Rare historical photos

jacob miller was struck squarely in the forehead with a musket bullet during the battle of chickamauga on september 19, 1863, | left for dead on the battlefield, he regained consciousness hours later and lived for another 54 years | on this photo miller wears his medal of the grand army of the republic, a fraternal organization formed after the war for union veterans

A collection of pictures saved from disappearing to time.

For over a century photography has captured, documented and shaped the course of history, with some leaving a lasting legacy.

Tired Tokyo morning commuters, 1964

These iconic photos show a fraction of a second in our world's history. They portray relationships, situations, and the passing of time.

London 1898.

Here we have collected some Historical Photos you have probably never seen it before. This is a ongoing series, we will share upcoming parts shortly.

The very rare pair of Mickey Mouse masks in pressed card, one bearing teeth, the other with a hanging tongue, having been made for the German market and with the German ink retail stamp and paper label to the interior and probably having been initially used for the Mickey Mouse Thanksgiving Parade or for a Mickey Mouse Club cinema screening, each with pierced holes and later elasticated attachments, surviving in good overall order from 1930s Nazi torn Germany. The ephemeral nature of the…

US soldier trying the crown of the Holy Roman Empire after the conquest of Nuremberg

The great gift of life is our ability to make of it whatever we desire – to author our own stories. It is a power and privilege that expands as we mature.

There's some debate over who the "father" of street photography was. Although Frenchman Eugene Atget is often granted this title, his work was mainly

Here we have collected some Historical Photos you have probably never seen it before. This is a ongoing series, we will share upcoming parts shortly.

@stemolteni on Instagram: “Shirley Slade,Women’s Airforce Service Pilots 2 World War”

Decades before Patrick Swayze became a 1980s teenage heartthrob in movies such as “Ghost” and “Dirty Dancing,” his family opened Swayze's Barbecue in Houston.

Maurice crafted an identity befitting his disfigured appearance as a villainous wrestler. The French Angel was often called the ‘freak ogre of the ring’.

There's an iconic photograph of physicist extraordinaire Albert Einstein sitting on a rock dressed in shorts and open toed sandals, looking a bit like the original hipster.This image has sparked the imagination of science nerds and Einstein fans for decades, and is often used in a "scientists have fun too" kinda way, but what's the real story behind this photo?Turns out this is a snapshot of Albert at the beach wouldn't have happened without this guy:His name is David Rothman, and he owned…