Cher Photographed by Douglas Kirkland at Venice Beach, 1979
This post was originally published on this siteDouglas Kirkland started out as an assistant to Irving Penn when he first moved to New York at […]
Racist, Sexist and Dishonest Vintage Advertisements That Seem Shocking Today
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage advertisements are from Beyond Belief, a book by art collector and former advertising executive Charles Saatchi, […]
During World War I, France Built a Fake Paris to Fool German Pilots
This post was originally published on this siteHow do you save Paris from German World War I bombers? By building a life-sized decoy city, of […]
Why The Mercy Brown Case Remains One Of History’s Craziest “Vampire” Incidents
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Mercy Brown’s family started dying off one by one, they blamed her — even though she’d been […]
30 Cool Pics of Rock Stars With Their Pets
This post was originally published on this siteA set of cool pics that capture vintage rock stars with their pets in the past. Axl Rose […]
Early Outdoor Photography: 33 Rare Pictures That Capture Life in the World From the 1840s and 1850s
This post was originally published on this siteThe daguerreotype, the first photographic process, was invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (1787–1851) and spread rapidly around the world […]
Incredible Vintage Studio Portraits of California Young Gold-Rush Prospectors From the 1840s and 1850s
This post was originally published on this siteYoung gold-rush prospectors stare down the camera in these striking daguerreotypes and tintypes of the 1940s and 1850s, […]
The Evidence for Bigfoot: The Story Behind the Infamous 1967 Patterson–Gimlin Film
This post was originally published on this siteRoger Patterson and Bob Gimlin had their encounter with Bigfoot on October 20, 1967. The Patterson-Gimlin (PG) film […]
Lost Photos of Prince: Rare and Stunning Intimate Photographs of Prince Taken at His Private Estate Paisley Park
This post was originally published on this siteSteve Parke started working with Prince in 1988, after a mutual friend showed Prince some of Steve’s photorealistic […]
How “Little Caesar” Salvatore Maranzano Created The American Mafia
This post was originally published on this siteWould the American Mafia as we know it even exist without Salvatore Maranzano? Wikimedia CommonsSalvatore Maranzano Salvatore Maranzano […]
Horrors of War: 35 Incredible Photos That Show the Brutal Reality of ‘the Battle of Stalingrad’, 1942-43
This post was originally published on this siteThe Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was a major confrontation of World War […]
Meet Adrian Carton de Wiart, The Soldier Who Could Not Be Killed
This post was originally published on this siteOver the course of four wars in six decades, Adrian Carton de Wiart proved himself to be the […]
44 Beautiful Photos That Capture Street Scenes of New York in the Late 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThese beautiful color photos were taken by Dutch travel photographer Eric Böhm that show street scenes of New York in […]
This Week In History News, Feb. 25 – March 3
This post was originally published on this siteWorst U.S. president ever selected, ancient Egyptian mummy tattoos found, 7,000-year-old Native American burial site uncovered. Donald Trump […]
From Bowie To Page, She Was Rock N’ Roll’s Most Notorious – And Underage – Groupie
This post was originally published on this siteLori Maddox was obsessed wth sex, drugs, and rock and roll, and they were just as obsessed with […]
Mary Boleyn — The Other Boleyn Girl Who Wooed Henry VIII
This post was originally published on this siteEveryone knows about Anne Boleyn, the wife of Henry VIII, but what about her sister Mary, his former […]
Annie Besant Published A Book On Birth Control — So They Arrested Her
This post was originally published on this siteAnnie Besant started out married to a clergyman, but became an anti-religious activist. Her arrest for publishing a […]
25 Wonderful Color Photographs of Sonny Bono and Cher From Between the Late 1960s and Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteCher met Sonny Bono when she was 16 and he was 27. The two began dating, and Sonny […]
The Amish and Photography
This post was originally published on this siteIt is commonly said that Amish don’t like having their photos taken. “No photos please” signs are common […]
Previously Unseen Photographs of a Young Princess Diana Relaxing in the Countryside in the Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s rare to see royals stomping about through the mud, but a recently unearthed set of photographs shows […]
47 Old Pictures of Istanbul From the 1920s and 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteA photo set from SALTOnline that shows Istanbul, Turkey from the 1920s and 1930s. Moda Tailor Shop Zeynel […]
The forgotten era of the Airships, 1900s-1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe history of airships begins, like the history of hot air balloons, in France. After the invention of […]
Nannie Doss Spent Decades Murdering Relatives And Husbands
This post was originally published on this site“I was searching for the perfect mate,” Nannie Doss told police, after she was arrested for murdering her […]
55 Amazing Daguerreotypes of Teenage Girls in the Mid-19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing photos that show portraits of teenage girls from between the 1840s and 1860s.
Meet The Bowery Boys Gang That Once Ruled New York’s Five Points
This post was originally published on this siteFrom saloon murders to street brawls to the infamous New York Draft Riots, the Bowery Boys embodied the […]