George was only a year old when he was sadly murdered at Auschwitz-Birenkau on June 1944
20 photos that give an alternate perspective on the days of old.
LG: Promo pics of me sleeping are too weird. I'm staying in my day clothes 😡 CXS "editing" this photo: Changing LG's shirt will have no impact on the past, but it will give us a better future😏
Some days ago, Flavien Menu from N-D-L-R published a long post including many images and the introductory text of the "Mnemosyne Atlas" by art historian Aby Warburg (a work left unfinished in 1929). The Mnemosyne Atlas is a figurative atlas consisting of a series of plates. Each plate is made up...
Daniel Arm Nationality: Polish Residence: Paris, France Death: February 1943 Cause: Murdered in Auschwitz (listed in Shoah memorial) Age: 5 years
The D-Day invasion wasn't all about the winners. It was also about the losers...
Behind the number 12, rue Chabanais, a typical building on a typical back street not far from the Musée du Louvre in Paris, used to be one of the most notorious and prestigious bordellos of the golden era. Today, it's an apartment building, but just across the road at number 11, an inconspicuous lit
These 40 photographs all tell stories about the historical figures or events that they represent. Once taken simply to document their present, they now help us witness the past. From historical landmarks and famous people to the basic daily routines of the past, these pictures portray the past in a way that we can empathize with and understand more intimately.
It’s said that everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. And yet, if you take a look at photos of alluring people of the past, you simply can’t ignore their radiant appearances. Standards of “good looks” have changed over time, but the unique features and pure grace of people from that period are just mesmerizing.
A young Joseph Stalin before the USSR
What was life actually like for suffragettes in prison? An in depth look from how it actually felt to be force fed, what was the Cat and Mouse Act and the constant abuse and surveillance the women …
Gitel was only 4 when she was sadly murdered at Treblinka Extermination camp in 1942.
In 1939, the Nazi German forces began their occupation of Poland. By 1944, the Russians were advancing from the East and the Allies from the West. The Polish Home Army, Armia Krajowa, was a secret rebel force that had been stockpiling weapons, strategizing, and waiting for the opportune moment to…
A photo of Eva Goldner
Frank Wiersema is a photographer who is specialized in showing what life must have looked like in various periods in history. Last year, he and Hunebedcentrum teamed up to make a photo series that showed various aspects of life with the Funnelbeaker people (the Hunebed builders). In the summer of 2015 he visited Steinzeitpark Dithmarschen […]
It’s said that everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. And yet, if you take a look at photos of alluring people of the past, you simply can’t ignore their radiant appearances. Standards of “good looks” have changed over time, but the unique features and pure grace of people from that period are just mesmerizing.
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In a box marked “private”, portrait photographers Marie Høeg (1866-1949) and Bolette Berg (1872-1944) kept a stash of glassplates.
Yvette Klarfield Birth year : 1939 Gender : female Toddler child Nationality : Jewish Background : Jewish Residence : Paris, France Death : September 2, 1942 Cause : Murdered in Auschwitz ( buried in Auschwitz death camp ) Age : 3 years
This resource is aimed at helping students in speaking, pronunciation, fluency and fast thinking in English language.It is the same structure to the B1 and B2 exams in the speaking part 2.For each topic there are 2 worksheets in which 1 student compares to photographs and answers a question related ...
Somewhere between the greatest world-changing inventions there were some fun and sometimes even hilarious inventions the world has forgotten. BoredPanda proudly presents these Cool Inventions From the Past - enjoy, comment and don't forget to subscribe!
Hidden stash of photos depicting some incredibly rare and historic scenes.
Suffragettes vs. police: The women prepared to go to prison for the vote
Edward Sheriff Curtis was an American ethnologist and photographer of the American West and of Native American peoples When the Civil War ended and
Gyuri was only 5 years old when he was sadly murdered at Auschwitz-Birenkau in 1944.
Colorized photos from the past bring history to life like never before.
The former Girls Aloud singer is preparing to star in the West End for the first time. It’s a bold new start after years of harassment by her ex-partner
Either I had a really short attention span as a kid and never made it past the first verse of a song (which is entirely possible), or there are some obscure lyrics to the songs we all know and love. Here are a few of them.
It seems the world was just as crazy back then as it is right now.
Can you imagine what it was like to live in Utah in the late 1880s? These old photos of Utah provide some clues.
Auschwitz commander Rudolf Hoess was one of the men tried in Nuremburg, in a series of hearings which began 69 years ago today. His grandson tells The Telegraph of his shame over his relative's actions - and why he thinks Europe has not learnt its lessons from the past
Nina was only 7 years old when she was sadly murdered at Treblinka Extermination camp in 1942
The image shows the faces of German prisoners of war, captured by Americans, watching a film about a concentration camp. This forced confrontation brought Germans face-to-face with the worst works…
Learn about English verb tenses with our comprehensive guide! Discover different verb forms, usage, examples, and tips to master past, present, and future tenses. Perfect for all learners looking to enhance their grammar skills.
I’ve been making some slow but steady progress on my colonial New Zealand Wars project, having painted eight more Māori warriors and eight militiamen over the last couple of weeks. TheyR…
If you were anything like me as a kid, pandas, you probably didn’t pay very close attention in history class. Memorizing dates and names seemed like such a bore, and my teachers could not manage to get the importance of the subject through my thick skull. But now that I’m an adult, I am fascinated by learning more about the world’s past, so I’m doing everything I can to catch up on those lessons I snoozed through.
A photo of Rosemarie Karguaer 1942/1943. Rosemarie was sadly murdered at Sobibor Death Camp on May 7, 1943 at age 22 months.
