Rare Historical Photos

 Wielu just after German Luftwaffe bombing the 1st of September 1939. Not only did this bombing provide a spark for World War II, but it is generally believed to be the first terrorist bombing in history.

 A burial at sea on board the USS Lexington in 1944.

 Crowds rush through the castle on Disneyland 's opening day in 1955.

 A lion rides in the sidecar during a performance of The Wall of Death carnival attraction at Revere Beach, Massachusetts in 1929.

 Future presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush with Governor George Wallace at a BBQ in 1983.

 Dr. Werhner von Braun and Walt Disney in 1954.

 The Statue of Liberty photographed during a power failure in 1942.

 The RMS Olympic, the Titanic's sister ship, in wartime camouflage in 1915.

 Anastasia shares a smoke with her father, Tsar Nicholas II two years before their assassination in 1916.

Children rush into a candy store following the end of "sweets rationing" in 1953.


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