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60 vintage photos from forgotten moments in history

Whether you’re curious about forgotten wars, abandoned buildings, or animals from the late 19th century, we’ve got something here for you.

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Princess Diana, last photoshoot by Mario Testino for Vanity Fair, 1997

Bessie Love, silent film star of the 1920s.

Betty White and Lorne Greene hosting the 1965 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Dog cuteness (boop the snoot), c. 1950

"The King of Whiskers", Hans Nilson Langseth (July 14, 1846 – November 10, 1927) was a Norwegian-American who held the record for the world's longest beard. It is said that he died by breaking his neck after stepping on his own beard. Photo c. 1912

Chevrolet Vegas getting transported in 1971.

Little boy meets André the Giant, 1970s.

Audrey Hepburn rehearsing dance at the barre, circa 1950.
Photograph by Silver Screen Collection via Getty Images.

In 1985, Ebony magazine predicted what Michael Jackson would look like in the year 2000.

In 1985, Ebony magazine predicted what Michael Jackson would look like in the year 2000.

Smoking a cigarette while riding in the Tour de France, 1920s.

Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, Los Angeles, 1969.

The famous Hollywood sign, which originally said 'Hollywoodland'. The last four letters were removed in 1949. In 1949, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce began a contract with the City of Los Angeles Parks Department to repair and rebuild the sign. The contract stipulated that "LAND" be removed to spell "Hollywood" and reflect the district, not the "Hollywoodland" housing development.

"The Kiss of Life" - Utility worker, J.D. Thompson, giving mouth-to-mouth to co-worker, Randall G. Champion, after he went unconscious following contact with a low voltage line. Photographer Rocco Morabito, 1967

Card-playing medical students pose with a cadaver, c. 1890

Pontiac Ghost Car, 1939

A boy sells lemonade from his front yard stand in 1973. Photograph by Dick Durrance II.

Children cross the river using pulleys on their way to school in the outskirts of Modena, Italy, 1959.

Paul Newman and Clint Eastwood, 1972. Photograph by Terry O'Neill.

Helen, an American Indian telephone and switchboard operator, Montana, 1925.

"Sir David Attenborough cuddles a bear cub named Benjamin, 1956."

Korean refugees flee from Chinese Communist troops over a shattered bridge in Pyongyang, 1950.

A Siberian bear-hunting armor from the 1800s.