American soldiers discover Manet's “In the Conservatory” that was hidden (amongst other Nazi loot) in the salt mines of Merker, Germany. 1945.
The cathedral of Amiens during WWII
French colonial officers in Ivory Coast with native wives, 1915
Robert Wadlow (b. 1918) is the tallest person in documented history. Due to an overactive pituitary gland, he was taller than his father at age 8 and continued to grow
Niagara Falls in the winter of 1888.
One the warehouses filled with victims' shoes up to the ceiling. Auschwitz, Occupied Poland 1944.
One of the first McDonald’s restaurants opened in 1948 and had 9 items. The staple of the menu was their 15-cent hamburger. They added their now world-famous fries to the
Women protesting forced Hijab days after the revolution, Iran, 1979. Photograph by Hengameh Golestan.
In World War I, Emir Faisal (pictured front & center) helped the Allies win northern Syria and led the Arab delegation to the 1919 Paris Peace Conference following the war.
Huge stacks of lumber drying in Seattle. How huge? Check out the man standing in the picture… 1919
A canal being drained and cleaned in Venice, Italy, 1956.
Man posing with this massive cactus in Mexico. 1895
Norwich City (UK) first computer delivered to the Treasury Department for payroll. 1957.
Sail Wagon. Brooklyn, circa 1910.
On February 8th, 1943, Nazis hanged 17-year-old Lepa Radić for being a Yugoslavian Partisan during World War II. When they asked her the names of her companions, she replied: “You
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and hunting party, 1890's.
The Antarctic Snow Cruiser on the drive towards the ship that would take it south to the Pole. The vehicle provided living space and laboratories to five scientists. Unfortunately, it
Childrenplaying in New York City street gutter next to dead horse, 1905
Native American children at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School (PA, US) in the late 1800s. From 1879 to 1918, some 10,000 Native American children were forced from their families and
