US Marine discovers a near-dead baby in a cave in the jungle of Saipan island, 1944

American Marine cradling tiny infant’s barely living body which was found face down in a cave where native islanders had been hiding to…

Stunning Color Historical Photos of Native Americans from the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

As the 20th century approached, Native American communities faced mounting challenges to their existence and traditional ways of life. After the Civil War,…

Bison Skulls to be Used for Fertilizer, 1870

Bison were hunted for their skins, with the rest of the animal left behind to decay on the ground. Bison were hunted almost…

Vintage Photos Show France in the Final Year of World War I, 1918

It’s 1918 and France was caught in the final year of World War I. American photographer Lewis Hine traveled across the country for…

Rare photos of a young and then still-unknown Marilyn Monroe hiking in the woods, 1950

These photos were taken in 1950 by Life Magazine photographer Ed Clark who got a call from a friend at 20th Century Fox…

Marilyn Monroe as the Fabulous Enchantresses: When Monroe Recreated Photos of Five Famous Actresses from the Past, 1958

Actresses and models often take inspiration from Marilyn Monroe, but did Marilyn herself pay tribute to Hollywood legends of the past? In 1958,…

Actress Marlene Dietrich Kisses a Soldier Returning Home from War, 1945

It seems that the guy on the left holding her up is enjoying the view. This photo shows Marlene Dietrich passionately kissing an…

The Falling Soldier: The story behind this iconic photograph, 1936

The Falling Soldier, 1936. The Falling Soldier became famous for the way it seems to capture, with terrifying immediacy, the moment when a…

Dobrynin M-250, VD-3TK, and VD-4K Aircraft Engines

In early 1939, Soviet authorities sought the design and development of a new aircraft engine rated in excess of 2,000 hp (1,491 kW).…

Delage 12 GVis and 12 CDirs Aircraft Engines

Louis Delâge was born in Cognac, France on 22 March 1874. He received an engineering degree in 1893 and started a career in…

Deissner ‘Paradox’ Rotary Aircraft Engine

Charles (Carl) Deissner stands next to the 30 hp (22 kW) Paradox engine during a test run. The frame around the engine enabled…

Daimler-Mercedes D VI W-18 Aircraft Engine

By 1915, the Germans had begun to experiment with very large aircraft known as Riesenflugzeug (giant aircraft). These aircraft had been developed from the…