Disneyland Plans, 1954
It’s hard to imagine a world without Disney, be it the nostalgic cartoons from our childhood like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck or, more recently, “The Avengers” franchise. However, a Disney fan favorite has to be the epic Disneyland and Disneyworld amusement parks around the world.
This photo shows Disneyland’s history in the making. We see Walt Disney himself along with his “Imagineers” as they perfect the plans for the first Disneyland amusement park in Los Angeles.
Berlin Wall
Do you know what the Berlin Wall was made for? Well, in this photo, we see the Berlin wall when it was built back in 1961. This wall was made to separate East Germany and West Germany. It was built by the German Democratic Republic to cut off the Western part of the City. It was both an ideological and physical barrier.
In this rare image, you can see the eastern side working to build the wall while the other side started to wonder what was going on.
London, 1940
In this photo, we see a little girl sitting on the ruins of her destroyed home while holding her favorite doll, trying to comfort herself. It seems like such an emotional photo, but that’s because it is. It gives you all kinds of feelings. This happened right after a bomb landed in London in 1940.
These bombings were done by the German Army and were known to be called the Blitz as part of World War II. Hopefully, this little girl turned out okay.
Hindenburg Disaster
No, this photo is not of the Titanic. Although it looks quite similar, this is a photo of the Hindenburg Disaster taken on May 6th, 1937. This sensational photo occurred when the German airship carrying many passengers caught fire when it was trying to dock at a Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, in New Jersey.
A total of 36 people were killed in the fire, but thankfully 62 people survived. The event was marked by photographs, newsreel coverage, and eyewitness testimonies that were recorded and played back on the radio to this day. Such a rare opportunity to take this kind of photo. Amazing!
Charlie Chaplin
Have you tried to imagine Charlie Chaplin before he became a star? We are all so used to seeing him with this signature mustache, hat, makeup, and attire, but in this rare photo, we see him totally raw. Here we see his 27-year-old self in 1916 before he became famous for his silent movies.
Before he became well-known for his silent films, he was a writer, filmmaker, composer, and writer, among other things. His comedic timing during the silent film era in Hollywood helped him rise to fame, which we all know him to be to this day.