History
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
Feb 22 2013
– Confucius, was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity.
Rare Historical Photos Pt. 7 [20 Pics]
Feb 6 2013
Another roundup of the popular historical series of posts that we do. You can find the previous post here, and the start of the series here.
Summer Before the War: Paris, 1939 [12 Pics]
Jan 26 2013
At the brink of WW2, a LIFE Magazine photographer photographed the city. I wonder if anyone knew what was about to unravel in the next five years.
Rare Historical Photos Pt. 6 [19 Pics]
Dec 29 2012
Another roundup of the popular historical series of posts that we do. You can find the previous post here, and the start of the series here.
Old Moscow Photos in HQ, Part 1 [18 Pics]
Nov 29 2012
Feast your eyes on some rare high resolution photos from Russian archives of the old (mostly) pre-revolution Moscow. Amazing to see how far things have come.
High Resolution Photos (41MB .zip)
Rare Historical Photos Pt. 5 [20 Pics]
Nov 16 2012
Another roundup of the popular historical series of posts that we do. You can find the previous post here, and the start of the series here.
Rare Historical Photos Pt. 4 [18 Pics]
Oct 29 2012
Another roundup of the popular historical series of posts that we do. You can find the previous post here, and the start of the series here.
Rare Historical Photos Pt. 3 [21 Pics]
Oct 12 2012
Well part two of the series did even better than part one, so here are some more awesome historical photos and info.
Rare Historical Photos Pt. 2 [19 Pics]
Oct 2 2012
Our first post highlighting rare photos was quite successful (1,300 views). Now you can travel back in time again with our second installment of interesting historical photos. Enjoy!
Automotive Accidents of the Past [20 Pics]
Sep 25 2012
To be honest, we never really even thought that some of these cars could go fast enough to do this much damage. Well, we learn something new everyday, because some of these wrecks are just brutal!
The Country That No Longer Exists: USSR in 1989 [30 Pics]
Aug 28 2012
Some awesome rare color photos from the USSR, taken by an American photographer.
Interestingly Strange Inventions of the Past [22 Pics]
Aug 21 2012
From Italian 150km/h single wheel motorcycles to photo-taking revolvers, this is some genuine 'WTF' content for sure. Enjoy!
Retro Photos That Make Little to No Sense [28 Pics]
Aug 5 2012
Don't ask, we don't know either. Some of these pictures are actually SO WEIRD.
USA of the 1940's in HQ Colour Restored Photos Pt.2 [24 Pics]
Jul 30 2012
The follow up to our part one of amazing photos from the USA during the WW2 era. Share and enjoy!
USA of the 1940's in HQ Colour-Restored Photos Pt.1 [22 Pics]
Jul 28 2012
It's amazing to see how things were back then, and it's even better when the images are restored to a point where they look like they were taken today. This will be a two-part series of posts, so stay tuned for part 2!
