Jan
18
John F. Kennedy Campaigns in Rural West Virginia, Precariously Perched on a High-Chair to Deliver his Speech, 1960
While part of every candidate's retinue, security was simply not the pressing pu…
Author: RHP
Dec
13
The Solvay Conference: Probably the Most Intelligent Picture Ever Taken, 1927
The Solvay Conference, founded by the Belgian industrialist Ernest Solvay in 191…
Nov
23
Rudolf Hoess: The Commandant of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, is Hanged Next to the Crematorium at the Camp, 1947
Rudolf Hoess (Rudolf Höss) was the architect and commandant of the largest killi…
Nov
16
Highway of Death: The Result of American Forces Bombing Retreating Iraqi Forces in Kuwait, 1991
On Sunday 24, February 1991, allied forces launched a combined ground, air, and …
Oct
19
Italian Cavalry School Through Old Photographs from 1906
In the first decades of the 20th century, the Italian Cavalry School at Tor di Q…
Oct
4
Muslim Members of the Waffen-SS 13th Division at Prayer during their Training in Germany, 1943
The photo is taken during the division training at Neuhammer. The romantic notio…
Sep
25
The Story behind the Iconic Photo of a Soldier Wearing a Hand-Lettered “War is Hell” Slogan on his Helmet during the Vietnam War in 1965
AP photojournalist Horst Faas took this iconic photo on June 18, 1965, during th…
Sep
21
The Shells from an Allied Creeping Bombardment on German Lines, 1916
A lone soldier surrounded by a mountain of empty shell cases, France. This lone …
Sep
10
The Iconic Photo of a Mother and her Daughter Falling from a Fire Escape, 1975
A nineteen-year-old and her two-year-old niece and goddaughter are hurled off a …
Sep
6
A Bizarre Photo of an Elephant-Mounted Machine-Gun from 1914
An American corporal aims a Colt M1895 atop a Sri Lankan elephant. The reason wh…
Sep
3
Actress Marlene Dietrich Kisses a Soldier Returning Home from War, 1945
This photo shows Marlene Dietrich passionately kissing an American soldier as he…
Aug
29
An Old-School Method of Testing Football Helmets from 1912
In professional football, the only line of defense against head injury is the he…
Aug
26
The Five Races of Mankind According to This German Poster from 1911
The picture/poster shows five men representing five different cultural spheres: …
Aug
23
Rare Color Photos from Pre-War Nazi Germany, 1933-1939
The photos on display here are taken by Hugo Jager, a former personal photograph…
Aug
23
The Falling Soldier: The Story Behind this Iconic Photograph, 1936
The Falling Soldier became famous for the way it seems to capture, with terrifyi…
Aug
22
Vintage Photos of Lesbian Couples at Le Monocle Nightclub, Paris, 1932
During the 1920s Paris had gained a reputation for the variety of its nighttime …
Aug
18
The Remains of the Astronaut Vladimir Komarov, a Man who Fell from Space, 1967
Mankind's road to the stars had its unsung heroes. One of them was the Soviet co…
Aug
17
Simone Segouin in Photos: The 18-year-old French Resistance Fighter, 1944
Members of the French Resistance are photographed in the midst of a battle again…
Aug
13
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces with Gas Masks and Rubber Gloves during a Chemical Attack, Battle of Shanghai, 1937
Japanese marines landed north and south of Shanghai. This picture may have been …
Aug
10
A Refugee Carrying his Cholera-Stricken Wife Away from the Fighting during the Bangladesh War, 1971
This photo is taken during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The atrocities of this…