Dec
5
A Photographic Historical Look at the Sexy Stewardesses of the 1960s-1980s
The flight attendant occupation took permanent shape in the 1930s as “women’s wo…
Author: RHP
Dec
1
These Pictures Document the Moment When the Titanic Survivors Arrived Home, 1912
The history of Titanic, of the White Star Line, is one of the most tragically sh…
Dec
1
Occupational Portraits: Workers Posing with the Tools of Their Trade, 1850-1880
In the mid 19 century, a variety of men had staged pictures of themselves taken …
Nov
25
Faces of the Balkans Captured by the American Red Cross’ Photographers, 1918-1920
In 1920, the southeastern part of Europe was a miserable place. The endless wars…
Nov
25
Prokudin-Gorsky: Tsarist-Era Uzbekistan Captured in Rare Color Photographs, 1907-1911
A few years before being commissioned by the tsar Nicholas II to photograph the …
Nov
22
The Rhino: A Bizarre Experimental All-Terrain Vehicle, 1954
The bizarre amphibious four-wheeled vehicle called Rhino was designed by the Gre…
Nov
21
Dreamy Photochroms of New York City in the 1900s
These amazing photochrom postcards of New York City were procured by the Detroit…
Nov
18
People of Old Ireland in Rare Photographs, 1885-1925
These rare photographs from the National Library of Ireland capture gorgeous por…
Nov
18
Rebuilding Dresden after the Horrific Firebombing at the end of World War Two, 1945-1970
In the final winter of World War II, the eastern German city of Dresden was redu…
Nov
15
Vintage Photos of Department Store Workers During Lunch Break, 1900
These interesting candid photos were taken on the roof of the D. B. Loveman & …
Nov
12
Rare Photos of the Battle of Ciudad Juárez During the Mexican Revolution, 1911
The Battle of Ciudad Juárez marked the end of the first phase of the Mexican Rev…
Nov
3
When Women Were Judged by the Attractiveness of Their Ankles: Photos from 1930-1953
The pretty ankle contest" appear in the early 1900s as special shows within wome…
Nov
2
Apollo Program Astronauts Training in Arizona for the Moon Missions, 1960s
Before the they walked on the moon on July 20, 1969, the Apollo program astronau…
Oct
28
Rare Pictures of the First Flight Expedition Over Everest in 1933
Originally the idea for a flight expedition over Mount Everest was proposed in 1…
Oct
27
Rare Photographs: When European Refugees Fled to Egypt in 1944
When the Germans and their allies invaded Southeastern Europe, a large number of civ…
Oct
22
These Photographs Show the Everyday Life Along the Berlin Wall, 1985-1986
In the 1950s, the communist German Democratic Republic (GDR) – that part of Germany …
Oct
20
Autogyro: The Photographic Story of Early Plane-Helicopter Hybrids, 1925-1940
A Spanish engineer and aeronautical pioneer, Juan de la Cierva, developed the or…
Oct
16
When New Yorkers Heard About the D-Day Invasion: Photos From 1944
By the time the sun rose in New York City on the morning of June 6, 1944, the fi…
Oct
14
The Spectacular World’s Fair Exposition Universelle in Rare Pictures, 1899
The 1889 World Fair in Paris was symbolically important, since the year 1889 mar…
Oct
14
Rare Hand-Colored Photos of the Everyday Life in Meiji Japan in the 1890s
After centuries of isolation and several unsuccessful attempts by the Western na…