Old photographs are full of details that don’t mean much until someone explains what’s happening. A group portrait might include some of the greatest scientists who ever lived, while a picture of a ...

History is important; and many Americans agree. A whopping 96% believe it's important to look back at history to inform our future. And Millennials are paving the way with their growing interest in ...

More than 175 years after seven enslaved people were photographed in South Carolina, the International African American Museum is putting their names and lives at the center of a new exhibit. “They ...

From an award-winning photo that changed fire safety laws to a 15-year-old who tackled a suicide bomber, these are the moments history won't let you forget.

It's hard to pinpoint when humans started recording and sharing knowledge of the past. But it's estimated that they started early on. At first, there were cave paintings, and then language, which ...

The photos are part of the Historical Society’s 500,000-photo collection, which dates back to the 1950s and includes photos donated by the Newport Daily News A collection of more than 8,000 treasured ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of approximately 1.46 cubic feet of historical maps and photographs collected by Dieter Gröschel. The maps, which are ...

In a fast-changing world, the permanence of our favorite hiking trails is comforting. Apart from the occasional closure, reroute, or bump in crowds, most of us could go back and hike the same miles ...

“The New Art: American Photography, 1839–1910,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through July 20th, is a big, sprawling show of work from the medium’s era of busy development, as one format improved ...

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Introduction: Images of the Country and its History -- The Coming of Photography -- I. Historic Personalities: from Tewodros to Haile Sellassie -- II. Historic Towns: North, South, East and West -- ...