Feb
9
Rare Color Photos of the Russian Empire by Prokudin-Gorsky, 1905-1915
The Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Collection features color photographic …
Author: RHP
Feb
7
A Mongolian Woman Reaches Out From the Porthole of a Crate in Which She Is Imprisoned, 1913
This photo was taken in July 1913 by French photographer Stéphane Passet who was…
Feb
4
Proving that London’s Double-Decker Buses Were Not a Tipping Hazard, 1933
For those who have visited London and wondered how they know their double-decker…
Feb
4
Spyros Louis: The First Marathon Race Winner of the Modern Olympic Games, 1896
When the modern Olympics began in 1896, the initiators and organizers were looki…
Feb
3
Young Stalin in Rare Historical Pictures, 1894-1919
On December 18, 1879, in the Russian peasant village of Gori, Georgia, Iosif Vis…
Feb
2
The Moment Jack Ruby Shot Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas: Iconic Photo From 1963
On November 24, 1963, two days after Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the assa…
Jan
27
German Commandos Captured in American Uniform are Prepared for Execution, 1944
The soldiers in the picture were executed after a military trial found them in v…
Jan
26
The Reichstag Building in Berlin Just Before the First Restoration Began, 1958
The Reichstag had not been in use since when it burned in February 1933 and its …
Jan
25
The Story of the Iconic Migrant Mother Photograph From 1936
Dorothea Lange took this photograph in 1936, while employed by the U.S. governme…
Jan
24
Manfred von Richthofen “The Red Baron” Petting His Dog on an Airfield, 1916
Manfred von Richthofen earned widespread fame as a World War I ace fighter pilot…
Jan
24
A Lithuanian Book Smuggler From the 19th Century
After the Polish-Lithuanian insurrection of 1863, the Russian Imperial governmen…
Jan
20
People Being Crushed Against a Fence During a Human Crush at Hillsborough Stadium, 1989
The 1989 Hillsborough disaster was an incident that occurred during the FA Cup s…
Jan
20
Two Women Collect the Remains of a Dead Horse for Food, Siege of Leningrad, 1941
The 872-day Siege of Leningrad, Russia, resulted from the failure of the German …
Jan
18
President Johnson Taking the Oath of Office on Air Force One, 1963
President Lyndon B. Johnson takes the oath of office aboard Air Force One at Lov…
Jan
17
The Corpse of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler After His Suicide by Poison, 1945
In 1945 disillusioned Himmler believed victory had slipped from Germany's grasp …
Jan
12
Photographs From the First Miss Soviet Union Beauty Pageant in 1988
Beauty pageants (a mainstay in Western culture, particularly America) were banne…
Jan
12
The Dreadful V-2 Rockets in Rare Historical Photographs
In the early 1930s, the German military began seeking out new weapons which woul…
Dec
29
The Chaotic Scene After the Attempted Assassination of President Reagan, 1981
On March 30, 1981, Ronald Reagan was 69 days into his presidency. As he exited t…
Dec
29
Last Public Appearance of Chinese Leader Mao Zedong: Photo From 1976
Mao's last public appearance—and the last known photograph of him alive—was on M…
Dec
26
American Pilots Resting with a Japanese Skull: An Odd Photo From 1944
A number of firsthand accounts, including those of American servicemen, attest t…