Historical Pictures From Around the World You May Not Have Seen

[timmy]

Children prepare to perform their acrobatic routine for a crowd in Shanghai, China in 1930. This was basically a version of a circus, but with no safety measures and no actual indoor arena. This group also didn't use animals, and focused on acts and shows to amuse the crowds.

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A woman in the town of Corza looks at what used to be her home and neighborhood after the devastating earthquake that struck Southern Italy in 1980. Almost 2,500 people died with nearly 8,000 injured after the 6.9 earthquake struck. This region is prone to earthquakes, and unfortunately sometimes has a large one that causes massive loss of life.

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A police dog runs up and bites the leg of the "criminal" during a training session in New Jersey, US in 1919.

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A Brazilian helicopter pilot carries a wounded Yanomamian boy after a mining accident in 1982. The tribal lands sit on a large gold deposit, which is still actively mined to this day after the gold was found in the area in the mid 1970s. Originally, the locals were either forced to relocate or would just be suppressed entirely. They also occasionally were caught in the mining process with no regard to their lands or safety for decades as pictured here.

[timmy]

A French soldier gives milk to a cat while in his tent in Vietnam in 1952. This was during the First Indochina War, where the French fought to keep hold of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, but would ultimately lose and withdraw. This region of the world saw War almost continuously for 40 years from WWII, to the First Indochina War to the Vietnam War.
 

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[reality]

1 hour ago, timmy said:

A starving family pose for a picture during the Madras Famine in India in 1876. Severe drought was a key issue, but another major issue was the Viceroy of a key agricultural area in South India exported tons of extra wheat to Britain, leaving none for the local populace. All this happened under British rule at the time. Once the famine hit, the authorities did not do much to help the stricken areas, which primarily were in South India. It lasted 3 years before rains came, crops grew, and provisions were brought in. It was only after it ended and some 5-6 million people had died that British India enacted programs to try and prevent a repeat.

but another major issue was the Viceroy of a key agricultural area in South India exported tons of extra wheat to Britain, leaving none for the local populace. All this happened under British rule at the time.

  British bastaardS 

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Good post!

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