Both times it was a stolen plane that Thomas Fitzpatrick piloted on a drunk. The first incident happened on a warm September…
New York became home-city to many extraordinary photographers who shared love with their home with magnificent pictures. Oldpics selected 65 bright pictures…
Statue of Liberty arrived in the US 115 years ago, in July 1885, and Oldpics honors this date with a set of…
This pyramid at Grand Central was a pure propagandistic act promoting the 5th War Loan. The government widely raised funds for military…
‘The Critic’ image was made by Weegee (a real name Arthur Fellig), and it is another diamond in the Top 100 influential…
New York in 1905 in 19 photos
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These beautiful photos captured New York in 1905, the so-called Gilded Age of the city. The ‘capital of the world’ as we…
Kids in a car, New York, 1950s
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This photo by Vivian Mayer belongs to her massive portfolio on New York street pictures. She took thousands of photos of ordinary…
Dr. Bryun was an ambulance surgeon in New York City in the early 1900s. On her first day at work, she saved…
Retro fitness
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We used to think that fitness and sports are parts of modern lifestyle but our grannies also wanted to have beautiful bodies….