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A cotton sharecropper with his family at their home in Hale County, Alabama, 1935. Nobody could tell exactly when it began and nobody could predict when it would end. At …
These Photographs Capture the American struggle during The Great Depression, 1929-1940 Read More
From the early days of flight and the “golden age of travel”, to modern-day airlines, air travel has changed a lot over the past century. Through this photo collection, we …
These vintage photos show what air travel looked like between 1930s to 1950s Read More
Humanity has always tried to predict what the future would look like and this vintage photo collection shows predictions that were either a hit or a miss. While some people …
Retro future predictions that show how people from the past imagined the future, 1900s-1970s Read More
Frederick Fleet, 24, the lookout who first spotted the iceberg. He went on to serve in both World Wars. In 1965, he experienced depression and later hanged himself. The history …
These Pictures Document the Moment when the Titanic Survivors Arrived Home, 1912 Read More
In the history of the bicycle, the penny-farthing stands tall—or rather, stands tall and rides even taller. With its distinctive design, characterized by a comically large front wheel and a …
Penny-Farthing: Cycling Through Time in Captivating Vintage Photographs Read More
The return of victorious Soviet soldiers at a railway station in Moscow in 1945. At the end of the war, millions of people were dead and millions homeless, the European …
Rare photographs taken at the end of World War II, 1945-1947 Read More
Professor James Ricalton with his friends, the Giants of Kashmir. The Durbar of 1903 was held in Delhi to celebrate the succession of the British monarch King Edward VII (the …
The Two Kashmir Giants Posing with the American Photographer James Ricalton, 1903 Read More
In June 1969, U.S. engineers diverted the flow of the Niagara River away from the American side of the falls for several months. The temporary dam can be seen in …
These Photos Show Niagara Falls Without Water, 1969 Read More
Early on the morning of September 11, 2001, the United States seemed to be just about the safest place in the world to live. The nation hadn’t been attacked on …
Pictures from the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: A day that changed America, 2001 Read More
Unable to breathe, patients entered iron lungs, which made use of negative pressure ventilation to compress and depress the chest, simulating respiration. In the early 20th century, polio was one …
Iron lungs for polio victims, 1930s-1950s Read More