Journey through time with captivating snapshots of historical occurrences across the globe; from rare hospital scenes to iconic military encounters, displays of cultural heritage to profound moments of civil rights activism.
Holy Cross Hospital (1908)
Founded by Catholic Sisters of the Holy Cross.
Russian Firefighter at Kremlin (1930s)
1930s Russian firefighter in some sort of breathing apparatus in front of the Kremlin
Four Kings (ca. 1908)
4 Kings (left to right) George V,Edward VIII,George VI and Edward VII ca.1908
Samurai and Retainers (ca. 1860)
Samurai and retainers seated, Japan. – ca. 1860
Soldier and Reindeer on Ice (1941)
A soldier with a pack Reindeer, on slippery ice, near the tiny village of Nautsi, in northern Lapland, Finland, on October 26, 1941
USS Indianapolis Disaster (1945)
The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis. On July 30,1945 she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine setting off one of the greatest US naval disasters of WW II.
Danish Resistance (1945)
Danes resisted Nazi occupation in Odense in 1945.
Japanese Acoustic Locators (1930)
Japanese Acoustic Locator Devices, 1930.
Keitel Signs Surrender (1945)
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signs the ratified surrender terms in Berlin, Germany, May 8, 1945.
Teddy Roosevelt’s Bullet-Riddled Rib Cage (1912)
X-Ray of Teddy Roosevelt’s Rib Cage with bullet after being shot in Milwaukee, 1912
Opium Den in Singapore (1941)
Opium dens flourished in Singapore in 1941.
Berliners at Tempelhof (1948)
Berliners watching a C-54 land at Berlin Tempelhof Airport, 1948.
George Patton and Renault Tank (1918)
George S. Patton posing with a French Renault tank, 1918.
Qajar Kajaveh Travelers (ca. 1880)
People Travelling in Qajar Kajaveh (Litter), in Persia. – ca. 1880
Barrow Gang Apprehended (July 24 1933)
Blanche Barrow is apprehended by law officers at the abandoned amusement park where the Barrow Gang had been hiding out. Dexter, Iowa. July 24 1933
Family on Highway (1938)
Family walking on highway by Dorothea Lange 1938
Pfc. Julias on Hill 902 (April 25, 1951)
Pfc. Julias Van Den Stock rests on a Chinese Communist bunker on the slope of Hill 902, north of Ip-Tong – April 25, 1951
Detective Mary A. Shanley (1937)
New York City detective Mary A. Shanley, 1937.
Crossing the Oregon Trail (1840s)
Crossing rivers was a major challenge on the Oregon Trail.
Grand Trunk Western Railroad Ticket Office (ca. 1905-15)
Ticket office of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Detroit, ca.1905-15
Civilian Exclusion Order #5 (1942)
Civilian exclusion order #5, posted at First and Front streets, directing removal by April 7th of persons of Japanese ancestry, from the first San Francisco section to be affected by evacuation, 1942
Gay Pride March in London (1972)
“Gays Against Fascism”, Marchers, banners and police at the first official gay pride march held in London, 1st July 1972.
Marines Advance from Chosin (1950)
Korea, December 1950. The First Marine Division begins their “Advance in another direction” from the Chosin Reservoir.
JFK Meets William Jefferson Clinton (1963)
In the summer of 1963 JFK met with a group of young men at the White House. One of whom named William Jefferson Clinton.
P.G.T. Beauregard: Confederate General
P.G.T. Beauregard, the first prominent military general of the Confederate Army (1861-65, color)
King Kamehameha III and Family
King Kamehameha III of Hawaii with his family, 1853 (a year before his death)
Dust Bowl in Texas (1930s)
Tens of thousands migrated west to escape poverty.
German Soldiers’ Balloon Lift-Off (c. 1915)
German soldiers pose for a photo before the lift off of their observation balloon, c. 1915.
Finnish Jehovah’s Witnesses (1950s)
young Finnish Jehovah’s Witness couple at 1950s convention
American Officer & French Partisan (ca. 1944)
An American officer and a French partisan crouch behind an auto during a street fight in a French city, ca. 1944.
Rathmines Junction (ca. 1911)
Irish War of Independence began at Rathmines, Dublin in 1919.
