Few people have seen these 8 rarest photos from the past

8/20/2019

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by Barbara Bechard

Society Story: Few people have seen these 8 rarest photos from the past

They say, modern living is weird. As it turns out, humanity has always been a little bit crazy... Just take a look at these strange and rare historical photos that will definitely blow your mind!

Some photos show that a lot of strange stuff has happened with us over the years. You'll be surprised to see these pictures and find out about some unusual activities performed by celebrities and ordinary people as well.

#1 Maurice Tillet and Dorian Leigh, the couple who inspired Shrek! (1945)

#2 Ava Gardner and Burt Lancaster in a strange yoga pose on the beach (1946)

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#3 Dona Drake enjoys a bath with lemons (1942)

#4 Three women having nice dinner at the alligator farm (1930's)

#5 A mother hides her face after putting her kids up for sale (Chicago, 1948)

#6 A couple having fun on a zipline, 1923

#7 The first selfie in history, taken in 1839

#8 Before alarm clocks, some men worked as a "knocker ups", waking up people in the early morning this way (1900's)

Do you have something to add or discuss? You are welcome to do so in the comments below! And remember to share it with your friends!

#Society #funny

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What are your thoughts on this subject?

50 Comments

Nancy Buckley Jannino

Unable to view #1 and #5, all the others were interesting.

Johnny Rock

Poor woman who sold her children. :(

finsfone

Fix this so the pictures load or take it down!

John W Shreve

I hope those gators weren't hungry.

Glenda Bennett

Same here not loaded

Scott

Wasn't able to see any of them. Never loaded. Tried several times.

Eve

The pics didn't load so I was able to look some up on the internet. Some were not available

Kate Thomas

Unable to see any of these photographs??

Anita Demirdjian-Sahakian

I didn’t see any of them . How come? I don’t have instagram is that it?

Claudia Heilke

Could not see 1, 3 or 5.

dmarkc

Rhe picture of the woman selling kids was not shown, but I've seen it before. An act of sheer desperation.

Palmer Scott

lmoores, there was still poverty.

lmoores

Irma Rivera, there was no recession in 1948.

lmoores

But who woke up the knocker uppers 🤣🤣?

Ken Breedlove

No pix.

Conrado De Leon

The knocker-up is the main character in Eric Knight's formidable story "Never come Monday". Ever read it?

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