This article was originally published Travellergazette.com
History is full of fascinating facts and nostalgic tidbits that don’t make it into the history books. Thankfully, we have photographs to document these mind-blowing pieces of history. Today, we’re diving into the weird and wonderful world of vintage images. Some of these photos show little-known historical documents. Other images are a blast from the past that might elicit some long-forgotten memories. Buckle up and get ready to learn something new with these interesting pieces of history.
#1: A Historical Vaccination Card
Can you believe this vaccination card is over a century old? It’s a fascinating peek into how things used to be and how they are still similar to our current day. If you take a closer look, it appears that this vaccination card was part of a larger inspection form for someone traveling from Russia to the United States.
The card is dated August 17, 1909, and is signed off by a doctor. It’s full of a bunch of official-looking stamps, too. Whomever this card belonged to, they were traveling on The Russian East-Asiatic Steamship. If you look along the bottom of the card, you can see hole-punches marking each day of inspection on the ship. We can’t help but wonder how this person’s life turned out when they stepped foot on American soil. Pretty neat!