50 Iconic and Rare Historical Photographs

We at HistoryColored have decided to curate 50 interesting, rare and iconic photos from history. There are many reasons why a photograph may be featured on this list. Some of the reasons include: it was the first time something was ever captured on camera, it shows a famous figure from history, the image depicts an important historical event, it is a “rare” photo that does not get shared as much as it should, or it is an “iconic” historical photo. It may not fall under any of these categories but can still be featured in this list for a different reason.

These photographs are in no particular order. They have been curated and added to the list over a long period of time, so no decision was taken on how they should be ordered. Be sure to take the time to check out every historical photograph featured on this list!

As well as this list, be sure to check out the other photos featured on HistoryColored!

1. The First Photograph Ever Taken, 1826 or 1827

The first photograph in history, the view from a window at Le Gras in 1826 or 1827.
The oldest surviving photograph to exist. It was taken by pioneer photographer, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The scene depicts a view from a window in Nicéphore Niépce’s estate known as Le Gras in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, Bourgogne, France in 1826 or 1827. Credit: Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

2. General William Tecumseh Sherman, circa 1865

Side profile photograph of General William Tecumseh Sherman in his Union Army military uniform in c. 1865
Side profile of Union Army Major General, and the Commanding General of the US Army, William Tecumseh Sherman, in his Union Army military uniform in circa 1865. Credit: Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

3. Dali Atomicus, 1948

Salvador Dali suspended in mid air along with other objects within the iconic photograph Dali Atomicus taken in 1948
The photographic artwork by Philippe Halsman called “Dali Atomicus” showing three cats water, an easel, a chair, and Salvador Dalí all frozen in mid-air, 1948. This was the 28th attempt at taking this photograph. Credit: Library of Congress // Public Domain

4. The Solvay Conference on Quantum Mechanics, 1927

Key attendees of the 1927 Solvay conference photographed sitting down and in suits. The names are Auguste Piccard, Émile Henriot, Paul Ehrenfest, Édouard Herzen, Théophile de Donder, Erwin Schrödinger, Jules-Émile Verschaffelt, Wolfgang Pauli, Werner Heisenberg, Ralph Howard Fowler, Léon Brillouin,
Peter Debye, Martin Knudsen, William Lawrence Bragg, Hendrik Anthony Kramers, Paul Dirac, Arthur Compton, Louis de Broglie, Max Born, Niels Bohr,
Irving Langmuir, Max Planck, Marie Skłodowska Curie, Hendrik Lorentz, Albert Einstein, Paul Langevin, Charles Eugène Guye, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Owen Willans Richardson
The 1927 Solvay Conference on Quantum Mechanics at the Institut International de Physique Solvay in Brussels, Belgium. This image features many of the greatest scientists in modern history. Some of those that you may recognize are: Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Max Planck, Niels Bohr, and Auguste Piccard. See the full list of names here. Credit: Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

5. King George V & Tsar Nicholas II Together, 1913

Nicholas II of Russia photographed alongside similar looking and cousin King George V of the United Kingdom, while wearing military uniform.
First cousins and royals Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (left) & King George V of the United Kingdom (right) photographed together wearing military uniforms in Berlin, Germany, 1913. Credit: Library of Congress // Public Domain

6. The Manhattan Bridge Under Construction, 1909

Photographs of the Manhattan Bridge under construction. You can see the layout of the bridge but there is still a lot to build. March 23 1909.
The construction of the Manhattan Bridge on the East River in New York City. This photograph was taken on March 23, 1909. The bridge finished construction in 1909 and first opened up on the 31st of December 1909. Credit: Library of Congress // Public Domain

7. Soviet Prisoner of War, 1940

An injured Prisoner of War from the Soviet Union with a bandage around his bloody head, with clothing wrapped around his body. He looks cold as he is near the Arctic Circle where temperatures can get to -43 degrees Celsius
An injured Soviet Prisoner of War (POW) dressed in new clothes near the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi, Finland, during the Winter War on the 6th of January 1940. Credit: Military Museum of Finland // CC BY 4.0

8. Dr. Wernher von Braun with 5 F-1 Engines

Aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun standing next to five F-1 rocket engines in 1969.
Dr. Wernher von Braun, an aerospace engineer that was a leading figure in Nazi German rocket technology, and then United States rocket technology, photographed standing in front of five F-1 rocket engines in circa 1969. Credit: Wikimedia Commons // Public Domains

Sharon Osbourne says ‘we all let you down’ as she asks major question to industry after Liam Payne’s death



Sharon Osbourne said her’ heart pangs’ following Liam Payne’s death 

 Sharon Osbourne thinks the music assiduity’ let you down’ in her heartbreaking homage to Liam Payne. 

 Payne, 31, was set up dead after falling from a third bottom deck of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday( 16 October). 

 A posthumous examination report showed that the songster failed of multiple traumas and’ internal and external haemorrhage’. 

 Former The X Factor judge Osbourne made a guest appearance in 2010 to help Louis Walsh at the judges’ houses phase of the competition. 

 That same time, Payne rose to fame on the show, alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, when One Direction was formed. 

 In a homage participated on Instagram, Osbourne wrote” Liam, my heart pangs. We all let you down.” 

 Questioning the music assiduity, she added” Where was this assiduity when you demanded them? 

” You were just a sprat when you entered one of the toughest diligence in the world. 

” Who was in your corner? Rest in peace my friend.” 

 Previous to the songster’s death on Wednesday, police participated a paraphrase of calls made by hostel staff asking for backing for a guest who was’ intoxicated by medicines and alcohol’. 

 In a statement, police said Payne’s hostel room had been’ in complete disarray’ with’ colorful particulars broken’. 

 Argentina’s National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office are pertaining to the incident as an’ inconclusive death’. 

 Last night,( 17 October) Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry, put out a common statement following their former bandmates death. 

” We are fully devastated by the news of Liam’s end,” it read. 

” In time, and when everyone is suitable to, there will be further to say. But for now, we will take some time to suffer and reuse the loss of our family, who we loved dearly. 

” The recollections we participated with him will be treasured ever. 

” For now, our studies are with his family, his musketeers, and the suckers who loved him alongside us. 

” We’ll miss him terribly. We love you Liam.” 

 Former The X Factor co-star Rebecca Ferguson has since admitted that she’s been bothered about Payne for a while. 

 The songster- tunesmith, who also appeared on the gift show in 2010, said on a live X Space “ I transferred a communication to some of the suckers and I said ‘ I’m really upset about Liam, how do I get in touch with him?’ and no- bone knew how. 

 “ But I’ve been bothered about him for a while because I could see that he was n’t in a good place, and I allowed  he might have been touched off by a lot of the stuff that has been in the news then recently as well. ” 

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