Airmen and seamen cheering King George V from the aircraft carrier ‘Argus’ on his visit to the Fleet at Rosyth, on the Firth of Forth. […]
Tag: Historical Photos
Nuclear Tourism: When atomic tests were a tourist attraction in Las Vegas, 1950s
Las Vegas is known as the city of lights and, at one time, that light was the glow of an atomic detonation in the Nevada […]
The World Trade Center under construction through fascinating photos, 1966-1979
The World Trade Center project was initiated in the early 1960s through the influence of David Rockefeller in part to reclaim a part of the […]
Amazing old photos that capture the everyday life in New York City in the 1940s
These incredible black and white photographs document everyday life in New York City in the 1940s and offer a glimpse into a long-gone era. From […]
Vintage photos of the old-school lumberjacks who fell giant trees with axes, 1890-1935
Lumberjacks pose with a Douglas fir tree in Washington. 1899. Before the invention of motorized chainsaws and logging machinery, the hard work of felling trees […]
Building the Hoover Dam seen Through Rare Photographs, 1931-1936
Hoover Dam is as tall as a 60-story building. It was the highest dam in the world when it was completed in 1935. Its base […]
Photographs of Hiroshima before and after the atomic bombing, 1945
A pre-war photograph of Hiroshima’s vibrant downtown shopping district near the center of town, facing east. Only rubble and a few utility poles remained after […]
Vought-Sikorsky VS-300: Historical Photos from the World’s First Successful Helicopter
The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, an American single-engine helicopter, was designed by Igor Sikorsky. Its original design featured a single three-blade rotor that was powered by a […]
Sophia Loren: Stunning vintage photos of the Italian classic beauty icon, 1950s-1960s
Sophia Loren (born in1934, Rome, Italy), is an Italian film actress who rose above her poverty-stricken origins in postwar Naples to become universally recognized as […]
Chernobyl Disaster in rare pictures, 1986
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 […]