Oct
21
Soviet Subcultures Through Vintage Photographs: Hippies, Punks, Goths, and Metalheads, 1980s
The subcultures in the Soviet Union, a country cut off from the West by the infa…
Author: RHP
Oct
18
The Offices of the Central Social Institution of Prague with the Largest Vertical Letter File in the World, 1937
These are the offices of the Central Social Institution of Prague (Czechoslovakia ba…
Oct
18
Citroën Karin: A Bizarre French Concept Car that Looked Like a Pyramid Spaceship on Wheels, 1980
When Citroën Karin was first presented at the Paris Motor Show in 1980, it couldn’t …
Oct
18
Vintage Color Postcards Capture Life in 19th Century Tunisia
These stunning color postcards of Tunisia show its vibrant streets, spectacular …
Oct
17
Stunning Vintage Photos of Car Wrecks from the Days before Seat Belts and Airbags, 1930s
These stunning photographs of car wrecks in the 1930s were captured by Leslie Jones,…
Oct
13
When NASA Gave Spiders Drugs to See how it Affected their Webs, 1995
A NASA tech briefing "Using Spider-Web Patterns To Determine Toxicity" was publi…
Oct
11
Alexander Graham Bell’s Bizarre Tetrahedral Kites from 1902-1912
In addition to developing the telephone, the Scottish-born inventor Alexander Gr…
Oct
10
The Story of Ralph “Tex” Madsen also Known as the Tallest Cowboy, 1920-1930
Ralph Madsen, known as the Tallest Texan Cowboy, was above 7 feet 6 inches (2.28…
Oct
9
The Street Scenes and Everyday Life of New York City by Wallace G. Levison, 1880-1900
These stunning photographs show how New York City looked like in the 1880s and 1…
Oct
9
Hand-Colored Portraits of the People of China during Qing Dynasty, 1870-1880
During the 1870s, Baron Raimund von Stillfried-Ratenicz (1839–1911) was the leading …
Oct
9
Color Postcards Depicting the Life in Switzerland in the 1890s
These color pictures of the vibrant landscapes and towns of Switzerland were cre…
Sep
30
Stonehenge: History and Restoration Through Old Photographs from 1880-1960
Stonehenge, on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire in southern England, is certainl…
Sep
29
Rare Photographs of Men Embracing Intimately in Victorian Times, 1850-1890
Victorians were known for their conservative way of life, but these portraits sh…
Sep
28
When People Moved Entire Houses by Horses: Old Photos from 1890-1910
These vintage photographs from the 19th and early 20th centuries in the United S…
Sep
27
Vintage Portraits of the Last Traditionally Tattooed Maori Women before the Ta Moko Tattoos were Outlawed by British Colonialists, 1890-1910
These late-19th and early-20th century photographs show some of the last Maori w…
Sep
21
Breathtaking Old Photos of Norway Created Using Lantern Slides, 1900-1910
This collection of hand-tinted lantern slides depicts popular tourist destinatio…
Sep
21
Inside the Hoovervilles of the Great Depression in Photos, 1931-1940
Hooverville was the popular name attributed to shanty towns that sprung up throu…
Sep
17
Vintage Photographs of Early Vertical Parking Garages from 1920-1960
The rapid rise of automobiles at the turn of the 20th century presented an immed…
Sep
17
The Crinoline Fashion Trend that Killed Thousands of Women, 1855-1870
The crinoline appeared on the fashion scene in the mid-1800s and took its name f…
Sep
12
Life in the American Concentration Camp of Manzanar: The Internment of Japanese Americans in 1943
Manzanar, Spanish for “apple orchard,” began soon after 1900 in the dream of a f…