On May 8, 1945, Germany conceded World War II and the world celebrated.

Paratroopers are a common part of modern warfare, it's hard to imagine a modern army without an airborne or air assault element. This form of combat was

Interesting stuff from back in time.

A blast from the past! Since time machines have not yet been invented, our only way to peer back in time, at people and events in the distant past and the not-so-distant past, is to look at photographs that were taken at the time.

D-DAY: The French after the Allied invasion. What did they look like? Well, thanks to the intrepid reporters who risked life and limb to record the fighting, we have an idea... But what about the French, who had endured four years of Nazi occupation? The Resistance took heart. The refugees took bread and water. The collaborators took a beating...

Amazing pictures from the past to help expand the way you see history.

Pictures hold something truly special—a speck of time that once was and shall never be again. They’re the closest thing we have to a time machine, allowing us to glimpse through a window of film and into the past.

These 20 famous photographs are significant in history each for their own reason. Learn how photography has literally changed history.

These colorized monochrome photos will change the way you imagine the past. Since we live and remember in color, a black-and-white image seems almost of another world. Through the process of colorization, that world becomes more familiar, easier to imagine, and easier to connect to.

Often our knowledge and perceptions of the past are challenged, especially as rare photos finally reach the surface. We discover new things about political figures, icons of popular culture, and even gain insights into old practices and important historical events… Pictured here is Walt Disney when he unveiled his plans for Disneyland on national television, October 27, 1954.

Delve into the vast and mesmerizing past.

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Artist Mads Madsen has an amazing skill for colorizing old black and white photographs. Even beside their original counterpart the results are impressive, bringing a new dimension of realism…

At first, Jeff Widener was annoyed by the man entering his shot. Little did he know that he was about to make one of the most iconic photos in history.

There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings profit only to employers. The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work - Lewis Wickes Hine (1874-1940) Lewis Wickes Hine was an American sociologist and photographer, whose work was instrumental in changing child labour laws in the United States. Hine is my favourite photographer.

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Although fashion did not embrace the look of trousers on the female form until the late 20th century, history saw working women wearing them a hundred years prior. From Victorian coal miners who rolled up their skirts around their waist to reveal soot-covered pants underneath to today’s terrible backlash of factory-torn denim, spandex jeggings, and bedazzled bums, women’s pants have undergone quite a transformation. Let’s take a look at the early fashion of women’s pants from the festooned Victorian era right on through to the ultra glamorous 1930s. Victorian era 1896 Edwardian era 1920s 1920s 1926 Veronica Lake. 1930s. Harpers Bazaar, December 1939. Ethel Waters. 1920s. c.1890 Dr. Mary Walker, 1866. c.1870 1880s 1900s 1908 c.1900 Calamity Jane, c.1895. c.1906 1896 Cowgirl, 1915. 1860s c.1900 c.1900s c.1900s c.1910 (via A n j o u)

From heartbreak to joy and everything in between, each of these iconic photos tell a truly American story.

Looking back at photographs of the past is a fun way to remember our history and to see how far we have come over the years. This collection of pics shows people and places in various points of history and provides us with a slice of life we may never have seen before.

Photos Of Salford Slums 1969-72

These colorized versions of black and white photographs allow you to look at a piece of history with a different eye.

Today, be thankful. (Arizona migrant family, 1940.)

In the mid-2000s, historian Anna Pegler-Gordon said that visual media often seems more accessible to her students than the written record. They claimed images make the past seem more accessible, giving concrete shape to a world that sometimes seems intangible. Not to mention the immediacy of the image, which often conveys information more quickly than a primary document written in an unfamiliar, or even a foreign, language. But according to Pegler-Gordon, this immediacy also works well in discussion sections, where the shared experience of viewing a picture can provide a focus for lively group discussion.

There aren't many things cooler than vintage muscle cars, action heroes, or the birth of the video gaming industry. Perhaps some old school science fiction is more your style or maybe the pioneers of rock should be considered the kings of cool.

Vergiss das mit den "Eiern". Wir wissen doch alle, wie dieser Ausdruck *wirklich* heißen sollte.

With much of the decade dominated by World War II, the 1940s have not gone down in history as the happiest of times. But the '40s had much more to them than war. Swing dancing, jazz, fabulous fashion, classic film, and even the first computer all helped to define the decade as well. People of the 1940s did the best they could to smile through the tough times. Take a look at these photos from '40s to see what we mean. 1. Miss America contestants in 1945. 2. 1940s sweethearts. 3. Trying to stay cool in the summer, NYC, 1943. 4. Two sailors celebrating the end of WWII. 5. Ladies looking fabulous on their bikes. 6. Salvador Dali painting "The Face of War", 1941. 7. "Skate to work, save gas". 8. Red Cross women dancing with soldiers. 9. At the Venice Pier Fun House in 1940. 10. Swing dancing in the 1940s. 11. 1940s men hamming it up in Victorian bathing suits. 12. A group of 1940s students doing their schoolwork while drinking some Coca Cola. 13. 1940s Navy diver. 14. Cool camera trickery in 1945. 15. Danish explorer Peter Freuchen and his wife Dagmar Freuchen Gale, 1947. 16. Tattoo parlor, 1942. 17. Marlyn Wescoff and Ruth Lichterman reprogramming ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer, in 1946.

Photographs capturing the beauty of days passed.

Some photos date as far back as to the early 20th Century, with a few prototype designs that would eventually pave the way for the technology we use today. Take a stroll down memory lane with these Rare moments.

A collection of vintage photos. Gay millennials and baby boomers alike can appreciate vintage photos (some of the men are probably bisexual). Throughout history, romantic relationships between men blossomed, and many of those moments exist now only in photographs. In 2013, The Huffington Post published a striking gallery of vintage photos of couples, and we enjoyed […]

One of the world’s leading colorists of historic photos fears she will be banned permanently from Facebook and Instagram after multiple suspensions of her

Paratroopers are a common part of modern warfare, it's hard to imagine a modern army without an airborne or air assault element. This form of combat was

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The images show a young boy running to his father who is marching off to battle, soldiers comforting a little girl outside a rubble-strewn house and a marine passing a gift to a boy through a fence.

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Delve into the vast and mesmerizing past.

German UFOs have fascinated historians for decades but were they real? As the decades pass more evidence comes to light.

The most fascinating stories from our past are those that involve just one or two people. They’re those moments that we’re able to put ourselves inside so we can ask if we’d handle a situation in the same way.

Learning about history is a continuously interesting, never-ending adventure. What makes it even more exciting is exploring the past through authentic photographs. These historical photos, coupled with the fascinating stories behind them, allow us to take an intimate glimpse into the lives of people long gone. They provide a tangible link that connects us to these unfamiliar faces and teaches us about their dreams, fears, and brave decisions that changed the course of history.

Slavery is one of the worst things that has happened in Human history and generally in The United States. However, beside slavery the racial segregation

Old photos of Ireland have been newly colorized with the help of artificial intelligence, shedding new light on what life was like in the country during the 1800s and 1900s.

Your favorite theoretical physicist was also one cool dude.

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Interesting showcase of photos with kids from the past.

Three stories of a divided city