Nazi Germany maintained concentration camps throughout the territories it controlled before and during the Second World War. The first Nazi camps were erected in Germany in March 1933 immediately after Hitler became Chancellor and his Nazi Party was given control over the police through Reich Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick and Prussian Acting Interior Minister HermannContinue reading “Rare Color Photographs Capture Daily Life in the First Nazi Concentration Camps in 1933”
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25 Wonderful Photos Showing 1970s Bedroom Styles
What Frida Wore: See Frida Kahlo’s Hidden Wardrobe, Locked Away for 50 Years
Frida Kahlo’s clothes are like Frida herself: colorful, powerful, filled with passion. Seeing them immediately evokes the richness of her paintings, while poignantly offering an insight into her life. When Mexican artist Frida Kahlo passed away in 1954, her husband, fellow artist Diego Rivera, anguished by her death, sealed her clothes in the bathroom ofContinue reading “What Frida Wore: See Frida Kahlo’s Hidden Wardrobe, Locked Away for 50 Years”
From Revolutionary War to Korean War to Today, Here’s How Much Troops Were Paid in Every American War
Think it’s hard making it month to month in the barracks on just an E-1 pay? Well, the recruits who won America’s earlier wars had to make ends meet with much, much less to draw on. See how much troops made in each conflict, both in their own currency and adjusted for inflation: Revolutionary WarContinue reading “From Revolutionary War to Korean War to Today, Here’s How Much Troops Were Paid in Every American War”
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and His 84 Wives: Rare Photographs and the Story of the Iranian Shah and His Harem
In 1842 the 11 year-old heir to the Persian throne received a camera from Queen Victoria of England. The young heir fell in love with the magical contraption. In the following decades he documented his life, revealing to the public eye, what it was never supposed to see. One of Shah Qajar’s many passions wasContinue reading “Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and His 84 Wives: Rare Photographs and the Story of the Iranian Shah and His Harem”
How to Dress Like a Flapper: A 1920s Guide to Good Posture With Julia Faye
In 1928, renowned actress Julia Faye published a “Guide to Good Posture For Flappers” and it is blowing our minds. The dictionary defines a flapper as – “A young woman, especially one in the 1920s, who showed disdain for conventional dress and behavior.” That is, conventional in the 1920s. The style came around after theContinue reading “How to Dress Like a Flapper: A 1920s Guide to Good Posture With Julia Faye”
Intimate Snapshots of the Kennedy Family From Nanny Maud Shaw From the 1960s
These photos were owned by the Kennedys nanny, Maud Shaw, who retired from her position in 1965. Shaw was the nanny to Caroline and John Kennedy for seven years, a period which included the administration of President John F. Kennedy. The photos are part of Shaw’s personal collection of Kennedy mementos. They feature a varietyContinue reading “Intimate Snapshots of the Kennedy Family From Nanny Maud Shaw From the 1960s”
A Couple Sleeping in a Morrison Shelter Used as Protection From Collapsing Homes During the WWII ‘Blitz’ Bombing Raids
Morrison shelters were a way of protecting people from in their own homes from falling bombs. This was an alternative to the Anderson shelter in the garden and the public shelters. The Morrison shelter’s official name is the “Table (Morrison) indoor shelter”, it was designed by John Baker and named after Herbert Morrison who wasContinue reading “A Couple Sleeping in a Morrison Shelter Used as Protection From Collapsing Homes During the WWII ‘Blitz’ Bombing Raids”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1940s Volume 6
The London Milkman: The Story Behind One of the Most Iconic Images of the Blitz
As photography had become part of people’s daily lives during the inter-war period, numerous iconic images were taken of the Second World War, creating an album of hope and horror, of atrocities and valor. The one that perhaps represented the fighting spirit of well-mannered Great Britain most clearly was the famous picture taken by aContinue reading “The London Milkman: The Story Behind One of the Most Iconic Images of the Blitz”
