Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man holding a book with another man moving into frame behind him, ca. 1840s. This is one of the earliest examples of photobombing.
August 29, 2014
Pets During World War II
In 1941, LIFE magazine ran a series of photographs on what to do with your pets in the event of an air raid, both to keep them safe and to give them first aid if necessary.
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August 28, 2014
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Western Union Staff Member Photo, ca. 1910s
Western Union staff member photo, ca. 1910s. Someone is in the window!
Photos of Berlin at the End of the War in 1945
Berlin as the capital and cultural center of the German Reich was bombed very heavily. With over 45,000 tons of bombs in two weeks the city was almost completely destroyed. The irreplaceable architectural gems of the Schlüter, Knobelsdorf, Schadow and Schinkel were annihilated. Palaces, museums, churches, monuments and cultural sites fell victim to the bombs. Overall, Berlin was bombed 363 times by British, American and Russian aircraft. About 50,000 civilians were killed. They burned, suffocated, were buried under the ruins or lacerated by the bombs.
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Photos of West Coast Youth of the 1950s
From the sun-drenched valleys of Southern California to the rain-drenched inlets of Puget Sound this new race of children, of whom some three million are now in school, have one big thing in common. It is a lust for the outdoors, and the richly scenic coast offers kids a maximum of temptation and a minimum of inconvenience in fulfilling it.
Here, LIFE shows some splendidly healthy West Coast youth energetically using its splendid outdoors. What use this generation eventually will make of its own tremendous energy, heaven only knows, but properly directed it should be sufficient to move the world.
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Here, LIFE shows some splendidly healthy West Coast youth energetically using its splendid outdoors. What use this generation eventually will make of its own tremendous energy, heaven only knows, but properly directed it should be sufficient to move the world.
August 27, 2014
Pictures of Female IRA Fighters in the 1970s
In Ireland, there were females both in Republican groups such as the IRA, which are fighting against British forces in Northern Ireland, as well as in groups of Loyalists who are pro-state and support the continuation of British rule of the area.
Usually the IRA women cadres performed certain non-military roles, in which they exploited traditional stereotypes of gender. The women became faceless very often wearing a mask and they used midi skirts thus revealing their femininity. They used to hide and carry weapons, as the British soldiers were loath to body search women because of the tremendous public revulsion it would create. Here's a small collection of portraits of female IRA fighters in the 1970s.
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Usually the IRA women cadres performed certain non-military roles, in which they exploited traditional stereotypes of gender. The women became faceless very often wearing a mask and they used midi skirts thus revealing their femininity. They used to hide and carry weapons, as the British soldiers were loath to body search women because of the tremendous public revulsion it would create. Here's a small collection of portraits of female IRA fighters in the 1970s.
