Oct
8
The Strange World of Military Research at Natick Soldier Systems Center, 1970-1990
The Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC) is responsible for the technology, rese…
Author: RHP
Oct
8
Sketches Used by the Soviet Police to Identify Suspects Based on Ethnicity, 1960s
This card was used by police in the Soviet Union to identify different nationali…
Oct
8
These Rare Photographs Show the Everyday Life on a Navy Ship During the World War Two, 1942-1945
In 1942, shortly after the US entry into the war, the Navy established a special…
Oct
7
The Billboards that Sold the American Way, 1937-1940
Many Americans first encountered the phrase “the American Way” on huge billboard…
Sep
30
Rare Color Photos from the Second World War, 1941-1945
These are rarely seen color pictures from the Second World War featured in the b…
Sep
30
Veterans of Four Different Wars from the Same Town of Geary, Oklahoma, 1940s
We can only imagine the horrors seen and shared between the four of these men. T…
Sep
24
The Only Two Illegal Photos Taken Inside The US Supreme Court In Session, 1932-1937
There are only two known photos in existence taken inside the US Supreme Court w…
Sep
21
The Extraordinary Early Prostheses Made by James Gillingham: Photos from 1900
James Gillingham lived in Chard, England, where he had a small shoe-making busin…
Sep
17
Scars of Gordon: The Story of a Whipped Louisiana Slave From 1863
The famous “whipped slave” photograph pictures the runaway slave Gordon exposing…
Sep
11
Thylacine: Rare Photos of the Last Tasmanian Tiger, 1910-1933
The thylacine, most commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger because of its striped…
Sep
9
Vivid Photochromes of Tyrol from the 1890s
These amazing postcards depict the Princely County of Tyrol, an mountainous regi…
Sep
6
Rare Photographs of Military Observation Balloons of World War I, 1914-1918
Observation was an incredibly important role in aerial warfare in World War I. A…
Sep
5
Old Photographs of Jerusalem in a Rare Heavy Snow, 1921
It's not that uncommon to get snow in Jerusalem but the storm on February 25th, 1921…
Sep
4
The 1970s Roller Skaters of Venice Beach Through Stunning Old Photographs
In the seventies and eighties, Venice Beach was considered a place of peace, love an…
Aug
31
John Vachon’s Chicago in Candid Photos, 1941
In the hardships caused by the Great Depression, the American government created the…
Aug
31
Rare Photos of Fidel Castro and His American Admirers, 1959
Shortly after the revolution, the new Cuban Castro visited the United States in …
Aug
25
When Coca-Cola Came to France: Photos from 1950
In 1950, Coca-Cola decided to start a big marketing campaign targeting the drink…
Aug
21
The Johnstown Flood in Rare Historical Pictures, 1889
The South Fork Dam was built between 1838 and 1853 by the Commonwealth of Pennsy…
Aug
21
The Photographic Journey of Dead Rotting Whales Who Toured Europe, 1950-1970
Throughout the 1950s, dead rotting whales toured around Europe to promote the de…
Aug
13
The Story Behind the “Three Young Farmers” of August Sander, 1914
In 1914, German photographer August Sander captured a now-famous photo titled “Y…