Atlantic City Beauty Pageant. Above is a light hearted photograph that has gained a bit of internet notoriety because of its overall silliness. It was taken in 1944 and features the participants of the year’s Atlantic City Beauty Pageant contestants standing in shallow water. Of course, that part isn’t what is particularly humorous. At first … Read more
John Lennon’s Glasses Here we have a somber photo of the glasses John Lennon wore when he was murdered, with the city of New York in the background. Lennon started his career in music when he became singer/songwriter/guitarist for The Beatles in 1956 when he and Paul McCartney began writing music together. The pair would go … Read more
The Earliest Born Person to be Photographed. Above is a picture that holds a world record. It is the picture containing the earliest born person of any photograph, meaning that no one born before this woman has ever been photographed. The woman’s name is Hannah Stilley Gorby and she was born in 1746, although the … Read more
Tiananmen Square Tanks Above we have a picture that was taken of tanks moving in to stop the now infamous Tiananmen Square protests. We can see that there is one lone protestor in the photo standing in front of the tanks, unafraid as he takes a stand for his beliefs. These protests began when students … Read more
German Soldiers Watching Footage from Concentration Camps. One of the most shocking photos from the end of WWII, the image captures a group of German soldiers watching film put together by the U.S. Army that shows footage taken from inside concentration camps. It is important to remember, looking at this picture, that not every soldier … Read more