Thanks to these photographs, we have a unique opportunity to immerse ourselves in the atmosphere of a bygone era that will never be repeated.
German-French actress Romy Schneider poses in the same hat, 1970s.
Terry Fox, a 21-year-old Canadian who lost his leg to cancer, decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Every day, he ran a full marathon. Fox ran 5,375 kilometers in 143 days, but could not continue as the disease progressed. Fox passed away in June 1981.
Kimberly Kate, also known as Kate Ward, and her stray dogs in England in 1962. She never refused to help a stray dog and took care of more than 600 animals in her lifetime.
A lamb cuddling with a sleeping boy, March 16, 1940.
Albert Einstein teaching at Lincoln University, the first historically black university in the United States, in 1946.
Dr. Religa monitors the patient’s indicators after a 23-hour (successful) heart transplant. His assistant is sleeping in the corner of the room. 1987.
“Girls in Windows,” a photograph by Ormond Gigli, New York, 1960. The building was demolished the next day.
Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science in the United States, 1965.
Portrait of a Filipina/Chinese woman from the Philippines, 1875. By Francisco Van Kamp.
A 1500-year-old Maya ceramic figurine with a removable helmet, from El Peru-Waka, Peten, Guatemala.
Miss America 1924.
Queen Isabella II veiled, 1855. By Camillo Torreggiani.
One of Walter Chandoha’s most famous photographs, 1955. “My daughter Paula and a kitten ‘smiled’ at the camera simultaneously.”
A 4000-year-old Egyptian student tablet with corrections made by the teacher in red ink.
Interior of the Orient Express. This long-distance passenger train was created in 1883.
London punks and a surprised lady, 1982.
Sophia Loren, 1960.
Buzz Aldrin, the first selfie in space. 1966.
Microsoft employees, December 7, 1978.
The “Mercury,” one of the most beautiful trains in history, designed in the Art Deco style by Henry Dreyfuss for the New York Central Railroad. Chicago, 1936.
Wedding rings taken from Holocaust victims before execution, 1945.
Portrait of Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower) from the Seneca tribe, 1908. Photo by J.L. Blessing.
Freddie Mercury and David Bowie backstage at the Live Aid festival, 1985.
Dinner on a Scandinavian Airlines flight in 1969.
Electric cars charging, 1917.
This miniature ecosystem has thrived in almost complete isolation since 1960. During this time, it has been watered only once.
Drawn bisons in the Altamira cave, Spain. They were drawn over a period of more than 20,000 years, between 35,000 and 15,000 BCE.
Treasures that grew under Mexico for 500,000 years: a cave with crystals up to 11 meters long and weighing up to 55 tons.
Men in shorts and cowboy boots serve women in the parking lot of a tavern in Dallas, Texas.
