Women Testing the Guns They Made for World War II at the Inglis Munitions Plant in Ontario, Canada, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteTen pretty girls, all workers at the John Inglis Co. plant, line up with 10 Bren guns built […]
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Rare Photographs of Marilyn Monroe Wooing Soldiers in the Aftermath of the Korean War
This post was originally published on this siteRarely seen photos of Marilyn Monroe wooing the American troops during the Korean War, with the blonde bombshell […]
37 Amazing Snapshots Capture Everyday Life of American Soldiers During Vietnam War
This post was originally published on this siteMore than 2.5 million American men served in Vietnam during the war. Some of these men were career […]
The Art of Self-Expression on a Steel Pot: 30 Vintage Photos Showing Graffiti on Soldiers’ Helmets During the Vietnam War
This post was originally published on this siteA lot of the soldiers wrote graffiti on their helmets with inscriptions of their attitudes about where they […]
The Story Behind the Iconic Photo of a Soldier Wearing a Hand Lettered “War is Hell” Slogan on His Helmet in Vietnam War
This post was originally published on this siteGerman photographer Horst Fass began his career at the age of 21. He was a photojournalist during the […]
Miss War Worker Beauty Contest in Toronto, Canada, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteOn July 18, 1942, more than 100 contestants from Canada’s major military manufacturing plants vied for the title […]
Fascinating Color Photos of Marilyn Monroe Singing to the Troops During the First Show of Her Four-Day Tour in Korea
This post was originally published on this sitePictures of Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe singing to an audience of G.I.’s during the first show of her […]
A Soldier’s Face After Four Years of War, 1941-1945
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1941, Evgeny Stepanovich Kobytev was a young man ready to start his creative life as an artist […]
Sharing Bananas With a Goat During the Battle of Saipan, ca. 1944
This post was originally published on this siteA lovely photo of marine First Sergeant Neil I. Shober of Fort Wayne, Indiana, sharing the spoils of […]
Soldiers of 11th Battalion Posing on the Great Pyramid of Giza, January 1915
This post was originally published on this siteGroup portrait of the Australian 11th (Western Australia) Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force posing on the […]
Incredible Vintage Photos of Belfast During German Air Raids in 1941
This post was originally published on this siteBelfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan […]
Sandbags Protecting the Notre Dame Cathedral During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteNotre-Dame de Paris (meaning “Our Lady of Paris”), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral […]
British Baby Gas Masks From World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThese masks looks like deep-sea diving helmets but are in fact gas masks for babies, dating from World […]
As the Allies Approached Berlin, Citizens Did Their Best to Take Care of Berlin Zoo’s Animals
This post was originally published on this siteOpened on 1 August 1844, the Zoologischer Garten Berlin was the first zoo in Germany. The aquarium opened […]
In 2015, 4 Survivors Posed With Iconic Auschwitz Photo 70 Years After the Notorious Death Camp Was Liberated
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2015, child survivors of the holocaust who were photographed huddled together at notorious Auschwitz have been reunited […]
30 Incredible Vintage Photos of Warsaw Uprising Have Been Brought to Life After Colorized
This post was originally published on this siteThe intricate process of coloring black and white photographs has been carried out by Mikołaj Kaczmarek. The photographs […]
Rare Photographs Reveal British Soldiers Manning Anti-Aircraft Guns in Full Drag in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThis set of photographs, taken by John Topham while working in RAF intelligence, was censored by the British […]
Shocking Photos of Germans Cutting Jews’ Beards in an Effort to Dehumanize and Psychologically Destabilize Their ‘Enemies’
This post was originally published on this siteMale Orthodox Jews considered their beards and sidekicks an important aspect of their religious identity. Shaving these off […]
Historic Photos of Jewish Removal to an Open-Air Ghetto in Poland in 1940
This post was originally published on this siteHistorian Julia Werner discovered this set of photos in the Jewish Museum in Rendsburg, Germany, and they constitute […]
Secretly Photographing the Holocaust: Rare Photos Taken by a Jewish Photographer That Show Daily Life in the Lodz Ghetto
This post was originally published on this siteMendel Grossman was born in Staszów, Poland on 27 June 1913. After the occupation of Poland by the […]
Vietnam Veterans Against the War Occupy the Statue of Liberty, 1971
This post was originally published on this siteOn December 26, 1971, fifteen Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) activists barricaded and occupied the Statue of […]
WWII G.I Waiting at Bus Stop With His Girlfriend to Go Off to Fight the War
This post was originally published on this siteAccording to his granddaughter, he returned home. “The sassy woman in the saddle shoes is my grandma Lois.” […]
Last Days in Vietnam: The Story Behind the Iconic Image of the Fall of Saigon in April 1975
This post was originally published on this siteDutch photographer Hugh van Es, who died in 2009 at the age of 67, became famous for his […]
20 Candid Vintage Photographs That Show German Soldiers Using Latrines During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteSoldiers lived in the trenches when fighting during World War I, it was muddy, noisy and pretty basic. […]
1940s War Fashion: A Young Woman Demonstrating How to Achieve the Full Leg Effect With Liquid Stockings in 1941
This post was originally published on this siteUntil the end of the 1930s the best women’s stockings were made from silk. This changed in the […]