Historical photos

The term for this period came into use in the 1920s and 1930s and was derived from writer Mark Twain's 1873 novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, which satirized an era of serious social problems masked by a thin gold gilding. The Breakers, a Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, belonging to the wealthy Vanderbilt family of railroad industry tycoons. A Tour Through the Gilded Age New York The Gilded Age was an era of rapid economic growth, especially in the North and West. As…

AP photojournalist Horst Faas took this iconic photo on June 18, 1965, during the Vietnam War with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Battalion on defense duty at Phouc Vinh airstrip in…

Construction Workers Lunchtime 1931 St Johns Bridge N. Portland Oregon historic bw photo by Ray Atkeson

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

Iconic Photos That Reveal Unique Moments in History

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With the advent of photography, important moments in human history became more than anecdotes in textbooks. Filled with the laughter, tears, tragedies, and triumphs of real life, interesting historical photos leap off the page and give faces and scope to the major events of yesteryear. Check out these cool historical photos to glimpse the major events and celebrities of days gone by. #history #photography #vintage #historicalmoments #past #iconicphotos #timecapsules #celebrities

The first buses to come into service did so slightly earlier, though – back in London. As soon as the war began, London’s buses were pressed...