May
11
Child Laborers of 1910s: Newsboys Smoking Cigarettes and Working
After the Civil War, the availability of natural resources, new inventions, and …
Author: RHP
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 …
May
4
Iconic Photo: 775 Confirmed Kills in One Picture, 1945
Female snipers of the 3rd Shock Army, 1st Belorussian Front. The 'Shock' armies …
May
1
Stahlhelm, the Stages of the Helmet-Making Process of Stahlhelms for the Imperial German Army, 1916
In both World Wars, the most distinctive feature of the German army uniform was …
Apr
28
American Nazi Party Leader George Lincoln Rockwell Confronting Martin Luther King Jr., 1965
George Lincoln Rockwell, head of the American Nazi Party, confronts Dr. Martin L…
Apr
28
Toffs and Toughs: The Photo that Illustrates the Class Divide in Pre-War Britain, 1937
"Toffs and Toughs" is a 1937 photograph of five boys: two dressed in the Harrow …
Apr
27
A Japanese Boy Standing at Attention after having Brought his Dead Younger Brother to a Cremation Pyre, 1945
Joe O'Donnell, the man who took this photo at Nagasaki, was sent by the U.S. mil…
Apr
24
A Sea of Hats in New York, 1930
A picture of a crowd in New York and there is not one unhatted head. Margaret Bo…
Apr
19
German Soldiers React to Footage of Concentration Camps, 1945
The image shows the faces of German prisoners of war, captured by Americans, wat…
Apr
17
The Kiss of Life: A Utility Worker Giving Mouth-To-Mouth to Co-Worker after He Contacted a Low Voltage Wire, 1967
Taken in 1967 by Rocco Morabito, this photo called "The Kiss of Life" …
Apr
15
Slave Shackle Being Removed by a British Sailor, 1907
This photograph shows a sailor removing the manacle from a newly freed slave. …
Apr
13
Photographs Show Stalin’s Son Yakov Dzhugashvili Captured by the Germans, 1941
Yakov Dzhugashvili, Stalin's elder son, served in the Red Army during the Second…
Apr
3
Hitler in Disguise: US Intelligence Images of How Hitler Could Have Disguised Himself
Towards the end of World War II, U.S. intelligence officials were afraid that th…
Apr
1
Rare Photographs Capture Trench Rats Killed by Terrier Dogs, 1916
The trench soldier of World War I had to cope with millions of rats. The omnipre…
Mar
31
Photos from the Last Public Execution by Guillotine, 1939
In the early morning of 17 June 1939, Eugène Weidmann became the last person to …
Mar
26
Cow Shoes Used by Moonshiners in the Prohibition Days to Disguise their Footprints, 1924
During the alcohol prohibition (1919-1933), the transportation and brewing/culti…