Vintage

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

A rush on the banks to withdraw gold before the arrival of the communists in Shanghai, China. 1949

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Life after war. Scavenging for oven wood in Munich, 1946. Allied bombing destroyed 50% of Germany’s fourth largest city, leaving 300,000 without homes.

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SS Normandie at New York City’s Pier 88 on Feb. 9, 1942. Burner, rolled, and sank.

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A British Army bomb disposal specialist approaches a car bomb during the troubles, 1970s.

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A young private waits on the beach during the Marine landing at Da Nang, Vietnam, 1965

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A small girl walking her kitten on a leash, 1931

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