Image: Jane Fonda seated at a North Vietnamese anti‑aircraft gun, surrounded by soldiers and observers during her 1972 visit to Hanoi. Introduction: Why These 1972 Photographs Still Matter The now-infamous 1972 photographs of Jane Fonda’s trip to North Vietnam remain among the most iconic and reviled images of the Vietnam War era. These photographs—especially theContinue reading “Jane Fonda in Hanoi: Reassessing the Photographs That Shaped a National Controversy”
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Eyes of the Fleet: The Arado Ar 196 and the Kriegsmarine’s Aerial Reach
Image: An Arado Ar 196 in flight during the Second World War. #AradoAr196 https://amzn.to/44Lzrpz This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Section I — Opening Throughout the world’s vast ocean expanses and contested spaces that existed during World War II, where the world’sContinue reading “Eyes of the Fleet: The Arado Ar 196 and the Kriegsmarine’s Aerial Reach”
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Today’s Photographs – Enjoy!!! Image: An Armenian woman is seen kneeling beside her dead child in a field within sight of help and the safety of Aleppo, Syria, during the Armenian Genocide, 1915. #ArmenianGenocide https://amzn.to/4kZljyT Image: Two students sharing a rocking chair at Macalester College, Minnesota. 1890s. #America1890s https://amzn.to/4lpOZFm Yesterday Today is a reader-supported publication.Continue reading “FREE ARTICLE: YESTERDAY TODAY JUNE 26, 2025”
The North-West Rebellion 1885: Resistance and Reckoning: The North-West Rebellion’s Lasting Legacy.
Image: “Shelling Batoche, last shot before the attack on the guns” (guns from Battery A, Canadian Artillery Regiment, bombarding Batoche with a gun firing 9-pounder cannonballs. May 9, 1885. Batoche, Saskatchewan, during the Northwest Rebellion. Photographed by James Peters. The North-West Rebellion of 1885 was a pivotal moment in Canadian history, marking a violent confrontation betweenContinue reading “The North-West Rebellion 1885: Resistance and Reckoning: The North-West Rebellion’s Lasting Legacy.”
Christmas Truce 1914: Amazing Photos of British and German Troops Meeting in No Man’s Land on the Western Front
The Christmas Truce of 1914 stands as one of the most poignant moments of World War I, highlighting the shared humanity amidst the horrors of war. This brief cessation of hostilities occurred along the Western Front during the first Christmas of the conflict, bringing together German and British soldiers in an unexpected and touching displayContinue reading “Christmas Truce 1914: Amazing Photos of British and German Troops Meeting in No Man’s Land on the Western Front”
Abolitionist Button, ca. 1850s
Abolitionist Button is an early photography daguerreotype and gold photographic print created from between the 1840s to the 1850s. It lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image is in the public domain, and tagged jewelry and political work. This miniature daguerreotype shows two hands resting on a book. The photographContinue reading “Abolitionist Button, ca. 1850s”
Amazing Vintage Photos of American Life in the 1930s
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, 326 Indian reservations, and nine minor outlying islands. It is the world’s third-largest country by bothContinue reading “Amazing Vintage Photos of American Life in the 1930s”