Old US

These Vintage Photos Show What Air Travel Looked Like between 1930s to 1950s

These Vintage Photos Show What Air Travel Looked Like between 1930s to 1950s From the early days of flight and the “golden age of travel”, to modern-day airlines, air travel has changed a lot over the past century. Through this…

The Fall of the Soviet Union in Rare Pictures, 1991

A woman reaches into her bag, which rests on a fallen Soviet hammer-and-sickle on a Moscow street in 1991. In December of 1991, as the world watched in amazement, the Soviet Union disintegrated into fifteen separate countries. Its collapse was…

Iron Lungs for Polio Victims: Photos from the 1930s-1950s

Unable to breathe, patients entered iron lungs, which made use of negative pressure ventilation to compress and depress the chest, simulating respiration. In the early 20th century, polio was one of the most feared diseases in industrialized countries, paralyzing hundreds…

Rare Color Photos from the Second World War, 1941-1945

An Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) ‘spotter’ at a 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun site. 1942. These are rarely seen color pictures from the Second World War featured in the book “The Second World War in Colour” by the Imperial War Museum. Many are being…

An Unknown and Young Madonna in Michael McDonnell’s Photoshoots, 1978-1979

Born in 1958 in Bay City, Michigan with the official name of Madonna Louise Ciccone, Madonna was the first daughter of Madonna and Silvio Anthony “Tony” Ciccone. She was nicknamed Nonno to avoid confusion with the elder Madonna, who was…

Coney Island in Old Color Images from the 1940s

Sunbathers and swimmers on the beach while a blimp with the word Flamingo on the side glides above. For e brief time, early in the twentieth century, Coney Island was the most dazzling spectacle in the world — a wonderland…

The Internment of Japanese-Americans in Historical Pictures, 1942-1944

A military police officer posts Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1, requiring evacuation of Japanese living on Bainbridge Island, Washington. The internment of Japanese-Americans into camps during World War II was one of the most flagrant violations of civil liberties in…

bp BREAKING NEWS: Erika Kirk, Widow of the Late Charlie Kirk, Announces “The All-American Halftime Show” — A Patriotic, Faith-Filled Alternative to the Super Bowl 60 Halftime Event

BREAKING NEWS: “THE ALL-AMERICAN HALFTIME SHOW” — FAITH, FAMILY, AND FREEDOM TAKE CENTER STAGE IN A TRIBUTE TO CHARLIE KIRK In an age when television events often divide more than they unite, a new kind of broadcast is preparing to…

P1. Alabama firefighter fired after getting tattoo on the back of her head – can you see why her superior was forced to act?

Tattoos – a topic that always stirs up debate. Do they add meaning, or are they just inked clutter? It’s a personal decision, but sometimes the ink can lead to unexpected consequences. Just ask Kay’Ana Adams, a firefighter from Alabama,…

Dance ‘Til You Drop – Vintage Photographs Capture Dance Marathons in the United States During the 1920s and 1930s

  Dance Marathons (also called Walkathons), an American phenomenon of the 1920s and 1930s, were human endurance contests in which couples danced almost non-stop for hundreds of hours (as long as a month or two), competing for prize money. Dance…