This depiction of the Statue of Liberty, published 126 years ago today, seems to us to suggest just how large New Yorkers imagined the statue …
This amazing snapshot, taken 91 years ago today, shows a crowd gathering to listen to a proclamation and catch a glimpse of the high commissioner …
Great portrait shot 110 years ago today–of a Native American named Willie Holy Frog (Knas-ka-wakan). Photo courtesy of Library of Congress.
424 years ago today, Virginia Dare, the first child of English parents born in the Americas, entered the world in Roanoke colony (now North Carolina). …
Ever wanted to literally sleep in a blanket of American history? Apparently, you wouldn’t be the first, as the caption to this photo, taken 74 …
This great snapshot, taken 37 years ago today, shows Gerald Ford with then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, just days after Nixon’s resignation and Ford’s assumption …
Amazing-but-frightening snapshot taken 95 years ago today, of British soldiers being shocked by an explosion (possibly from a grenade or an artillery shell) on the …
Here’s a snapshot taken in Washington, DC 74 years ago today, that comes with an interesting caption: “Baby Service, Inc.” Washington, D.C., Aug. 14. “Enjoy …
This photo, taken 98 years ago today, shows New York governor William Sulzer around the time of his impeachment by the New York Assembly, by …
You’ve heard of water volleyball, but here’s a photo of another sport that never quite took hold when it made the transition to being played …
Monthly Archives: August 2011