Jun
27
Les Halles: Inside Photos of the Bygone Marketplace That Was Known as ‘The Belly of Paris’, 1956
These pictures show Les Halles, Paris' former fresh food market, which sprawled haph…
Author: RHP
Jun
27
Macaroni: Photos of Kennedys’ Pony in White House
The Kennedys had many pets during their time at the White House including several do…
Jun
24
Cool Photos That Capture Candid Moments of a Young Mike Tyson, 1980s-1990s
Mike Tyson, born on June 30, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York, is a name that will fo…
Jun
23
Vintage Photos of Victorian Burlesque Dancers and Their Elaborate Costumes, 1890
The term "burlesque" means a literary, dramatic, or musical work intended to cause l…
Jun
23
Incredible Photos of Neil, the Pet Lion of Tippi Hedren and Melanie Griffith, 1971
These pictures are not staged and show Tippi Hedren, star of Alfred Hitchcock’s …
Jun
20
Vintage Advertisements that Preyed on Women’s Need for Marital Security, 1910-1960
These photos include old advertisements that preyed on women’s need for marital …
Jun
10
Bizarre and Terrible Food Ads that Would Probably Never Run Today, 1940s-1960s
Advertising has always been an interesting way to trace how modern society has e…
Jun
9
Richter’s Rocket Bike: When a Daredevil Attached Rockets to His Bicycle, 1930s
In pre-war Germany in the 1930s, there was great interest in all kinds of rocket-p…
Jun
8
Photos From the Day when US Government Nuked Mississippi, 1964
Mississippi’s Tatum Salt Dome in rural Lamar County near Hattiesburg was the site …
Jun
7
Fascinating Vintage TV Set Ads From the 1950s
Television was introduced to Americans in 1939 and began to gain a foothold afte…
Jun
7
Heartbreaking Dust Bowl’s Photographs Taken by Dorothea Lange During the 1930s
The term Dust Bowl was coined in 1935 when an AP reporter, Robert Geiger, used i…
Jun
6
Vintage Farm Supply Ads that are Surprisingly Beautiful, 1900s
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, farms started to use new machinery an…
Jun
1
These Candid Photographs Capture the Daily Life of Albert Einstein, 1930s-1950s
Albert Einstein is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influe…
May
31
Victorian Mourning Jewelry: Wearable Memorials that Contained the Hair of the Deceased, 1750-1900
Victorian mourning jewelry was popular during the late 1800s and was used as a t…
May
31
Photos From Pink Floyd’s Iconic Floating Concert in Venice that Forced the City Council to Resign, 1989
The 1989 Pink Floyd concert in Venice on a floating stage next to San Marco’s Square…
May
30
Fascinating Behind the Scenes Photos from the Making of the First Godzilla Movie in 1954
Godzilla, or Gojira, has been one of the most enduring and iconic kaiju (Japanese …
May
30
Through the Grand Canyon in a Metz 22 Speedster: Rare Photos From 1914
Early automobile manufacturers used a wide range of tests to prove a car's stren…
May
29
Vivid Photos Capture Everyday Life of Chicago’s African-American Community in the 1970s
These photographs show Chicago's African-American community, primarily the South…
May
24
Misleading Vintage Ads About the Dietary Benefits of Sugar, 1950s-1960s
From the early 1950s until the 1970s, sugar was marketed as a healthy substance that…
May
23
Vintage Photos of Detroit’s Ice Fountain on Washington Boulevard, 1890-1930
These vintage photos show one of the unique features of Detroit in winter: the famou…