17 Rare Images From History's Vault
Kenneth Coo
Published
07/26/2015
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Take a trip into the past with a collection of historical photos.
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The last functioning Human Lighthouse, equipped with spanner hands to help repair stranded ships, pictured before the standardization of built structures in 1967. -
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Al Pacino trying to smile for the camera in 1972. (4 years before anyone told him he was doing it wrong). -
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The severely shortsighted Colonel Wood heading out for a round of golf with his caddy (1932) -
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'Godzilla' stomping around model village, earning this man a small fortune & inspiring a film of the same name (1947). -
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King Christian X of Denmark enjoying a bike ride after having hypnotized his horse into thinking it is a bicycle (1940). -
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One of only two images of The Pervert of Penzance, Britain's most prolific serial killer (1968). -
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Chicago in 1956 as residents and drivers acclimatise to the new invention, nicknamed the "road". -
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Nicholas Ray on the set of the first Coca Cola commercial (1961). -
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A young Elizabeth Windsor pictured in 1942 a decade before she was elected Queen of England. -
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Capturing a period before flatulence in public was frowned upon, Jackie Kennedy 'let's one out' during her wedding to John F. Kennedy (1953). -
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Blind John Wilson and his horse (1924). -
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A young mother protects herself against the effects of Infantile Fetoristis, a now-eradicated disease which caused young sufferers to emit a putrid odor (1948). -
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Ronan Keating listening to the latest music hits of the day on a 'Nickel-Windup'. -
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The king's royal flock-counter hard at work shortly before inexplicably falling unconscious again (1927). -
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The original Michelin Man with his bouncy hydrogen suit and his trademark cigar shortly before he burst into flames. -
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A foot-guard bravely executes what is widely believed to be the first verifiable image of the craze "planking" (1970). -
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Chicago's 1st annual Shoe Convention, which was immediately abandoned due to nobody being able to look down (1913). -
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A petty criminal forced to check the safety of safety nets before going to mass production (1958).
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