Apr
22
A Chernobyl Liquidator Pushes a Baby in a Carriage who was Found during the Cleanup of the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, 1986
A liquidator, clad in a gas mask and protective clothing, pushes a baby in a car…
Author: RHP
Apr
15
Leonard Siffleet about to be Beheaded with a Sword by a Japanese Soldier, 1943
Leonard Siffleet, an Australian commando during World War II, served in the M Specia…
Feb
24
The Hell of Serra Pelada Mines Through Rare Photographs, 1980s
Serra Pelada was a large gold mine in Brazil 430 kilometers (270 mi) south of th…
Feb
6
American Airman Dewey Wayne Waddell, Held Prisoner in Vietnam, 1967
Downed U.S. airman Dewey Waddell was taken captive by Vietnamese communist fight…
Jan
29
US Soldiers Pose with the Bodies of Moro Insurgents, Philippines, 1906
On March 7, 1906, US troops under the command of Major General Leonard Wood mass…
Jan
22
Dr. Leonid Rogozov: The Soviet Surgeon who Removed his Own Appendix while Stranded in Antarctica, 1961
Leonid Rogozov was a Soviet general practitioner who took part in the sixth Sovi…
Jan
1
Execution of the Lincoln Conspirators Through Old Photos, 1865
This set of pictures from 1865 shows the hanging execution of the four Lincoln c…
Dec
28
Australian Aborigines in Chains: Photos From the 1900s
This picture is taken in the early 1900s at the Wyndham prison. Wyndham is the o…
Dec
24
King George V and his Physically Similar Cousin Tsar Nicholas II in German Military Uniforms in Berlin, 1913
This picture was taken during the wedding of the Kaiser's daughter Princess Vict…
Dec
14
An Afghan Mujahideen Aims a FIM-92 Stinger Missile at Passing Soviet Aircraft, 1988
A guerrilla soldier aims a Stinger missile at passing aircraft near a remote reb…
Dec
6
Porters Transport a Car on Long Poles Across a Stream in Nepal, 1948
Cars are supposed to carry people, but in Nepal people carried cars on the rocky…
Dec
4
An American Marine Exhibits the Thousand-Yard Stare after Two Days of Constant Fighting in the Battle of Eniwetok, 1944
The United States Marine Corps Private Theodore James Miller assigned to the 22n…
Nov
30
Winning Family of the Fittest Family Award Stands Outside of the Eugenics Building, 1925
The American Eugenics Society presented eugenics exhibits at state fairs through…
Nov
29
A Father Comforts his Son on his Deathbed: The Photo that Changed the Face of AIDS, 1989
This picture is widely considered the photo that changed the face of AIDS. It sh…
Nov
26
Rare Photo of the Atomic Cloud Over Nagasaki in 1945
This is believed to be the earliest photograph from the ground, 15 minutes after…
Nov
14
Miners Washing Each Other’s Backs in the Showers, a Daily Ritual at the End of the Working Day, 1945
Miners, who are covered in dust and soot, help each other to get clean in the sh…
Nov
9
A Photo of a German Motorcycle Courier in Eastern Front, 1942
Riding on an exposed vehicle in the Russian Winter, here a combination motorcycl…
Nov
7
Seven Horses of the Queen’s Household Cavalry Lie Dead after the IRA Detonated a Nail Bomb in 1982
The Hyde Park and Regent’s Park bombings were one of the worst IRA atrocities on…
Nov
6
Padaung “Giraffe” Women Visit London: Old Photos, 1935
The Kayan Lahwi people, also known as Padaung, are an ethnic group with populati…
Oct
30
Photographs from the Assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981
The assassins' bullets ended the life of a man who earned a reputation for makin…