Believe it or not, the image above shows a 5MB IBM hard drive being loaded up onto a Pan Am plane in 1956. It supposedly weighed over a ton, and for comparison, you would need over 1,000 of these units to store the information held in a modern thumb drive. That is just one of the many fascinating historical photos we have rounded up for you today. Continue reading to see them all.
24. Police Office Judging Ankle Competition in London – 1930
23. Professional Rat Catcher – 1904
22. The Day Sweden Switched to Right Hand Traffic – 1967
21. Seattle Tubing Society – 1953
20. Prototype Football Helmet – 1912
19. Batman Riding an Elephant – 1967
18. People Plow – 1920
17. Delivering Kegs of Beer in England to Troops in Normandy – 1944
16. Orphaned Babies from Vietnam En Route to Los Angeles – 1975
15. Alfred Hitchcock with MGM Lion – 1957
14. Fat Rolling Exercise Machine – 1936
13. Salvador Dali Walking Anteater – 1969
12. Women Boxing – 1938
11. Wooden Swimsuits – 1929
10. Boy Selling Lemonade in Berlin – 1931
9. US Border Patrol Pulling Fugitive Back – 1920
8. Dynasphere Electric Vehicle – 1932
7. Russian Soldiers Feeding Polar Bears – 1950
6. German Soldier Horse Training – 1939
5. Pedal Roller Skates – 1910
4. Portable TV – 1967
3. Parisians Crossing Flooded Street – 1924
2. Belgian Troops with Dogs – 1914
1. Mickey Mouse Club Meeting – 1930
