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Shoot Around the Corner: The Krummlauf, a Gun With Bent-Barrel

January 17, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Krummlauf (English: “curved barrel”) is a bent barrel attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle developed by […]

Douglas A-1 Skyraider Once Carried a Toilet as an Aerial Bomb During the Vietnam War

November 7, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOctober 1965, CDR Clarence W. Stoddard, Jr., Executive Officer of VA-25 “Fist of the Fleet”, flying an A-1H […]

Historic Photos of Hungarians Gathered in the Streets During Revolution Against Soviet-Backed Regime in November, 1956

November 6, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Hungarian Revolution of 1956, or the Hungarian Uprising, was a nationwide revolution against the Hungarian People’s Republic […]

Lee Miller and David Scherman: The Photographers Who Took a Bath in Hitler’s Apartment

October 30, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn April 30, 1945, photojournalists David E. Scherman and Lee Miller produced one of the most controversial photographic […]

Rare Vintage Color Photos of North Vietnam in 1967

October 22, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1967, American photojournalist Lee Lockwood made a trip to North Vietnam and spent a month traveling around […]

“The Day When Daddy Came Home” – 15 October, 1945

October 15, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteGunner Hector Murdoch arrives home (at his new prefabricated house in Tulse Hill, London) on his birthday, greeted […]

Pictures of Veronica Foster – Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl and the Beautiful Woman War Worker of Canada in World War II

October 13, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteVeronica Foster (January 2, 1922 – May 4, 2000), popularly known as “Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl”, was […]

36 Amazing LIFE Magazine Covers of the Vietnam War During the 1960s and Early 1970s

October 11, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOne of the most important stories that LIFE Magazine would ever cover was the Vietnam War. From sending […]

Women Testing the Guns They Made for World War II at the Inglis Munitions Plant in Ontario, Canada, 1944

September 21, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

Rare Photographs of Marilyn Monroe Wooing Soldiers in the Aftermath of the Korean War

September 21, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

September 20, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

September 11, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

September 9, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

August 31, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

August 25, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

August 19, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

August 13, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

August 8, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

June 2, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

May 27, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

April 1, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

March 3, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

January 27, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

January 13, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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

January 10, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

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