Jul
6
Photographs of Hiroshima Before and After the Atomic Bombing
At the time of its bombing, Hiroshima was a city of both industrial and military…
Author: RHP
Jun
30
German Invasion of Western Europe and the Fall of France Through Rare Pictures From 1940
In the spring of 1940, an emboldened Germany asserted itself as a modern conquer…
Jun
20
First Flight of the Wright Brothers Through Rare Photographs, 1902-1909
On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet …
Jun
16
East German Soldier Helps a Little Boy Sneak Across the Berlin Wall, 1961
This is a photograph of an East German soldier helping a little boy cross the ne…
Jun
16
Anti-Armor Hand Grenade: A Shaped Charge, Packed in a Hollowed-Out Nerf Football, 1973
In 1973, the US Army started testing possible designs for an anti-tank grenade. …
Jun
11
The Fall of Imperial Japan in Rare Historical Pictures
By 1945, the Japanese had suffered an unbroken string of defeats for nearly two …
Jun
7
Old Photographs of Detroit During the Early 1940s
Thirty vivid, oversize black-and-white photos from the Library of Congress show …
Jun
1
The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis in Rare Historical Pictures
The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontatio…
May
27
Rare Photographs of a Bygone Afghanistan From the 1950s and 1960s
This is Afghanistan of 1950s and 1960s. Lots of people would think that they wil…
May
24
Czeslawa Kwoka: The 14-Year-Old Inmate of Auschwitz, 1942
Czeslawa Kwoka, age 14, appears in a prisoner identity photo provided by the Aus…
May
20
Flooded Paris Through Rare Photographs From 1910
In late January 1910, following months of high rainfall, the Seine River flooded…
May
17
Chinese Americans Labeling Themselves to Avoid Being Confused with the Hated Japanese Americans, 1941
World War II brought momentous change to America's Chinese community. For decade…
May
14
The Fall of the Soviet Union in Rare Pictures, 1991
In December of 1991, as the world watched in amazement, the Soviet Union disinte…
May
9
Vintage Mugshots From 1920s Australia That Look Straight Out of a Movie
Dressed in their finest suits and ties with their top hats cocked towards the ca…
May
7
Vintage Photos of Everyday Life in the 1950s New York
These vintage photographs capture a timeless energy and diversity that is charac…
May
3
Political Commissar Alexey Yeremenko Leads His Men Into Combat: He Was Killed Minutes after this Photo Was Taken, 1942
"Politruk" (political commissar) Alexey Yeremenko (220th Rifle Regiment/4th Rifl…
Apr
28
Africans in German Imperial Army: Photos From 1870-1918
The Germans, as the only colonial power amongst the Central Powers, used plenty …
Apr
28
Chief John Smith, Reputed to Be 138 Years Old When He Died, 1784-1922
The Minneapolis Morning Tribune obituary says Ga-Be-Nah-Gewn-Wonce (variously kn…
Apr
26
Hiroo Onoda: The Japanese Soldier Who Refused to Surrender, 1974
Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda is the most famous of the so-called Japanese holdouts, a …
Apr
21
The Story of Two Soviet Prisoners of War Who Were Killed in the Murmansk Foothills, 1941
It was the night of June 29, 1941, in the foothills of Murmansk, Soviet Union. C…