Vintage

Historical photographs and pictures taken in the context of a verifiable, historically significant event.

Britain’s first black policeman PC Norwell Gumbs (later Norwell Roberts) directing traffic in 1968

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Carl Sagan with a ‘galactic greeting card’ plaque that went into space on Pioneer 10 in 1972 (one also went on Pioneer 11 in 1973).

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In February 1905, it was cold enough in St. Louis that the mighty Mississippi River froze solid.

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Shanties on W. 62nd Street near Boulevard (now Broadway), New York City, 1896.

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Adolf Hitler meets King of Thailand, 1934

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Commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, also known as the Lion of Panjshir, giving a briefing to the Mujahideen on the upcoming assault on Keran and Minjon, Afghanistan, 1989

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