50 historical pictures that may change your view of the World Photogallery

About this Gallery

As they depict people, places, and fascinating events from the past, the majority of these images are rather rare or previously unseen by the public. That being said, if you'd like to see images of the old Cincinnati library before it was demolished, the construction of the central line in 1898, and many other things, then continue scrolling!

01 / 49

50 historical pictures that may change your view of the World

Fashion Show on board the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad's Show Train, 1949.

(Photo: HistoryAtlas)

02 / 49

A White And A Black Men Leading A Civil Rights March In The Late 1950s.

(Photo: HistoryAtla)

03 / 49

Police Dog On Duty In Side Car. 1930s.

(Photo: HistoryAtlas)

04 / 49

The Old Cincinnati Library Before Being Demolished, 1874-1955.

(Photo: HistoryAtlas)

05 / 49

Milk Delivery By Dogcart, Studio City, Ca, Circa 1910.

(Photo: HistoryAtlas)

06 / 49

Vintage photo of female tennis players smoking cigarettes in the 1930s.

(Photo: HistoryAtlas)

07 / 49

In the 1920s and 1930s, sheep were routinely introduced into London parks to keep the grass under control and reduce mowing costs.

(Photo: HistoryAtlas)

08 / 49

The soldiers fed the Polar Bears with condensed milk tins. Soviet Union, 1950.

(Photo: HistoryAtlas)

09 / 49

Snowman on a Soviet Scale in Ussr. in the late 1960s.

(Photo: HistoryAtlas)

10 / 49

A charitable Chinese man feeds a criminal in a cangue. Ca. 1905. Petty criminals were sentenced to wear the canque and display themselves in public places, often for a few months. At best, they were humbled by their reliance on others for food; at worst, they could starve to death. The man's crime is described on the cangue.

(Photo: HistoryAtlas)