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30 poignant pictorial photos by Leonard Misonne

By Andrew Piper
September 19, 2020
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Belgian photographer Leonard Misonne became the founder of the pictorial photography. This genre was popular in the late 19th and early 20th…

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Bizarre pictures of the soviet parade of the 1920s and 1930s

By Andrew Piper
September 19, 2020
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The parade was an integral part of the soviet culture during the 1920s and 1930s. After WWII the Soviet government limited the…

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Falkland island minefield penguins, 1984

By Andrew Piper
September 18, 2020
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If the Falkland island penguins read the Minefield sign, they wouldn’t start this party here. Yes, it seems like PETA activists don’t…

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MusicStories

The 1964 confrontation of rockers and mods in 30 pictures

By Andrew Piper
September 18, 2020
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The clashed of mods and rockers in the UK is an integral part of Rock music history. Oldpics published a noteworthy picture…

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Tennis Girl: the story behind the iconic poster photo, 1976

By Andrew Piper
September 18, 2020
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We believe that the ‘Tennis Girl’ photo increased the number of those wishing to become tennis players in 1976. Later this image…

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Punkah Wallah: interesting facts and pictures

By Andrew Piper
September 18, 2020
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Punkah Wallah was a replacement for the air conditioners for the wealthy people hundreds of years ago. Basically, punkah is a large…

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Frank Sinatra poses for sculptor Jo Davidson, 1946

By Andrew Piper
September 16, 2020
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By 1946, Frank Sinatra was such famous that trend sculptor Jo Davidson agreed to create a singer’s bronze bust. Well, not a…

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MusicStories

20 Rare pictures from UK tour of Bob Dylan in 1965 and 1966

By Andrew Piper
September 15, 2020
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1966 was a tipping point in the musical career of Bob Dylan. It was a time when he completed his transition to…

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Photo of a day

Marguerite Lehand with 30 thousand coins collected during one day, January 1938

By Andrew Piper
September 14, 2020
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Marguerite Lehand went down in history as the most influential secretary of the President of the United States. Indeed, she was the…

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Stories

Rare pictures of the early soviet police NKVD

By Andrew Piper
September 14, 2020
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The mass repressions in the Soviet Union in the 1930s are well known. And while Joseph Stalin clearly orchestrated this process, an…

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