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PugJesus is asleep - post any photo and it’s technically “history”

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(it’s an old balloon frame house with the siding off.)

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Arctic explorers after a successive hunt, 1869

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Medieval monastery and surrounding ecclesiastical fief Cityscapes or panoramas Daily Life

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The business end of an Ancient Macedonian-style phalanx Dress or equipment

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US Marines leading an assault on Betio Island, WW2 Events or battles

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Bactrian camels in front of telephone wires and an ancient fortification, China, early 20th century AD

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Porters in Qing China, 1861 AD -1880 AD

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The city of Tiberias, Roman Iudea, 1st century AD Cityscapes or panoramas

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Italian mercenaries clash in the 15th century AD Events or battles

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WW1 Imperial German Stormtroopers attacking at night (Albert Hahn, 1918) Events or battles

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Camp of an international student meeting at Thingvellir, Iceland, 1930

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Sinking Russian ship at Tsushima, Japan, 1905 Events or battles

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Map of Rome during Antiquity Maps or infographics

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Evening in Stockholm - 1945

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Stockholm has a long history of illuminated signs and ads, for obvious reasons, we have long dark nights in the autumn/winter.

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Soviet stratospheric parachutists Nina Pronyushkina and Elvira Fomicheva. Odessa, 1977.

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French soldier using his Lebel rifle to fish

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Photos of a happy couple, London, UK, 1890s?

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Cross section of a Greek trireme, illustrated by Stephen Biesty

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An American and Soviet lieutenant meet in Germany, WW2, 1945

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Drag orchestra in Cologne, Germany, ~1910?

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Late Ptolemaic Alexandria, Egypt Cityscapes or panoramas Diagrams, cutaways, or architecture

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Battle of the Boyne fought by competing claimants to the British throne, Ireland, 1690 AD (Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht) Events or battles

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Teatime gone tits-up, UK, 1870s?

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Pilots of the "Night Witches", female Soviet pilots who fought against the Nazi invaders, WW2, 1942

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Patrons at Le Monocle, a lesbian nightclub in Paris, France, 1930s?

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Clonmel, Ireland, ~1650 AD Cityscapes or panoramas

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Illustration of an Ancient Roman 'corvus' naval boarding device Diagrams, cutaways, or architecture

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Cross-section of the baths at Pompeii, illustrated by Marc Henniquiau

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Battle of Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France), which took place in 197 AD. Illustrated by Graham Turner.

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King John signing the Magna Carta, illustrated by Arthur Michael

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The gas works at Värtahamnen in the the north east of Stockholm in the 1910s

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Earlier I posted an illustration of this gas holder as I find the architecture gorgeous, I wanted to share a photo but I wanted it to be historical as I am used to posting in the historicalphoto community as well.

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French Tchangues (Big Legs), stilt walking shepards who watched over their herds, Gascony/Landes, France, 1936

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Context: These stilts provided a higher vantage point for shepards to keep an eye out for wolves. They also helped with walking through soggy/marshy terrain.

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Surfer in Oahu, Hawaii, ~1890

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Soviet Fighter Ace Lydia Litvyak preparing to board her plane, Soviet Union, WW2, ~1942?

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Illustration of a battle during the Hussite Wars (1419–c. 1434) by Angus McBride.

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14th-century castle cross section by Stephen Biesty. 1994

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Street in Beirut, Lebanon, ~1950

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Caernarfon, Wales, early 14th Century AD Cityscapes or panoramas

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Combat in the trenches of WW1 Events or battles

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Maria Quitéria in the Brazilian War of Independence Events or battles

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Original illustration of a brick gas holder at the gasworks in Värtahamnen in Stockhom Diagrams, cutaways, or architecture

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I have in my past posts spoken about the famous Swedish architect Fredrinand Boberg, who designed many iconic buildings for modern industry in and around Stockholm.

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Alarm at the neolithic citadel of Sesklo, Greece, ~4400 BCE Dress or equipment

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Inside an 18th-century British warship cross section by Stephen Biesty

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Farm cart in Warsaw, Poland, 1934

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Bus station (and bread vendor) in Beirut, Lebanon, 1950

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Pro-anarchist militia in Georgia, Russian Civil War, ~1920?

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Florence, Italy, around 1000 AD Cityscapes or panoramas Diagrams, cutaways, or architecture

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Republican-era Roman cavalry on the charge Dress or equipment

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Two men aboard a ship in the Russian Aleutian Islands, ~1899

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Labor rights protesters preparing rocks for the police, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1932

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Obama Castle, Japan, picture taken in 1910

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Mecca in 1897 AD Cityscapes or panoramas

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Hellenic pikemen clashing at the Battle of Sellasia (Igor Dzis) Events or battles

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Brazilian troops of the antifascist coalition in WW2 inside a destroyed Italian church (Saulo Pfeiffer) Events or battles

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Depiction of the Christmas Day Truce in WW1 Events or battles

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Lekart Church, Azerbaijan

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Model of Sighisoara, Transylvania Reconstructions or Scale Models

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Byzantine naval troops in the late medieval period Dress or equipment

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Children collecting fallen leaves in Switzerland around 1933

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From a current exhibition on child labor in the swiss national museum.

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Girls by the roadside making and selling lace in the Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland around 1900.

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From a current exhibition on child labor in the swiss national museum.

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The Battle of Alma, depicted by Richard Caton Woodville Jr.

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From Britannica:

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SEALs landing from Task Force 116 Assault Support Patrol Boat 50 miles south of Saigon, 25 January 1968. SEAL on the left has a beltfed Stoner 63A1; SEAL on right has a M16A1 rifle with XM148 launcher

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SEALs landing from Task Force 116 Assault Support Patrol Boat 50 miles south of Saigon, 25 January 1968. SEAL on the left has a beltfed Stoner 63A1; SEAL on right has an M16A1 rifle with XM148 grenade launcher.

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French soldiers by a cannon. 23 July 1870 in the Franco-Prussian War.

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Information for the pic found on wikipedia

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U.S. marine carries a 3.5 inch rocket launcher and ammunition through a creek in South Vietnam, Oct. 14, 1966.

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Source.

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Native American coastal village with shellwork mounds, Turner River, what-is-now Florida Cityscapes or panoramas

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Ayala Altarpiece. Painted in Spain in 1396

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The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, the Ottoman Empire, ~1890

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'Snake Charmer' with a cobra, India, ~1890

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Legionaries of the Roman Republic confronting Seleucid heavy cavalry Events or battles

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Aftermath of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, France, 1572 AD Events or battles

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Earlier I posted historical photos of my old stomping grounds, this is a historical photo of my current way to work, the lock in Åkers kanal

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This is an old lock in Åkers kanal, an old waterway in the Stockholm suburb Åkersberga.

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Roman soldiers at the Battle of Dyrrhachium in 48 BC. By Radu Oltean.

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2nd Free French Armored Division Sherman unloading on Normandy in August 1944

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Dusk over Slussen, Stockholm, during winter in 1964

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Slussen is one of the most complex infrastructure challenges in Stockholm.

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Kanno Sugako, Japanese anarcha-feminist, executed in 1911 for attempting to assassinate the Emperor

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Maori dwelling, New Zealand, ~1880

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Three splash pages from "The Eagles of Rome" series [NSFW 3rd image] Cityscapes or panoramas Events or battles

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After having gloriously annexed the Alps region with his brother Tiberius, Drusus was sent to Germania. His father-in-law, the emperor Augustus, had given him a difficult task: to defeat the barbarian tribes, and explore their unknown territories. About which, the most horrible legends circulated in Rome.

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Russian architects visiting the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii, Italy, ~1880

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Panorama of the city of Rome as it stood in 1765 AD Cityscapes or panoramas

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The Battle of Megido between Egyptian and Canaanite forces Events or battles

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Union troops opening fire on a lone Confederate officer, US Civil War Events or battles

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Near Song Sil-li, Korea, a tank of 6th Tank Battalion fires on enemy positions in support of the 19th Regimental Combat Team. January 10, 1952

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Horse-drawn AA battery during US Army maneuvers in San Antonio, Texas. 1927

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Arieal photo of Viggbyholm station in 1936

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I have posted pictures from my old home train station from way before I stomped around there, and here is another.

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Yesterday I posted an image of my old home train station, Viggbyholm, here it is again 20 years later....

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The earlier picture was taken in the 1920s, this is the same station in 1940.

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Eboracum (modern-day York) in the 3rd century, United Kingdom. Cityscapes or panoramas

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Travelers with riding camels in Biskra, Algeria, ~1880

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Imagining of the Roman Emperor Diocletian's palace at its height, now located in Croatia Cityscapes or panoramas

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The 9:45 Accommodation (Edward Lamson Henry, painted 1867)

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Barricade of the Paris Commune, March 18, 1871

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Vilnius, Lithuania, in the 14th-16th century AD Cityscapes or panoramas

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Battle of Coronea between opposing forces of Greek hoplites Events or battles

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HMS Victory, 100-Gun Ship (Geoff Hunt) Diagrams, cutaways, or architecture

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First contact between the Gweagal Aboriginal people and Captain James Cook and his crew on the shores on the shores of Gweagal land, William Macleod, 1886 Events or battles

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Context: “Two Gweagal men challenged the landing and gestured with their spears. Cook’s party attempted to communicate their desire for water, but the two men continued to oppose the landing and Cook fired a shot which wounded one of the Aboriginal warriors and forced them to flee.”

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Battle of the Ice (also known as the Battle of Lake Peipus) which took place on April 5, 1242. Illustrated by Angus McBride

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My home train station when grew up, but way before I stomped around there - Viggbyholm station on Roslagsbanan in

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I have posted pictures of Roslagsbanan before, but this station means a lot to me.

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Fighter pilots of the Tuskegee Airmen, highly-decorated African-American units in WW2, photo taken on the Italian Front, 1944

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Coal miners stuffed in a tiny elevator after a day's work, Belgium, 1920s

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Street in Meiji-era Japan, 1908

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Male cheerleaders for an American Football game, USA, 1939

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