California, 1918. The 1918 Spanish flu killed up to 50 million people around the world and has been called “the mother of all pandemics”. Between 1918 and 1919,
When you point your camera at a random thing on the street, you usually don’t expect much. But in the vast sea of dull photos that fill your camera roll, one stands out. Call it a miracle, or a lovely surprise, but if you feel like the pic is superior in composition, style, lighting, and somewhat resembles a classical painting, it may be that you have just encountered “accidental renaissance.”
On 2 October 1940, Ludwig Fischer, Governor of the Warsaw District in the occupied General Government of Poland, signed the order to officia...
We’ve previously featured the popular Israeli artist Yehuda Devir, the creator of an adorable series of comics about everyday life and adventures with his wife, Maya. Recently, the couple announced that they are expecting their first baby. The artist decided to share this happy news with us by creating illustrations that show the joyful and challenging moments of this beautiful journey.
Colmar is the perfect base for a holiday in Alsace and home to amazing gastronomy and charming architecture. Here’s where to stay in Colmar, France.
The Bantu expansion The Bantu are thought to have originated from the the area of Nigeria/Cameroon, and started their expansion East and South about 5,000 years ago (3,000 BC). They reached the equ…
Dave Sinclair visited Belfast in April and May 1988 while working for the Militant Newspaper. We’ve been to Belfast, Northern Ireland, many times on Flashbak. We’ve partied with Queen’s University students in the 1970s – marvelling at the woman wearing a belt made of bullets – looked at Bobbi Hanvey’s telling photos of The … Continue reading "Belfast Kids: Life In The City – April and May 1988"
Hints To Lady Travellers, a 19th century handbook that offered advice to female tourists in the Victorian age, is being reprinted. And, as Catherine Eade explains, it throws a spotlight onto a different world.
The photos show the officers of the Auschwitz relaxing and enjoying themselves, as countless people were being murdered and cremated at the death camp.
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Haunting photographs that have come to light after 70 years show Jewish men, women and children being expelled from their homes in Lublin, Poland, in 1941.
La signora di Shanghai di Orson Welles
The story behind Nicéphore Niépce's 'View from the Window at Le Gras', the first photo known to have been made using a camera.
"For me, drawing is sort of synonymous with thinking." - Victor A. Lundy
1. The Pin Up Girl Bunker March 1944: Hundreds of pictures of pin-up girls adorn the entire wall of this bomber crew shack on Adak Island in the Aleutians in Alaska during World War II. Rare photos from World War II's Forgotten Front, found on TIME/LIFE. 2. The International Flag of Pla
It’s articles like this one that make us want to become architects and change the world forever with our creativity, skills, and designs. The world is full to the brim with impressive architectural projects that go beyond pleasing just our eyes: when we see them, we genuinely feel like they energize our imagination and reinvigorate our spirit.
Revealing photographs by Dafydd Jones show a secret party world of the upper classes.
A mix of images taken by Western and Chinese photographers, which span from the 1850s to the 1880s, from a private collection are now on display for the first time at a Beijing museum.
(By Tsem Rinpoche and Joy Kam) Born on 12th August 1831 in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipropetrovsk), a town near the Dnieper river in Ukraine, Helena Petrovna B...
PHOTOS: From The Blitz To Boris - A History Of The Tube
When Yehuda Koren and Eilat Negev heard of a family of dwarves snatched from the gas chamber by Josef Mengele, it sounded incredible. But how to verify the testimony of Holocaust survivors? And should you even try?
The Blitz (short for Blitzkrieg, German for "lightning war") began on 7 September 1940, with more than 300 bombers involved. The attacks started on the East End before moving to central London. In total, 430 were killed and 1,600 badly injured that day...
Part 18 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II
A photo of a little girl wearing a hijab and a little boy in a kippah holding signs protesting President Donald Trump's immigration order
The term blitzkrieg was invented by journalists to describe the three-pronged attack unleashed by the German military on Poland during the Second World War. It was started with a smashing air attack, which crushed enemy air forces on the ground, followed by driving columns of armor which broke through enemy…
They called him "the Einstein of Sex". The German doctor who went (quite literally) where no other had gone before in his research, founding the massive Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, or Sexology, just before the Nazis eclipsed bohemian Berlin and its costumed, sexually liberated splendour. His na
The show may be set during the Depression in New York City, but the characters in the classic Tony-winning musical Annie never cease to …
The designs of these glass buildings are as stunning as the natural wonders within
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Dating someone from another culture is an incredibly unique experience that’s well worth the journey. Differences and challenges aside, you'll learn about
Japan’s ancient pilgrim path: The ultimate destination for modern travelers seeking peace
Looking at any major city today, it's hard to imagine a time without staircases. A new book takes a look at the winding history of getting from one floor to the next.
This post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click a link, we may make a small commission off any subsequent purchase, at no extra cost to you. For more information, please check our privacy policy. Bucharest is a city full of contrasts. It’s not the most immediately beautiful city in the world, […]
From the ancient to the ultramodern, theaters are among the most visually diverse and awe-inspiring buildings in the world. A new book...
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International experts recently gathered at Smithsonian to discuss the state of international provenance research
