Jul
29
The Priest and the Dying Soldier: The Story of an Iconic Photo from 1962
Navy chaplain Luis Padilla gives last rites to a soldier wounded by sniper fire …
Author: RHP
Jul
27
A Jewish Woman who is Concealing her Face Sits on a Park Bench Marked “Only for Jews”, 1938
The Holocaust was a gradual process. The Nazis didn't start mass extermination w…
Jul
19
NASA Scientists with their Board of Calculations, 1957
Before the days of computers, employees at NASA would have to go about conveying…
Jul
17
Conrad Schumann Defects to West Berlin, 1961: Story and Photos
Conrad Schumann was immortalized in this photograph as he leapt across the barri…
Jul
15
The Post-War Ruins of Dresden Through Rare Photographs, 1945
At the end of World War II, the city of Dresden was in ruins, all its buildings …
Jul
12
Candid Photographs of Einstein at the Beach in 1939
Pictured here in September 1939, Einstein relaxes on the beach near his Long Isl…
Jul
10
The Story Behind the Female IRA Fighter Photograph, 1970s
The photo was taken by the Irish photographer Colman Doyle. The original caption…
Jul
5
Body of Frozen Soviet Soldier Propped up by Finnish Fighters to Intimidate Soviet Troops, 1939
Finnish defenders sometimes, though very rarely, took fallen frozen Russian sold…
Jul
3
Photographs of Hitler’s Triumphant Tour of Paris in 1940
One day after France signed the armistice with Germany in June 1940, Adolf Hitle…
Jul
1
The Elephant’s Foot of the 1986 Chernobyl Disaster: Rare Photos
This image might be one of the most impressive photographs of all time. While it…
Jun
29
A German Prisoner of War Escorted by a Soviet Soldier, Stalingrad, 1943
In this photograph, a Red Army soldier is seen marching a German soldier into ca…
Jun
27
A KKK Child and a Black State Trooper Meet Each Other, 1992
The Trooper is black. Standing in front of him and touching his shield is a curi…
Jun
25
Death Mask of Napoleon Bonaparte from 1821
Death mask of Napoleon, taken a day and a half after he died on the island of St…
Jun
23
Photos of Bison Skulls to be Used for Fertilizer, 1870
Bison were hunted almost to extinction in the 19th century and were reduced to a…
Jun
21
Captain Nieves Fernandez Shows to an American Soldier how She Used her Long Knife to Silently Kill Japanese Soldiers during Occupation, 1944
Captain Nieves Fernandez, the only known Filipino female guerilla leader and for…
Jun
19
The Weeping Frenchman: The Story Behind an Iconic Image, 1940
Frenchman crying as the flags of fallen France were marched through the streets …
Jun
16
Children Playing with Stacks of Hyperinflated Currency during the Weimar Republic, 1922
Post First World War Germany was hit by one of the worst cases of hyperinflation…
Jun
15
Fidel Castro Smoking a Cigar and Wearing Two Rolex Watches during a Meeting with Khrushchev, 1963
Here Fidel Castro is seen smoking a Cuban cigar and wearing two Rolex watches in…
Jun
14
Theodore Roosevelt’s Diary the Day his Wife and Mother Died, 1884
On February 14, 1884, Theodore Roosevelt received a terrible news, his wife and …
Jun
9
The Heavy Gustav: Hitler and Generals Inspecting the Largest Caliber Rifled Weapon Ever Used in Combat, 1941
The Heavy Gustav, was completed towards the end of 1940 and the proof rounds wer…