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Lost Templesā„¢@LostTemple7 Ā· Nov 25, 2024

Some Crazy images from the Past šŸ§µ 1.

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A thread compiling 25 striking historical photographs spanning from the 1800s to 1980s, including images of major events, disasters, cultural moments, and pivotal historical instances. The collection covers everything from engineering landmarks and space exploration to civil rights milestones and wartime scenes.

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    Some Crazy images from the Past šŸ§µ 1.

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    2. The Famous tiger at Calcuttaā€” devoured 200 men, women, and children before he was capturedā€” India, 1903.

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    3. Pouring the foundation of the Eiffel Tower , 1887

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    4. Charitable Chinese Man Feeding A Criminal In A Cangue. Ca. 1905

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    5. A Man Standing On The First Cables During The Construction Of The Golden Gate Bridge, With The Presidio And San Francisco In The Background. 1935

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    6. Nikola Tesla sitting in his Laboratory with his " Magnifying Transmitter "

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    7. Jewish Prisoners after being Liberated from a death train ,1945

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    8. A lone Man Refusing to do the Nazi Salute , 1936

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    9. Race Organizers Attempt To Stop Kathrine Switzer From Competing In The Boston Marathon. She Became The First Woman To Finish The Race, 1967

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    10. Job hunting in 1930s

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    11. First Morning after Sweden Changed from Driving on the Left Side to Driving On The Right ,1967

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    12. Residents of West Berlin show children to their Grandparents who Reside on the Eastern Side ,1961

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    13. Mafia Boss Joe Masseria Lays Dead on a Brooklyn Restaurant Floor Holding The Ace Of Spades ,1931

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    14. The Remains of the Astronaut Vladimir Komarov , A man who Fell from space , 1967

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    15. These Are Titanic Survivors Boarding The Carpathia in 1912

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    16. Carving Eye On Mount Rushmore, 1930s

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    17. US Coast Guard Cutter Spencer Destroys The Nazi Submarine U-175, April 17, 1943

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    18. The Top Photo Shows Heart Surgeon Dr. Zbigniew Religa Resting After Performing The First Successful Heart Transplant In Poland In 1987, Which Took 23 Hours

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    19. Iranian University Students Before The Islamic Revolution, 1971

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    20. Māori Woman With Her Son In 1890s New Zealand

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    21. Bedouin Mother From Saudi Arabia In 1948

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    22. Mongolian Shaman In 1909

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    23. Egyptian Street Vendor Selling Mummies In 1865

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    24. Dorothy Counts - The First Black Girl To Attend An All White School In The United States - Being Teased And Taunted By Her White Male Peers At Charlotteā€™s Harry Harding High School, 1957

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    25. The Most Beautiful Suicide - Evelyn Mchale Leapt To Her Death From The Empire State Building, 1947