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The Heartwarming Photos from the History That Depict the Happier Side of the Past

In a world dominated by negativity and hatred, it’s easy to forget all the good things that exist in the world. This is why some people have lost faith in humanity. Nevertheless, we should always strive to see the other side of a situation. Most people don’t hear about the kind deeds of other people.

Photos have been around for as long as we can remember. Their purpose is to freeze a moment in time, whether it is a good or bad moment. Something is exciting about looking back at some of the random photographs taken at different times in your life. In many cases, they can restore a sense of innocence and peace that is sorely lacking in the world today. Usually, the best photos are those when the subject is unaware of being photographed. History is full of wars and human suffering. While moments in those conflicts and situations were decidedly terrible, many joyful moments are also documented in many historical photos. Below is a fascinating collection of these heartwarming moments documented in the photographs to restore your faith in humanity.

#1 Young carrie fisher watching her mother debbie reynolds perform on stage, 1963

#3 A victorian couple trying not to laugh while getting their portraits done, 1890s

#4 Marine sergeant frank praytor feeding an orphaned kitten. he adopted the kitten after the mother cat died during the war.

#8 Brownie gets the milk as blackie waits his turn, 1954

#9 Harold whittles hearing sound for the first time, 1974

#10 Animals being used as part of medical therapy, 1956

#12 The graves of a catholic woman and her protestant husband, Holland, 1888

#14 A little girl holds a penguin’s flipper as they walk together around the London zoo, 1937

#15 Little girl and her pet toad at a pet show, venice beach, california, 1936

#16 Little girl and her pet toad at a pet show, venice beach, california, 1936

#17 A hotel commissionaire talking to a small dachshund dog in piccadilly circus, London, 1938

#19 A little girl having fun pretending to talk on the telephone, Japan, 1958

#20 Soldier shares a banana with a goat during the battle of saipan, 1944

#21 Mailman poses with his heavy load of christmas mail and parcels, chicago, 1929

#22 A little french girl gives an american soldier a kiss on valentine’s day, 1945

#23 A blind woman relaxes at the local swimming pool, watched over by her guide dog, 1966

#25 Champion bloodhound leo of reynalton being cuddled by his little mistress dorothy horder at the crufts dog show in London, 1935

#26 A young woman lifts her feet while embracing and kissing a uniformed us soldier at the train station, connecticut, 1945

#29 On the caterpillar, women’s pub outing, clapham, london, 1958

#30 Teenaged boys using blanket to toss their friend, norma baker, into the air on the beach, 1948

#33 A french boy introduces himself to indian soldiers who had just arrived in france to fight alongside french and british forces, marseilles, 30th september 1914

#36 Gueen elizabeth with her much-loved corgis watching the royal windsor horse show, 1973

#39 Worker in cosmetic company covered with relics of lipstick kisses to prove that dyes in lipsticks are harmless, 1960

#41 An american soldier at an advanced allied base with his pet kangaroo, 1942

#42 Nuns from the order of st. benedict make a splash in the pacific ocean while vacationing at grayland, 1960

#44 Wally kilminster enjoys a foam bath with his dog in the dressing rooms at wembley stadium, 1934

#45 An officer holds a cigar with two canaries perched on it, 1918

#46 Circus baby yvonne kruse is pushed in her pram by ‘kam’, one of her mother’s charges, on their arrival at addison road station, London, from their winter quarters at ascot, 1958

#47 Nanson of netheroyd, a champion borzoi, enjoys pulling his young master around in a toy car,1937

#48 Young soldier holding a little piggy with lid in london during wwii

#50 Sledding down art hill after the 1904 world’s fair was over, st louis, 1904

#54 The future 32nd president of the united states, franklin d. roosevelt, with his cousin, 1910

#55 A young woman goes sledding at buxton in the english peak district, 1904

#56 A woman in a toweling bikini poses in a funfair hall of mirrors, 1935

#57 Man returns home from time in the navy. carrying sister while brother in law shoots them with a water pistol

#60 Four pints today please, mr. milkman (c. 1968, Altrincham, Cheshire, UK)

#62 Taking his cousin for a wheelbarrow ride 1948 corley moor, u.k.

#64 Sitting on an original turtle brought back from the galapagos by darwin

#65 Turkish women in 1930, became one of the first women to be elected for mayorships

#68 Having my picture taken by a traveling photographe with a horse 1965

#70 Young students celebrating the national sovereignty and children’s day in turkey, april 24, 1970s

#74 Me 1982 , ‘communist pioneer’ uniform romania

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