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The 'Casual Ward' trap: Homeless men detained in a London workhouse, forced to chop 448 lbs of wood to pay for their night's sleep (c. 1900).

Archive / 1941Added Nov 29, 2025

The 'Casual Ward' trap: Homeless men detained in a London workhouse, forced to chop 448 lbs of wood to pay for their night's sleep (c. 1900).

Nicoleta Nicolescu, the leader of the Iron Guard's female wing, leads a salute for other Romanian women at a summer camp. Nicolescu would later be detained as a threat to national security. She was tortured for months for information, and then burned alive in a furnace (Romania, 1935) .

Archive / 1942Added Nov 28, 2025

Nicoleta Nicolescu, the leader of the Iron Guard's female wing, leads a salute for other Romanian women at a summer camp. Nicolescu would later be detained as a threat to national security. She was tortured for months for information, and then burned alive in a furnace (Romania, 1935) .

2 girls smile from their fantastic snow fort, circa 1910.

Archive / 1943Added Nov 28, 2025

2 girls smile from their fantastic snow fort, circa 1910.

This is Katherine McHale Slaughterback, otherwise known as Rattlesnake Kate. She fought off 140 rattlesnakes in 1925 using just three bullets and a “No Hunting” sign. (1024x601)

Archive / 1944Added Nov 28, 2025

This is Katherine McHale Slaughterback, otherwise known as Rattlesnake Kate. She fought off 140 rattlesnakes in 1925 using just three bullets and a “No Hunting” sign. (1024x601)

"New paradise for children, China and Japan will forever be close." Poster depicting a Chinese mother and child welcoming Japanese troops to occupied Beijing (c. 1937)

Archive / 1945Added Nov 28, 2025

"New paradise for children, China and Japan will forever be close." Poster depicting a Chinese mother and child welcoming Japanese troops to occupied Beijing (c. 1937)

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, photographed in 1917.

Archive / 1946Added Nov 27, 2025

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, photographed in 1917.

Rebecca De Mornay and her boyfriend* , 1984

Archive / 1947Added Nov 27, 2025

Rebecca De Mornay and her boyfriend* , 1984

3 generations working together on Thanksgiving 1960s

Archive / 1948Added Nov 27, 2025

3 generations working together on Thanksgiving 1960s

Aerial photo of Tel Aviv and Jaffa taken by the Luftwaffe in 1941 during preparations for a possible invasion

Archive / 1949Added Nov 27, 2025

Aerial photo of Tel Aviv and Jaffa taken by the Luftwaffe in 1941 during preparations for a possible invasion

Auschwitz guards having a good time (1944) (1023x682)

Archive / 1950Added Nov 27, 2025

Auschwitz guards having a good time (1944) (1023x682)

Father poses with his children in the snow, holding one of his smallest one close to him, Worcester, circa 1900s

Archive / 1951Added Nov 26, 2025

Father poses with his children in the snow, holding one of his smallest one close to him, Worcester, circa 1900s

'Uncle Sam is a man of strong features' — American illustration (1898) showing Uncle Sam's face made up of various nationalities and races.

Archive / 1952Added Nov 26, 2025

'Uncle Sam is a man of strong features' — American illustration (1898) showing Uncle Sam's face made up of various nationalities and races.

FBI agent delivering $1,000,000 to a plane hijacker, in his underwear, 1972

Archive / 1953Added Nov 26, 2025

FBI agent delivering $1,000,000 to a plane hijacker, in his underwear, 1972

Oyster shuckers in South Carolina, 1912 — Josie (6), Bertha (6), and Sophie (10) starting work at 4 AM in the Maggioni Canning Co.

Archive / 1954Added Nov 26, 2025

Oyster shuckers in South Carolina, 1912 — Josie (6), Bertha (6), and Sophie (10) starting work at 4 AM in the Maggioni Canning Co.

My grandpa (11) and his grandfather (70) posing in the garden in 1945

Archive / 1955Added Nov 26, 2025

My grandpa (11) and his grandfather (70) posing in the garden in 1945

20 year-old Dolly Parton in a recording studio in 1966

Archive / 1956Added Nov 26, 2025

20 year-old Dolly Parton in a recording studio in 1966

Hitler says goodbye to Mussolini (they will never meet to again) Germany, 1944.

Archive / 1957Added Nov 25, 2025

Hitler says goodbye to Mussolini (they will never meet to again) Germany, 1944.

Farmers hang nooses at a foreclosure auction to intimidate outside bidders. Michigan, 1936. (891x599)

Archive / 1958Added Nov 25, 2025

Farmers hang nooses at a foreclosure auction to intimidate outside bidders. Michigan, 1936. (891x599)

You're not a great superpower anymore (Chappate, 2007)

Archive / 1959Added Nov 25, 2025

You're not a great superpower anymore (Chappate, 2007)

My baddie of a grandmother from the late 40s or early 50s

Archive / 1960Added Nov 25, 2025

My baddie of a grandmother from the late 40s or early 50s