US soldiers shotgunning weed in pictures, 1970
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You may have watched the weed shotgunning scene in Oliver Stone’s Platoon movie. Believe it or not, it was a common practice…
Could you ever believe that American Nazi followers organized a huge rally event in New York, in Madison Square Garden, just several…
Solomon Butcher photography is an important visual source for understanding the routine of the American settlers’ lives. Solomon Butcher preserved her history…
The frivolous nightlife of Paris of the 1950s (and other decades) always attracted brilliant photographers. Frank Horvat was one of them. In…
Oldpics continues its series of the noteworthy WWII pictures by the soviet photographers. Outstanding Soviet WW2 pictures (Part I: Max Alpert) Outstanding…
50 amazing and bizarre photos
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Old bizarre photos publication is always a special thing for an Oldpics editor. It’s not that easy to select and categorize properly…
You could find a lot of excellent historical WW2 pictures on the pages of Oldpics. We’ve covered WW2 Pacific Battles, iconic photos…
Wayne Miller traveled to Hawaii under cover to take pictures of the leisure of American Navy sailors. The pictures had to be…
Vintage pictures of samurai women, 19th century
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While many people think of women samurai as a legend, they did exist. Japanese called female warriors as onna-bugeisha. Empress Jingu was…
The Texas City explosion shocked the world 73 years before the cataclysm in Beirut. Both accidents are actually very similar. Read more: 100…