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 […]
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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 […]
Dreamy photochroms of New York City, 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing photochrom postcards of New York City were procured by the Detroit Publishing Company and offer a […]
Apollo program astronauts training in Arizona for the Moon missions, 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the they walked on the moon on July 20, 1969, the Apollo program astronauts trained in Flagstaff, […]
When New Yorkers heard about the D-Day invasion, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteBy the time the sun rose in New York City on the morning of June 6, 1944, the […]
The strange world of military research at Natick Soldier Systems Center, 1970-1990
This post was originally published on this siteThe Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC) is responsible for the technology, research, development, engineering, fielding, and sustainment of […]
The billboards that sold the American Way, 1937-1940
This post was originally published on this siteMany Americans first encountered the phrase “the American Way” on huge billboards that by 1938 had sprouted in […]
Veterans of four different wars from the same town of Geary, Oklahoma, 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteWe can only imagine the horrors seen and shared between the four of these men. They all have […]
The only two illegal photos taken inside the US Supreme Court in session, 1932-1937
This post was originally published on this siteThere are only two known photos in existence taken inside the US Supreme Court while in session. The […]
Scars of Gordon, a whipped Louisiana slave, 1863
This post was originally published on this siteThe famous “whipped slave” photograph pictures the runaway slave Gordon exposing his severely whipped back to the camera […]
John Vachon’s Chicago in candid photos, 1941
This post was originally published on this siteIn the hardships caused by the Great Depression, the American government created the Farm Security Administration to help […]
The Johnstown Flood in rare pictures, 1889
This post was originally published on this siteThe South Fork Dam was built between 1838 and 1853 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide water […]
Carving the iconic Mount Rushmore, 1927-1941
This post was originally published on this siteThe idea of creating a monumental sculpture in the Black Hills was first suggested in 1923 by South […]
The never solved bombing of Wall Street in rare pictures, 1920
This post was originally published on this siteOn September 16, 1920, as hundreds of Wall Street workers headed out for lunch, a horse-drawn wagon parked […]
The infamous New York City blackout of 1977
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1977 blackout that hit New York was a crisis that came amidst a sweltering heat wave, a […]
The parallel world of American advertising targeted toward African-Americans, 1950-1960
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1950s and 1960s, there existed a ‘parallel world’ of American advertising where mainstream brands targeted the […]
Mailing babies: The story of kids sent through the U.S. Postal Service, 1913
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s hard to believe it, for a brief period of 6 years, it was possible to mail a […]
The last Civil War veterans, 1890-1950
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1.5 million Union and perhaps 600,000 Confederate veterans were very visible members of post-war society. For one […]
The child miners’ photos of Lewis Hine that appalled America, 1908-1911
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1900s child labor was still extremely common in the United States. All across the nation […]