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The Moment when Hitler declared war on the USA 1941, December 11th

Archive / 1961Added Nov 25, 2025

The Moment when Hitler declared war on the USA 1941, December 11th

Remains of a prisoner in a crematorium furnace after liberation of Buchenwald, 1945. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White

Archive / 1962Added Nov 24, 2025

Remains of a prisoner in a crematorium furnace after liberation of Buchenwald, 1945. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White

Young lady with lose hair posing close to the forest, 1900s.

Archive / 1963Added Nov 24, 2025

Young lady with lose hair posing close to the forest, 1900s.

Two US Army MPs are slightly amused "interrogating" two German grade school children pressed into military service as the war was winding down, 1945. In general, any German "soldier" under 17 was briefly interrogated and then allowed to return home.

Archive / 1964Added Nov 24, 2025

Two US Army MPs are slightly amused "interrogating" two German grade school children pressed into military service as the war was winding down, 1945. In general, any German "soldier" under 17 was briefly interrogated and then allowed to return home.

My dad in 1981 with his first car as an American citizen

Archive / 1965Added Nov 24, 2025

My dad in 1981 with his first car as an American citizen

"How many massacres does it take to be in the news around here?" (International New Tork Times, 2015)

Archive / 1966Added Nov 24, 2025

"How many massacres does it take to be in the news around here?" (International New Tork Times, 2015)

Ukrainian archaeologist Borys Mozolevskyy with ~2400 y.o. golden Scythian pectoral he found in 1971

Archive / 1967Added Nov 23, 2025

Ukrainian archaeologist Borys Mozolevskyy with ~2400 y.o. golden Scythian pectoral he found in 1971

Young lady in her kitchen 1972

Archive / 1968Added Nov 23, 2025

Young lady in her kitchen 1972

Hitler's drawings of potential Nazi logos, May 1920

Archive / 1969Added Nov 23, 2025

Hitler's drawings of potential Nazi logos, May 1920

My great-great-grandparents and their 2 sons, Bucharest, circa 1930

Archive / 1970Added Nov 23, 2025

My great-great-grandparents and their 2 sons, Bucharest, circa 1930

A pit pony and miner in a mine at New Aberdeen, August 1946.

Archive / 1971Added Nov 23, 2025

A pit pony and miner in a mine at New Aberdeen, August 1946.

ALLIED HANDS BREAKING SWASTIKA- 1944

Archive / 1972Added Nov 22, 2025

ALLIED HANDS BREAKING SWASTIKA- 1944

Under the misapprehension they may have brought down United 93. Bush and Cheney in the PEOC bunker on September 11th 2001

Archive / 1973Added Nov 22, 2025

Under the misapprehension they may have brought down United 93. Bush and Cheney in the PEOC bunker on September 11th 2001

Dr. Erich Salomon disguised a camera in a fake arm cast to secretly photograph the U.S. Supreme Court, 1932.

Archive / 1974Added Nov 22, 2025

Dr. Erich Salomon disguised a camera in a fake arm cast to secretly photograph the U.S. Supreme Court, 1932.

My mother, in the center, turned 100 years old this week. Here she is posing with her new husband and sister-in-law. Photo was taken in 1946 in Whitnall Park near Milwaukee Wi.

Archive / 1975Added Nov 22, 2025

My mother, in the center, turned 100 years old this week. Here she is posing with her new husband and sister-in-law. Photo was taken in 1946 in Whitnall Park near Milwaukee Wi.

Gerald Ford's calm reaction to watching the results of the 1976 election with a shocked Joe Garagiola, a former MLB player and Ford supporter. Ford lost to Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. November 2,1976.

Archive / 1976Added Nov 22, 2025

Gerald Ford's calm reaction to watching the results of the 1976 election with a shocked Joe Garagiola, a former MLB player and Ford supporter. Ford lost to Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. November 2,1976.

81 years ago today, First Sergeant John Morton of the 6th Armored Division points to the bullet hole in his helmet after being ambushed in France, November 17, 1944.

Archive / 1977Added Nov 21, 2025

81 years ago today, First Sergeant John Morton of the 6th Armored Division points to the bullet hole in his helmet after being ambushed in France, November 17, 1944.

Irish Priest poses with his 2 sisters, one smiles for their photo, 22 of August 19003, glass negative.

Archive / 1978Added Nov 21, 2025

Irish Priest poses with his 2 sisters, one smiles for their photo, 22 of August 19003, glass negative.

A bear is still a bear (Bob Gorrell, 1989)

Archive / 1979Added Nov 21, 2025

A bear is still a bear (Bob Gorrell, 1989)

Crime scene photo of the Heaven's Gate cult suicide (1997) showing members wearing their trademark Nike sneakers (634 × 925)

Archive / 1980Added Nov 21, 2025

Crime scene photo of the Heaven's Gate cult suicide (1997) showing members wearing their trademark Nike sneakers (634 × 925)