Life in the American concentration camp of Manzanar, 1943
This post was originally published on this siteManzarar, Spanish for “apple orchard,” began soon after 1900 in the dream of a fruit-growing empire and today […]
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Newsies: Portraits of the working children who spread the news, 1908-1924
This post was originally published on this siteWith the rise of the daily newspapers in the 1880s, more than half of all newspapers in the […]
The story of New York City’s swimming pools through photographs, 1930-1960
This post was originally published on this site New Yorkers have been taking the plunge in the Big Apple since the late 1800s, when the […]
When a German U-Boat submarine and tanks ended up in New York’s Central Park, 1917-1918
This post was originally published on this siteThe so-called “Liberty Day” was a holiday invented by the federal government to finance the massive effort of […]
The Will and William West case: The identical inmates that showed the need for fingerprinting, 1903
This post was originally published on this siteOn May 1, 1903, an African-American man named Will West entered the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth. Like […]
The Challenger disaster that unfolded on live television, 1986
This post was originally published on this siteJanuary 28, 1986, was an exceptionally cold day in Florida, where freezing weather is rare. The beaches near […]
The story of Isaac and Rosa, the emancipated slave children from New Orleans, 1863
This post was originally published on this siteThe boy and girl looked toward the camera. They were just old enough to understand the task assigned […]
Coney Island in old color images, 1948
This post was originally published on this siteFor e brief time, early in the twentieth century, Coney Island was the most dazzling spectacle in the […]
A Saturday afternoon in London (Ohio) through the photos of Ben Shahn, 1938
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, photographer Ben Shahn of FSA traveled to the small town of London, Ohio, and captured the […]
The iconic Hollywood sign in old photographs, 1924-1980
This post was originally published on this siteThe Hollywood sign may be unique among American icons. It is a landmark whose white letters are familiar […]
The extraordinary life aboard NASA’s Skylab, 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteSkylab was America’s first step toward making space something other than a nice place to visit. Developed in […]
The moment when President Bush was informed about the 9/11 terrorist attack, 2001
This post was originally published on this siteOn September 11, 2001, US President George W. Bush went to Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Florida […]
Building the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in rare photographs, 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Golden Gate Bridge is unquestionably an American icon whose symbolism power rivals that of the Empire State […]
Colorized portraits of Ellis Island immigrants, 1906-1911
This post was originally published on this siteEllis Island served as the United State’s largest immigration station, processing up to 12 million people between 1892 […]
The hard life of roughnecks of the East Texas Oil Field, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteBy 1930, Texas was already the nation’s leading oil producing state, yet East Texas remained the only area […]
The ‘white’ slave children of New Orleans in rare photographs, 1863
This post was originally published on this siteOn January 30, 1864, Harper’s Weekly started to publish portraits of children captioned “Emancipated Slaves—White and Colored,” as […]
The story of Tupperware parties in pictures, 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen an amateur inventor and designer named Earl Silas Tupper first invented Tupperware around 1942 (from a refined […]
The only known picture of President Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe together, 1962
This post was originally published on this siteThis black and white image, taken by White House photographer Cecil Stoughton, is the only known photograph of […]
The cowgirls of the West in rare photographs, 1860-1930
This post was originally published on this siteBefore anyone ever heard the word “cowgirl,” there were women who ventured west. Most traveled with their families […]
The Black Monday of 1987 in historical photographs, 1987
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s difficult to convey to a modern audience the emotional impact of the stock market’s gyrations in the […]
Early visitors to America’s National Parks, 1870-1920
This post was originally published on this siteThe process that led up to the national park idea is complex. From arts and literature came the […]
The destructive ironclad ships of the U.S. Civil War in rare photographs, 1861-1864
This post was originally published on this siteFor thousands of years, warships were built of wood and powered by human muscles and the wind. Gunpowder […]
When people scrapped metals to help the war effort, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Second World War, the United States government encouraged the American people to participate in scrap drives, […]
The dangerous lives of Pennsylvania coal miners captured in rare photographs, 1942
This post was originally published on this sitePennsylvania’s rich coal mining history dates back centuries to the late 1700s and boomed between 1870 and 1930. […]
Forgotten photographs of a late summer Sunday in Central Park, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteOn a lazy Sunday afternoon in September 1942, photographer Marjory Collins wandered around New York City’s Central Park […]