13 Amazing Historical Photos

Some amazing photographs from the past. Some are quite graphic and all are interesting.

9 Kings, one photo. Back row, l. to r.: Haakon VII of Norway, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Manuel II of Portugal, Wilhelm II of Germany, George I of Greece and Albert I of Belgium; front row: Alphonso XIII of Spain, George V of the United Kingdom, and Frederick VIII of Denmark.

9 Kings, one photo. Back row, l. to r.: Haakon VII of Norway, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Manuel II of Portugal, Wilhelm II of Germany, George I of Greece and Albert I of Belgium; front row: Alphonso XIII of Spain, George V of the United Kingdom, and Frederick VIII of Denmark.

From a site called Hasanlu. Hiding from enemies, they may have asphyxiated from a fire.

2,00 year old kiss From a location called Hasanlu. Hiding from enemies, they may have asphyxiated from a fire.

Samuel "Sammy" Herman Reshevsky, age 8, defeating several chess masters at once in France.

Samuel “Sammy” Herman Reshevsky, age 8, defeating several chess masters at once in France.

Control room of  a German Uboat

Control room of a German Uboat

Execution of a German Communist in Germany (1919)

Execution of a German Communist in Germany (1919)

Taken in 1930. An elongated head, a sign of beauty, of a Mangbetu child. (1930)

Taken in 1930. An elongated head, a sign of beauty, of a Mangbetu child. (1930)

Cheers! Prohibition ends Dec 5th 1933

Cheers! Prohibition ends Dec 5th 1933

Paul Joseph Goebbels, German Minister of Propaganda after finding out the photographer is Jewish

Paul Joseph Goebbels, German Minister of Propaganda after finding out the photographer is Jewish

17-year-old Otoya Yamaguchi assassinates socialist politician Inejiro Asanuma in Tokyo

17-year-old Otoya Yamaguchi assassinates socialist politician Inejiro Asanuma in Tokyo

An opium den in Singapore (1941)

An opium den in Singapore (1941)

Turkish official teasing starved Armenian children with food during the Armenian Genocide (1915)

Turkish official teasing starved Armenian children with food during the Armenian Genocide (1915)

Murder of the last  Jew in Vinnitsa (1941)

Murder of the last Jew in Vinnitsa (1941)

Young Winston Churchill (1895)

Young Winston Churchill (1895)

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