Aug
24
The British Concorde Fleet in One Picture, 1986
First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued commercially…
Author: RHP
Aug
24
A Nazi DJ Spins Records at a Radio Exhibition in Berlin: A Bizarre Photo from 1932
The Nazi booth at a radio exhibition which started in Berlin on August 19, 1932.…
Aug
22
These Photos Show Niagara Falls Without Water, 1969
For six months in the summer and fall of 1969, Niagara’s American Falls were “de…
Aug
19
A Native American Overlooks the Newly Completed Transcontinental Railroad in Sacramento, c. 1867
In this photograph by Alfred Hart taken between 1865 - 1869, a Native American l…
Aug
19
Nazi Rally in Buenos Aires Through Rare Photographs, 1938
Before the war Argentina hosted a strong, very-well-organized pro-Nazi element t…
Aug
17
Mine Worker X-Rayed for Diamond Check in 1954
South African mineworkers being x-rayed before leaving the diamond mines. A trai…
Aug
15
Murderous Mary: The Elephant that was Hanged for Murder in 1916
Mary was a five-ton Asian elephant, also known as Murderous Mary, who performed …
Aug
13
Packing Up Human Skulls: A Bizarre Photo from 1948
Attendants from the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College Of Surgeons packing up…
Aug
11
Polish Athlete Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz Shows his Famous Gesture to Soviet Fans Who Booed Him, 1980
By the late 1970s, it was clear that Russians were no longer particularly liked …
Aug
11
Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Gunner with an Arranged Anti-Aircraft Gun Made Out from Mausers C-96, 1917
The Austro-Hungarian aircraft gunner in the picture is seen using a Mauser C96 p…
Aug
11
Machining a Space Shuttle Main Engine Injector: Photo from 1977
A workman reams holes to the proper size and alignment in the Space Shuttle Main…
Aug
7
Lina Medina: The Youngest Confirmed Mother in Medical History, 1939
In 1933, Lina Medina was born in Ticrapo, Peru. At the age of five years, Lina w…
Aug
5
Pilots of American 8th Bomber Command Wearing High Altitude Clothes, Oxygen Masks and Flight Goggles, 1942
During World War II, the now-legendary VIII Bomber Command (often referred to as…
Aug
5
Photos of the Russian Expeditionary Force Arriving at Marseilles in 1916
The Russian Expeditionary Force was a World War I military force sent to France …
Aug
5
The Man Who Modeled as Uncle Sam Poses in Front of the Iconic Poster in 1970
The term Uncle Sam is reputedly derived from Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from T…
Aug
5
The Kovno Garage Massacre: Lithuanian Nationalists Clubbing Jewish Lithuanians to Death, 1941
In June and July 1941, detachments of German Einsatzgruppen, together with Lithu…
Aug
3
US Soldiers in Full Field Equipment Learning the Chinpull Method of Saving Men from Drowning, 1942
The chin pull method is similar to a lifeguarding technique, basically, the sold…
Jul
31
Iron Lungs for Polio Victims: Photos from the 1930s-1950s
In the early 20th century, polio was one of the most feared diseases in industri…
Jul
29
An Artist Painting a Picture of the Ruins of the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
One of the most appalling disasters that have ever been recorded in American his…
Jul
29
RAF Pilot Getting a Haircut During a Break Between Missions, 1942
A Royal Air Force pilot getting a haircut and reading Greenmantle by John Buchan…