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Rarely Seen “Enchanted” Moments of World History, Part 2 (Megapost)

Due to the popularity of the previous post in the topic (and our own interest, of course), here is a second compilation with selected snapshots from world history.

Execution by cannon, in Shiraz, Iran, mid-late 19th century
1850_Mid-Late 19th century, Execution by cannon, in Shiraz, Iran,
The Royal Navy on the way home from France with Queen Victoria on board, who had just visited Napoleon III, 1858
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Climbers bringing down corpses of their fellows from Mont Blanc, 1895
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Major General Horatio Gordon Robley with his collection of tattooed Maori heads, 1895
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Gold diggers marching through Chilkoot pass, the only way towards Dawson City, 1898
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Iceberg that had red and black paint on it, photographed in 1912. It is believed to be the iceberg that sank the Titanic
1912, Iceberg that had red and black paint on it. They believe that this is the iceberg that sank the Titanic. photographed in 1912.
Selfies taken circa 1920
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Melted and damaged mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London, 1930
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A rare color photograph of two Parisian women from 1930
1930_A rare color photograph of two Parisian women from 1930
Porsche showing the model of the beetle to Hitler, 1930s
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Class held in a train wagon (reason unknown), Ontario, Canada, 1932
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The Olympic flame arrives in Berlin, 1936
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Toffs and Toughs – The famous photo by Jimmy Sime that illustrates the class divide in pre-war Britain, 1937
1937_Toffs and Toughs - The famous photo by Jimmy Sime that illustrates the class divide in pre-war Britain, 1937

Driving class at Michigan Highland Park University, 1939
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Searchlights on the Rock of Gibraltar, 1942
1942, Searchlights on the Rock of Gibraltar, 1942

Georges Blind, a Member of the French Resistance, Smiling at a German Firing Squad, October 1944
1944, October Georges Blind, a Member of the French Resistance, Smiling at a German Firing Squad
A Dutch woman entering military captivity with her husband, a German soldier, 1944
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To demonstrate the superiority of the Red Army, 57.000 German prisoners of war are herded through downtown Moscow, July 1944
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Liberty bridge in Budapest, Hungary, made temporarily usable after the city’s siege in 1945
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Japanese guards bow before US prisoners of war being released from a Yokohama detention center following the capitulation of Japan, 1945
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The last commercial sailing ship, Pamir, to round Cape Horn in 1949
1949, The last commercial sailing ship, Pamir, to round Cape Horn in 1949
James Dean posing in the coffin in the local undertaker in his home town in the year of his car crash and ensuing death, January 1955
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Fidel Castro plays baseball in Havana, 1959
1959, Fidel Castro plays baseball in Havana
A low-division hockey match is interrupted, Sweden, 1959
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Iranian woman before the Islamic Revolution, 1960
1960_Iranian woman before the Islamic Revolution, 1960

Residents of West Berlin show children to their grandparents who reside on the Eastern side, 1961
1961_Residents of West Berlin show children to their grandparents who reside on the Eastern side, 1961
The Beatles looking back, 1962 and 1969
1962 and 1969_Beatles looking back...
The last prisoners leaving Alcatraz, 1963
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Frank Sinatra stepping off of a helicopter with a drink in his hand, by Yul Brynner, 1964
1964_Frank Sinatra stepping off of a helicopter with a drink in his hand, by Yul Brynner
Counter-protester with her daughters at a civil liberties rally, Bogalusa, Louisiana, 1965
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Woodstock – The Opening Ceremony. Bethel, New York, 14 August 1969
1969, Woodstock - The Opening Ceremony. Bethel, New York, 14 August 1969
Male detective disguised as a woman in Brooklyn, 1969
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One of the two Riace bronze statues accidentally discovered by an amateur scuba diver is brought out of the Ionian sea. Calabria, Italy. August 1972
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Bill and Hillary Clinton as university students, 1973
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An assistant holding an umbrella over an actor’s head during the filming of the scandalous erotic thriller Caligula, 1976
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Pele taking a break on the field of Hungarian football club MTK while filming “Escape to Victory”, 1980
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Following a jump worth a gold medal, pole vaulter Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz sends a message to Soviet supporters who had given him the raspberry. Moscow Olympics, 1980
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British soldier observing Argentinean helmets after the Battle of Goose Green on the Falkland Islands, May 1982
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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates discuss the PC’s future at Jobs’ Palo Alto home, 1991. Photo by George Lange
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Camels and burning Kuwaiti oil fields that had been blown up by retreating Iraqi troops, 1991. Photo by Steve McCurry
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See also:

Rarely Seen “Enchanted” Moments of World History Part 1, Part 3, Part 4Part 5

Rarely Seen “Enchanted” Moments of US History Part 1, Part 2

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Written by Tamás Varga
A sociologist and English major by degree, I've worked in the area of civil society & human rights and have been blogging in the fields of travel, nature & science for over 20 years.

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