25 Jaw Dropping Rare Historic Photos

21. Opening of the Grand Canyon Diorama at Disneyland – 1958

Walt Disney had a 96-year-old Hopi Indian chief, Chief Nevangnewa, bless the trains on the diorama’s opening day.

1958 was a big year for Disneyland in terms of expansions. In addition to the Grand Canyon diorama, Alice in Wonderland opened in Fantasyland, and the Columbia ship began to travel the Rivers of America. Disney had spent a hefty $23.6 million on the theme park at that time.

22. Sigmund Freud – 1921

In 1938, Freud had to flee his home country of Austria to escape the Nazis. He died in exile in Britain the following year.

Despite being awarded the Goethe Prize, for his contributions to psychology and to German literary culture, the Nazis promptly destroyed his books upon seizing control of Germany in 1933. Freud responded rather flippantly, “What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages, they would have burned me. Now, they are content with burning my books.”

23. Babe Ruth duck hunting – 1927

Babe Ruth would frequently head to the west coast during his offseasons. Here, he was photographed duck hunting near San Diego.

In 1927, Ruth and Yankees teammate Lou Gehrig toured California, competing in a barnstorming league among local teams.

24. Jackson Pollock producing “Yellow Islands” – 1952

Jackson Pollock was given a memorial retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, months after his death in 1956.

After purchasing a home in Springs, New York, Pollock converted its barn into a studio. It was there where he would perfect his famous big “drip” technique. One of Pollock’s major influences was Native American sand painting, citing the closeness he feels by being able to walk around the art.

25. The McCartney selfie – early 1960’s

Paul’s first instrument was not the guitar or piano, it was a trumpet.

McCartney jokingly professes that he invented the selfie. But upon further review, he might actually be right. There are more than a few examples of Paul snapping pics of himself. And why wouldn’t he? The guy is too good looking not to appreciate himself.

(SOURCES: History In Orbit DadLogic, HuffPost, UrbanIslandz, WorldLifeStyle)

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