Historical Photos That Look Like They're Slow Motion
There are historical images where time seems to have stood still, showing us glances, gestures, and visual details that can amaze us, move us, and evoke nostalgia for a past event.
In the following photos, you can see wartime events that transcended history and events that took place in various countries and were important for what they represented in the 20th century.
For example, Soviet and American troops fraternizing on Elbe Day in 1945 is an event that will endure in the history of humanity after WWII. There are also curious images, such as Marilyn Monroe's appearance in Korea in 1945 or Ernest Hemingway kicking a beer in the middle of the street.
These photos capture the tension of the moment and tell a story that documents events and also the feeling of the passage of time.
USSR, 1930s
Soviet politician Lavrentiy Beria with Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva, USSR, 1930s.
Cleveland, Ohio, 1952
Cleveland's Cuyahoga River oil slick catches on fire. Cleveland, Ohio. November, 1952.
Stolberg, Germany, November 1944
Two soldiers with the 104th Infantry Division “Timberwolves” take a break near Stolberg, Germany, November 1944.
El Pozo, Santiago de Cuba, 1898
Two Cuban Liberation Army scouts with their rifles (a Remington and a Mauser) in the woods one and a half miles from El Pozo, Santiago de Cuba. 1898.
10 May, 1906
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia opens the first State Duma of Russia at the Winter Palace. 10 May, 1906.
Italy, 1944
Tank crew of the 13th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division taking a break for lunch, Italy, 1944.
September 11th, 1955
Soviet soldier dances for the last time in Austria since Soviet troops would soon be leaving the country. September 11th, 1955.
Elbe Day, 1945
Soviet and American troops fraternising on Elbe Day, 1945.
Spanish Civil War
Peter Kemp serving as a volunteer in the Spanish Legion during the Spanish Civil War, Spain, late 1930s.
Migrant Family
Migrant family travelling to California with all their belongings. April 1935.
Korea, 1954
Marilyn Monroe sings for trops in Korea, February 1954.
Malaysian Peacekeeper
Malaysian peacekeeper, part of the NATO-led SFOR, Livno, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1993.
Ireland, 1915
Lifeboats of the RMS LUSITANIA, which sank in just 18 minutes after being torpedoed by a German U-boat. Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland. May 1915.
Berlin, 1942
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Amin Al Husseini(Left), Indian Independence movement leader Subhas Chandra Bose(Center) and 3 time PM of Iraq Rashid Ali Gailani(Right), Berlin, 1942.
19 March, 1945
Explosions continue to rock the listing carrier USS Franklin after a Japanese bomb detonated in the hangar deck and ignited the armed and fueled aircraft there, 19 March, 1945.
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway kicking a beer can, 1959.
Charles Fields
Charles Fields, 30, is taken into custody after his recapture. He was allowed to carry a pistol as a prison trusty.
Tehran, 1979
Armed revolutionary standing guard in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran during the Iran Hostage Crisis, November 1979.
Chongchon River, North Korea
A U.S. Army machine gun squad of the 2nd Infantry Division north of the Chongchon River, North Korea. 20 November, 1950.
Members of the Communist Party
Members of the Communist Party of Burma (Myanmar) manufacturing ammunition sometime in the 1970s.