Historical Planet
Monday, 8 August 2016
New York City residents lounge in the Battery Park shade on a hot day in 1910
Locomotive 13, purchased new in 1886 from the Pittsburgh Locomotive Works
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
More than 10,000 workers helped construct the Twin Towers, 60 of which were killed on the job. After they were finished in 1970 they attracted global attention
Men gather around a vehicle balancing on the edge of a bridge after it crashed in Central Park in 1910
John F, Kennedy arrives at Southampton after sailing from New York on 2 March, 1939, 22 years before he came president of the US
Images from the 1873 book The Wonderland of the Antipodes and other sketches of travel in the North Island of New Zealand by J Ernest Tinne
1970s A color portrait of (then) Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto with his signature .
1970s Tourists at Khyber Pass in Pakistan
Rio De Janeiro in 1930's
Abu Dhabi in 1970's
Friday, 1 July 2016
Berengo Gardin described himself as an old photographer who was born into an age of 'real photography'. This image of people fishing was taken in Genoa, 2002
Despite being over a century old, Genthe's work perfectly encapsulates the vibrant daily life of the time. Pictured are citizens going about their day-to-day business
A street scene shows a young child being led by the hand down a decorated walkway, parasols in hand
Valley of the Shadow of Death in 1855
Drive-through trees have existed since the 1800s.
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