Apr
14
V-Mail: The WWII Program that Scanned Letters Onto Microfilm, 1942-1945
During World War II, letters were essential for soldiers and sailors stationed overs…
Author: RHP
Apr
11
Photographs That Document the Japan’s Transformation in the 1950s
After World War II had ended, the surrendered Japan was devastated. All the larg…
Apr
10
Shocking Vintage Pictures of Times Square at the Height of its Depravity in the 1970s and 1980s
From the 1960s to the late 1980s, New York City’s iconic Times Square was a difficul…
Apr
9
These Photos Show the Destruction of the Belgian City of Leuven in the Aftermath of the German Army Reprisal, 1914
On August 25, 1914, the German army ravaged the Belgian city of Leuven (Louvain)…
Apr
8
Vintage Photos Offer a Glimpse Into The Bygone Era of Drive-In Restaurants, 1920s-1950s
During the 1920s, car ownership exploded. Everyday consumers were making more mo…
Apr
8
The Chaos and Beauty of Greyhound Buses Captured by Esther Bubley, 1943
In 1942, twenty-one-year-old Esther Bubley, accepted a position with the Office …
Apr
8
The Curious Business of Spirit Photography That Was Spooky and Controversial, 1860-1875
There are several accounts from the 1850s describing the unexplained appearance in p…
Apr
3
Instructional Photos That Taught Krystal Fast-Food Workers How To Present Themselves Behind The Counter, 1960s
These instructional photos were shown as training materials for new hires at Kry…
Apr
3
A Saturday Afternoon in Hagerstown (Maryland) During the Great Depression, 1937
In October 1937, Farm Security Administration photographer Arthur Rothstein visited …
Apr
3
The Construction of Sydney Opera House Through Historical Photographs, 1959-1973
In April 2003 Jørn Utzon, at the age of 85, was awarded the Pritzker Prize ─arch…
Mar
26
Fascinating Pictures Show Maine Woodsmen on a Dangerous Logging Operation in 1943
These photos, taken by the Office of War Information photographer John Collier i…
Mar
22
These Idyllic Photos Capture the Vanished Fishing Culture of Portugal, 1950s
These photos from the Gulbenkian Art Library capture the men and women of Lisbon and…
Mar
18
The World Trade Center Under Construction Through Fascinating Photos, 1966-1979
The World Trade Center project was initiated in the early 1960s through the influenc…
Mar
18
Striking Photographs Capture the Daily Life of African Americans in Chicago’s South Side, 1941
The Great Migrations from 1910 to 1960 brought hundreds of thousands of African-Amer…
Mar
18
Vintage Victorian Photo Album Offers a Gentleman’s Guide to Self-Defense Maneuvers, 1895
These vintage photographs come from an untitled album from the 1890s which records v…
Mar
14
American Propaganda Posters of World War II that Spurred the Country to Victory, 1940-1941
During the Second World War, propaganda posters in the United States were commonly s…
Mar
12
The German Occupation of Czechoslovakia in Rare Photographs, 1938-1939
After Germany’s annexation of Austria in March 1938, Prime Minister Neville Cham…
Mar
11
Goofy Vintage Photos of World War One Soldiers Posing with Fake Military Props, 1914-1930
These military portraits collected by Christopher B. Steiner, a professor of art his…
Mar
11
The Brutal Art of Early Soviet Antireligious Propaganda Posters, 1920-1940
These posters were published in the Soviet anti-religious magazine, Bezbozhnik (…
Mar
7
Idyllic Vintage Photographs Capture the Rustic Rural Life in Victorian England, 1857
These idyllic photographs, taken by William Morris Grundy, capture the rural lif…