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US soldiers shotgunning weed in pictures, 1970

By Andrew Piper
September 29, 2020
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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…

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Nazi Rally in Madison Square Garden in pictures, 1939

By Carol Pearson
September 28, 2020
2 Mins read

Could you ever believe that American Nazi followers organized a huge rally event in New York, in Madison Square Garden, just several…

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American settlers’ lifestyle through the lens of Solomon Butcher

By Andrew Piper
September 28, 2020
4 Mins read

Solomon Butcher photography is an important visual source for understanding the routine of the American settlers’ lives. Solomon Butcher preserved her history…

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1950s Paris Nightlife in pictures by Frank Horvat

By Andrew Piper
September 28, 2020
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The frivolous nightlife of Paris of the 1950s (and other decades) always attracted brilliant photographers. Frank Horvat was one of them. In…

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Outstanding Soviet WWII pictures (Part 2: Dmitri Baltermants) 

By Andrew Piper
September 25, 2020
2 Mins read

Oldpics continues its series of the noteworthy WWII pictures by the soviet photographers. Outstanding Soviet WW2 pictures (Part I: Max Alpert) Outstanding…

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50 amazing and bizarre photos 

By Carol Pearson
September 25, 2020
6 Mins read

Old bizarre photos publication is always a special thing for an Oldpics editor. It’s not that easy to select and categorize properly…

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Outstanding Soviet WW2 pictures (Part I: Max Alpert)

By Andrew Piper
September 24, 2020
2 Mins read

You could find a lot of excellent historical WW2 pictures on the pages of Oldpics. We’ve covered WW2 Pacific Battles, iconic photos…

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Vintage pictures of US Navy sailors spending free time, Hawaii, 1945

By Carol Pearson
September 23, 2020
2 Mins read

Wayne Miller traveled to Hawaii under cover to take pictures of the leisure of American Navy sailors. The pictures had to be…

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Vintage pictures of samurai women, 19th century

By Anna Ramirez
September 23, 2020
2 Mins read

While many people think of women samurai as a legend, they did exist. Japanese called female warriors as onna-bugeisha.  Empress Jingu was…

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Texas City explosion, 1947: Shocking pictures and video of the accident

By Carol Pearson
September 23, 2020
2 Mins read

The Texas City explosion shocked the world 73 years before the cataclysm in Beirut. Both accidents are actually very similar. Read more: 100…

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