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Frigid Photos of the Great Blizzard of 1888

The Blizzard of 1888 was a massive, catastrophic snowstorm that changed the landscape of America in multiple ways.

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Classic Photos of Life on Daytona Beach Over the Years

Daytona Beach, Florida, has been a popular vacation destination for over a century, attracting spring breakers, Nascar fans, and water-front tailgaters.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Famous Photos Transporting You To A Specific Time

Fascinating images of people and places from history's vault.

By Kenneth Coo

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Hedy Lamarr, Remembered in Ten Photos

Beauty and brains

By Carly Tennes

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The Moment Before Some of History's Most Iconic Photos

These photographers didn't know they'd captured the money shot until after the fact.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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25 Photos of 1975 Looking Pretty Good

With the Vietnam War ending, there was nothing left to do but party.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Odd Historical Photos That Need Some Context

People in the past did some weird stuff.

By Nathan Johnson

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Classic Photos to Help Transport You Back In Time

Take a trip back through time, and maybe learn a thing or two. Enjoy.

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Early Historical Photos of War, Before the 1900s

We've all seen our fair share of World War I and II photographs, but what about the many conflicts before those?

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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23 Vintage Photos From Imperial Russia a Century Ago

Developing a technique called digichromatography, Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky took the world's most advanced color photographs of his time.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Old-School Wearable Tech Pushing the Boundaries

Although wearable tech has always been a tough nut to crack, a few of these might be surprisingly familiar.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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History's Ten Most Daring Robberies Ever Attempted

'Oceans Eleven' could never.

By Carly Tennes

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1940s' Young Men, Photoed Before They Became Soldiers

Most of us will never know the gut-wrenching feeling of saying goodbye to our loved ones.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Cool Old-School Planes From the World War and Before

Recent Boeing issues aside, modern planes are staggeringly safe and reliable, but they weren't always that way.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Common Lies We've All Been Told at Different Points

The biggest deceits ever sold to the public.

By Nathan Johnson

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22 Cleverly Taken Photos That Serve as Optical Illusions

If you think that special effects and clever perspectives are modern developments of photography, think again.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Classic Public Figures as Seen Back in the Day

Some rare photos from back in the day.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Car Cruising's Golden Age: Cali Streets in the 1970s

Back in the 1970s, if you had a car and some time on your hands, there was nothing better than cruising the boulevard.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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23 Unique Hotels From the 1970's We'd Totally Book

The golden days of hotels have long since past, but we can still remember them through photos.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Inventors and Pioneers Killed By Their Own Creations

If you want something done, sometimes you have to do it yourself.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Life in 1976, Seen Through Rose Colored Photos

1976 was our great nation's bicentennial, and there was a lot to celebrate.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Pristine Modern Classic Cars Still on the Road in Cuba

In 1962, the Unites States imposed a Cold War trade embargo on Cuba, making it virtually impossible for the country to import cars and automotive parts.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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