Here’s the Only Known Picture of Peter Schiff, the Boy Who Won Heart of Anne Frank
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough Peter Schiff (or “Petel,” as Anne affectionately calls him) was a real person in her life, he […]
World War II
Portraits of 10 Women Who Acted as Spies to Stop the Nazis
This post was originally published on this siteHell hath no fury like a woman scorned. The Germans would have done well to take note of […]
“We Can Do It!” – Meet the Woman Who Inspired the Famous Wartime Propaganda Poster in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1942, Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller was hired by the Westinghouse Company’s War Production Coordinating Committee to […]
Love Among the Ruins: Happy Blitz Weddings in London, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteNot much would keep the Londoners down… Ena Squire-Brown, an international dancer famed for her Dove Dance, leaves […]
Belgian Man Discovered Stash of Cars Hidden in Abandoned Quarry Since World War II
This post was originally published on this siteFor nearly 80 years these cars have been hidden underground in a quarry in France but they were […]
25 Incredible British Propaganda Posters During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteBritain re-created the World War I Ministry of Information for the duration of World War II to generate […]
Rarely Seen Color Photographs of London During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThese color photos of London, spanning from the dark days of the Blitz to the triumphant celebrations of […]
LIFE Magazine Pearl Harbor Issue: How To Tell Japs From The Chinese
This post was originally published on this siteBelow are excerpt of several pages from a LIFE magazine’s article (December, 1941): How To Tell Japs From […]
Portraits of Simone Segouin, the 18 Year Old French Resistance Fighter Who Captured 25 Nazis During the Fall of Chartres
This post was originally published on this siteSimone Segouin risked her life many times during the secret war against the Nazi occupiers, and became famous […]
The Last Jew of Vinnitsa, 1942
This post was originally published on this site“The Last Jew of Vinnitsa” is an iconic photograph picturing the imminent execution of a Jewish man in […]
Beautiful Portraits and the Incredible Stories of Jewish ‘Bond Girl’ Christine Granville, Who Was Churchill’s Favorite Spy
This post was originally published on this siteKrystyna Skarbek, also known by the alias Christine Granville, was a Polish woman-turned-British spy who had a remarkable […]
Old Historic Photographs of Bristol, England during World War Two
This post was originally published on this siteBristol is a city and county in South West England. The district has the 10th-largest population in England. […]
“Women Are Teachable”: This 1940s Booklet to Assist Male Bosses in Supervising Their New Female Employees
This post was originally published on this siteIn a re-discovered 1940s guide for how male bosses should treat female employees, men were amusingly told that […]
32 Amazing Vintage Photographs of Finland in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2013, the Finnish Defence Forces put an archive of 160,000 WWII-era photographs online. The images record the […]
Copenhagen after May 5th, 1945: Rare Color Pictures From the Days around the Liberation of Denmark
This post was originally published on this siteDuring most of World War II, Denmark was first a protectorate, then an occupied territory under Germany. The […]
Vintage Stereo Photographs Taken by Hitler’s Personal Photographer Depicting the German Invasion of Poland in 1939
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage stereographs, excerpted from the album Die Soldaten des Führers im Felde (Adolf Hitler’s Soldiers in the […]
Incredible Scenes of Jewish Children Rescued From Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Arriving in Britain After WWII, 1945.
This post was originally published on this site[embedded content] Britain welcomes children liberated from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Knowing what we do of the horror […]
28 Incredible Vintage Photographs of Troops Celebrating the Holidays During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteChristmas is a time when normal routine is suspended for many people – and so it was in […]
This Special Bra Was Made Entirely From Plastic to Protect Female Factory Workers During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteWith vast swathes of America’s male population having joined the fighting, the War years saw women filing into […]
The Story Behind the Photo of 10-Year-Old Japanese Boy Carries His Deceased Brother to a Cremation Pyre, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteThis heart rending photo was taken by Joe O’Donnell, who was sent by the U.S. military to document […]
The Story Behind Toni Frissell’s Iconic Image of an Abandoned Boy Clutching a Stuffed Animal in the Rubble of 1945 London
This post was originally published on this site“Here are faces that I have found memorable. If they are not all as happy as kings, it […]
The Victory Rolls, the Lifted and the Swoops: Vintage Photos Depict Women’s Hairstyles During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteA collection of WWII photographs, depicting some of the hairstyles of the time, like the victory Rolls, the […]
During WWII Chinese Americans Wore Signs Distinguishing Themselves From Japanese Americans to Avoid Discrimination
This post was originally published on this siteAt the onset of the 20th century, the United States was not the most welcoming country to Chinese […]
23 Amazing Vintage Photographs Taken Inside WWII Tank Factories
This post was originally published on this siteThe manufacturing of tanks was a particular priority, as the German army had by far outpaced its adversaries […]
20 Historic Photographs From the AP Images Archive Show the Scene of the WWII Dunkirk’s Evacuation in 1940
This post was originally published on this siteOperation Dynamo, as the rescue operation was called, began on May 27, 1940, after a German pincer advance […]