Thanks to today’s technology, we are able to see nearly everything our family and friends are doing. Sharing photos with your friends (or even the world at large) is exceedingly simple. What was the world like before this digital age?
Modern photography has existed since the 1800s, but until very recently, photo prints were the only way to share and view what was captured. If there weren't any copies? Too bad. The limited amount of prints of each photo has resulted in many famous scenes getting lost in the annals of history...
Until now. These old photos were recently discovered. Most of them have never been seen before. What they reveal about life so many years ago is stunning.
The Knickbocker Baseball Club in 1858
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French soldier tied the a stake receives drink from a fellow POW in 1917
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Washington D.C's Union Station in 1910
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Marilyn Monroe (then going by Norma Jeanne Mortensen) working in a factory in 1944
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LAPD officers dress as a women to try and catch a purse snatcher in 1960
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