Old Photos of Horse-carts on the Streets of Saigon, Vietnam in the 1950s and 1960s

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Geronimo, Leader of the Bedonkohe Apache, Taking a Drive in a Locomobile Model C, 1905

The photograph of Geronimo driving a car was actually taken on June 11, 1905, at the Miller brothers’ 101 Ranch, located southwest of Ponca City, Oklahoma. The car is a Locomobile, and the Indian in full headdress to Geronimo's left is Edward Le Clair Sr., a Ponca Indian.

Geronimo so admired Le Clair’s beaded vest that it was presented to him later in the day. When Geronimo died in 1909, he was buried in the vest. The photograph was taken during a special 101 Ranch show for the U.S. press. Thousands of newspaper editors and reporters flocked to it.

Then and Now: 16 Ghostly Images of London Street Scenes

These incredible images show locations throughout England's famous old capital as they looked both in history and today. Released by the Museum of London, the composites create a ghostly visual of the city old and new, and include such landmarks as Covent Garden, Tower Bridge and Piccadilly Circus.

The exterior of the completed Gloucester Road Station on the underground Metropolitan and District Railway, which was opened on 3rd October 1868. From a series of 64 photographs taken in the late 1860s by Henry Flather to document the construction of the railway from Paddington to Blackfriars via Kensington, Westminster and the new Victoria Embankment. Construction was by the 'cut-and-cover' method used to build the first underground railways before the development of the tunneling shield by James Henry Greathead . The first tunneled, or 'tube', railway in London was the City & South London Line, which opened in 1890.

A street seller of sherbert and water is photographed on Cheapside completely unaware of the camera. Paul Martin was the first photographer to roam around the streets of London with a disguised camera taking candid pictures such as this solely for the purpose of showing 'life as it is'.

View of Duncannon Street in the City of London decorated with bunting and banners for the coronation ceremony of Edward VII. Today the city of London has plans for large business high rises.

People and traffic in Oxford Street around the turn of the 20th century. Christina Broom at this time photographed London street scenes to reproduce as postcards for sale.

A view of Bow Lane, off Cheapside in the City of London, looking south to the crossing with Watling Street and St. Mary Aldermary in the middle distance. 'Ye Olde Watling' tavern was originally built just after the Great Fire of 1666. George Davison Reid supported the Society of Antiquaries of London, which promoted the study of London's architecture, and was interested in photographing older architecture and locations. He took this photo of Bow Lane in the late 1920s.

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Selling sweet to kids in Shanghai, China, 1920

Rare Photos of a Young Marilyn Monroe Assembling Drones During World War II

Early photos of a young Marilyn Monroe contributing to the war effort in a military factory in Van Nuys, California. At the time they were captured she hadn't yet taken the name Marilyn Monroe, nor had she dyed her curly locks blonde. She was simply known as Norma Jeane Dougherty, her married name.

The photographs were taken by Army photographer David Conover in 1944, who worked for the U.S. Army Air Force's First Motion Picture Unit during World War II.

(via Daily Mail Online)

Pictures of the Hip-hop Culture in the 1980s

DJing, MCing, Breaking, Graffiti Art, and Beatbox are the creative outlets of Hip-Hop culture. Like punk and the blues, these arts allowed people to make a statement, whether political or emotional. This practices spread globally around the 1980s as fans could "make it their own" and express themselves in new and creative ways. Hip Hop got one of its big boosts during the Harlem Renaissance with the increased promotion of African American culture.

JDL at Skatin’ Palace, 1981. © Joe Conzo

Almighty KG of the Cold Crush Brothers at Harlem World, 1981. © Joe Conzo

Charlie Chase of the Cold Crush Brothers at Norman Thomas High School, 1981. © Joe Conzo

Little Crazy Legs strikes an impromptu pose during Wild Style shoot, Riverside Park, Manhattan, 1983. © Martha Cooper

High Times Crew breaking outside transit police station, Washington Heights, Manhattan, 1980. © Martha Cooper

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16 Interesting Vintage Photographs of People Celebrating V-J Day in St. Louis, 1945

The first unofficial news bulletin of Japan''s surrender in World War II came by radio at 2:30 a.m. local time on Aug. 14., 1945. Downtown that morning, office workers filled the air and streets with paperwork from their desks. Teenagers snake-danced down Olive Street. Adults banged washboards and dragged strings of clanging cans across pavement. At 5 p.m., when President Harry Truman confirmed the surrender, the party leaped into overdrive.

Jubilant St. Louisans charge through piles of paper on Olive Street downtown on the morning of August 14, 1945, the day Japan surrendered to end World War II. Unofficial reports of the surrender were broadcast over St. Louis radio stations about 2:30 a.m., and people who bothered to go to work that morning threw reams of paper out the windows of their office buildings. President Harry Truman confirmed the surrender at 5 p.m. central time. The United States had been fighting in World War II for three years and nine months.

A woman toots the paper horn she bought from one of the many street vendors who appeared downtown on V-J Day.

Led by Rabbi Ferdinand Isserman, worshippers gather in prayer at Temple Israel, 5017 Washington Avenue, on the evening of V-J Day.

Part of the impromptu parade down Washington Avenue at 12th (Tucker) Boulevard on the evening of V-J Day.

The beer was free to all at 5228 Wilson Street, home of Sgt. Ernest Pedroli, who had survived the war. His happy family tapped two kegs in front of their house, and celebrants showed up with their beer pails.

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