Jun
7
Michael Collins: The Astronaut Who Took This Photo, Is the Only Human, Alive or Dead that Isn’t in the Frame of this Picture, 1969
Collins took this picture of the Lunar Module, containing Buzz Aldrin and Neil A…
Author: RHP
Jun
6
Photos of Soviet Troops Feeding Polar Bears from a Tank, 1950
Photo was taken during a routine military expedition in Chukchi Peninsula, Sovie…
Jun
5
The Marine and the Kitten: A Photo from Korean War, 1952
In the middle of the Korean War, this kitten found herself an orphan. Luckily, s…
Jun
4
Iconic Photo of a Man Job Hunting in the 1930s
During the Great Depression, millions of people were out of work across the Unit…
Jun
2
Residents of West Berlin Show Children to their Grandparents who Reside on the Eastern Side, 1961
The building of the Berlin Wall in August 1961 divided families and neighborhood…
May
30
The Long Walk: A British Army Bomb Disposal Specialist Approaches a Suspect Vehicle in Belfast, 1970s
A British Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technical Officer approaches a suspec…
May
27
Photo of Women Boxing on a Roof, 1938
They are all wearing dance shoes so they are probably performers for a variety s…
May
26
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Szalasi is Given the Last Rites Before Being Hanged as a Collaborator, 1946
Ferenc Szálasi was the leader and all-powerful head of the fascist Arrow Cross m…
May
25
Old Photographs of Rat-Catchers from the 1900s
Rat-catchers were employed in Europe to control rat populations. Keeping the rat…
May
24
Photo of Himmler with his Daughter, 1938
Heinrich Himmler adored his daughter and had her regularly flown to his offices …
May
23
Dagen H: Photos from the Day Sweden Switched Sides of the Road, 1967
Dagen H (H day) was the day, 3 September 1967, on which traffic in Sweden switch…
May
17
A Jewish Hanukkah Menorah Defies the Nazi Swastika, 1931
It was the eighth night of Chanukah in Kiel, Germany, a small town with a Jewish…
May
17
August Landmesser: The Lone Man Refusing to Do the Nazi Salute, 1936
The photo was taken at the launch of a German army vessel in 1936, during a cere…
May
13
Saigon Execution: Murder of a Vietcong by Saigon Police Chief, 1968
After Nguyen Ngoc Loan raised his sidearm and shot Vietcong operative Nguyen Van…
May
11
Child Laborers of 1910s: Newsboys Smoking Cigarettes and Working
After the Civil War, the availability of natural resources, new inventions, and …
May
9
Photo of Albert Einstein’s Matriculation Certificate, 1896
This puts to rest that urban legend that Einstein was a “bad student”, although …
May
8
German Troops Use a Schwellenpflug to Destroy Rail Tracks while Withdrawing from Soviet Territory, 1944
These pictures show the German troops in the Soviet Union destroying the railroa…
May
8
Motel Manager Pouring Acid in the Water when Black People Swam in his Pool, 1964
This famous photograph by Horace Cort shows a group of white and black integrati…
May
5
Living Photographs in 1918: Photographs Created by Assembling Sailors and Soldiers
Tens of thousands of soldiers, reservists, and other members of the military wer…
May
4
The Naked Gunner: Iconic Photo from the Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
This young crewman of a US Navy “Dumbo” PBY rescue mission has just jumped into …