Sep
15
Operation Barbarossa in Rare Pictures, 1941
Operation Barbarossa (Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the German codename for Nazi G…
Author: RHP
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…
Jul
30
Attack on Pearl Harbor in Rare Historical Pictures, 1941
The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor began just before 8 a.m. local time…
Jul
26
MiG-21 Crashed Into an East German Apartment Block, 1975
On January 14th, 1975, Major Peter Makowicka, aged 33, was on a training mission…
Jul
23
Animals in World War One Seen Through Rare Photographs, 1914-1918
While the First World War witnessed the development of modern, technological war…
Jul
18
Battle of Britain in Rare Historical Pictures From 1940
In the summer and fall of 1940, German and British air forces clashed in the ski…
Jul
18
Building Liberty Ships for the War Effort: Rare Photos From 1941
When war broke out in Europe in September 1939, the American merchant fleet was …