Utterly Unique Photos
Old and new photographs that can sometimes be odd or surreal but are always unique with an interesting backstory.
Genie Wiley: The tragic legacy of child abuse.
Her abuse was brought to the attention of Los Angeles County child welfare authorities in November 1970, when she was 13 years and 7 months old. Following this, she became a ward of the state of California. Read more about her life: https://historicflix.com/the-tragic-story-of-feral-child-genie-wiley/
Teenage Kurt Cobain, captured by sister Kim, Aberdeen ’86
Kurt photographed by his sister, Kim Cobain, Aberdeen, WA, September, 1986
Warhol’s Scars: Avedon Captures Survival After Solanas’ Attack
Andy Warhol’s postoperative scars. He had been shot by radical feminist Valerie Solanas, creator of the ‘SCUM Manifesto’ (Society For Cutting Up Men). He was shot in his spleen, stomach, liver, esophagus, and lungs.Photographed by Richard Avedon, August 20th, 1969
Vietnam War: Skull’s Grim Presence Haunts US Troops’ Rest.
U.S. troops rest in a tent, a human skull displayed before them, October 1968.
Underrated Funk: Mother’s Finest, Chicago 1976. Pure Fire.
Mother’s Finest photographed in 1976. A Chicago funk rock band that should’ve been bigger.
Grief-stricken McCartney faces Lennon’s death, St. John’s Wood.
Paul McCartney buying a newspaper from St John’s Wood station, the day after John Lennon was killed. Taken by Linda from their car.
Anne and Margot Frank: Joyful Days at Zandvoort Beach, 1940
Anne Frank photographed with her sister Margot at the beach in Zandvoort, Netherlands, in 1940.
