20 Awesome Historical Photographs (And The Stories Behind Them)

18. First Machu Picchu Photograph, 1911

Though not the most beautiful picture of Machu Pichu, this 1911 shot certainly has charm - and significance. Photographer and American Historian Hiram Bingham took this shot upon his discovery, though others later claimed to have 'discovered' the site first.
 
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