Fine early albumen print of a photo taken on Rhone glacier, Switzerland in 1860. (Library of Congress)
November 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Fine early albumen print of a photo taken on Rhone glacier, Switzerland in 1860. (Library of Congress)
The sound of the Good Humor Man's jingle is followed by the sound of screen doors slamming open up and down the street. A 1942 photo by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. (Library of Congress)
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The sound of the Good Humor Man's jingle is followed by the sound of screen doors slamming open up and down the street. A 1942 photo by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. (Library of Congress)
Prairie schooners ready to sail. Samuel Colman, 1871.
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Prairie schooners ready to sail. Samuel Colman, 1871.
Collect the pods. Dry the pods. Grind the pods into flour.
Thanksgiving mesquite bread.
Thanksgiving mesquite bread.
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Collect the pods. Dry the pods. Grind the pods into flour.
Thanksgiving mesquite bread.
Thanksgiving mesquite bread.
Two words. Wounded Knee.
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Two words. Wounded Knee.
Folks have gathered for Thanksgiving dinner at this house in Ledyard, CT in this 1940 Jack Delano photo. (Library of Congress)
Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Folks have gathered for Thanksgiving dinner at this house in Ledyard, CT in this 1940 Jack Delano photo. (Library of Congress)
Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Ditto. Seen at a local trailhead-
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Ditto. Seen at a local trailhead-
Some leftover 2x2 fir stripping getting used up. #makingstuff
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Some leftover 2x2 fir stripping getting used up. #makingstuff
Living in the past.
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Living in the past.
Neville Chamberlain holds up a statement signed by Hitler upon his return from Munich. Peace in our time. (Imperial War Museum)
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Neville Chamberlain holds up a statement signed by Hitler upon his return from Munich. Peace in our time. (Imperial War Museum)
Iggy says 'hang in there'.
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Iggy says 'hang in there'.
This Bain New Service photo shows the football squad at the United States Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania in the fall of 1918. They are getting an education in getting along in a white world and most are hundreds or thousands of miles from home.
(Library of Congress)
(Library of Congress)
November 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This Bain New Service photo shows the football squad at the United States Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania in the fall of 1918. They are getting an education in getting along in a white world and most are hundreds or thousands of miles from home.
(Library of Congress)
(Library of Congress)
Quarterback Doug Flutie speaks at a press conference of the USFL's New Jersey Generals in this 1985 Bernard Gotfryd photo. It wouldn't be long before some schmucks in suits would run the league into the ground. Pity the losers. (Library of Congress)
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Quarterback Doug Flutie speaks at a press conference of the USFL's New Jersey Generals in this 1985 Bernard Gotfryd photo. It wouldn't be long before some schmucks in suits would run the league into the ground. Pity the losers. (Library of Congress)
In 1754, Benjamin Franklin published a wood-cut cartoon, Join or Die. It was about people banding together and putting aside their differences to resist tyranny. It echoes across the centuries and we should be able to hear it today, both in North America and in Europe. (Library of Congress)
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
In 1754, Benjamin Franklin published a wood-cut cartoon, Join or Die. It was about people banding together and putting aside their differences to resist tyranny. It echoes across the centuries and we should be able to hear it today, both in North America and in Europe. (Library of Congress)
We are headed back to the days of The Jungle, if indeed we ever actually left.
November 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
We are headed back to the days of The Jungle, if indeed we ever actually left.
"Okay, I confess. I killed and ate that elf that was sitting on the shelf over there.
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"Okay, I confess. I killed and ate that elf that was sitting on the shelf over there.
Just an ordinary man, walking through an extraordinary world.
November 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Just an ordinary man, walking through an extraordinary world.
Female burlaki are hauling a barge on the Volga river in this early twentieth century photo, photographer unknown.
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Female burlaki are hauling a barge on the Volga river in this early twentieth century photo, photographer unknown.
The baguette of revenge-
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The baguette of revenge-
Gerald Ford had the answer to rampant inflation. Stickers and buttons.
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Gerald Ford had the answer to rampant inflation. Stickers and buttons.
Surprisingly, these didn't work for Gerald Ford.
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Surprisingly, these didn't work for Gerald Ford.
Should've come with a box of bandaids and a bottle of mercurochrome, but they were fun.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Should've come with a box of bandaids and a bottle of mercurochrome, but they were fun.