The past is a foreign country

Odd things: Manchester by the Sea, animals made of scrap 1935 Photo: Leslie Jones Source: Boston Public Library

Princess Elizabeth and two of her Corgi dogs. July 1936 Photo: Getty Images

Source: Library of Congress

Undated Source: New York Historical Society

Tamil coolie plucking tea leaf c. 1875 Charles Scowen & Co Source: photohistorytimeline / flickr

Important message 1907 Source: National Library of Norway

1928 Young grape pickers gather at the vineyard of Baron Langwerth-Simmern in Eltville, Germany. Wine is still grown on the estate, which dates back to 1711.

Beautiful legs contest. Palisades Amusement Park near New York. 1951 Source: Corbis

Frankfurter Queen 1956

Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky. Girls gymnastics class, 1934 Photo: Lafayette Studios

Men on a train A freight train sitting on a high trestle with two men standing on the roof of one of the cars. 1908 Source: The Huntington

Source: Getty Images

c. 1895

7 people posing at Villa Tullinberget, Oslo c. 1863-1883 Photo: Ole Tobias Olsen Source: Oslo Museum

A Snowman Peeks into the Oval Office as President Barack Obama Signs Bills 16. Dec. 2016 Photo: Pete Souza Source: National Archives

Source: MoMA

Source: The Memory of the Netherlands