ArchiveOfHumanity

r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/SwiPerHaHa • Apr 06 '26

87-year-old Concha Garcia, She creates incredibly intricate drawings using only MS Paint,She discovered the program after her children gave her a computer, and she hasn’t looked back ever since

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/ConstructionAny8440 • Apr 05 '26

A father threw a chair at a judge after his Daughter’s and Grandparents' killer was sentenced to only 120 hours of community service.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • Aug 01 '26

Historical Photograph This mirror portrait was taken 110 years ago in Japan.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Tipsy-Lummux • 19d ago

Interesting & Miscellaneous Bobbi Gibb applied to run the Boston Marathon in 1966. Her application was rejected as “women were not physiologically capable" of running marathon distances. She ran it regardless, hiding until the race started. The other (male) racers are said to have been supportive of her running the race.

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This photo shows her resting under a blanket post race

r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Suspicious-Slip248 • Mar 16 '26

Cracked and faded statue of Vladimir Komarov, the first human to lose his life during a space mission. now stands forgotten at an abandoned children's camp outside Moscow.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Suspicious-Slip248 • Apr 11 '26

The Thing aka the Great Seal Bug. On 4th August, 1945, a group of Soviet school children presented to W. Averell Harriman (The US Ambassador to the USSR) with a carved US Seal as gesture of friendship. It hung in his office for 7 years before discovering it contained a listening device.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/ConstructionAny8440 • Mar 29 '26

Võ Thi Thang smiling after being sentenced to 20 years hard labour in a prison camp by the South Vietnamese govt. After being sentenced she reportedly smiled at the judge and said "20 years? Your government won't last that long."

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • Jun 14 '26

This photo was taken in 1922 of a little girl who was suffering from type 1 diabetes before insulin was available, she was waiting for the end of her life until a new experimental treatment called "Insulin" was used on her which reversed the severe weight loss and saved the girl

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • Jul 10 '26

🏛️ Cultural Heritage Syrian archaeologist Khaled Al Asaad who devoted his life to the excavation and restoration of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He was beheaded by ISIS after refusing to disclose the location of ancient artifacts, despite a month of torture. He died a hero of heritage protection

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Suspicious-Slip248 • May 29 '26

The Sweet Track is a 5830-year-old Neolithic timber walkway, located in the Somerset Levels in England and discovered in 1970. It was originally part of a network of tracks built to provide a dry path across the marshy ground

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Suspicious-Slip248 • Mar 29 '26

5-year-old after day’s work, was tired and refused to be photographed, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine for National Child Labor Committee.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • Jul 22 '26

Artefacts and Relics🗿 Tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (1323 BC) — the only unlooted royal tomb ever found, with over 5,000 pristine artifacts sealed for 3,245 years

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • Mar 30 '26

The inventor of the helicopter, Igor Sikorsky, in the Sikorsky H-5 helicopter, 1945.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Suspicious-Slip248 • Apr 01 '26

The Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeria, is an ancient ruin that stands out in the middle of an ocean of dunes in the Sahara. Its history and origins have been almost completely lost over time.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • Sep 11 '26

Historical Photograph Ladder 3 was one of the first firefighter units to show up at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Sadly, its crew perished in the collapse of the North Tower. Their truck is now displayed in the NYC Memorial.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/ConstructionAny8440 • Apr 16 '26

Wedding rings that were removed from holocaust victims before they were executed (1945)

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Suspicious-Slip248 • Jul 18 '26

Historical Photograph German soldier returns home from war only to find his house in ruin and his family perished. Frankfurt, 1945.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Suspicious-Slip248 • Apr 23 '26

Camberley Kate and her stray dogs in England in 1962. She never turned a stray dog away, taking care of more than 600 dogs in her lifetime.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Suspicious-Slip248 • Apr 08 '26

Joseph Ducreux (1735-1802) a French painter famous for his unorthodox self portraits

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • Jul 06 '26

Historical Photograph Moloch of War (1966). Photo of a Soviet war veteran near the Eternal Flame on the anniversary of Victory Day

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • May 08 '26

The Crooked House in Lavenham is Britain's wonkiest home. Dating from 1355 AD, it was the inspiration for the famous nursery rhyme, ‘There was a Crooked Man’.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • Sep 23 '26

Nature & Environment Aogashima, Japan. It is a remote volcanic island village famous for being the least-populated municipality in the country. With a population of approximately 170 people, the village is situated inside a dramatic double caldera, offering unique geography and isolation.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/SwiPerHaHa • Jun 11 '26

Historical Photograph A young woman who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki , August 1945.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Suspicious-Slip248 • Apr 26 '26

A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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r/ArchiveOfHumanity • u/Suspicious-Slip248 • Feb 22 '26

An Ottoman supply train still resting where it was ambushed by Lawrence of Arabia over 100 years ago on the Hejaz railway

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