Historical pics

A collection of pictures saved from disappearing to time.

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London at the end of Victorian era was the most important city in the world. Take a tour of this city and era with these beautiful pictures of a bygone era.

There's an iconic photograph of physicist extraordinaire Albert Einstein sitting on a rock dressed in shorts and open toed sandals, looking a bit like the original hipster.This image has sparked the imagination of science nerds and Einstein fans for decades, and is often used in a "scientists have fun too" kinda way, but what's the real story behind this photo?Turns out this is a snapshot of Albert at the beach wouldn't have happened without this guy:His name is David Rothman, and he owned…

Albert Einstein's famous 'tongue' photograph taken on May 14th, 1951, on his birthday. He had been smiling all day for the photographers who wished to t... Albert Einstein's tongue photograph

artist - Tom Lea

[Photo] Red Army soldier Mikhail Alekseevich Yegorov of Soviet 756 Rifle Regiment flying the Soviet flag over the Reichstag, Berlin, Germany, 2 May 1945, photo 2 of 3 | World War II Database

President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." On that day, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. It completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S. Arizona and capsized the U.S.S. Oklahoma. The attack sank or beached a total of twelve ships and damaged nine others. 160 aircraft were destroyed and 150 others damaged. The attack took the country by…

These are what New York City looked like over 100 years ago. Atlantic Avenue Subway Brooklyn Bronx Zoo Entrance Brooklyn Navy Yard Dry Dock #4 City Investing Building Columbus Circle 11th Avenue Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn Grand Central Entrances Grand Central Subway Ramp Lower Manhattan from Coentes Slip Metropolitain Life Building Metropolitan Life Building at Night Old Penn Station Concourse Old Penn Station Interior Old Penn Station Polo Grounds former home of the Yankees & Giants…