A Washington, D.C. filling station in 1924

Louis Armstrong plays to his wife, Lucille, in Cairo, Egypt 1961

Caroline Joan Peixoto, City Arts, photographed classical ballet students at rehearsal in ballet school. This school has given the Kigali community incredible hope as the first post-genocide ballet school.

Source: Caroline Joan Peixoto, City Arts

The 60 Most Powerful Photos Ever Taken That Perfectly Capture The Human Experience

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This incredible collection of moments represents the joy, innocence, despair, curiosity, and undying perseverance within all of us.

No matter where we’re from, these are the emotions that unite us – it’s what makes us human.

We set out to capture this spirit in 60 incredible photographs, and I truly hope you enjoy.

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Maia McCann 29-Mar SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

17 year old Jan Rose Kasmir offers a flower to soldiers during the Pentagon anti-war protest in 1967.

Source: Marc Riboud

A Brazilian protester stands before gunfire during protests against corruption and police brutality.

Source: Huffington Post

Sergeant Frank Praytor looks after a two-week old kitten during the height of the Korean War.

A curious Afghan girl holds the hand of an American soldier.

Source: Soldier_Scott68 on Reddit

Source: Sally Mann

Source: theatlantic.com

Thania Sayne leans on the headstone of her husband the day before their wedding anniversary on 16 October 2013.

Source: Wojtek Kalka

A journalist dashes across a bridge between to rescue a baby during Civil War. [1936]

Source: Horace Abrahams

Source: Carlo Meoni

A Rwandan boy left scarred after being liberated from a death camp.

Source: James Nachtwey

Source: Alex Elle

Bruno Morandi captures a tribal Chhetri woman in Nepal. [2009]

Source: Vladimir Zotov

Source: BBC

Captain Donald Spindler pulls 6 year-old Aaliyah Frazier from a fire in Indiana

Source: Evansville Courier & Press

Source: Daniel Becerril

A man protests in Tiananmen Square, Beijing [1989]

Source: Stuart Franklin

Source: Itsuo Inouye

A child of the Erbore tribe, Ethiopia

Source: Copyright: Eric Lafforgue | www.ericlafforgue.com

The child of a KKK member touches his reflection in an African American police officer’s riot shield during a demonstration. [1992]

Source: Todd Robertson

Source: Willy Ronis

Caroline Joan Peixoto, City Arts, photographed classical ballet students at rehearsal in Rwanda’s only classical ballet school. This school has given the Kigali community incredible hope as the first post-genocide ballet school.

Source: Caroline Joan Peixoto, City Arts

Source: Sam Grandgeorge

“100,000 monks in prayer for a better world”

Source: Luke Duggleby

Skater girls in Tehran.

Source: Humans Of Tehran

Source: Julia Noni

3 weeks old infant with albinism snuggles up to his cousin for a snooze.

Source: Patricia Willocq

Source: National Geographic

An Irish teenager yells at British soldiers during unrest in Northern Ireland

A Mursi tribe woman discovers Vogue magazine, Ethiopia

Source: Copyright: Eric Lafforgue | www.ericlafforgue.com

Source: Steve McCurry

52 Colorized Historical Photos That Give Us A New Look At the Past

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Up until the 1970s, color photography was rare. Thus, our vision of history is so often in black and white only. Rare colorized historical photos are our only chance at seeing what the world really looked like…and, boy, was it spectacular.

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Jake Heppner 08-Jul SENIOR EDITOR

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Up until the 1970s, color photography was rare. Thus, our vision of history is so often in black and white only. Rare colorized historical photos are our only chance at seeing what the world really looked like…and, boy, was it spectacular.