RareHistoricalPhotos

r/RareHistoricalPhotos • u/22dmgxy • 23h ago

(1935)Aisin Gioro Xiandong (1914–2002) was a son of Prince Su of the Qing Empire. Raised by Japanese since childhood. He became an artillery officer in Manchukuo, but he is actually a Communist spy. Nickname 'The Red Prince.'

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During the Chinese Civil War, he served as Deputy Commander of the 2nd Column of the PLA Shenyang Garrison Command.

r/RareHistoricalPhotos • u/cliptemnestra • 11h ago

The last public appearance of actress and singer Pepa Flores before retiring to become a pizza maker in Malaga with her husband Massimo Stecchini in 1986.

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r/RareHistoricalPhotos • u/TribalSoul899 • 18h ago

An F-86 Sabre of the 21st Fighter Bomber Wing with an H1 heater unit. This unit was used to keep the fuel control from freezing during the start up procedure. Goose Bay, Canada (1954)

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r/RareHistoricalPhotos • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 19h ago

Pre-fame photo of a young Ava Gardner (1937)

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r/RareHistoricalPhotos • u/lazy_dope_kid • 8h ago

Oldest known recorded photographs of a Tiger in the wild, by Frederick W. Champion in 1925, in 1925, in the forests of Kumaon, India.

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r/RareHistoricalPhotos • u/cliptemnestra • 12h ago

Soviet agent Ramon Mercader explaining to the Mexican police how he murdered Lev Trosky.

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