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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]