Historical pictures

Construction Workers Lunchtime 1931 St Johns Bridge N. Portland Oregon historic bw photo by Ray Atkeson

Amazing photos from the past

Different perspectives from the historical and modern era that you may have not seen.

The Cold war began in June 1948 with the Berlin Blockade by the Soviet Union.

What's In A Name?

Pictures hold something truly special—a speck of time that once was and shall never be again. They’re the closest thing we have to a time machine, allowing us to glimpse through a window of film and into the past.

World War 2 pictures capture everything from presidents and prime ministers to ordinary soldiers. As cameras became smaller and more portable, World War 2 ...

It’s become one of the most recognized photos of the Second World War, and immortalizes the men that marched away to protect our freedom and the families that cried as they left. Wait For Me, Daddy is a photo that was taken by Claude P. Dettloff, of The Province newspaper, on Oct. 1, 1940. In the photo, the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own Rifles) were marching down Eighth Street, at the Columbia Street intersection, in New Westminster, BC. While Dettloff was […]

Phoolan Devi (10 August 1963 – 25 July 2001), popularly known as “The Bandit Queen”, was an Indian dacoit and later a politician. She was notorious across India during her time as a ba…