Displayed at the Pontypridd Museum in Wales.

14. A Mother and Her Son Joining a Pride Walk in 1985

15. Steve and Terri Irwin in 1992

16. A 1918 Family Portrait During the Spanish Flu

17. The Second Wave of the Spanish Flu in California in 1918

18. Back When Alarm Clocks Were Unreliable and Very Expensive, People Had Knocker-Uppers

19. Princess Fatemeh Khanum, Considered the Ultimate Symbol of Beauty in Persia During the Early 1900s

20. Ducklings as a Medical Therapy for Kids in 1956

21. (Non-Existent) Safety Regulations in the 1960s

22. A Protestor at a Gay Rights Demonstration in 1970

23. Nurses Excitedly Showing a Set of Newly Born Triplets to a Surprised Father in a New York City Hospital, 1946

24. A Mom Using a Trash Can to Hold Her Baby While She Crochets in the Park in 1969

25. Young JFK Playing with His Gay Best Friend Lem Billings

26. When Princess Diana Meets Comedian Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) in 1984

27. Princess Diana Dancing with John Travolta at a White House Dinner in 1985

28. “I Think the Saddest People Always Try Their Hardest to Make People Happy Because They Know What It’s Like to Feel Absolutely Worthless, and They Don’t Want Anyone Else to Feel Like That.” —Robin Williams

29. David Bowie Performing to a Huge Crowd in 1983

30. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Calling Their Moms After Winning the Oscar for "Good Will Hunting," 1997

31. A Baby Lamb Snuggling Up to a Boy in 1940

32. Frida Kahlo Painting in Her Bed in the 1950s

33. Young Barack Obama Celebrating Halloween with His Mother in 1964

34. Helping Hands in 1945

35. Someone Refusing to Do the Nazi Salute in 1936

36. Albert Einstein Wearing Fuzzy Slippers in the 1950s

37. An Upset Patient Vandalizing After a Visit to the Dentist in the 1920s

38. A Love Story That Lasted for Over 7 Decades

39. A Puppy Saved and Held by a Member of the Harlem Hellfighters During World War I in 1918

40. "My Favorite Picture of My Grandma & Grandpa. Taken the Summer After Their High School Graduation in 1950"

41. Rowan Atkinson Posing with His 1981 Aston Martin Vantage

42. A Beautiful Woman Cutting Her Birthday Cake in Tehran, Iran, in 1973

43. A US Soldier Captured in a Photo Shaking Hands with a Dog in Luxembourg During the Battle of the Bulge, 1944

44. Beautiful Lady Diana Falling Asleep During an Official Royal Engagement in 1981. She Had Yet to Announce Her Pregnancy with Prince William Here.

45. When a Kangaroo Hits a Photographer for Trying to Photograph Him in England, 1967

46. Kane Tanaka, the World's Oldest Living Person at Age 118—She Lived Through Both World Wars and Even Reached the COVID-19 Pandemic

47. A French Woman with a Baguette and Six Bottles of Wine in Paris, France (1945)

48. Twin Toddlers That Look Like Penguins on a Russian Street, 1968

49. Silly Pet 'Selfies' Were Already a Thing Back Then

50. Last Photo Taken of Hachikō, a Japanese Akita Dog Known for His Loyalty to His Owner

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