Photography plays an important role in understanding history. It provides a view and context for certain situations, and shows what it actually looked like, so people don’t have to rely solely on their imaginations, which can majorly skew things.
What’s also interesting is that while some pictures become popular representations of certain events, other angles of it do not get the same flowers — even though they show just as much of an important, if not more so, context for the situation. So, today we’re shining a light on these pictures of various historical events that are so under-appreciated that only very few people saw them.
#1 Nasa’s Camera From A Million Miles Away Took A Photo Of The Moon In Front Of The Earth
Image source: NASA
#2 The Size Of Woodstock 1969
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#3 Young Actors Danny Lloyd And Lisa & Louise Burns In Between Takes Of The Shining At Elstree Studios, 1978
Image source: UrbanAchievers6371
#4 Photo Of A Hiker Watching The Eruption Of Mt. St. Helens From Mt. Adams, About 37 Miles To The East. Photo From Mt Adams By John V. Christiansen Around 8:32 Am Local Time On May 18, 1980 & Published In A 1981 National Geographic Magazine
#5 View Of Earth You Don’t Normally See
Image source: 781nnylasil
#6 Sydney Opera House From Top
Image source: _mono_no_aware
#7 A Korean News Program Actually Filming On The Top Of The Building Instead Of Using A Green Screen
Image source: Kiwwwwwi
#8 Charles Ebbets Photographing “Lunch On A Skyscraper”, The Famous Picture Of Workers In NY Eating Their Lunch On A Hanging Steel Beam
Image source: Charles C. Ebbets
#9 Lady Liberty
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#10 The Twin Towers Just After Construction, Showing Their Revolutionairy Near Hollow Architecture
Image source: anon
#11 The Eiffel Tower
Image source: Jhe116
#12 The Real Life Models Beside The Painting ‘American Gothic’
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#13 The Pyramids Next To The City Of Giza
Image source: Nathanssss
#14 Darth Vader Without Helmet
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#15 Backside Of The Sphinx
Image source: uneditedbrain
#16 Star Wars Episode Iv Opening Crawl
Image source: anon
#17 The Mechanical Shark Used For The Movie ‘Jaws’
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#18 The Set Of ‘I Love Lucy’
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#19 George Bush Flying Over 9/11
Image source: The_sped-kid08
#20 Prince William Giving “Middle Finger” After Prince Louis’ Birth
Image source: tangledswing
#21 The Beatles Waiting To Cross Abbey Road, 1969. Photo By Iain Macmillan
Image source: Iain Macmillan
#22 The Other Side Of The I Have A Dream Speech
Image source: monochromaticlens
#23 Construction On The Gateway Arch, 1965
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#24 Lincoln Memorial Before The Reflecting Pool
Image source: DickDover
#25 Behind The Iconic Scene From Coppola’s ‘The Godfather’ (1972)
Image source: Swennick
#26 The Back Of The Iconic “Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas” Sign
Image source: jonneygee
#27 Nirvana During The Photo Shoot For Their Album Nevermind, Which Was Released 30 Years Ago, 1991
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#28 The Other Side Of The Price Is Right Wheel
Image source: theRestisConfettii
#29 The Front Door Of The White House – From The Inside
Image source: Straw27
#30 ’10 Years Ago Today The Office Series Finale Aired And We All Said Goodbye To Dunder Mifflin’
Image source: bbbaumgartner
#31 Underneath A Music Festival Stage
Image source: Caladhiel8472
#32 Windows 10 Wallpaper
Image source: GMUNK
#33 Behind The Scenes At The Tiny Desk In 360˚
Image source: NPR Music
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