Oct
18
Frida Kahlo Before Fridamania Swept the World: Rare Photos
Born in 1907, Frida Kahlo lived for just 47 years. Andre Breton summed up Kahlo …
Author: RHP
Oct
18
Railway Guns Through Historical Photographs From 1916-1944
From the days of catapults and trebuchets, military men have dreamed of the ulti…
Oct
16
Rare Photographs of the Deadly Soviet Women Snipers, 1941-1945
During the Second World War, the Soviet Union used more women in combat than any…
Oct
14
Intimate Photos of the Romanovs, Shortly Before Their Execution, 1915-1916
Most of these rare and relatively intimate pictures of the Imperial Romanov fami…
Oct
9
When White House Had to Be Completely Gutted: Rare Photos From 1949-1952
When President Truman moved into the executive mansion in 1945, they found the W…
Oct
8
The Days of the Drive-In Movie Theaters Through Rare Photographs, 1930-1950
Though there were drive-ins as early as the 1910s, the first patented drive-in w…
Oct
6
The Havana High Life Before Castro and the Revolution: Old Photos, 1920-1950
Cuba's reputation as an exotic and permissive playground came to light in the 19…
Oct
4
Vintage Photographs from Disneyland’s Historical Opening Day, 1955
Disneyland was dedicated at an "International Press Preview" event held on Sunda…
Oct
2
Vintage Photographs of Jerusalem at the End of Ottoman Rule, 1900-1918
These rare pictures depict the final days of 400 years of Turkish rule over Jeru…
Sep
30
Producing the “People’s Car” of Germany: Rare Photos From 1945-1960
In 1933 Adolf Hitler commissioned automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche to devel…
Sep
8
Watching Robert F. Kennedy’s Funeral Train Pass By: Old Photos From 1968
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy fractured the nation just two months afte…
Sep
7
The Paradoxical History of the Iconic DeLorean Through Pictures, 1980-1984
DeLorean DMC-12, an innovative sports car, produced from 1981–1983, with gull-wi…
Aug
20
Battle of Midway and the Aleutian Campaign in Rare Pictures, 1942-1943
The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific War. Before the Battle o…
Aug
20
What Arcade Games Looked Like Before Video Games: Photos From 1968
In the days before video games, amusement arcades were filled with a panoply of …
Aug
6
The Miracle of Dunkirk in Rare Historical Pictures
Dunkirk was the largest of the multiple evacuations of British, French and Belgi…
Jul
31
Detroit Riot of 1967 in Rare Historical Pictures
On July 23, 1967, a police raid on an unlicensed bar resulted in the arrest of 8…
Jul
26
Rare Photos That Show the Attack on Pearl Harbor From the Japanese Perspective
By the time the first Japanese bomber appeared over Pearl Harbor on December 7, …
Jul
26
When London Parks Used Sheep as Natural Lawnmowers: Photos From 1926-1938
In the 1920s and 1930s, sheep were routinely introduced into London parks to kee…
Jul
19
Remembering the Hysteria Over Windows 95 Launch: Photos From 1995
On Aug. 24, 1995, Microsoft—at that time a tech company with around $6 billion i…
Jul
18
Apollo 11 Preparation in Rare Photos, 1969
Apollo 11 was the climax of the Apollo program, which pushed human spaceflight f…