Tag: Historical Photos

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, photography was becoming more accessible, allowing people to capture cherished moments from everyday life. Among these moments […]

West Berlin citizens hold a vigil atop the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate on November 10, 1989, the day after the East […]

On April 26, 1986, a series of explosions destroyed Chernobyl’s reactor No. 4, and several hundred staff and firefighters tackled a blaze that burned for […]

Every day between 1925 and 1935, Hachiko, a dog with unwavering loyalty, turned Tokyo’s Shibuya train station into the stage for his daily vigil, hoping […]

The majority of homes in the 1960s were furnished with an eclectic mixture of furniture from a variety of periods, featuring large, bold images, such […]

This is disturbing on so many levels. From the shiny fabric to the colors and then how tight it is… Every decade has a reputation […]

As the 20th century approached, Native American communities faced mounting challenges to their existence and traditional ways of life. After the Civil War, large numbers […]

McDonald Brother’s store in San Bernadino, California, 1953. When McDonald’s was first founded in the 1940s by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald, it was actually […]

Jeanne Bauer walks with a DynaTAC on 6th Avenue in New York, accompanied by John Mitchell, the Motorola engineer behind the phone. 1973. The history […]

Annie Edson Taylor poses with her cat and the barrel in which she rode over the falls. 1901. It is said that Niagara Falls has […]