Untold Stories in These Historical Photos Are Remarkable

The last couple of centuries told us very mysterious and untold stories. Some of them were captured by the cameras and here are some magnificent moments from history that will change your thinking about many things at the present. These historical photos will remind us about our progress and efforts in many fields like finance, technology, health, etc. Let's have a look at them!

Hard Drive 5MB (the YEAR 1956)

This covered big box or machine was not a computer, it was a hard drive of 5MB of data. This hard drive was leased for 3 thousand of dollars a month by a company at that time. The strength of 4 people was needed to place it from one to another.

First-Ever McDonald’s store

Most of the successful companies started small, so did McDonald’s. This was the first store opened by McDonald's in San Bernardino, California. The amazing fact is that this store is was converted into a museum later.

Flight Outfits in 1959

The flight attendant is a dream job for many girls and they often look glamorous in their outfits. In early jet airlines, the outfits were very shot even that would not be acceptable by today's standards. This photo was taken in 1959 when SAS Airlines introduced these uniforms.

Smuggling In Action (the Year 1926)

This lumber truck is undergoing strict inspection as it carried alcohol that was hidden behind a stack of wood. The smugglers might have done it smartly but they were exposed by the police. Before this US federal government imposed some strict laws against drinkers in 1920. 

Moonshiners Cow Shoes

Old-time people were smart enough to build such a creative shoe for their purposes. The moonshiners used to smuggle the liquor. In order to avoid the authorities, they used all the tricks they could think of. The trick used by them was the cow shoe trick to hide their original footprints.

MGM Opening Credits Lion Filming

We and our kids have watched this famous Lion opening roar before many cartoons and movies. This was the filming scene of MGM opening credits lion roar. Hats off to these guys who felt like in the cage with this lion. Their work was awesome.

Live Testing of Bulletproof Vest

Solutions come after a strong trial of testing. This photo was a live demonstration of the abilities of this man as well as the product, the bulletproof vest. This was performed in 1923 in New York where a salesman is wearing this vest.

 Road Side Moving Pool

A mobile swimming pool was the first moving pool in New York City back in 1967. It was a truck pool and used water from the hydrants for one day at one location. Kids were allowed to cool down and relax. This was the effort to bring the community together.

A Real Human Chess Game

One of the popular old board games is popularly known as CHESS. We play it on the chess board but that was not the case in Russia in the 1920s. They played it outside with real people with real figures and horses. The grandmasters from Russia played it on the telephone by calling their moves. 

The First-Ever Selfie Taken

This was the first selfie taken in 1837 when Robert Cornelius probably took the first selfie ever. Today many of us take tens of selfies each day. It was not taken by a mobile phone nor posted on any social media webs. Things were not that simple in the past. 

The Famous Titanic

Many of us have seen titanic only in the movies. This was the photo of the real RMS Titanic. One of the most luxurious ships ever. This was so unfortunate that in order to break the speed record, she hit the iceberg on 14 April 1912 and more than 1500 people died.