Weird Historical Photos

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The thing about history is that there's just so much of it to learn. In fact, if you set your mind to it, you could learn about a new historical event that has occurred from this moment back, every ten minutes, every single day for the rest of your life, and still not run out of new information.

Most people know about big historical world events, but the truly fascinating part of history are all of the small moments that are woven into its complex and incredible tapestry. We've shown you some of these moments here and here, but we think this might be the best collection of historical images yet.
 

Most likely the first Indian woman in the western US to own a car in 1916.
 
The Las Vegas Strip in 1968.
 

Soldiers looting after a San Francisco earthquake in 1906. It is said that 3,000 people died and about 80% of the city was destroyed.
 

Coney Island, NYC in 1949.
 
Dental students observing in the Oral Surgery Clinic at the Philadelphia General Hospital in 1910.
 
Sylvain Dornon, the man who walked from Paris to Moscow on stilts in 1891. The trip took him 58 days.
 
 The Lincoln Memorial being erected in 1922.
 
A New York City winter in 1905.
 
A building collapses after a 1965 fire in Iran.
 

A huge boxing match at Yankee Stadium in 1923.
 

Little girl visiting the Los Angeles Alligator Farm in the 1920s. Safety regulations have changed a lot since then.
 

Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy, is the only water sports training center in Balochistan.
 

The Lion's Gate Bridge under construction near Vancouver, 1938.
 

Dinner on horseback at Sherry's Restaurant in New York City, 1903.

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