Jan
20
A Tibetan Skeleton Dancer: An Odd Photo From 1925
The photo originally appeared in the November 1928 issue of National Geographic.…
Author: RHP
Jan
12
The Korean War in Rare Historical Pictures, 1951-1953
The Korean War was one of several military conflicts that occurred during the Co…
Jan
4
The Bloody Battles of the Eastern Front Through Photographs, 1942-1943
The battles on the Eastern Front constituted the largest military confrontation …
Dec
31
A Photographic Journey of The Technology and The Weapons of The First World War
World War I was one of the defining events of the 20th century. From 1914 to 191…
Dec
29
US Marine Colonel Francis Fenton Conducting the Funeral of His Son Private First Class Mike Fenton, Okinawa, 1945
This picture depicts one of the most heart-wrenching moments to occur on Okinawa…
Dec
27
The Horrors of Western Front Through Historical Photos, 1914-1918
Late during the summer of 1914, train stations all over Europe echoed with the s…
Dec
23
Rare Pictures of London in Dufaycolor: 1943-1945
This collection of rare photographs of London, spanning from the dark days of th…
Dec
21
John F. Kennedy’s Life in Rare Pictures From 1938-1963
John F. Kennedy was born into a rich, politically connected Boston family of Iri…
Dec
11
The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire in Historical Pictures
In the spring of 1906 San Francisco was a city boasting 410,000 inhabitants — a …
Dec
8
Futuristic Postcards: Life in the Year 2000 (As Predicted in 1900)
Apparently, back in 1900, Germans had high hopes for mankind and the inventions …
Dec
7
Swedish Major Eric Bonde Smokes a Cigarette After Being Ambushed and Shot Twice, Congo, 1961
Major Eric Bonde was part of the Swedish UN mission to Congo during the Congo Cr…
Nov
19
Four-Year-Old Michael Finder of East Germany Is Tossed by His Father into a Net Held by Firemen Across the Border in West Berlin, 1961
Four-year-old Michael Finder of East Germany is tossed by his father into a net …
Nov
18
The Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 Through Rare Photographs
On March 3, 1913, over 5,000 women marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washingto…
Nov
10
A Concentration Camp Victim Identifies a SS Guard: Photo From 1945
The picture depicts a liberated Czech political inmate pointing an identifying a…
Nov
10
The United States During the World War One Through Rare Photographs
Isolation was a long American tradition. Since the days of George Washington, Am…
Nov
3
Child Labor in America as Photographed by Lewis Hine, 1908-1914
Lewis Hine, a photographer for the National Child Labor Committee, captured phot…
Oct
27
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens in Rare Pictures From 1980
Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. The volcano, located in southwestern W…
Oct
24
Yang Kyoungjong,: The Only Known Soldier to Have Fought on Three Sides of a War, 1944
He was Korean – captured by the Japanese and pressed to fight the Soviets, captu…
Oct
19
Vietnam War: Escalation and Withdrawal Through Rare Photographs, 1968-1975
The decisive year was 1968. In the early morning of 30 January, Vietcong forces …
Oct
17
Vietnam War: The Early Years Through Rare Photographs, 1965-1967
On May 07, 1954, Viet Minh forces won the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and ended Fren…