Vintage

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

Public execution of Polish priests and civilians in Bydgoszcz’s Old Market Square 9 September 1939. [1920 x 1254]

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An Abyssinian (Ethiopian) warrior, carrying a rifle and shield and wearing a lion’s mane headdress, at the coronation ceremonies of Emperor Haileselassie, 1930 [830×1200]

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Inspection team on the Long Island Motor Parkway, the first road built exclusively for automobiles, 1908. [2015 x 1334]

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The Little Rock Nine were the first African-American students to integrate the previously all white Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. They were escorted into the school by the 101st US-Airborne Division for their protection against the angry crowd. C.1957 (1502×1183)

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Boy on chain gang near Asheville, NC, 1901 [1322 x 730]

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B-24D Liberator lead assembly ship ‘Barber Bob’ of 93rd Bomber Group, US 328th Bomb Squadron based on RAF Hardwick, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, 1943 [1000×700]

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