Nevertheless, Hitler personally penned a letter to Owens to congratulate him on his spectacular victories. This is more than what he got from the American presidents. On the first day of the competition, Hitler shook hands only with the German victors and then left the stadium. Olympic committee officials insisted Hitler greet every medalist or none at all. Hitler opted for the latter and skipped all further medal presentations. On reports that Hitler had deliberately avoided acknowledging his victories, and had refused to shake his hand, Owens said at the time: “Hitler had a certain time to come to the stadium and a certain time to leave....

The tintype, one of the earliest photographic processes, was often used for portrait photography. The photograph was made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal coated with a dark lacquer or enamel and used as the support for the photographic emulsion. Tintype portraits were at first usually made in a formal photographic studio, like daguerreotypes and other early types of photographs, but later they were most commonly made by photographers working in booths or the open air at fairs and carnivals, as well as by itinerant sidewalk photographers....

The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.9 on the moment magnitude scale with its focus deep beneath Izu Ōshima Island in Sagami Bay. The cause was a rupture of part of the convergent boundary where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting beneath the Okhotsk Plate along the line of the Sagami Trough. The total death toll from the disaster is estimated at about 142,800. The quake struck at 11:58 am, so many people were cooking lunch....

The FSA are well known for the influence of their photography program. Photographers and writers were hired to report and document the plight of poor farmers. The Information Division of the FSA was responsible for providing educational materials and press information to the public. Under Roy Stryker, the Information Division of the FSA adopted a goal of “introducing America to Americans.” Created by photographers such as Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, Arthur Rothstein, Ben Shahn, Jack Delano, Marion Post Wolcott, Gordon Parks, John Vachon, and Carl Mydans, the photographs of the FSA form an extensive pictorial record of American life between 1935 and 1944....

They were photographed, measured, weighed, and were expected to perform every day. Sometimes 6 to 8 times a day. The Selknams did not receive the best care. Therefore, many of them did not make it back. Some did not even make it to Europe. But why would civilized people do such a thing as showing other people in zoos? From a sociological point of view, it’s understandable: a much more technologically advanced civilization lacking the modern-day sensibilities and political correctness finds a primitive civilization living in a neolithic fashion so they immediately assume they’re lower than them....

This is a legacy of Stalin era propaganda parades to promote physical fitness, mainly to make the people ready for heavy labor, possible wars, and improve the health of the nation. Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR, abbreviated as GTO (Russian: ГТО), was the All-Union physical culture training programme, introduced in the Soviet Union on March 11, 1931, on the initiative of the Komsomol. The programme’s purpose was to “enhance the physical education and readiness for mobilization of the Soviet people, primarily the younger generation” and it was designed for Soviet educational, professional, and sports organizations, and covered people ages 10–60....

Photochrom produced colorized images from a single black-and-white photographic negative via the direct photographic transfer of the negative onto lithographic printing plates. The process is a photographic variant of chromolithography (color lithography). Because no color information was preserved in the photographic process, the photographer would make detailed notes on the colors within the scene and use the notes to hand paint the negative before transferring the image through colored gels onto the printing plates....

The squadron was tasked with securing Route 13, a strategic road north of Saigon, which connected the city with An Loc and the Cambodian border. The picture was honored as World Press Photo of the Year in 1967. Private First Class Kerry W. Nelson was awarded the Silver Star in 1967: “For gallantry in action while engaged in military conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam....

Posters, comics, training films, and even cartoons were used to help train the new soldiers. One of the most interesting and effective hands-on training educational tools was the use of gigantic fake weapons as a way to help the soldier better understand the parts and the mechanics of a weapon. One of the first of these training aids was the BAR Double Size “Device-3-F-3.” In 1943, the Army and the Naval Research Special Devices Center collaborated to create the oversized, non-firing, sectionalized training model of the M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle....

There were two mass shootings in Vinnitsa, on the 16th of September, and the other on 22nd September. A subsequent massacre of Jews appears to have been of Jews brought in from outside the district. This is the evidence for the date of this photograph. There was one eye-witness to the procedure involved. Wehrmacht officer Lieutenant Erwin Bingel had been ordered to assist the Commandant of Uman district with men to guard the railway lines and around the airport....

Ironically, America’s thirst for alcohol increased during Prohibition, and organized crime rose up to replace formerly legal methods of production and distribution. Passed by Congress in 1917 and ratified by 1919, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution prohibited the manufacture or sale of alcohol within the United States. Enforcement of prohibition proved extraordinarily difficult as organized crime and smuggling rings grew and home-brewing became increasingly popular. In 1933, the 18th amendment was repealed amid much celebration....

Most people in the world had never seen a car in person. What, then, could be more fun than the first ’round-the-world automobile race under such punishing conditions? In the summer of 1907, Paris newspaper Le Matin and the New York Times announced “The Great Race: New York to Paris by Automobile”. The prize: a 1,400‐pound trophy and proving that it could be done. The race commenced in Times Square on February 12, 1908....

Such newly discovered technologies played an instrumental role in the shaping of the American mind and the altering of public opinion into a pro-war position. The government didn’t have time to waste while its citizens made up their minds about joining the fight. How could ordinary Americans be convinced to participate in the war “over there”? Posters—which were so well designed and illustrated that people collected and displayed them in fine art galleries—possessed both visual appeal and ease of reproduction....

Leningrad, now known as Saint Petersburg, was then the second-largest city in the Soviet Union and a crucial industrial and cultural center. The siege was a critical moment in the war, and the outcome of the battle would have a significant impact on the outcome of the war. The Siege of Leningrad was a part of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi Germany invasion of the Soviet Union. The invasion was launched on June 22, 1941, and quickly advanced deep into Soviet territory....

In this collection, you can travel in time and go through vintage photos of Coca-Cola delivery trucks and advertisements. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1888, Pemberton sold Coca-Cola’s ownership rights to Asa Griggs Candler, a businessman, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the global soft-drink market throughout the 20th and 21st century....

These photographs show Chicago’s African-American community, primarily the South Side, and are taken by photographer John H. White, who went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Photojournalism in 1982. His portraits of everyday life stand the test of time, inviting the viewer to travel back a few decades, and see just how we lived. In the 1970s, White was hired by the Environmental Protection Agency to document the lives of the black residents of Chicago....

The mental strains of leading a revolution, governing and fighting a civil war aggravated the physical debilitation consequent to the wounds from the attempted assassinations. In 1918, Lenin narrowly survived an assassination attempt but was severely wounded. His long-term health was heavily affected. In March 1922 physicians prescribed rest for his fatigue and headaches. Upon returning to Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) in May 1922, Lenin suffered the first of three strokes, which left him unable to speak for weeks and severely hampered motion in his right side....

Initially, authorities tried to use robots to do the job of removing the dangerous debris, but after a few days, the high levels of radiation damaged the electronic circuitry of the machines. The dangerous nuclear cleanup job fell to what the government of the former Soviet Union called: the liquidators — a corps of soldiers, firefighters, miners, and volunteers. The word “liquidator” is derived from the Russian verb “likvidator” ( which means “to eliminate”)....

Beneath the layers of ancient soil and forgotten ruins lie relics that have captivated and mystified historians for centuries. From the colossal stone statues of Easter Island to the intricate lines carved into the Peruvian desert, these rare archaeological finds offer profound insights into past civilizations. Each artifact, meticulously unearthed, reveals stories of human ingenuity, cultural rituals, and the relentless quest for knowledge. These treasures not only bridge gaps in our understanding of history but also inspire awe with their enigmatic beauty and historical significance....

The dramatic spectacle of the trapped bus was to become emblematic of the dangers of the Blitz, a series of pictures of it appeared in publications around the world. The northbound platform tunnel partially collapsed and was filled with earth and water from the fractured water mains and sewers above, which also flowed through the cross-passages into the southbound platform tunnel, with the flooding and debris reaching within 91 meters of Clapham South....