Captured at the right moment and place in time, forever etched on the cave walls of history – whether in full color, sepia, or monochrome since first snapped and developed from 35mms – these photographs are markers for anyone who would like to find their way back to the good old days.
Old photographs are like pathway stones for history buffs who travel back in time regularly and find themselves quickly elated at the remembrance of key events. Perhaps it’s the sight of world leaders delivering speeches at the podium to salutary consequences, or maybe you prefer to see great scientists, musicians, or athletes in action. Whatever makes your eyes light up, you’re sure to find a few prime examples in this timeless collection of historical moments.
Fighting for Equal Rights: The Jackson 5 Open for Bob Marley
Since the beginning of their careers, these artists have used their music to fight for equal rights. In 1975, before Michael Jackson had built a name for himself as the King of Pop, he traveled to Jamaica along with his brothers to perform as the opening act for Bob Marley and the Wailers.
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What better way to attract the world’s attention than by uniting the most popular names in music? Peter Tosh of the Wailers was also present to perform in one of his most memorable comebacks.
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She was only nineteen years old when members of the leftwing Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) kidnapped her, demanding the release of two of their members who had been imprisoned for murder. Failing in this endeavor, the SLA demanded that Hearst’s family donate $70 dollars’ worth of food to every underprivileged person in California.
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Patricia, the granddaughter of American businessman William Hearst, gradually became a willing captive of the SLA after being brainwashed by their ideology. She was trained with weapons and went on to participate in a bank robbery. She was sentenced to seven years in prison, but President Jimmy Carter commuted her sentence early.
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When Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak frequented the Homebrew Computer Club in Menlo Park, California, they passionately traded ideas with other tech enthusiasts. They probably knew they had something big in their hands, but they did not expect that Apple Computers would become the most valuable company in the world.
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Though he admitted that Wozniak was a better designer, Jobs made up for any shortcomings with his entrepreneurial talents. He persuaded Wozniak to leave HP and become his business partner. This picture shows the two laying the groundwork of what Apple is today.
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This is an old photograph of a young, much leaner George R.R. Martin in the ‘70s. This was a time when he desired to become a full-time writer, but like many artists, he was struggling with unstable finances. He made a modest living, selling short stories.
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In the late 70s, he was able to land a job as a journalism instructor and a Writer in Residence at Clarke University. At this time, he was still many years and many worlds away from writing Game of Thrones.
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Beloved American author Helen Keller lost her hearing and eyesight when she was only 19 months old. Despite this, she somehow managed to write with astonishingly vivid imagery. She’s pictured here with silent movie star Charlie Chaplin in Hollywood for the 1919 shooting of Sunnyside.
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The two humdingers of their respective art forms found their own unique way to communicate. It was as if they were old friends reunited. Chaplin let her touch his face, mustache, and clothes. He let her feel the movement of his lips and the vibrations of his voice to determine the words he was sharing with her. They laughed often and enjoyed each other’s company.
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Lesley Brown looks at her husband Peter as they become parents to the world’s first test-tube baby named Louis Joy Brown in Manchester, England. In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) involves a complex process whereby an egg is taken from an ovary and combined with the sperm in a lab so a resulting embryo may be placed in the uterus.
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Her birth in 1978 was lauded as a scientific breakthrough. Although Louis grew up no different from other children, her parents underwent a phase of controversy, receiving hate mail for agreeing to undergo an alternative process to childbirth.
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Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde on Their Wedding Day, 1965
Jane agreed to marry Stephen Hawking with full knowledge of the health problems he was bound to undergo in the coming years. He was diagnosed with motor neuron disease a year after meeting at a party through mutual friends.
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The couple divorced in 1995, after a period in which Jane later confessed she’d suffered depression as his constant caregiver. It was a time in her life that she could not help but have mixed feelings about. They were able to reconnect and establish a working relationship after Stephen Hawking’s divorce from his second wife, Elaine Mason.
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Janis Joplin electrified her audience by belting out rock songs with a mezzo-soprano voice and a dynamic stage presence. She used to appear at gigs as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company but decided to split with them to become her own star.
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She was so talented that she could belt out soul and blues like a natural. She didn’t wait too long to release her own album as a solo artist, but she died at the young age of 27 due to a drug overdose.
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This photograph is a blast from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s past. As a youngster who grew up in Austria during the Allied Occupation, Arnold became fond of armored vehicles. He became part of a tank crew when he served as a conscript in the military for a year.
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The former governor of California revealed that he purchased an M47 Patton – the same type he operated as a teen – for $20,000. He had it transported to the United States and even joked about how he enjoyed crushing things. He now uses it to provide an exciting experience for kids in after-school programs.
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