Frank Sinatra with lady fans in Pasadena (1943-08-11 AP photo)
Photo of Frank Sinatra standing with a gaggle of adoring lady fans in Pasadena, California on August 11, 1943, a few days ahead of his concert performance at the Hollywood Bowl. According to journalist and musi... More
James Meredith wounded - A man on a skateboard on the side of the road
Civil rights activist James Meredith lies on the ground after having been shot while walking in his March Against Fear in Mississippi. The gunman, Aubrey James Norvell, is seen in the bushes on the left. This p... More
Crowds gathering outside New York Stock Exchange (3)
People gather on the sub-treasury building steps across from the New York Stock Exchange in New York on "Black Thursday," Oct. 24, 1929. Thousands of investors lost their savings in the worst stock market cra... More
Queen Elizabeth II and John F. Kennedy
Queen Elizabeth II and President John Kennedy pose at Buckingham Palace in London, June 5, 1961. The Kennedys were dinner guests of the Queen.
Wilt Chamberlain 100 Point Game 1962
Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors holds a sign reading "100"; in the dressing room in Hershey, Pa., after he scored 100 points to break a National Basketball Association scoring record as the Warri... More
Hikosuke Fukuda, 1928 AP photo
Caption text says "Japanese Commander. Lieut. Gen. Fukuda, Who Led Japanese in Fighting With Chinese at Tsinan-fu [Jinan]"
Bonnieclyde f - A man and a woman standing next to a car
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, sometime between 1932 and 1934, when their exploits in Arkansas included murder, robbery, and kidnapping. Contrary to popular belief the two never married. They were in a long st... More
Clark Gable with racehorse Beverly Hills 1935
Photo of Clark Gable and his race horse, Beverly Hills. Picryl description: Public domain artwork of horse, equestrian horse riding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Eugene Talmadge, Georgia Governor
Eugene Talmadge, Georgia Governor
Ezra Pound 1958 - A black and white photo of a man with a beard
Wire photo of American expatriate poet Ezra Pound. Credited to Associated Press. Print stamped 1958.
Maurice Tillet
This A.P. wirephoto from Boston is of Maurice Tillet, French wrestler suffering from acromegaly, who bills himself as "the ugliest man of the world" and also as "The Angel". Français : Maurice Tillet, catcheur,... More
Liston-Patterson fight (2) - boxing sport photo
Liston-Patterson fight, September 25, 1962.
Marilyn Monroe photo pose Seven Year Itch
Photo of Marilyn Monroe while filming The Seven Year Itch on the streets of New York. She apparently stopped at some point during the shooting of the famous "skirt scene" and posed for the reporters and photogr... More
Icon Oona O'Neill - 1943, public domain photograph
Candid press photo of Oona O'Neill taken in Santa Barbara, California.
RAF Bury St Edmunds - Crew Reading Room
Personnel of the 94th Bomb Group take a break in crew reading room at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham). Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press'[stamp], 'passed for publication 11 Dec 1943'[stamp] and '256508'[Ce... More
Goin' Home Blues for the Night Pastor
It is a vintage news photo of a funeral
Crowds gathering outside New York Stock Exchange (2)
Crowds panic in the Wall Street district of Manhattan due to the heavy trading on the stock market in New York City on Oct. 24, 1929.
Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh wedding portrait
This is the official wedding picture of Princess Elizabeth and her new husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, made after their return to Buckingham Palace after their marriage in Westminster Abbey, Nov. 20, 1947.
Booker T. Washington at his desk (1894)
Booker T. Washington at his desk in the Tuskegee Institute, 1894
Dorothy Counts - A group of people walking down a street
Dorothy Counts, a 15-year-old African American student, walks to school at Harry Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 4, 1957, amid jeers from students and others opposed to school inte... More
Hindenburg one day Lakehurst visit 1936
Photo of the Hindenburg as it prepares to lift off from a one day visit to Lakehurst, new Jersey in 1936.
Hurricane Elena 1985, Florida damage on state road 98
"View of hurricane damage on state road 98", Hurricane Elena 1985, Florida, USA.
Joan Plowright 1960 (cropped)
Photo of Joan Plowright performing in The Entertainer on Broadway in 1958.
Marilyn Monroe Arthur Miller April in Paris Ball 1957
Photo of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller at the April in Paris Ball held at New York's Waldorf-Astoria in 1957.
Marilyn Monroe pleated skirt Seven Year Itch
Press photo of Marilyn Monroe, wearing pleated dress, The Seven Year Itch
Test run of streamlined 20th Century Limited 1938
Photo of the streamlined New York Central train the 20th Century Limited leaving Chicago's LaSalle Street station on a trial run June 9, 1938. The train was put into service on June 15, 1938.
Truman-Churchill-1953 - Public domain photograph
Photograph of Winston Churchill pinning a flower on the lapel of President Harry S. Truman's tuxedo jacket at a dinner in honor of the British leader at the British Embassy in Washington, D. C.
Warren Magnuson 1943
Rep. Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.) smiles in his Washington office Oct. 19, 1943 after receiving a citation as a member of the staff of the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Enterprise as a Lt. Commander. He was placed on ... More
Julius Schreck (right) and Adolf Hitler
Español: Julius Schreck y Hitler. Schreck trabajaba como chofer del Führer. English: Julius Schreck (right), the man Adolf Hitler (left) trusted to do his driving. Schreck died in Munich May 16, 1936. He is s... More
Albert Einstein writing on a blackboard in Pasadena (1931)
Albert Einstein writes a density formula of the Milky Way on January 14, 1931 on the board of the Carnegie Institute of the Mt. Wilson Observatory in Pasadena, California.
Crowds gathering outside New York Stock Exchange
Crowds panic in the Wall Street district of Manhattan due to the heavy trading on the stock market in New York City on Oct. 24, 1929.
1936 Hindenburg landing
Photo of the Hindenburg's second landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Public domain image of an airship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rhett and Bonnie Blue Butler
Photo of Clark Gable as Rhett Butler and Cammie King as Bonnie Blue Butler from Gone With the Wind.
Hindenburg heads home 1936
Photo of the Hindenburg as the giant airship prepares to leave Lakehurst, New Jersey and return to Germany after its first transatlantic crossing.
Hindenburg mooring at Lakehurst 2 1936
Photo of the Hindenburg mooring at Lakehurst, NJ, on the airship's second arrival in the US.
Hindenburg over New York 1937
Photo of the Hindenburg over New York City on May 6, 1937. A few hours after this photo was taken, the airship crashed and burned at Lakehurst, NJ while trying to land.
Lolita Lebron, Washington DC
Image of Lolita Lebrón's 1954 arrest at the Congress, Washington D.C. Moved from English Wikipedia. Lolita Lebron, Puerto Rican nationalist leader, being led to police car by two police officers following her ... More
Natalie Wood Grauman's imprint ceremony 1961
Photo of Natalie Wood at her Grauman's Chinese Theatre imprint ceremony in 1961.
Wilson Secon Inauguration - A crowd of people watching a man giving a ...
Woodrow Wilson at his inauguration for his second term as U.S. President
Pope John XXIII in his study
In this April 15, 1963 file photo, Pope John XXIII sits at his working desk in his studio in a IX century tower in the Vatican gardens. In background the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. The Pontiff found the tow... More
Marilyn, Emilio, and Columba in Mexico 1962 (cropped)
American actress Marilyn Monroe with Mexican actress Columba Domínguez, and Mexican film director Emilio Fernández during her visit to Mexico in 1962.
Police officers next to a patrol car hit by a hand grenade thrown from...
Police officers next to a patrol car hit by a hand grenade thrown from a pursued stolen car during a chase through Queens, New York, December 20, 1971
Hindenburg disaster, 1937
Türkçe: Hindenburg zeplini yere çakılırken. Photo of the crash of the airship Hindenburg in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937.
Hindenburg wreckage closeup 1937
Close up photo of the Hindenburg wreckage at about the point where the airship was when the first explosion occurred. The photo was taken at the point of where the fin was looking to the rear, or aft, of the sh... More
Jewish riots in Jerusalem. 1939. ppmsca.18376
Jerusalem English: Jewish riots in Jerusalem. Photo shows girls on balcony looking down on riots below. עברית: ירושלים, רחוב יפו, הפגנה יהודית נגד החלטות הספר הלבן, ( 27.5.1939).
Jross baughman rhodesia pulitzer03
Lt. Graham Baillie of the Rhodesian Security Forces swings a bat in front of a beaten prisoner, Moffat Ncube, in September 1977. Taken for Associated Press by J. Ross Baughman. Third of a set of three photos th... More
Marilyn Monroe at April in Paris Ball 2
Photo of Marilyn Monroe from the April in Paris Ball held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York in 1957. At left is the former US Ambassador to Great Britain, Winthrop W. Aldrich.
Marilyn Monroe skirt Seven Year Itch
Photo of Marilyn Monroe taken while The Seven Year Itch was being filmed in New York City. This was being shot outside and in public. There were roughly 2,000 bystanders when this was being filmed. Those with ... More
Martin Luther King, Jr. Montgomery arrest 1958
Photo of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. being arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for "loitering" in 1958.
David P. Bloom
David P. Bloom outside court in December 1988
Prince Regent Paul and family
A large gathering of Royalty occurred on the occasion of birthday celebrations for Prince Alexander, young son of Prince Regent Paul. The Duke and Duchess of Kent were the principal guests from abroad. The par... More
FDR-Life-November-20-1944
Photograph of Franklin Delano Roosevelt on the front porch of his home in Hyde Park, New York, after being elected to a fourth term as President of the United States
Marilyn, Emilio 1962, Hollywood, California
American actress Marilyn Monroe with Mexican actress Columba Domínguez, and Mexican film director Emilio Fernández during her visit to Mexico in 1962.
Chiang Kai-Shek, 1928 AP Photo
Caption text says "Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek, who is heading drive on Tsinan."
Abe-reles - A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie
Abe Reles Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Colonel Roscoe Turner and Gilmore 1930
Photo of Colonel Roscoe Turner and Gilmore, his lion. Turner kept Gilmore at his California home; he accompanied Turner on his flights until circa 1935. At that time, Gilmore became too large and heavy for th... More
Douglas Fairbanks KStJ 1958
This is an image of American actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr wearing the mantle and insignia of a Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in 1958. The image comes from ... More
Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea
"Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea", photograph of refugees fleeing Pyongyang during the Korean War across a destroyed bridge over the Taedong River. This photograph was named as an exemplar of ... More
Hindenburg Kitchen 1936
Photo of the all-electric kitchen of the Hindenburg. Public domain photograph of electric industrial equipment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lincoln Tunnel under construction 1936
Photo of the Lincoln Tunnel under construction. Public domain photograph of the train tunnel, railroad, train track, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Some of the Hindenburg crew after the disaster 1937
Some of the surviving Hindenburg officers and crew gathered at Lakehurst Air Station three days after the disaster. Some of the men are wearing US Marine uniforms because their belongings were destroyed in the... More
Theodore-Roosevelt-Jr-Medal-of-Honor-1944
Photograph of Eleanor Butler Roosevelt receiving the Medal of Honor posthumously presented to her husband, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Print bears Signal Corps marking at lower left, and at right the number 194092-5... More
Woman jumps from Winecoff Hotel
Daisy McCumber falls after leaping from a window to escape the Winecoff Hotel fire. This photograph won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for Photography.
John Tully Rogers (1881-1937) by the Associated Press
John Tully Rogers (1881-1937) by the Associated Press
The Infallible (Pope Pius XII) – Sept. 1945
Pope Pius XII offers his blessing Public domain photograph of Pope, Catholic Church, clergy, papacy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Anna Sage Woman in Red Dillinger 1934
Photo of Anna Sage, best known as the "woman in red" who agreed to identify John Dillinger to law enforcement agents. Sage made an agreement to wear red as she and a female friend were escorted to the Biograph... More
Chet Soda 1960 - A black and white photo of a man with a mustache
Chet Soda in 1960
Dillinger face surgery evidence
Photo of the medical supplies used to perform surgery on John Dillinger and his associate Homer Van Meter. Dillinger and Van Meter's appearance and fingerprints were altered a few months before both men were k... More
Hindenburg gondola and mooring 1936
A closer look at the Hindenburg's gondola as sailors from Lakehurst Naval Air Station use guy poles to help the airship to its mooring. This was the Hindenburg's first US landing on May 9, 1936. Dr. Hugo Ecke... More
John F. Kennedy signs bills 1961
Photo of President Kennedy signing anti-crime bills. At his right are ceremonial pens. The bills are signed, with the president making a stroke or two of his signature with one of the pens then giving it to s... More
Jross baughman rhodesia pulitzer02
A prisoner taken by Rhodesian Security Forces in the fall of 1977 stands with a rope around his neck. Taken for Associated Press by J. Ross Baughman. One of a set of three photos that were awarded the 1978 Puli... More
Lou Gehrig wake 1941 - A group of people standing around a casket
American baseball player, Lou Gehrig, lying in state at Christ Episcopal Church in the Bronx during his funeral.
Mori-Welles-1955, Italian movie film advertising
Photograph of Orson Welles and Paola Mori CaptionWelles and Italian FianceeOrson Welles and his 24-year-old fiancee, Italian actress Paola Mori. Mrs. Maria Galimberghi, mother of Miss Mori, said the marriage wo... More
Rudolph Valentino wake Jean Acker 1926
Photo of Jean Acker, the first wife of Rudolph Valentino, weeping after she pays her respects to her former husband. Accompanying Acker is her mother, Mrs. Martha Acker, and her sister, Edith Acker. Acker is s... More
Prince Philip usher
Prince Philip of Greece, later the Duke of Edinburgh, acts as an usher, assisting Princess Elizabeth, right, and Princess Margaret Rose, with their coats as they arrive at Romsey Abbey, Hampshire, December 23,... More
Self-immolation of Thich Quang Duc
Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burning himself to death in Saigon in protest of persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnam government. This photograph won the World Press Photo of the Year for 1963. John F. ... More
Crowds gathering outside New York Stock Exchange (4)
Crowd gathering on Wall Street in New York after the Wall Street crash late October 1929.
Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) portrait by the Associated Press
Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) portrait by the Associated Press
Liston-Patterson fight (1) - boxing sport photo
Liston-Patterson fight, September 25, 1962.
Eddie Erdelatz 1960 - A black and white photo of a man in a suit and t...
Eddie Erdelatz in 1960 Public domain photograph related to navy, naval warfare, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ezra Pound in 1945 - A black and white photo of a man with a beard
Wire service photo of Ezra Pound shortly after his 1945 arrest
Gandhi hands together - A black and white photo of an old man
Image found by Yann and edited to remove watermark by Editor at Large.
Olympic sprinters Owens Metcalfe and Wykoff 1936
Photo of US Olympic team sprinters (from left) Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe and Frank Wykoff on the deck of the S.S. Manhattan before they sailed for Germany to compete in the 1936 Olympics. They're shown doing ... More
Tarawa Island by Frank Filan
"Tarawa Island", a photograph of dead Japanese soldiers at a destroyed pillbox following the Battle of Tarawa. This photograph won the 1944 Pulitzer Prize for Photography (sharing the honor with "Homecoming").
John Perry Wood (1897-1929) circa 1928
John Perry Wood (1897-1929) circa 1928
Eddie August Schneider (1910-1940) in Los Angeles, California on Augus...
Eddie August Schneider (1910-1940) in Los Angeles, California on August 18, 1930
Mario Enrique Jascalevich (1927-1984) by the Associated Press
Mario Enrique Jascalevich (1927-1984) by the Associated Press
Pope John XXIII blessing the Crowd (1958)
In this photo taken on Nov. 4 1958, Pope John XXIII, just after being crowned pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, raises his hand in blessing at the Vatican, Nov. 4, 1958.
Queen Elizabeth Crowning
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Empress of India, crowned at Westminster Abbey on 12 May 1937 along with her husband, George VI.
Jamie Whitten 1961 Cropped
Rep. Jamie Whitten, D-Miss., poses on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 1961. (AP Photo)
Liston-Patterson fight (3) - boxing sport photo
Liston-Patterson fight, September 25, 1962.
People lining up at Times Square
People line in Times Square and 43rd Street to recieve sandwiches and a cup of coffee in New York City on Dec. 8, 1930 during the Great Depression.
Tommy Lucchese 1958 by the Associated Press
Thomas Lucchese shown in 1958 at an unknown location by the Associated Press
Shelley Duvall 1985 (AP press photo)-cropped-and-retouched
Shelley Duvall poses in Los Angeles beside a poster for her "Faerie Tale Theatre," which runs on the Showtime pay television network. She's about to launch a new series, called "Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales."
Papa Paulo VI em Fátima com a Irmã Lúcia
Pope Paul VI holds the hand of Sister Lucia as they stand at the base of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima in the Basilica at Fatima, Portugal. Behind at left is Mario Masalli Rocca di Cornegliano, master of cer... More
Crowd at Biograph Theater after Dillinger death
The crowd at Chicago's Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934, shortly after John Dillinger was killed there by law enforcement officers. The extra edition newspapers with the headline "Dillinger Dead" are being di... More
Ephraim Watkins Cleveland (1889-1952) portrait in the St. Louis Post-D...
Ephraim Watkins Cleveland (1889-1952) portrait in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of St. Louis, Missouri on 8 August 1952
George Gershwin (3c19485v)
George Gershwin in his New York apartment with his first oil painting. עברית: ג'ורג' גרשווין וציור השמן הראשון שלו.
Hindenburg first Lakehurst landing 1936
Photo of the Hindenburg preparing to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey following its first transatlantic flight. Hydrogen gas is being released by the airship in preparation for the landing; this can be seen on th... More
Marilyn Monroe April in Paris Ball 1957
Photo of Marilyn Monroe from the April in Paris Ball held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York in 1957.