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Indrė Lukošiūtė

“Undiscovered History”: 120 Interesting Pictures From The Past

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The past can be quite fascinating. Those of us living in the present find it really interesting what life was like 50, 100, or even a 1,000 years ago. Luckily, we can go almost 200 years to the past thanks to photography, as the oldest surviving photograph is from 1826.

It's even more interesting when old historical photos teach us something new. That's the mission of the Undiscovered History Facebook page. It's a popular account with over 540k followers that teaches its fans a bit of everything: history, aesthetics, and even interesting facts. So scroll down and explore history through the medium of pictures!

“Undiscovered History”: 120 Interesting Pictures From The Past

#1 Three Female Students Walk In The City Of Kabul, Afghanistan, 1972

#2 Three Young Boys Sit In A Wagon In A Pittsburgh Neighborhood Street, 1920-1930

#3 Blackfoot Tribe In Glacier National Park, 1913

#4 A Portrait Of Hollow Horn Bear, A Man From The Brulé Native American Tribe. 1907

#5 A Lovely Photo Of A Brother And Sister. I Love Their Fashions And Her Purse! Chicago,. 1945

#6 A Man Posing With A Donkey In His Lap, 1910s

#7 An Officer Halts Traffic To Make Way For A Cat Carrying A Kitten Across The Street, 1925

#8 Cats Wait For The Fisherman To Return, Istanbul, 1970s

#9 1967-2018 Same Bike, Same Couple

#10 Jim Carrey, Christmas 1967

#11 A Kid's Reaction To Meeting Andre The Giant (1970's)

#12 Father And Son Take Silly Photos, 1910s

#13 A Lady From High Society. Ottoman Empire, 1900s

#14 A Photograph Of A Little Boy Carrying A Newborn Lamb, In Scotland, 1932

#15 3 Beautiful Children From 1901. Hattie, Clarence, And James Harold Ward

#16 Richard White Bull, Oglala Sioux, 1899

#17 A Woman Churning Milk To Butter While Reading A Book, 1897

#18 In 1960, David Latimer Planted A Spiderwort Sprout Inside Of A Large Glass Bottle, Added A Quarter Pint Of Water, And Then Sealed It Shut

#19 Grandparents The Night They Met (1970)

#20 Country Store On A Dirt Road, North Carolina In 1939

#21 Unbelievably Stunning Couple (Love How Their Hands Are Clasped Together), 1960s

#22 Tricycle From 1936

#23 A Mother And Her Eight Sons, All Served, All Came Home

#24 A Stylish 1940s Group Portrait

#25 King George Vi Bursting With Excitement On A Theme Park Ride - 1930s

#26 Charlie Chaplin Meeting Helen Keller, 1919

#27 The Shape Of The Statue Of Liberty Is Formed By 18,000 Soldiers Standing In Formation. Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Ca. 1918

#28 A Sweet Photo Of A Brother And Sister. Charlottesville, Va, C. 1916

#29 American Woman Welders During World War II

#30 The Opening Of The Eiffel Tower During The 1889 World’s Fair

#31 Portrait Of A Mother And Her Daughter. Photographed In 1910

#32 Young Riders Refuel During A Children's Sidecar Race In The Lustgarten In Berlin, Germany (1931)

#33 Cyclist From Estonia, On A Self-Made Bicycle, 1912

#34 A Native American Sends Smoke Signals In Montana, June 1909

#35 Two Gentlemen From The Early 1900s

#36 Dutch Boy With A Pillow Strapped On His Backside To Soften The Falling On Ice While Skating, 1933

#37 A Female Firefighting Team On A Converted Motorcycle In London, 1932

#38 Three Lacemakers Working. Brittany, France. 1920

#39 Female Swimmer Posing On The Beach. Deauville, France. Ca. 1925

#40 A Couple From 1850!

#41 Children In The Slums Of Cumberland Street. Dublin, Ireland, 1940

#42 Young, Well-Dressed, Victorian Girl In 1902

#43 4 Generations In 1 Picture, 1880s

#44 New York City Ca.1940

#45 Looking Out The Window Of Apollo 11, July 1969

#46 Federico Caprilli Demonstrates The Skills Of His Horse As Part Of The Esteemed Italian Cavalry School, 1906

#47 A Little Boy All Dressed Up Standing By His New Pedal Car. 1958

#48 Residents Of West Berlin Show Their Children To Their Grandparents Living In East Berlin, 1961

#49 A Boy Selling Lemonade With A Portable Lemonade Dispenser. Berlin, 1931

#50 Monet With His Wife Alice, 1908

#51 Stunning Then And Now Comparison Of Robin Hood's Bay, A Picturesque Old Fishing Village In Yorkshire

#52 Barefoot Kids At A Mobile Book Cart In The Appalachian Mountains

#53 A Family Living In London’s Slums, 1900s

#54 This Photo From 1902 Shows French Knife Grinders. They Would Work On Their Stomachs In Order To Save Their Backs From Being Hunched All Day. (France 1902)

#55 Lady And Her Horse On A Snowy Day In 1899

#56 A Group Portrait Taken At A Wedding In Norway, 1900

#57 Mother With Her Daughter In 1880

#58 Cowboys Enjoy Drinks At The Equity Bar In Old Tascosa, Texas, 1907

#59 Irish Fishermen, Ireland 1910

#60 Lockheed Martin Employee Sally Wadsworth Working On The Fuselage Of A P-38 Lightning In California, 1944

#61 Idaho Winter, As Experienced In 1952

#62 Ruth Disney Seen Standing With Her Big Brother Walt (1906)

#63 Kids Cheering On The Way Out The Door On The Last Day Of School, 1977

#64 London Pub, 1967

#65 3 Sets Of Twin Girls Pose Together For A Portrait In 1895

#66 Marlene Dietrich Kissing A Soldier Returning From Wwii, 1945

#67 A Four-Year-Old Child Helping Her Family Pick/Dig Potatoes, 1931

#68 A Mountain Boy Fetches Water From A Spring, Great Smoky Mountains, Sevier County, Tennessee, Ca. 1950

#69 Wooden Railway Bridge. USA, Montana, 1883

#70 A Cool Girl Posing With Her Car Around 1920

#71 A Young Boy And His Dog From 1889

#72 Just Divorced, 1930s

#73 A Family At Their Cabin Home In West Virginia, 1900

#74 Kids Playing, New York, 1940s

#75 Even The Window Cleaners Wore Suits 100 Years Ago

#76 Old-Time Appalachian Musicians With A Pooch On The Porch

#77 A New York Policeman Hanging From A Girder, 1920

#78 Rural Mail Delivery In 1914

#79 In The Kitchen Of A Montana Farmhouse, 1900