Many of us have at least a passing interest in history, and it can be quite amazing to see the world through the eyes of those who lived before us. Unfortunately, we did not have the technology that we had today to record history but we did have the ability to take photographs for more than a century.
As you look down through the following 21 pictures, you will see that there are many differences compared to today but in some cases, there are also similarities. It gives you the opportunity to step back and reflect on what may have taken place in the not so distant past. For some people, they may be able to remember their parents or grandparents talking about some of these events but in any case, it gives you the opportunity to see history in a unique way.
When you take a look at history through the eyes of a photographer, you are getting more than simply old pictures. In many cases, these photographs give you the opportunity to reflect on life and to even think about where we have come since those days have passed. Many of us would consider it to be improvements but there are also those of us who consider the changes to be a step backward as well. That is one of the things that is so fascinating about pictures such as these. They truly help us to see ourselves, even though we may not have been alive during the time.
The crush of the ocean liner SS Normandie on 9 February 1942 at New York City’s pier 88.
A sixteen-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger at his first body-building competition.
Fishermen of the Volga river, Russia, with their impressive catch, 1924.
A young Inuit girl and her husky dog, 1949.
Surfers, 1922.
Bikers, 1960s.
A boy watches television for the first time through a shop window, 1948.
James Naismith, the creator of basketball, with this wife.
A graduation ceremony, 1895.
An Iranian woman, 1960.
Margaret Hamilton, the principal software engineer for NASA, 1969.
Famous poet Joseph Brodsky with his students, Michigan, 1980s.
Linda Christian, the first ’Bond girl’, 1945.
King George VI of Britain looking serious, 1938.
Fawzia Fuad, Princess of Iran and Queen of Egypt, 1939.
Looking for a lost contact lens during an ice hockey game, 1962.
Geishas, Japan, 1920s.
The brothers Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, who founded famous sport’s companies Adidas and Puma.
The Opening Ceremony of the XXII summer Olympic Games, Moscow in 1980.
Soldiers of the Caucasus, early 1900s.
Princesses Olga and Tatyana of the Russian royal family prior to the Revolution, 1913.
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