Rare Historical Photos (22 pics)

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This is what Albert Einstein's desk looked like the day he died:

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This is what the Eiffel Tower looked like as it was being built:

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It was built in time for the 1889 World's Fair.

Recognize these big ol' rocks? This is Mount Rushmore before the presidential heads were carved into it:

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This is how big Plymouth Rock is in real life:

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This is what Queen Elizabeth II looked like when she was 18:

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This is what one of the world's oldest pairs of Levi's jeans looks like:

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The Great Sphinx of Giza...has a tail!!!

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This right here is what one of the Titanic's lifeboats looked like before the passengers were rescued:

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This is what Abraham Lincoln looked like when he became president in 1861...

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...and this is what he looked like four short years later, in 1865:

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Speaking of Honest Abe, this is Ralph Lincoln, the 11th-generation cousin of Abraham Lincoln:

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This is Ruth Malcolmson, the woman who won the 1924 Miss America pageant:

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This is what Bob Ross looked like before he had his iconic hairdo:

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These were some of the job necessities for a TWA flight attendant in the 1940s:

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This is what Hong Kong looked like circa 1920...

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And here's what it looks like today:

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Before CGI, this is how MGM filmed its iconic movie intro:

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You know, this one:

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This is what the Oval Office looks like without any furniture in it:

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This right here is Vincent van Gogh's painting palette:

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This is what first class on a plane in 1960 looked like: