A group of kids gathered together, Massachusetts,
A group of kids gathered together, Massachusetts, 1904.
Utterly Unique Photos
Old and new photographs that can sometimes be odd or surreal but are always unique with an interesting backstory.
Rosie Dorothy Berdych, a 7 year old oyster
Rosie Dorothy Berdych, a 7 year old oyster shucker, works all day at the Varn & Platt Canning Co. Bluffton, South Carolina 1913. (Photo by Lewis Hine, American sociologist/muckraker)
Josef Menčík was known as the ‘Last Knight of
Josef Menčík was known as the ‘Last Knight of Strakonice’ because of the day in 1938 when he went alone on horseback in full knight’s armour and with a halberd to take on Nazi tanks. He lived a medieval life in a castle that was falling apart in Dobrš. No heating, no electricity.
This is Stanislav Petrov, a retired lieutenant
This is Stanislav Petrov, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Soviet military, photographed in the mid 2000s. It was on this day in 1983 that Petrov averted World War 3 by deciding to not report an apparent incoming nuclear strike from the United States.
In 1912 ‘Louis & Lola’ became known as the
In 1912 ‘Louis & Lola’ became known as the Titanic Orphans, they had been out on a lifeboat on the night of the sinking without a parent or guardian. However, a month later their mother arrived from France and was reunited with her children.
Woman kissing her fiancé, a World War II veteran,
Woman kissing her fiancé, a World War II veteran, 1945