30 poignant pictorial photos by Leonard Misonne
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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…
The parade was an integral part of the soviet culture during the 1920s and 1930s. After WWII the Soviet government limited the…
Falkland island minefield penguins, 1984
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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…
The clashed of mods and rockers in the UK is an integral part of Rock music history. Oldpics published a noteworthy picture…
We believe that the ‘Tennis Girl’ photo increased the number of those wishing to become tennis players in 1976. Later this image…
Punkah Wallah: interesting facts and pictures
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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…
By 1946, Frank Sinatra was such famous that trend sculptor Jo Davidson agreed to create a singer’s bronze bust. Well, not a…
1966 was a tipping point in the musical career of Bob Dylan. It was a time when he completed his transition to…
Marguerite Lehand went down in history as the most influential secretary of the President of the United States. Indeed, she was the…
Rare pictures of the early soviet police NKVD
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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…