23 Rarely Seen Photos From The Past

Officer Farva Published 02/10/2015

A hidden stash of photos depicting some incredibly rare and historic scenes.

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Socialist politician, Asanuma assassinated by 17-year-old Yamaguchi in Tokyo, 1963
2.
Shooting practice for German soldiers in 1935
3.
Ambrose Burnside - Civil War General who coined the term "sideburns"
4.
A letter from Gandhi sent to Adolf Hitler in 1939
5.
German soldiers execute a communist in Munich, 1919
6.
2 babies for sale
7.
Original prototype of Mt. Rushmore in 1941 - before funding ran out
8.
A French radiographer in his protective gear in 1918
9.
Inside the Cathedral of Amiens during World War II
10.
A mother and her child in Las Vegas watching nuclear testing 50 miles away
11.
Ray Campbell takes on Dick Hyland in 1913
12.
Every time a plane landed on the wrong carrier, it was tradition to graffiti it before sending it back
13.
Creepy images of melted mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussauds in London, 1930
14.
This "Punt Gun" - used for duck hunting and had the potential to kill 50 birds in one shot. It was banned in the late 1860s
15.
A happy chimp holding a newspaper after surviving his trip to space
16.
New York, 1939 - Hats were mandatory
17.
Sweden on the day after the traffic patterns changed from driving on the left side to the right side of the road
18.
Big crowds gather at a boxing match at Yankee Stadium in 1923
19.
A few dogs rescued from the Titanic
20.
The great class divide in Great Britain before World War II
21.
The last ever public execution in the United States, 1936
22.
U.S. intelligence produce efits of what Hitler may look like if he was to go into hiding
23.
Moving day for the folks in the suburbs, 1950s

1.
Socialist politician, Asanuma assassinated by 17-year-old Yamaguchi in Tokyo, 1963
2.
Shooting practice for German soldiers in 1935
3.
Ambrose Burnside - Civil War General who coined the term "sideburns"
4.
A letter from Gandhi sent to Adolf Hitler in 1939
5.
German soldiers execute a communist in Munich, 1919
6.
2 babies for sale
7.
Original prototype of Mt. Rushmore in 1941 - before funding ran out
8.
A French radiographer in his protective gear in 1918
9.
Inside the Cathedral of Amiens during World War II
10.
A mother and her child in Las Vegas watching nuclear testing 50 miles away
11.
Ray Campbell takes on Dick Hyland in 1913
12.
Every time a plane landed on the wrong carrier, it was tradition to graffiti it before sending it back
13.
Creepy images of melted mannequins after a fire at Madam Tussauds in London, 1930
14.
This "Punt Gun" - used for duck hunting and had the potential to kill 50 birds in one shot. It was banned in the late 1860s
15.
A happy chimp holding a newspaper after surviving his trip to space
16.
New York, 1939 - Hats were mandatory
17.
Sweden on the day after the traffic patterns changed from driving on the left side to the right side of the road
18.
Big crowds gather at a boxing match at Yankee Stadium in 1923
19.
A few dogs rescued from the Titanic
20.
The great class divide in Great Britain before World War II
21.
The last ever public execution in the United States, 1936
22.
U.S. intelligence produce efits of what Hitler may look like if he was to go into hiding
23.
Moving day for the folks in the suburbs, 1950s