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 […]
Category: Historical Photos
These Color Photos Capture the Psychedelic Hippie Fashion in London during the 1960s
These striking photographs of psychedelic fashion in London were published in the Paris Match magazine (October 1967 issue) and are taken by photographer Philippe Le […]
Prokudin-Gorsky: Tsarist-era Uzbekistan captured in rare color photographs, 1907-1911
Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky (second from left) waiting in vain for a break in the clouds to observe a solar eclipse from Central Asia’s Tien-Shan mountains on […]
Vintage pictures of bizarre vending machines you never knew existed, 1920-1960
This collection of photographs shows some of the world’s oldest and oddest vending machines. Nowadays almost anything imaginable can now be purchased from the vending […]
Vintage Photos Show the Styles of Swedish Europop Group ABBA During the 1970s
ABBA, Swedish Europop band that was among the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. In the 1970s it dominated the European […]
Beyond the Frames: Rare and Incredible Behind the Scenes Photos on the Sets of Famous Movies
These rare glimpses behind the camera lens transport us to a time when practical effects reigned supreme, and creativity knew no bounds. From masterful makeup […]
When Americans said goodbye to alcohol, 1920-1933
Prohibition agents dump liquor out of a raided building, 1929. Prohibition was the attempt to outlaw the production and consumption of alcohol in the United […]
These vintage photos show what air travel looked like between 1930s to 1950s
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. […]
The Forgotten Era of the Airships in Rare Photographs, 1900s-1940s
The German zeppelin Hindenburg floats past the Empire State Building over Manhattan, on August 8, 1936, en route to Lakehurst, New Jersey, from Germany. The […]
One of the World’s Largest Log Cabin: The magnificent Forestry Building in Portland that was lost in a fire, 1905
The Forestry Building in 1956. Dubbed by the media as the “world’s largest log cabin,” (actually, second largest), the Forestry Building was constructed as part […]