In the vast timeline of our planet, humans have left behind countless stories, many of which never made it into our history books. Sure, we’ve learned about major events and figures, but there’s so much more that often goes unnoticed.While we can’t know everything that has ever happened, discovering new bits of history can still be exciting.That’s where Instagram accounts like‘History Season’come in, sharing fascinating photos and facts from the past. We’ve gathered some of their most intriguing posts below. Scroll down to check them and upvote your favorites!More info:Facebook|TikTok|YouTubeThis post may includeaffiliate links.
In the vast timeline of our planet, humans have left behind countless stories, many of which never made it into our history books. Sure, we’ve learned about major events and figures, but there’s so much more that often goes unnoticed.
While we can’t know everything that has ever happened, discovering new bits of history can still be exciting.
That’s where Instagram accounts like‘History Season’come in, sharing fascinating photos and facts from the past. We’ve gathered some of their most intriguing posts below. Scroll down to check them and upvote your favorites!
More info:Facebook|TikTok|YouTube
This post may includeaffiliate links.
Portraits of a father and son having fun. Ca. 1910s.
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An Apsaroke mother and her child. Montana, USA. 1908.
Two Victorian ladies making a fancy snow lady. Pangbourne, England. Published in Strand Magazine in 1892.
Three lacemakers at work. Brittany, France. Ca. 1920.
Joe Fortes knoen as Vancouver’s first official lifeguard. Originally from Barbados, Joe saved dozens of lives. English Bay Beach, Vancouver, Canada. 1905.
A girl of Filipino and Chinese heritage poses for a portrait. Manila, Philippines. Ca. 1875. The Spanish rulers of the Philippines used the term “Mestizo de Sangley” to describe people of mixed Chinese and native Filipino ancestry. Spain ruled the Philippines from 1565 to 1898.
Facade of department store with five floors covered in coats. As part of a coat sale and early marketing stunt. The campaign attracted so many customers that the police had to step in. All the coats were sold. Copenhagen, Denmark. 1936.
Canadian police officer guarding a pharmacy during a flood. Galt, Ontario, Canada. 1974.
A message-carrying pigeon being released from a port-hole in the side of a British Mark V tank, during WW1. Near Albert, France. 1918.
Photo of Charles C. Ebbets. The photographer behind the famous “lunch atop a skyscraper” photo taken in 1932. Ebbets wasn’t officially recognised as the photographer until 2003. New York, USA. 1932.
The interior of a lounge train car from the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Montreal, Canada. Ca. 1886.
A couple roller-skating. Berlin, Germany. Ca. 1905.
The 3,000 men who helped construct the 810 ft (246 m) high Chase Manhattan Bank pose for a photo near the end of the constructional work. New York City, USA. August 1964.
Two young children sitting in the streets of one of the worst slums in London. England. 1903.
An early Edwardian woman taking a mirror selfie with a Kodak Brownie box camera in 1900.
Tourist and his car at the edge of the Grand Canyon. Arizona, USA. 1914.
American soldier shows off the helmet that saved his life during the Vietnam War. Ca. 1969.
Contrails in the sky above St Paul’s Cathedral from a dogfight between the German Luftwaffe and the Royal Airforce during the Battle of Britain. 1940. London, England.
Spectators viewing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Gulf of Naples, Italy. 1944.
King Frederick IX of Denmark showing off his tattooed upper body. The king had a passion for sailing and bodybuilding. The photo was leaked to Life Magazine in 1951.
Prohibition agents pour out alcohol, found during a raid on an illegal distillery, from the upper windows of a store. Detroit, USA. 1929.
A group portrait taken at the wedding of Lars Eide and Gjertrud Leite in Sogndal, Norway. Ca. 1900.
German troops singing around a Christmas tree in their trench on the Eastern Front during World War I. 1914.
Mother and son pose for a portrait. Ireland. 1890.
The control room of the German WW1 submarine SM UB-110. 1918.
The church La Sagrada Família. Barcelona, Spain. 1905. The church is still under construction today.
Two young people make a stop at a gas station. 1920s. USA.
A Friedrichshafen FF.49, two-seat reconnaissance seaplane, crashed into the roof of a building. Germany. Ca. 1918-1919.
American planes fly in formation over the American and British fleets in Tokyo Bay during the surrender of Japan at the end of WW2. 2 September 1945.
Students gathered for “Class Day” at Vassar College in the spring of 1895. New York, USA.
Young couple drives past “Balanced Rock” in the “Garden of the Gods”. Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. 1920s.
The Panama Slide in Coney Island’s Steeplechase Park. Built ca. 1908. New York City, USA.
The Roman Colosseum and Arch of Constantine in 1870. Rome, Italy.
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Canadian soldiers playing hockey on an ice rink constructed on the Imjingang River during the Korean War. Northern Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea. 1952.
Victorian couple on a tandem bicycle, circa 1890s.
Women working in a Canon factory. Japan, 1959.
Women shopping for perfumes and jewelry at Illum department store in Copenhagen, Denmark. 1904.
Detonation of a nuclear bomb. Nevada Test Site, Nevada, USA. March 29, 1955. The detonation was a part of “Operation Teapot”. The operation included 14 nuclear test explosions conducted in early 1955.
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Officer of the Austro-Hungarian army, 1898 [Colorized]
A man stands infront of his new and secondhand shoe store. Portland, Oregon, USA. Circa 1916.
British Brigadier-General John Vaughan Campbell addressing men of the 137th Brigade (46th Division) during WW1. St. Quentin Canal, France. 2 October 1918.
The two “Kashmir Giants” posing with the American photographer James Ricalton. The photo was taken during the Durbar of 1903, held in Delhi to celebrate the succession of the British monarch King Edward VII as emperor of India.
Interior of a luxury train car from the Pullman Palace Car Company. USA. Late 19th century.
People having fun on a Frozen Niagara Falls during the winter months. 1911.
French painter Claude Monet with his wife Alice Hoschedè. Venice, Italy. 1908.
Passengers onboard the Staten Island Ferry. New York, USA. 1895.
Group of men wearing an early design of the Michelin Man mascot. Berlin, Germany. 1928.
A group of people stand around a car wreck. Washington D.C, USA. 1921. The photo has been colorized.
Dinner party at the Hotel Astor. New York City, USA. 1904.
A boy with a riding hog at a zoo. Ampthill House, Bedfordshire, England. 1914
A boy and a girl stands beside a decorated Christmas tree. Washington, D.C., USA. Ca. 1920.
Aerial photograph looking south over Manhattan. New York, USA. Ca. 1931.
A group of workers work on repainting the Eiffel Tower. 1924. Paris, France.
Caddy Mozart Johnson wears a safety device for golf courses designed to protect caddies and ball-retrievers from golf balls. California Links Golf Course, California, USA. 1920s.
Boy with his bike in the snow during a cold winter in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 1938.
German field marshal August Von Mackensen, prominent and successful commander during WW1, photographed here in ca. 1915.
At the age of 10 years old George Davey was sentenced to one month’s hard labour in Wandsworth Prison for stealing two rabbits. London, England. 1872.
A policeman holds Herbert Cockran in a headlock during his mugshot. Cockran was arrested on burglary charges. Omaha, Nebraska, USA. 1899.
The first American aircraft carrier USS Langley in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA. May 1928.
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