San Francisco lies in ruins on May 28, 1906, about six weeks after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The aerial photograph was taken from a camera suspended on a kite, perhaps 1,000 feet above the city. (by George R. Lawrence) [7000×2748] 4 Comments Vintage
On 12 August 1944 the Waffen-SS, with the help of Italian Fascist quislings, murdered 560 civilians, including 130 children and minors, and burned their bodies in the hill village of Sant’Anna di Stazzema, in Tuscany, Italy. The youngest victim, Anna Pardini, was 20 days old. [493×375] 1 Comment Vintage
An American Marine gives his new Japanese friend a ride on his shoulders. Saipan, July 11, 1944. [770 x 967] 4 Comments Vintage
A6M Zero Kamikaze moments before hitting starboard side of USS Missouri on April 11, 1945 [746×558] 3 Comments Vintage
The Von Trapp Family Singers, America’s most heavily-booked single concert attraction at the time, are shown rehearsing at their new world home – a 600-acre farm in Stowe, Vermont, July 17, 1945 – AP Photo Robert M. Lewis [1200×961] Comment Vintage
