Oct
18
Dr. John Britton with the .357 Magnum He Carried for Protection When Visiting the Pensacola Ladies’ Centre to Perform Abortions, 1993
John Bayard Britton was an American physician who was murdered in Pensacola, Flo…
Author: RHP
Oct
14
A Police Officer Issuing a Woman a Ticket for Wearing a Bikini on an Italian Beach, 1957
The name for the bikini design was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard…
Oct
14
Lviv Pogroms: Jewish People Chased and Brutally Murdered by Men and Youth Armed with Clubs, 1941
Chased by youth armed with clubs, this woman is fleeing from a "death dealer" wh…
Oct
14
The Story Behind the “Vive le Québec Libre” Photograph, 1967
On 24 July 1967, during a state visit to Expo '67, General Charles de Gaulle, pr…
Oct
13
French Cavalry with a Plane Flying Overhead, 1916
The old and the new in one picture. You can really see the direction warfare was…
Oct
13
Death Mask of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel: Taken in 1944
A death mask is a mold taken from a person's face after they have died. Death ma…
Oct
13
Saundra Brown, the First Black Woman on the Oakland Police Force, Gets Instructions on How to Shoot a Shotgun, 1970
This picture might look like marketing material based on the way she's holding t…
Oct
7
Vice President Rockefeller Gives the Middle Finger, 1976
Rockefeller, then vice-president of the United States, was on a campaign swing t…
Oct
7
Soviet Gym Teachers Parade in Moscow: An Odd Photo From 1956
The Russian word used in the original title, "физкультурники", is now usually tr…
Oct
7
V-J Day Kiss in Times Square: The Story Behind an Iconic Photograph, 1945
After four years of blackout, all the lights in Times Square went on as Mayor La…
Oct
5
A Weird Photo: Ku Klux Klan on a Ferris Wheel in 1926
On April 27, 1926, the Cañon City Daily Record ran a surprising bulletin on its …
Oct
5
Grigori Rasputin, Bishop Hermogenes and Hieromonk Iliodor in Tsaritsyn: Photo From 1906
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian peasant, mystical faith healer, and tr…
Oct
5
A Papuan Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel Guiding an Injured Australian Soldier Home, 1942
An Australian soldier, George "Dick" Whittington, is aided by Papuan orderly Rap…
Oct
4
Women Protesting Forced Hijab Days After the Iranian Revolution: Photos from 1979
On 8 March 1979, more than 100,000 women gathered on the streets of the Iranian …
Oct
4
The Grave of an Allied Pilot Buried by Germans During the North African Campaign, 1941.
This photograph was taken by George Rodger of No. 1 Section Army Film & Phot…
Oct
4
Stunning Vintage Photos of Open Air Schools in the Early 20th Century
Open air schools were purpose-built educational institutions for children, that …
Sep
28
A Mother and Her Children Wade Across a River to Escape US Bombing, 1965
The photo depicts a South Vietnamese mother fleeing through a river. She and her…
Sep
28
Adolf Hitler on a Walk with Helga Goebbels, 1936
Helga was the oldest of Goebbels' six children and notably his favorite. Goebbel…
Sep
24
Boeing B-17F Bombing Through Clouds Over Bremen, 1943
The B-17s (Boeing Flying Fortress) are members of the 384th Bombardment Group ("…
Sep
24
A Disembodied Statue of Joseph Stalin’s Head on the Streets of Budapest During the Hungarian Revolution, 1956
Built as the birthday present to Stalin on his seventieth birthday (December 21s…