Rare Photos of Queen Elizabeth II as a Mechanic During Second World War
Private photos of Queen Elizabeth II when she worked as a mechanic for the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) are to be sold at auction.
This Photo from 1840 is One of the Earliest Portraits Taken in America
Some of the earliest photographic portraits taken in America were recently discovered in an unheated shed on Long Island. The historically significant find contains photographs from some of the first experiments with the daguerreotype process.
One of the Marines in Iconic Iwo Jima Photo Misidentified for Over 70 Years
The Marine Corps has confirmed that one of the six marines in the iconic photograph "Flag Raising on Iwo Jima" has been misidentified for over 70 years. The man who was thought to be Pfc Rene Gagnon was, in fact, Cpl Harold “Pie” Keller.
Cache of Undeveloped Film Discovered in an Attic, Shows Rare Perspective of WWI
Britons are seeing a new side of the nation's World War I experience thanks to the publication of a small treasure trove of negatives that were only recently discovered tucked away in someone's attic.
The First Ever Photo of Someone Giving the Middle Finger
Photographic history doesn't get much classier than this: above we have what may very well be the first ever photograph of someone giving the middle finger. In a team picture of the Boston Beaneaters, pitcher "Old Hoss" Charles Radbourn was caught flipping the New York Giants the bird in the top left hand corner of the photo.