Photographs of fascinating historical moments you've probably never seen

Chief Superintendent William Gilbert, along with Detective Chief Inspector William Little and Commander John Lawler, raise the World Cup in March 1966. The cup had been stolen from the National Stamp Exhibition and was recovered by Pickles, a dog out for a walk with his owner in Norwood, south London.

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Disney Founder The -

A photograph of Walt Disney as a baby sitting in an ornate chair, taken around 1902.

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Following earthquake -

The aftermath of the devastating April 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco.

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Conjoined twins -

An 1865 photo of famous conjoined twins, Chang and Eng Bunker.

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Final words -

This is the last page of Commander Robert Falcon Scott's diary. It was found at the South Pole in 1912, eight months after the entire expedition team perished on their journey back.

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Gold Rush -

A group of prospectors journeying to the wintry expanses of Canada's Klondike region during the great Gold Rush, around 1895.

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Ironman -

The makeshift suit of armor worn by Australian folk hero and bushranger Ned Kelly during his years as an outlaw from the British authorities.

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Dubai pre-skyscraper era -

The mouth of Dubai Creek, 1978.

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Leonardo da Vinci -

A staff member from Christie's is seen posing with 'Salvator Mundi,' a painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The artwork was sold for an unprecedented sum of US$450 million in November 2017.

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Speeding by giants -

Air Force One soaring above Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, USA.

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Digitalization of Dead Sea Scrolls -

An image on the left shows a color digital representation of a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls. On the right, the same fragment is viewed using a high-resolution single-wavelength infrared imager.

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Possible Life on Mars? -

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover was actively exploring the "Red Planet" on January 23, 2018.

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Grandpa and grandkids -

Alfred Hitchcock plays in the snow with his grandchildren, in 1960.

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Photographs of fascinating historical moments you've probably never seen - Here are some iconic moments from the pages of history that summarize what it was like back then. Click to have a look.

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Movie time -

In 1921, this photograph was taken of the author H.G. Wells alongside Charlie Chaplin at the offices of Stoll Pictures, a film production company in London.

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Romantic moment -

Mick Jagger feels a bit excluded as French actor Alain Delon enters the scene.

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Dancing on the rooftop -

Fred Astaire and his sister, Adele, dance on the rooftop of London's Savoy Hotel.

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Vacation with family -

A picture captures Osama bin Laden during a vacation in Sweden in 1970 with his family.

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Experienced instructor -

American baseball player George Herman Ruth, better known as Babe Ruth, shows his bat to a young child at Yankee Stadium.

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Upset outcome -

Jack Dempsey, the world heavyweight champion, was knocked out of the ring by Argentinean heavyweight Luis Ángel Firpo during a match in Polo Grounds, New York, on September 14, 1923.

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Fun in London -

At the August 1924, 'Whirl of the World' fairground attraction in Wembley, London.

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Poolside photo taken -

Women are photographed at Chiswick Baths, London, in May 1920.

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Fan pictures -

In September 1922, sisters Elizabeth, Helen, and Margaret Hay took photos of the film stars Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks Senior.

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Get ready -

Ben Callicott, a British featherweight boxer, prepares for his upcoming fight against Ernie Rice on April 11, 1921.

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Egyptian dancer -

Canadian dancer Christina Dukette dressed in an Egyptian costume, March 1923.

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Fashion frenzy -

This photo, captured from a New York skyscraper, shows just how important headwear was to the fashion trends of 1939. There's barely a hatless head in the crowd!

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Snow battle -

Students at the University of Princeton after a snowball fight in 1893.

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When tech emerges -

IBM delivering a five-megabyte computer in 1956.

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Bridging the gap -

People cross an improvised bridge made out of chairs during a flood in Paris in 1924.

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Prison party -

Ernest Hemingway, the brilliant writer, in prison after hosting one of his infamous parties.

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Protest -

Women demonstrate against the requirement to wear a hijab following the Islamic Revolution.

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Shipwreck -

The last photo of the Titanic at sea, 1912.

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Titanic survivors -

Survivors identified from the 1912 Titanic disaster on April 15th.

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Famous animal -

Audrey Hepburn shops with a deer as her new pet, in 1958.

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Fashion becomes popular in the USSR -

Dior models create a stir in Soviet Russia, 1956.

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Need a light? -

During World War II, an admirer lights British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's cigar.

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The arrival of Coca-Cola -

In 1950, customers of a French café are introduced to Coca-Cola for the first time.

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Untouched -

The tomb of Tutankhamen, 1922. It had been sealed and untouched for 3,245 years.

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Short pause -

Two men having a cigarette break on top of the RCA Building during its construction, in 1932.

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Expanding a powerful empire -

Construction workers playing around on the 59th floor of the Pan American Building in New York, on June 16, 1962.

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The 'King' gets married -

Elvis Presley and his bride Priscilla Beaulieu cutting a six-tier wedding cake at the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas on May 1, 1967.

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The great depression -

Two men journeying to Los Angeles, California, during the 1930s depression in America.

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A future leader -

A young Barack Obama practices his baseball skills.

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East Berlin -

On May 14, 1963, East German border guards approached a bus containing approximately 12 East Germans that attempted to breach the Sandkrug Bridge between the Soviet and British sectors in Berlin.

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On July 11, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who became the first person to journey into space, is pictured driving in a convertible with a customized license plate 'YG 1' in London.

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Famous Monument -

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Heavy highway congestion -

A photo of the M1 Motorway near Luton, UK, connecting London and Birmingham, taken on November 11, 1959. It's now one of the busiest roads in the country.

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Child labor -

A child worker in a cotton mill in South Carolina was photographed by Lewis Hine in 1908.

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Thunderbird is ready! -

On January 1, 1955, the famous actor Clark Gable can be seen happily seated in his Thunderbird sports car.

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Nagasaki devastated. -

View of the radioactive plume from the bomb dropped on Nagasaki City, as seen from 9.6 km (6 mi) away, in Koyagi-jima, Japan, August 9, 1945.

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Recently found Inca remains. -

Machu Picchu, the renowned Inca ruins in Peru, showcased as they appeared around 1930. They remain a popular global tourist destination.

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Quiet awe -

Buster Keaton, a renowned silent film comedian, is pictured with a wooden doll of himself, a thoughtful present from a skilled German woodcarver.

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"All You Need is Love" -

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Celebratory procession -

In 1969, a ticker tape parade was held on 42nd Street, Manhattan, New York, to welcome US astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins back from their journey to the moon.

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Extinct -

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Highly trendy -

Baltimore's 'Younger Set' exhibit the popular trend of painting their best friends' faces on their knees, circa 1925.

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Lost and found. -