When The British Military Industry Was Dominated By Women, 1914-1918
A large number of women were brought in to fill the vacancies in the jobs that were vacant as a …
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The Miracle Of Dunkirk In Rare Photographs, 1940
Out of the numerous evacuations of Belgian, French and British troops from Northern France after the Allied loss of the …
Old Photos Capture The Edwardian Beach Style That Was Elegant But Confining, 1906
The clothing that was in style between the late 1890s and 1914 or the beginning of the Great War is …
Deportation Of The Roma People From Nazi Germany, 1938-1940
SEE ALSO: Saga za Ab – Ethiopian Ambassador To 16th Century Portugal The Romani tribes had gone through persecution and …
Charming Photos Of A Young Queen Elizabeth II, 1930s-1950s
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other sovereign countries from February 6th, 1952 till her death …
Sarah Rector: The 11-Year-Old Who Became The Richest Black Girl In America In 1913
Sarah Rector, a black citizen of Muskogee(Creek) Nation, was born on March 3, 1902, and is popularly recognised as the …
Rare Photos Of Queen Elizabeth When She Was A Truck Mechanic, 1945
In 1939, when World War II started many advised the British royal family especially, the Queen and princesses Elizabeth and …
Emotan – The Market Woman Who Became A Royal Aide
Emotan, whose real name was Uwarraye was a 15th-century market woman, revered by the Benin people for aiding Oba Ewuare …
Adolf Hitler Reacts To An Excited American Woman Kissing Him At The 1936 Berlin Olympics
Just before the men’s 1500 meters free-style swimming ended, a woman wearing a red heart, who had repeatedly tried to …
Alice Liddell: Photographs Of The Real Alice In Wonderland, 1858-1872
Alice Liddell was the middle daughter born to Henry George Liddell, Dean of Christ Church at Oxford. Alice and her …
Spyros Louis, The First Marathon Race Winner Of The Modern Olympic Games, 1896
At the start of the Olympics in 1896, the organizers were trying for a show that portrayed the ancient glory …
Lunch Atop A Skyscraper: The History Behind The Photo,1932
In 1995, a photo taken captures eleven workers, mostly immigrants, who while having lunch sit comfortably on the tiny width …
R-100 Airship: Photographs Of The Interior Of A “Flying Hotel”, 1929-1930
The R100 Airship began construction after the British Government embarked on a project on advancing their airships to guarantee passenger …
V-J Day In Times Square: Story Behind the Picture, 1945
In August 1945, it was till after the Japanese announced their defeat, that the lights in Times Square came on. …
Rare Photos Of The First Flight Expedition Over Everest, 1933
In 1918, British mountaineering physiologist, Alexander Kellas, gave birth to the idea of a flight quest over the Mountain Everest. …
These Unique Images From 1890 To 1950 Show The Last Civil War Warriors
Following the end of the war, over a 1.5million unions, as well as confederate veterans, became involved in various active …