Rare historical photos

Below is a brief history of several tattooed ladies from the past. All of them have interesting stories as to why they were tattooed in a time when it was so taboo.

A collection of pictures saved from disappearing to time.

US soldier trying the crown of the Holy Roman Empire after the conquest of Nuremberg

Each picture is more fascinating than the last.

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Mahatma Gandhi ~ Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, British India. Died 30 January 1948 (aged 78) in New Delhi, Delhi, India. The Preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled", "venerable")—applied to him first in 1914

Maurice crafted an identity befitting his disfigured appearance as a villainous wrestler. The French Angel was often called the ‘freak ogre of the ring’.

Graham Greene met Dorothy Glover in London in the spring of 1939 on the even of World War Two. Glover was working as a theatre costume designer in the West End. Greene, having just finished Brighto…

These iconic photos show a fraction of a second in our world's history. They portray relationships, situations, and the passing of time.