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Relive the 1940s Through These Fascinating Photos

While the familiar photos are filled with pathos, they usually fail to make the 1940s tangible. A few years ago, the Library of Congress released about 1,700 previously unseen photos depicting the realities of American life in the early 1940s in original color.

Take an Interactive Tour of 1940s New York!

The interactive street map is completely free to use, and it is based on digitalized archival footage of the city recorded during the 1930s and 1940s. It’s basically like a vintage version of Google Earth, and it's really fun to browse through these old photos of NYC.

These Stunning Photos of Women in the 1940s Take Me Back

Take a look at Leen's stunning photo collection of fashionable women in the 1940s and 1950s, while enjoying some intriguing facts about this mysterious photographer: Though born in Russia, Nina Leen spent much of her childhood living in Italy, Switzerland and Germany.

Travel Back in Time to June 6, 1944. What Did it Look Like?

In the summer of 1944, the Allied troops liberated North France, which was occupied by the German army, which, even caught off-guard at this location, gave an incredibly tough defense on the shores.

It’s Amazing How Much Dijon, France Has Changed in 70 Years

Located in eastern France, this city was heavily armed and its liberation in 1944 allowed the Allies to head towards Germany. A local resident recently found photos of the city from that period and went about photographing how the sights have changed in 70 years.

These Incredible Photos Are Pieces History Will Never Forget

An abandoned Jadtiger, 1940s German soldiers during World War 1, 1914-1918 A man and his Penny Farthing, Early 1900s 1932, Hungary, Cowboys in sheepskin and a horse center around a well in the puszta An American F-105 warplane is shot down and the pilot ejects and opens his parachute.

Do You Remember Playing Like These Photographed Children?

These kids are playing 'push the peanut', London, 1938 [related_articles] A budding Parisian ballerina, 1961 Feeding a giraffe, London Zoo, 1950s Dancing in the Street, New York, 1940s Riding the See-Saw, England The street's a chalkboard, Manchester, 1966 Hung out to dry Handstand practice, London,

We Used to Dress With So Much Style...

reddit.com Heading to the beach (late 1920s) reddit.com 3 Ladies in Kageyama Koyo ,Japan (1928) olympe.in Figureskating, New York City (1937) reddit.com Katherine Hepburn (from the 1938 film " Bringing Up Baby ") time.com Anna May Wong (1930s) 1940swomen.tumblr.com 2 models in nautical-themed clothes (1940s

History is Full of Strong and Brave Women...

(Circa 1900) source 5) Women's League Roller Derby, New York. (1950) source 6) Strong Women Lifting Heavy Blocks of Ice. (1918) source 7) Brave Parisian Women Shield Their Kids from German Sniper Fire. (1944) source 8) A Muslim Woman helps a Jewish Woman Avoid Prosecution by Covering Up her Star of David

Love is Beautifully Captured in These Historic Photos...

A woman leans over a railing to kiss a British soldier in London 1940. 7. Jean Moore kneels and kisses her fiancé, WWII veteran Ralph Neppel, in 1945. 8. Saying goodbye at the train station before departing for the front line in WWII. 9. A soldier returns home from the war in the 1940s. 10.

Historic Photos From Days of Christmas' Past...

The Germans had stopped providing the locals with food and fuel, causing a famine (1944) [related_articles] American soldiers decorate a Christmas Tree during the Vietnam War (1967) English schoolboys going home for Christmas (1926) A French soldier dressed as Santa delivering his comrades parcels from

15 Before & After Pics Showing How Much Paris Has Changed

Place de l’Opéra (a square near the the Palais Garnier Opera House), 1940 Image credit: Julien Knez 3. Place Vendôme (a famous square in Paris), 1871 Image credit: Julien Knez 4. Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens), 1895 Image credit: Julien Knez 5. 

What 12 Celebrities Would Be Like Were They Still With Us

Dennis Wilson (1944-1983) 8. Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) 9. Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) Related Article: 8 Celebrity Couples Who are Madly in Love 10. Keith Moon (1946-1978) 11. Jim Morrison (1943-1971) 12.

View Some of the Earliest Known Photos From Each US State

Colorado The landscape in southwestern Colorado was photographed in 1940. Connecticut A farm auction takes place in Derby, Connecticut in 1940. Delaware The famous Delaware Auto Court sign in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, in 1980.

15 Candid Snapshots of the Past That Feel Surreal Now

Teenagers listening to records in a record store, 1944. 3. Children milling around happily after receiving free loaves of Thomas’ Vegetated Whole Wheat Bread, Los Angeles, 1928. 4. A bar in Nevada County, CA, sometime in the mid-1940s. 5. 

14 Amazing Before-And-After Pics of Our Changing World

Warsaw city center - 1944 and 2022 Related: 20 Astounding Things Changed Forever By Time 7. Süreyya beach in Istanbul - 1940s and today [related_articles] 8. Rio de Janeiro's reforestation - 1989 and 2019 9. An abandoned Victorian home has been dramatically restored in Rarden, Ohio, USA 10. 

World War II As It Has Rarely Been Seen - In Color!

March 1944 Private Alfred Campin of the 6th Batallion, Durham Light Infantry during training in Britain. C.1941 An Air Raid Precautions warden inspects the damaged buildings in Holborn, London, England.

Incredible History: Looking Through 21 Fascinating Photos

Good morning by The Daily Mirror , England, April 4, 1944 13. A group of students from the 1940s doing their schoolwork while drinking Coca-Cola 14. Carrie Fisher on vacation in Europe, 1971 15. 

WW2 Changed These Places Greatly. How Do They Look Now?

The city is now unrecognizable and is now known as Volgograd. 2.The Ardennes: Belgium, Luxembourg The battle of the bulge was fought on December 16th 1944 to January 25th 1945. Today, you can see memorials all along the area. [related_articles] 3.

Rediscover History With 17 Rare and Surprising Images

So, if you want to go back to the day when an atomic bomb fell on Nagasaki, get a glimpse behind the scenes of one of the most successful clubs in New York in the 1940s or see the "vacuum cleaner of the future" presented in 1959, we welcome you to enjoy the following glances at the past. 1 .