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 […]
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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 […]
32 Black and White Photos That Document Everyday Life of North Vietnam in the Late 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteAfter the failure to reunify Vietnam by elections, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam attempted to unify the country […]
World War II at Home in Britain Through Breathtaking Historical Photographs
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Britain went to war on 3 September 1939 there was none of the ‘flag-waving patriotism’ of August […]
Cycling on the Streets of Paris Under Nazi Occupation in 1942
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken by André Zucca in Paris while the city was occupied by the Germans during […]
The London Milkman: The Story Behind One of the Most Iconic Images of the Blitz
This post was originally published on this siteAs photography had become part of people’s daily lives during the inter-war period, numerous iconic images were taken […]
Incredible Colorized Photos of Ireland’s Civil War (1923-24)
This post was originally published on this siteThe Irish Civil War was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment […]
36 Most Amazing Spy Gadgets From the Cold War Era
This post was originally published on this siteCold war era is Famous for the espionage and spying operations by the world’s two biggest spy organizations […]
30 Portrait Photos of Beautiful Women of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps During Vietnam War
This post was originally published on this siteThe history of the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) in Vietnam began in April, 1956 when three Army nurses […]
Portraits of U.S. Army Nurse Joan McDermott During Her Time in Vietnam War in the Late 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteJoan McDermott attended Walther Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago to become a registered nurse when she […]
Christmas Truce 1914: Amazing Photos of British and German Troops Meeting in No Man’s Land During the Western Front
This post was originally published on this siteLate on Christmas Eve 1914, men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) heard German troops in the trenches […]
How Could Slovenian Fighter Albina Mali-Hočevar Look Before the Wound
This post was originally published on this siteAlbina Mali-Hočevar was an extremely brave Slovenian anti-fascist resistance fighter and national hero, who was wounded three times […]
Photos of Soviet Withdrawal From Afghanistan in 1989
This post was originally published on this siteThe final and complete withdrawal of Soviet combatant forces from Afghanistan began on 15 May 1988 and ended […]
38 Amateur Photos That Capture Daily Life of Paris Under Nazi Occupation
This post was originally published on this siteParis started mobilizing for war in September 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland, but the war seemed far […]
Amazing Photos of African American Women at Work During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteAmerican women have participated in defense of this nation in both war and peacetime. Their contributions, however, have […]
56 Haunting Photos of World War II Taken by James Allison
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s hard to imagine what World War II was really like if you were born long after it […]
Pancho Villa Expedition: Rare and Amazing Photographs From the 1916 Mexican Border Campaign
This post was originally published on this siteAt 2:30 on 9 March 1916, several hundred troops under the command of Francisco “Pancho” Villa crossed the […]
23 Candid Color Snapshots of Vietnamese Bar Girls During the Vietnam War
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Vietnam War, a whole sex industry sprung up around American servicemembers. Prostitutes would congregate at bars […]
22 Rare Photographs That Capture the Brutal Life of American Troops During the Battle of Buna-Gona
This post was originally published on this siteFrom mid-November 1942 to the end of January 1943 the Australians and the Americans reduced the Japanese base […]
French Man Found a Box of 35mm Film Rolls in the Trash That Capture Life Inside Nazi POW Camp for Polish Officers
This post was originally published on this siteIt was a winter night in 1999 and Olivier Rempfer, then 19, was walking back to his town […]