Oct
24
The Day When a B-25 Mitchell Bomber Crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, 1945
On Saturday, July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber traveling at 200 miles per hour (…
Author: RHP
Oct
24
Stunning Vintage Photos of the Marine Angel Vessel Transiting the Chicago River, 1953
In 1953, the biggest vessel to travel the Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway (a…
Oct
22
Bizarre and Interesting Vintage Inventions From the Past, 1920s-1970s
These photos show bizarre vintage inventions that quite often never caught on, but s…
Oct
22
Yuri Gagarin: Everyday Photos of the First Man in Space, 1960s
Yuri Gagarin, Hero of the Soviet Union, was a cosmonaut who became the first human t…
Oct
21
Retro Future Predictions That Show How People From the Past Imagined the Future, 1900s-1970s
Humanity has always tried to predict what the future would look like and this vintag…
Oct
21
Creepy and Nightmarish Vintage Halloween Photos From the 1900s to 1950s
From doll masks to decorated bags over heads to specially crafted outfits, these fas…
Oct
14
Amazing Vintage Video Game Ads From the 1980s and 1990s
This extended photo collection displays memorable old ads that run in gaming magazin…
Oct
10
Isetta: The Iconic Bubble Car That Is Considered the World’s First Microcar, 1950s
The Isetta was a microcar that was originally designed in Italy during the early…
Oct
7
An Interesting Photo Collection of Retro Personal Computer Ads from the 1980s
This photo collection of vintage ads gives a glimpse into how the computer indus…
Oct
7
Bizarre and Hilarious Reasons to Divorce That Made Headlines in the Early 20th Century
This photo collection shows historic newspaper clippings that feature weird and, som…
Oct
3
Rare and Fascinating Photos of Nikola Tesla, 1890s-1940s
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engine…
Oct
2
Rainey Bethea: The Photographic Story of America’s Last Public Execution, 1936
Rainey Bethea (born in 1909) was the last person to be publicly executed in the Unit…
Oct
2
These Photos Show Terrifying and Strange Medical Devices From History, 1900s-1950s
Medical sciences in the early parts of the 20th century were far advanced from t…
Oct
2
Photos of Man-Lifting Kites That Were Used for Aerial Reconnaissance, 1900-1920
Man-lifting kites are specially designed kites that can lift humans. Back in the day…
Oct
2
Rare Historical Photos From the Warsaw Uprising of 1944
The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 was a heroic and tragic 63-day struggle to liberate Worl…
Sep
23
Vintage Photos Capture Everyday Life in Iran Before the Islamic Revolution, 1960s-1970s
The Islamic Republic imposes strict rules on Iranian life. This extended photo colle…
Sep
22
Life in the Soviet Ukraine Seen Through the Eyes of Western Photographers, 1988
These photographs were taken in 1988 by Bruno Barbie and Carl De Keyser and show…
Sep
21
Nuclear Tourism: When Atomic Tests Were a Tourist Attraction in Las Vegas, 1950s
Las Vegas is known as the city of lights and, at one time, that light was the glow o…
Sep
20
The Gigantic Training Guns that Helped the Troops Better Understand the Firing Mechanism, 1940s-1960s
During World War II, the U.S. military needed to train hundreds of thousands of civi…
Sep
14
Vintage Photos of Female Samurai Warriors Posing with Their Katana Swords, 1850-1900
Known as onna bugeisha, these female samurai who fought beside and against male samu…