French banker, Albert Khan wanted to see more colour photos of the world so in 1909 he sent four photographers (Leon Gimpel, Stephane Passet, Georges Chevalier, and Auguste Leon) to take pics and they ended up in Paris and took these beautiful images.
These villages in America were constructed on vacant lots and made from wood and metal. They were named “Hoovervilles” after President Hoover and were quite common until 1940. Here are some pics taken in New York Central Park around this time.
Back in the day, if you booked a first class airplane ticket you definitely got your money’s worth!
In 1947 LIFE magazine challenged comic artists to draw characters with closed eyes and these were their attempts.
Thomas Hoepker is a German photographer who captured these candid pics of New York City in 1983.
400,000 people flocked to a farm in Bethel New York on August 15, 1969 for what was to become a much talked about event in our recent history. Here are some revealing behind-the-scenes pics from the festival.
This 1988 magazine cover from the American research laboratory knew about Twitter long before we did.
This old Commodore PC has been running 24/7 for the past 30 years without ever being replaced and still controls the heat and cooling systems for 19 Grand Rapids, Michigan schools.
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