Unique Pictures from History

The first picture ever taken. This is Nicéphore Niépce's earliest surviving photograph. It is called "View from the Window at Le Gras". Created in 1826.

Lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith. They were arrested as suspects for a robbery, murder and rape. It was said that they have robbed and murder Claude Deeter, and later raped his girlfriend. An angry mob broke in to the jail so they can lynch them. The third man (James Cameron) escaped. No one was accused in murdering the two suspects. Later all charges were taken off, because the girlfriend (Mary Ball) of the murdered man testified she was never raped.

Baby Cages. These inventions were created in the US back in 1922. They were made for people who lived in the city, in small apartment flats, with no spaces. With them, the youngsters could benefit from the sunlight and the fresh air.

Holland House, Kensington, London. The book store was bombed in World War 2. This young man is reading History of London.

Charles Godfrey flying under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. This happened in 1919 and it's the first flight of its kind. Since then there have been two other flights under the Arc.

4 Children for Sale. The picture was taken in 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. The mother was 24 and their father was 40. They were both unemployed and had no food so their only logical decision was to sell the kids. She had a fifth kid in her belly. The children were sold and each have their tragic story to tell.

The building of Brasilia. This is the beginning of the construction of the new capital of Brazil.

One of the first McDonalds ever.

Hitler in Paris. 1940

Hotel owner pouring acid in the pool while black people swim in it, 1964. This happened at the Monson Motor Lodge, where black and white protesters for civil rights jumped in to the pool. The managers of the lodge, poured muriatic acid.

The Last Jew in Vinnitsa. Made in 1941, we see a member of Einsatzgruppe D just about to shoot the last Jewish man in the region. All 28 000 Jewish people were slaughtered. 

This is bombed London in 1940. A little girl is sitting in the ruins of a building with her dolly. 

Back in the days when women would be fined if they wore short bathing suits. The picture is taken in Washington DC, 1920. The swim suits can't be higher than 6 inches above the knee. They even had beach police.

Ham the Chimp. This is the first chimp launched in to outer space. Don't think he has a silly name, because it actually is an acronym - Holloman Aerospace Medical Center. 

Testing bullet proof vest 1923. Because this is how they tested things back in the days - on humans, not on dolls. Because men were real men. The men were selling the vest to the police department. You can see a coloured version here.

If you want more historic photos check out this gallery.