War dogs with gas masks, 1915-1970
This post was originally published on this siteThere was nothing more terrifying in the trenches than the call of a gas attack — “Gas! Gas!”. […]
Culture and People
The original Mickey Mouse looked a little bit different and not so loveable, 1928
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the iconic Mickey Mouse was born, he was maybe not-quite-so-loveable. Some even described his look as creepy […]
Italian pasta production in rare pictures, 1925-1955
This post was originally published on this siteNothing says Italian food like pasta. Pasta is an integral part of Italy’s food history. Wherever Italians immigrated […]
A 106-year old Armenian woman protecting her home with an AKM, 1990
This post was originally published on this siteA 106-year-old Armenian woman sits in front of her home guarding it with a rifle, in Degh village, […]
Anne Frank: The face of an icon, 1929-1945
This post was originally published on this siteAnnelies “Anne” Marie Frank (12 June 1929 – early March 1945) was just an ordinary Dutch girl from […]
The evolution of women’s workwear throughout the 20th century
This post was originally published on this siteThe history of women’s workwear tells a unique story about the events of the twentieth century and the […]
The bizarre history of the baby cage, 1934-1948
This post was originally published on this siteDangling “baby cages” came into vogue after they were invented in 1922, but their origins really began with […]
How people manipulated photos before Photoshop, 1850-1950
This post was originally published on this siteAs soon as the science of photography was perfected for use by the general public, artists and others […]
Relocating the Egyptian Temples of Abu Simbel, 1964-1968
This post was originally published on this siteBuilt more than 3,000 years ago, Abu Simbel contains two temples, carved into a mountainside. The larger of […]
Human zoos: The Western world’s shameful secret, 1900-1958
This post was originally published on this siteThese shocking rare photographs show how so-called ‘human zoos‘ around the world kept ‘primitive natives’ in enclosures so […]
Life before the invention of AutoCAD, 1950-1980
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the advent of AutoCAD and other drafting software, engineering drawings were made on sheets of large paper […]
When doctors advised “healthy” cigarette brands, 1930-1950
This post was originally published on this siteIn the grand scope of the history of medicine, the relationship between doctors and patients has changed quite […]
Muhammad Ali stopping a suicidal man from leaping to his death, 1981
This post was originally published on this siteThis is the story of how the famous boxer Muhammad Ali convinced a suicidal young man to come […]
The story of Sarajevo’s Romeo and Juliet, 1993
This post was originally published on this siteFew good things come out of war, and the image of this young couple’s lifeless bodies embracing on […]
The weird history of flying cars, 1920-1970
This post was originally published on this siteEver since the car was invented, man has dreamt of taking it to the skies. The idea of […]
The 100 most influential historical pictures of all time
This post was originally published on this siteTIME magazine decided to create a list of the 100 most influential pictures ever taken. They teamed up […]
Inside the revolutionary Bell Labs Datacenter, 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteSince the early 1900s Bell Telephone Laboratories, or Bell Labs, has been a major source of technological experimentation […]
The photographic history of Light Therapy, 1900-1950
This post was originally published on this siteThe first therapeutic uses of light (so called light therapy) date back to the end of the twentieth […]
The golden age of the video rental store, 1970-1990
This post was originally published on this siteBefore video stores, movies were solely watched in theaters, leaving studios hesitant to embrace video technology and video […]
Helene Mayer, the Jewish fencer who fought for Hitler, 1927-1936
This post was originally published on this siteHelene Mayer, remains one of the Olympics’ great mysteries. She was, by definition of German law at the […]
Frida Kahlo before Fridamania swept the world, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in 1907, Frida Kahlo lived for just 47 years. Andre Breton summed up Kahlo as “a ribbon […]
The days of the drive-in movie theaters, 1930-1950
This post was originally published on this siteThough there were drive-ins as early as the 1910s, the first patented drive-in was opened on June 6, […]
Disneyland’s historical opening day, 1955
This post was originally published on this siteDisneyland was dedicated at an “International Press Preview” event held on Sunday, July 17, 1955, which was open […]
Jerusalem at the end Ottoman rule, 1900-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThese rare pictures depict the final days of 400 years of Turkish rule over Jerusalem. In its long […]
Producing the “People’s Car” of Germany, 1945-1960
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1933 Adolf Hitler commissioned automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche to develop a “People’s Car” (literally a VolksWagen). The […]