⚜️History In Art & Photos 🖼

2021-07-13 18:31:33 A cabman on the streets of London, 1870s Open / Comment

2021-07-13 15:35:49 13 July 1943: The greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk during WWII. Almost 6,000 tanks take part, and 2,900 are lost by Germany. Open / Comment

2021-07-13 06:13:02 Women working in a chocolate factory, c. 1930s Open / Comment

2021-07-12 22:50:49 A young Danish woman in traditional bridal dress, Copenhagen, c. 1890s Open / Comment

2021-07-12 17:56:51 Red cross parcels bound for the front lines during WWI, Paris, July 1918 Open / Comment

2021-07-12 15:38:26 12 July 1804: Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel by Vice President Aaron Burr Open / Comment

2021-07-12 05:57:41 Odessa, Ukraine, c. 1890s, photochrome Open / Comment

2021-07-12 01:36:42 The Siege of Eger (1552), in which 2,000 Hungarians defended their citadel against close to 35,000–40,000 Turk warriors. The battle finished with Hungarian victory, and has become an emblem of national defense and patriotic heroism in Hungary. Open / Comment

2021-07-11 19:22:25 A British policeman directs three Padaung women visiting from Burma (now Myanmar) along Elgin Avenue in London, c. 1935 Open / Comment

2021-07-11 16:59:49 British troops (and one captured German) acting as stretcher-bearers bring a wounded man to the rear, while more French troops move up to the front at the Battle of Tardenois during WWI, July 1918, colourized. Open / Comment