Historic photography

Often our knowledge and perceptions of the past are challenged, especially as rare photos finally reach the surface. We discover new things about political figures, icons of popular culture, and even gain insights into old practices and important historical events… Pictured here is Walt Disney when he unveiled his plans for Disneyland on national television, October 27, 1954.

The first 3-D movie opened in Los Angeles in November 1953.

Construction Workers Lunchtime 1931 St Johns Bridge N. Portland Oregon historic bw photo by Ray Atkeson

Go back in time with these 50 rare historical photos—from intimate moments to grand events, you’ll see the past through authentic eyes.

These 20 famous photographs are significant in history each for their own reason. Learn how photography has literally changed history.

In the mid-2000s, historian Anna Pegler-Gordon said that visual media often seems more accessible to her students than the written record. They claimed images make the past seem more accessible, giving concrete shape to a world that sometimes seems intangible. Not to mention the immediacy of the image, which often conveys information more quickly than a primary document written in an unfamiliar, or even a foreign, language. But according to Pegler-Gordon, this immediacy also works well in…

Photographer Thomas Annan captured Glasgow between the 1860s and 70s, at a time when the city had transformed and rapidly grown

Amazing photos from the past

These 20 famous photographs are significant in history each for their own reason. Learn how photography has literally changed history.