Category: Photographs

Rosa Parks: A Seat, A Stand, A Movement

Posted on April 24, 2026April 21, 2026 by garethmyles

On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus and was arrested

Wright brothers 1903

Posted on April 23, 2026April 21, 2026 by garethmyles

On December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, brothers Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright achieved the first powered, controlled flights in history.

Clarence Hailey Long

Posted on April 22, 2026April 19, 2026 by garethmyles

In 1949, LIFE magazine profiled Clarence Hailey Long

The Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Spectacle

Posted on April 21, 2026April 19, 2026 by garethmyles

On 4 June 2011, the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic complex roared into life

Hindenburg disaster

Posted on April 20, 2026April 19, 2026 by garethmyles

The Hindenburg disaster unfolded on Thursday, May 6, 1937, when the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg burst into flames

The Playful Polar Bear

Posted on April 17, 2026April 15, 2026 by garethmyles

Wildlife photographer Norbert Rosing captured a polar bear playing with huskies

They say a boy left his bike chained to a tree when he went away to war in 1914

Posted on April 16, 2026April 15, 2026 by garethmyles

They say a boy left his bike chained to a tree when he went away to war in 1914… but is it true?

Photojournalists Mary Chind Pulitzer Prize for Photography

Posted on April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 by garethmyles

Photojournalist Mary Chind of The Des Moines Register was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for her powerful image of a drowning rescue.