Oct
11
The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn: The Oldest Electric Elevated Railway, 1913
On January 8, 1913 — a photographer in Wuppertal, Barmen (Germany), captured thi…
Author: RHP
Oct
10
This Was the Wartime Weekly Food Ration for Two People in Britain in 1943
Around 1939, when World War II began, the United Kingdom imported two-thirds of …
Oct
7
The Story of Berlin Wall in Historical Pictures From 1961-1989
Erected in the dead of night on August 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall (known as Berli…
Oct
3
Grand Central Terminal in Rare Pictures From 1900s-1910s
New York Central's breathtaking Grand Central Terminal (or GCT) is a New York Ci…
Sep
30
American Prisoners of War Who Refused to Return to America at the End of the Korean War, 1960s
On 27 June 1953, the United Nations Command (UNC) and North Korean Communist for…
Sep
15
Operation Barbarossa in Rare Pictures, 1941
Operation Barbarossa (Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the German codename for Nazi G…
Sep
15
A Wheatfield in the Heart of Manhattan, 1982
Before the high-rises, condos and financial centers of Battery Park City, the ar…
Sep
12
The Trinity Test: Rare Photos From the Day the Nuclear Age Began
Until the atomic bomb could be tested, doubt would remain about its effectivenes…
Sep
8
A Family During the Great Madras Famine in India, 1876
The Great Famine of 1876–78, also known as the Madras famine of 1877, covered a …
Sep
4
Women at War Seen Through Rare Photographs, 1939-1945
The Second World War changed the United States for women, and women in turn tran…
Sep
2
The American Civil War in Historical Pictures (Part Three), 1861-1865
The American Civil War lasted for just four years, from 1861 to 1865 and it is o…
Aug
31
The American Civil War in Historical Pictures (Part Two), 1861-1865
The second part of the American Civil War photo collection covers the people of …
Aug
29
The American Civil War in Historical Pictures (Part One), 1861-1865
The Civil War was certainly the most catastrophic event in American history. Mor…
Aug
23
The Pacific Theater in Rare Historical Pictures, 1942-1945
After Pearl Harbor, the Japanese quickly gained control over a huge area of the …
Aug
19
The Tiananmen Square Protests in Rare Pictures, 1989
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massac…
Aug
16
The Amazing Story of Finland in World War II Through Rare Photographs From 1939-1945
For most of Finland's history, the country had lived on the periphery of world e…
Aug
6
American West in Rare Historical Pictures From 1860s-1870s
In the 1860s and 1870s, photographer Timothy O'Sullivan created some of the best…
Aug
4
The Naval Warfare of World War One Through Rare Photographs
In the years leading up to the First World War Britain and Germany engaged in a …
Aug
3
Rare Pictures From the 1939 New York World’s Fair
Covering 1,216 acres, in Flushing Meadows, New York, the 1939 New York World's F…
Aug
2
Rescued Slaves Crowd the Deck of the HMS Daphne, 1868
Rescued East African slaves taken from a dhow aboard HMS Daphne, a British naval…