The Dancer in Birkenau: Meet the Polish-Jewish Ballerina Who Shot Nazis on Her Way to the Gas Chamber
This post was originally published on this siteMore a certainty than a legend, a woman killed a Nazi guard at Birkenau while she was ordered […]
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Historical Colorized Pictures Show Native Americans at the White House for Citizenship in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThese incredible photographs were colorized by British colorization specialist Royston Leonard. The remarkable pictures show the group during […]
Incredible Photographs Taken Nearly a Century Ago Show Some of the Top Fashion Choices of the Jazz Age
This post was originally published on this siteWomen’s clothing in the 1920s reflected dizzying social change on an unprecedented scale. From Paris and London to […]
27 Intimate Photos of Celebrities From Backstage at Live Aid in 1985
This post was originally published on this siteLive Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. […]
Fearful 16-Year-Old German Soldier Crying Tears of Defeat, After Being Captured by the US 9th Army in Germany, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteA sixteen-year old German anti aircraft soldier of the Hitler Youth, Hans-Georg Henke, taken prisoner in the state […]
Talbot Car: One of the Invincible Automobiles From the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteTalbot or Clément-Talbot Limited was a London automobile manufacturer founded in 1903. Clément-Talbot’s products were named just Talbot […]
Fascinating Vintage Pictures Show Victorian Female Fighters Got in the Ring for Fun and Freedom
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage photos reveal the bizarre history of female boxing where women fought their opponents in full Victorian […]
“Death Leap From Blazing Hotel” – The Story Behind the Photo Taken by an Amateur Photographer That Won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize
This post was originally published on this siteThis is the site of the worst hotel fire in US history. In the predawn hours of December […]
Faces From the Front: Incredible Before and After Photos Show World War I Soldiers’ Horrific Facial Injuries
This post was originally published on this siteThese incredible before and after photographs show how British and French soldiers had to have their faces completely […]
The Collyer Brothers: Inside the New York City Hoarders’ Brownstone After They Found Dead in 1947
This post was originally published on this siteHomer and Langley Collyer were an extraordinary pair of brothers. They were born into one of New York […]
Charming Photos of Beauty Queens of the 1920s Have Been Bought to Life in Vivid Color for the First Time
This post was originally published on this siteThese stunning images of 1920s beauty queens reveal how ideas of beauty have changed – and how they […]
Rarely Seen Photographs of of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Who at The Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967
This post was originally published on this siteThe Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967, […]
Earliest Portrait Photos Ever Taken Bring Americans From the 1840s to Life After Being Colorized
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing photographs were all taken in the 1840s using the daguerreotype which had just been invented. Images […]
Appliances for Treatment and Prevention of Male and Female Masturbation From the Victorian Era
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Victorian era, masturbation—also known as self-pollution, self-abuse, or onanism—was believed to be both a moral and […]
Abraham Lincoln in What Is Considered to Be His Earliest Photograph, ca. Early 1840s
This post was originally published on this siteIn what experts say could be a major historical discovery, a researcher has concluded that an 1840s picture […]
Incredible Vintage Photographs Offer a Rare Glimpse Inside the Romanovs’ Imperial Train
This post was originally published on this siteThe Domestic Imperial Train of Nicholas II (there was also an Imperial train exclusively for international travel) was […]
The Cats of Canada: Adorable Vintage Photos of Very, Very Cute Kittens From 1902
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1895, an amendment to Canadian law allowed the British Museum to receive one copy of all Canadian […]
22 Rare Photos of St. Andrews, Scotland in the 1840s
This post was originally published on this siteJohn Adamson (1809-1870) was one of the pioneering photographic chemists in Scotland. He was born in Burnside, Fife, […]
Rare Portraits of Men and Women Around the World in Their Tradition Costumes at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a rare set of large-format photographic portrait images of the different ethnic people who represented various countries […]
In the Late 1920s, the Men’s Dress Reform Party Endorsed Loose Clothes, Shorts or Breeches, High Socks, and Sandals
This post was originally published on this siteThe Men’s Dress Reform Party (MDRP) was a reform movement in interwar Britain. While the party’s main concerns […]
Cool Pics of 20 Great ’80s Classic Cars That Time Forgot
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1980s was a decade of strange music and weird fashion. It was also a period of innovation […]
23 Rare Behind the Scenes Photos Reveal the Filmmaking in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteFilms really blossomed in the 1920s, expanding upon the foundations of film from earlier years. Most US film […]
Execution by Cannon in Shiraz, Iran, Mid-Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteExecution by cannon was a method of execution in which the victim was typically tied to the mouth […]
Old New Land: The Story Behind the First Photograph of the Founding of Tel Aviv, 1909
This post was originally published on this siteOver 100 years ago, some 66 Jewish families congregated on the sand dunes of what would become Tel […]
History of Russia in the Beginning of 20 Century Through Amazing Colorized Photos
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the start of the 20th century, Russia’s economic problems grew steadily worse. From 1900 to 1915, the […]