History

How large cities have been built up in recent decades

14-05-2023

How large cities have been built up in recent decades

Progress does not stand still, and a nondescript village, which was such for several decades, is turning into a real metropolis. ...

20 rare photos of the Romanov family

14-05-2023

20 rare photos of the Romanov family

On the night of July 16-17, 1918, the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II and all members of his family were shot in Yekaterinburg. ...

Child labor in America in the early 20th century

14-05-2023

Child labor in America in the early 20th century

Now it is difficult to imagine the exploitation of child labor in American industries, and at the beginning of the last century, ...

Stereoscopic images of the First World War, found in the attic

14-05-2023

Stereoscopic images of the First World War, found in the attic

Employees of a Toronto photography studio stumbled upon a stereoscopic camera and photo slides depicting World War I scenes. These ...

Colorama: monumental photographic canvases 1950-1990

14-05-2023

Colorama: monumental photographic canvases 1950-1990

Colorama is a huge photographic display that was located on the east balcony of Grand Central Terminal in New York from 1950 to ...

17 rare shots from the history of the Berlin Wall

14-05-2023

17 rare shots from the history of the Berlin Wall

On August 13, 1961, the construction of the Berlin Wall began, dividing the city and designed to stop the attempts of defectors ...

Vintage black and white photo in color

14-05-2023

Vintage black and white photo in color

This issue features some iconic photographs from yesteryear. They were all black and white... for the time being. But today, thanks ...

Aviation then and now

14-05-2023

Aviation then and now

In this issue, we invite you to take a look at how aviation has changed over the past few decades. Moreover, the word ...

Cairo, 1910

14-05-2023

Cairo, 1910

Now life in Cairo is not easy - constant riots, skirmishes, skirmishes. It's scary to go outside even during the day. But there ...

Miss America - 1924

14-05-2023

Miss America - 1924

Ruth Malcolmson (1906 - 1988) was crowned Miss America in 1924. In an article published shortly after the pageant, Miss America ...

“The Image of an Earthly Paradise”: US Beach History in Color

14-05-2023

“The Image of an Earthly Paradise”: US Beach History in Color

The set of associations of the “American Dream” certainly includes the endless beaches of California and Florida, where it is ...

New York then and now

14-05-2023

New York then and now

An unusual selection of photographs from the archive of the New York Daily News crime chronicle made in the style of "then and ...

Prudish Victorians, they also knew how to laugh

14-05-2023

Prudish Victorians, they also knew how to laugh

Imagine an old black and white photograph of the Victorian era, such as a family portrait. The best outfits, rich backgrounds and, ...

1913 in color: What the world was like 100 years ago

14-05-2023

1913 in color: What the world was like 100 years ago

Let's fast forward to 1913. This year was certainly a landmark, the last year of the Old World, the Belle Epoque, on the eve of ...

Teddy guys - hipsters and punks in one bottle

14-05-2023

Teddy guys - hipsters and punks in one bottle

In the UK in the middle of the last century, or to be more precise, in the 50-60s, an interesting subculture was formed, whose ...

Execution of the House of Soviets on October 4, 1993

14-05-2023

Execution of the House of Soviets on October 4, 1993

A brief photo essay by an eyewitness of the dramatic events that took place on October 4, 1993 near the White House. Let's ...

Posthumous portraits from the time of Queen Victoria

14-05-2023

Posthumous portraits from the time of Queen Victoria

Hmm… there were a lot of unusual things in the Victorian era, but this tradition is one of the creepiest! Namely, the tradition ...

Savages in London

14-05-2023

Savages in London

In 1935 circus performers from Burma visited London. Interesting reaction of the gentlemen in the background. Approximately such a ...

Amsterdam Anne Frank - past and present

14-05-2023

Amsterdam Anne Frank - past and present

The Anne Frank House Museum is one of the most popular buildings in Amsterdam. The famous diaries of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who ...

The Soviet era in iconic photographs by Markov-Grinberg

13-05-2023

The Soviet era in iconic photographs by Markov-Grinberg

On November 7, 1907, the famous photojournalist Mark Markov-Grinberg was born in Rostov-on-Don. His works, which have become real ...

Crazed Mercenaries: 5 famous founders of private military companies in history who shocked the world

12-05-2023

Crazed Mercenaries: 5 famous founders of private military ...

Reckless adventurers, robbers - condottieres. At one time, the name of each of them thundered throughout Europe. Fate is cruel to ...

Vibrant footage of Prohibition-era Los Angeles

07-05-2023

Vibrant footage of Prohibition-era Los Angeles

I stumbled upon the archive of the Los Angeles Times newspaper and could not get past their photos from the Prohibition era. ...

The Soviet Union in 1935 through the lens of a Norwegian photographer

04-05-2023

The Soviet Union in 1935 through the lens of a Norwegian ...

In this issue you will see photographs taken in 1935 by Norwegian photographer Eirik Sundvor. Erik Sandvor (1902 - 1992) was a ...

Why were castles built? Why couldn't they be bypassed?

03-05-2023

Why were castles built? Why couldn't they be bypassed?

Imagine that you are a medieval European feudal lord. You have been at enmity with the neighboring seigneur for a long time because ...

London Underground 70-80s

01-05-2023

London Underground 70-80s

The metro can rightfully be called a "cultural cauldron", in which hundreds of thousands of representatives of various ...

Historical hodgepodge: 10 photos from the past that are interesting to consider

01-05-2023

Historical hodgepodge: 10 photos from the past that are ...

Historical photographs are often underestimated, and after all, they can not only study the past but also completely immerse ...