Aug
30
Stunning Portraits From a Massachusetts Community of Color in Beaver Brook, 1897-1917
William Bullard, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, worked as a photographer with…
Author: RHP
Aug
30
Vintage Photos Show How Glamorous the Old Days of Train Travel Used to Be, 1900s-1940s
At the beginning of the 1900s, leisure travel in general was something experienced e…
Aug
29
The Story Behind Ormond Gigli’s “Girls in the Windows” Iconic Photograph, 1960
In 1960, photojournalist Ormond Gigli assembled 43 women, dressed them in refined, c…
Aug
29
The Story of the O’Halloran Sisters Who Fended Off the Officers Evicting Their Family During the Irish Land War, 1887
This incredible photograph was taken in 188 and shows the O’Halloran sisters from Bo…
Aug
28
Setting Speed Records on the Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Trials: Photos From 1966
The Bonneville Salt Flats are in Utah, USA, near the border with Nevada, and as …
Aug
27
Rare Photos of a Young and Then Still-Unknown Marilyn Monroe Hiking in the Woods, 1950
These photos were taken in 1950 by Life Magazine photographer Ed Clark who got a c…
Aug
27
Amazing Vintage Photos Show What Kitchens Looked Like Between the 1940s and 1950s
By the early 1900s, household electricity and running water started to become a no…
Aug
22
Rare Color Photos of German-Occupied Paris During World War II, 1940s
These images were taken in German-occupied Paris by André Zucca for the German propa…
Aug
22
These Casual Snapshots Show What Kitchens Were Like in the 1960s
The 1960s was a remarkable and dynamic era marked by various styles and influences t…
Aug
21
Nobuo Fujita: The Story of the Only Japanese Pilot to Bomb Mainland America
On 9 September 1942, though, something happened that had never happened before: an e…
Aug
21
Historical Photos From the Japanese Surrender Ceremony, 1945
On September 2, 1945, Japanese representatives signed the official Instrument of Sur…
Aug
17
Amazing Behind the Scenes Pictures From the Making of the Star Wars Saga, 1977
Star Wars is an American epic space-opera multimedia franchise created by George Luc…
Aug
17
Vintage Photos of the History’s First Female Aviators, 1900-1930
In the next few decades after Wright brothers' first flight, women aviators became i…
Aug
17
When Marlon Brando Asked Sacheen Littlefeather to Refuse His Oscar, 1973
Littlefeather represented Marlon Brando at the 45th Academy Awards in 1973, where sh…
Aug
17
These Photos Show American Presidents Looking Cool, 1900s-2000s
The American presidency has put 45 men in power who have been described as everyth…
Aug
16
Genevieve Naylor’s Vintage Photographs Document the Everyday Life of a Bygone Brazil, 1940-1943
Genevieve Naylor, a photojournalist previously employed by the Associated Press and …
Aug
11
Haunting Photos Capture the Life Inside the Squalid New York’s Tenements and Slums, 1885-1900
A boom in New York’s population in the mid-to-late 1800s led to the rise of teneme…
Aug
11
Searching the Future Feline Star: The Black Cat Audition in Hollywood, 1961
These photos were taken by legendary LIFE photographer Ralph Crane in 1961 and docum…
Aug
10
Britain’s Great Exhibition That Displayed Wonders and Inventions From Around the World, 1851
The Great Exhibition, housed within the ‘Crystal Palace’, was an international exhib…
Aug
10
Fascinating Historical Photos Show Families Picking Hops in the English Countryside, 1900-1950
These fascinating black and white pictures show the hop picker families of Kent from…