Victorian Postmortem Photography: The Myth of the Stand Alone Corpse
This post was originally published on this siteVictorian postmortem photos did exist, no one denies that, however, they were never taken in a standing pose […]
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The Amazing Story Behind the Iconic “Migrant Mother” Photograph by Dorothea Lange
This post was originally published on this siteThe photograph that has become known as “Migrant Mother” is one of a series of photographs that Dorothea […]
64 Fantastic Snapshots of Disneyland in the Early Days
This post was originally published on this siteOpened on July 16, 1955, Disneyland is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort […]
Minutes Before the Omagh Bombing
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1998, Omagh bombing was a terrorist attack in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, carried out by the […]
Flamin’ Maimie’s Bouffant Belles: How Big Hair Got These Runners on the Cover of Sports Illustrated in 1964
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1964, the first female runners earned the cover of Sports Illustrated. The catch? The story was on […]
JFK’s Assassination: Who Was the Mysterious Babushka Lady?
This post was originally published on this siteThe Babushka Lady is an unknown woman present during the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy who […]
Travolta Dress: The Story Behind the Dress Princess Diana Wore to Dance With John Travolta at the White House in 1985
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Princess Diana visited President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, at the White House in 1985, she […]
32 Amazing Vintage Photographs of Finland in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2013, the Finnish Defence Forces put an archive of 160,000 WWII-era photographs online. The images record the […]
Meet the Real Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin in 1926
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s probably been a while since you read a Winnie-the-Pooh story or watched an animated film featuring the […]
Albert Einstein Riding Bicycle, 1933
This post was originally published on this site “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein […]
Vintage Photos of the Creative Postwar Microcars of Hungary
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1950s Hungary, like its neighbors, had languished under a harsh Stalinist regime. Innovation and new […]
Amazing Photographs From the Miss American Vampire Pageant, 1970
This post was originally published on this siteThe Miss American Vampire competition was conducted in 1970 as a promotional tool for House of Dark Shadows. […]
“Living Room” What We Call Today, Was Actually Called “Death Room” in the 19th Century!
This post was originally published on this siteThe parlor, or “death room,” was an important part of funerary rituals for most of the 19th century, […]
Amazing Photos Show How Women’s Hairstyles Have Changed Over the Years Throughout the 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteHair has, and will always, make a statement about how you see yourself, both internally and externally. Through […]
George Washington’s False Teeth: He Only Had One Real Tooth Remained in His Mouth When He Inaugurated President
This post was originally published on this siteGeorge Washington suffered from poor dental health throughout his adulthood; beginning in his twenties he experienced regular toothaches, […]
Spy Photographs of Militant Suffragettes, 1913
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1912, Scotland Yard detectives bought their first camera, to covertly photograph suffragettes. The pictures were compiled into […]
Montparnasse Derailment: The Story Behind the Incredible Images of the Train That Broke Through a Building in Paris, 1895
This post was originally published on this siteThese incredible photos of the wreck at Gare Montparnasse in Paris shows a very dramatic scene of a […]
Doughnut Girls: The Women Who Fried Donuts and Dodged Bombs on the Front Lines of World War I
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War I, the Salvation Army sent women to France to lift the spirits of the soldiers […]
10 Amazing Vintage Photographs of Istanbul That Depict 1930s Turkey
This post was originally published on this siteIstanbul has one of the richest histories of any city. It is the only city in the world […]
The Bee Gees, Kitarō, and Led Zeppelin Could Not Perform in Singapore in the 1970s Because of a Hair Campaign
This post was originally published on this siteA ban on long hair once existed in Singapore. In the 1960s, a Singapore government policy forbidding any […]
Studio, Models and Staged Photography of Alphonse Mucha
This post was originally published on this siteAlphonse Mucha began to take photographs in the early 1880s, probably in Vienna, with a borrowed camera. It […]
8 Things You May Not Know About the Hollywood Sign
This post was originally published on this siteErected sometime in 1923, the Hollywood sign has long welcomed aspiring actors looking to make it big in […]
Cool Portrait Photos of 29 U.S Presidents When They Were Young and Hunky
This post was originally published on this siteMost of us probably have a very vivid picture of how a US president looks. However, before men […]
22 Lovely Photos That Capture Vintage Dog Shows in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe first modern dog show, on 28–29 June 1859 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was an added attraction to the annual […]
The Winds of Hell: Historical Photos of the 1940 Armistice Day Blizzard
This post was originally published on this siteMonday, November 11, 1940 was Armistice Day, the remembrance of the symbolic end of World War I. On […]