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Young lady posing for her photo, sharp glass negative. 1900s.

Archive / 2001Added Nov 17, 2025

Young lady posing for her photo, sharp glass negative. 1900s.

Google in the 1970s

Archive / 2002Added Nov 17, 2025

Google in the 1970s

Bradley, Eisenhower, and Patton in Nuremberg, Germany, in April 1945.

Archive / 2003Added Nov 17, 2025

Bradley, Eisenhower, and Patton in Nuremberg, Germany, in April 1945.

The earliest known photograph of men drinking beer, 1844.

Archive / 2004Added Nov 16, 2025

The earliest known photograph of men drinking beer, 1844.

The Birthday Party. 1953.

Archive / 2005Added Nov 16, 2025

The Birthday Party. 1953.

"Every Canadian MUST fight!" - WWII Poster - 1942

Archive / 2006Added Nov 16, 2025

"Every Canadian MUST fight!" - WWII Poster - 1942

On July 19th, 2005, Lavena Johnson was found dead in her tent from a gunshot wound while stationed in Iraq. Despite bruising, chemical burns and evidence of sexual assault it was ruled a suicide. She was 19

Archive / 2007Added Nov 16, 2025

On July 19th, 2005, Lavena Johnson was found dead in her tent from a gunshot wound while stationed in Iraq. Despite bruising, chemical burns and evidence of sexual assault it was ruled a suicide. She was 19

Marvin Gay Sr is arrested for killing his son Marvin Gaye, April 1984

Archive / 2008Added Nov 16, 2025

Marvin Gay Sr is arrested for killing his son Marvin Gaye, April 1984

Stages and ages of a Woman, 1850.

Archive / 2009Added Nov 15, 2025

Stages and ages of a Woman, 1850.

Young Benito Mussolini's mug shot and fingerprints after being arrested in Switzerland for his role in advocating for a violent general strike. Bern, Switzerland. June 1903.

Archive / 2010Added Nov 15, 2025

Young Benito Mussolini's mug shot and fingerprints after being arrested in Switzerland for his role in advocating for a violent general strike. Bern, Switzerland. June 1903.

Mathew McConaughey and his Date (1988)

Archive / 2011Added Nov 15, 2025

Mathew McConaughey and his Date (1988)

Serbia faces the world court (International Herald Tribune, 2007)

Archive / 2012Added Nov 15, 2025

Serbia faces the world court (International Herald Tribune, 2007)

Group of samurai in Egypt 1864

Archive / 2013Added Nov 15, 2025

Group of samurai in Egypt 1864

My dad having a bath in the washtub, circa 1940

Archive / 2014Added Nov 15, 2025

My dad having a bath in the washtub, circa 1940

Hitler attending the funeral of Kurt Eisner, a jewish-socialist revolutionary and minister President of Bavaria, Munich, 1919 (800×636)

Archive / 2015Added Nov 14, 2025

Hitler attending the funeral of Kurt Eisner, a jewish-socialist revolutionary and minister President of Bavaria, Munich, 1919 (800×636)

Photograph of a fallen soldier from the Battle of the Somme in 1916, taken by German soldier Walter Kleinfeldt

Archive / 2016Added Nov 14, 2025

Photograph of a fallen soldier from the Battle of the Somme in 1916, taken by German soldier Walter Kleinfeldt

Mom making up the bunk beds 1950s

Archive / 2017Added Nov 14, 2025

Mom making up the bunk beds 1950s

Bosnian snipers, including Nadia Jeriagic (at left) with an SVD Dragunov, set up on a couch - from a position on the 20th floor of an apartment building - during the Siege of Sarajevo, c. 1992 - 1995.

Archive / 2018Added Nov 14, 2025

Bosnian snipers, including Nadia Jeriagic (at left) with an SVD Dragunov, set up on a couch - from a position on the 20th floor of an apartment building - during the Siege of Sarajevo, c. 1992 - 1995.

"Equal Rights for Negroes, everywhere!" Communist Party USA election poster, 1932.

Archive / 2019Added Nov 14, 2025

"Equal Rights for Negroes, everywhere!" Communist Party USA election poster, 1932.

The Future Pope Leo XIV (1982)

Archive / 2020Added Nov 13, 2025

The Future Pope Leo XIV (1982)