| National guardsmen surrounding strikers who tried to prevent other workers from entering a textile mill in Newnan, Georgia. Photograph, September 17, 1934. |
Despite many societal advances since the Industrial Revolution, the exploitation of workers continues globally to this very day. Our vast labor file chronicles the battles the movement has waged in its fight for equitable conditions and pay.
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Children at an American primary school
during an air raid drill. Photograph, 1958. |
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This October marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis. Here we present an in-depth look back at the tension and uncertainty of the Cold War era as well as the hot wars, coups, and rebellions fought in the struggle for and against communism.
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As the old New York proverb goes, "A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat." Love it or hate it, food has been an obsession since Adam and Eve. Here is but a taste from our abundant cornucopia of historical food imagery.
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American chef and writer Julia Child on
the set of her television cooking program,
'The French Chef.' Photograph, c1973. |
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Jean-Paul Sartre (far right) at work in the
Café de Flore in Saint-Germain-des-Prés,
Paris, France, seated next to a group of
actors. Photograph by the Seeberger
Brothers, 1943. |
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Ideological battles reach a fever pitch during the political campaign season. History's most influential philosophers, collected here, have argued perspectives that continue to fuel the debates each election year.
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Our online collection is constantly growing. With our What's New gallery, find inspiration from the abundant variety of images added to our website each week and see a selection of our rare and eye-catching latest.
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Russian film director Sergei Eisenstein
editing his first film, 'Strike.'
Photograph, 1924. |
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