Apr
21
Alarmist Anti-Marijuana Film Posters From 1936-1950
Recreational cannabis smoking took on a negative connotation in the American cul…
Author: RHP
Apr
21
The Impressive Viking Runestones of the Swedish Countryside: Photos From 1899-1945
Remnants of the glorious Viking past are scattered throughout the countryside of…
Apr
21
These Photos Show the Weird Side of World War Two, 1939-1945
These images are part of the book Weird War Two, a book from the Imperial War Mu…
Apr
18
Vintage Dating Tips for Single Women from 1938
Ladies, this is how you land a man in 1938-style. We always find these vintage “dati…
Apr
18
Rare Pictures of the Chicago Race Riots of 1919
In 1919 Chicago was in the throes of an exhausting heatwave. Thousands flocked t…
Apr
18
This Is What Spring Break Looked Like in the 1980s
These pictures show what was acceptable in the 1980s at Spring Break. Mostly fro…
Apr
15
Violent Pictures of North Korean Anti-American Propaganda Art, 1950-1970
These propaganda paintings show how North Korea views America and by association…
Apr
15
When the Early Hairdryers Looked Like Crazy Robots, 1910-1930
Blow dryers were invented in the late 19th century. The first model was created …
Apr
12
A Rare Photo Collection of Native American Life in the Early 1900s
Born in Wisconsin in 1868, Edward Sheriff Curtis took to photography at an early…
Apr
12
These Photographs Show the Early Violent Days of the American Football, 1902-1924
Football, or “American football” as the rest of the world calls it, can be trace…
Apr
8
The Raids and Brutal Reprisals of World War Two Through Rare Photographs, 1942
The events of 1942 were crucial in the way that World War Two played out. The fi…
Apr
8
The Stilt-Walking Shepherds of France’s Grasslands: Old Photos, 1843-1937
The once-impoverished region of Landes in southwestern France consisted of very …
Apr
7
Vintage Ads for When Cocaine and Heroin Were Legal, 1880-1920
In the 19th century, there were no real institutions to regulate the advertising…
Apr
7
Spectacular Color Photos of Constantinople From the 1890s
These rare color views of the capital (then known as Constantinople) of the Otto…
Apr
6
Vintage Photographs of a Drive-In Church in Florida, 1947
After the Second World War, America's love affair with the automobile was in ful…
Apr
5
Execution of a Traitor During the War in Afghanistan, 1980
It was June 1980, just six months after the Soviet Union had invaded its souther…
Apr
3
Making the Vaccine Against the Influenza Outbreak of 1957
The pattern of Influenza Outbreak of 1957 is sickeningly similar to COVID-19. A …
Apr
1
Photographs of Queen Elizabeth When She Was a Truck Mechanic, 1945
At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, many close to the British royal family …
Mar
30
Apollo Astronauts in Quarantine After the Moon Mission: Photos From 1969
When planning the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, NASA had thought about every po…
Mar
25
Keedoozle: Photographs of America’s First Fully Automated Store, 1949
Keedoozle was the first fully automated grocery store in the United States; a mo…