Some of these photos are historical treasures and possibly one of a kind.During the Apollo 16 mission, Charles Duke left a family photo on the moon that was enclosed in a plastic bag.
Vought F4U Corsair crashes on the deck of a carrier when the arresting gear failed. Most likely sometime during WW2 in the Pacific Theater.
The photo is believed to be the last photo ever taken of the RMS Titanic before it sank in April 1912.
1884 De Dion, Bouton et Trepardou Dos-à-Dos is the oldest running car on the planet. It was the first car to participate in an automobile race.
This photo was taken in space right after World War II (1946). A team of soldiers and scientists used a German-madeV-2 missile equipped with a camera to capture this shot —making it the first photo in space.Douglas MacArthur signing the official Japanese surrender instrument aboard the USS Missouri, 1945.
Hitler inspecting the massive 800mm (31.5") “Schwerer Gustav” railway gun from afar. It was the largest-caliber rifled weapon ever used in combat, and fired the heaviest shells of any artillery piece.
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