Serbian mobster and warlord Željko Ražnatović, known as “Arkan,” holding a baby tiger in 1991. His unit, the Serb Volunteer Guard, was notorious for war crimes, and Ražnatović himself was one of Serbia’s most feared figures, escaping jail twice before his assassination in 2000.
A captivating street scene from Japan, likely Yokohama, 1966, featuring a geisha alongside bustling buses.
Adolf Hitler salutes the body of Reich Security director Reinhard Heydrich at his 1942 funeral, following Heydrich’s assassination by Czechoslovak agents. Dubbed ‘the man with the iron heart’ by Hitler, Heydrich remains one of the Nazi regime’s darkest figures.
Future Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, then President, in a trench during the Iran-Iraq War, circa 1980-1988.
A rare and poignant family photo of a mixed couple in Pittsburgh, captured on an Agfa negative in the 1940s.
The grim reality: a mass grave for the Lakota dead following the Wounded Knee Massacre in January 1891, South Dakota.
A 1928 photograph from Leonid Kulik’s expedition to the Tunguska Event site, where a massive mid-air asteroid burst in 1908 caused the most significant impact event in recorded history.
Grace McDaniels, born with a rare condition, and her son Elmer, photographed in the early 1940s. Grace built a lucrative career with Harry Lewiston’s Traveling Circus, a testament to her resilience.
The South African Transvaal Scottish Regiment at Addis Ababa, Abyssinia, April 6, 1941. These were the first men to liberate a capital city from Axis control during WWII.
The iconic faces behind ‘American Gothic’: Nan Wood Graham and Dr. Byron McKeeby, photographed in September 1942 at the Cedar Rapids Public Library, Iowa.
The Jadran Hercegnovi water polo team in 1958, from what is now Montenegro, then part of Yugoslavia.
A U.S. Signal Corps photo showcasing a paratrooper demonstrating the M1942 uniform and equipment, standard for U.S. paratroopers from 1942 until its replacement in mid-1944.
A Viet Cong resistance fighter, their identity concealed by a mask, in a private meeting in 1972 during the Vietnam War.
A U.S. soldier next to a distinctive yellow 1985 BMW 635CSi, modified by Gemballa, photographed after the Fall of Baghdad and invasion of Iraq, circa April-May 2003.
The anti-fascist Cervi family in 1935. This peasant family tragically saw their seven sons executed by firing squad on December 28, 1943, in reprisal for the killing of two fascist officials.
A poignant moment from WWI: a U.S. soldier composes a letter amidst the ruins of a shelled-out wall in Château-Thierry, 1918.
October 14, 1940: A German bomb strikes above Balham Underground Station in London, creating a massive crater that swallowed a double-decker bus and resulted in approximately 66 fatalities.
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran with his wife in 1953.
German mechanized troops near Moscow in December 1941, during Operation Typhoon, the Battle of Moscow, a critical turning point in WWII.
A rare color photo of an early production F4U-1 Corsair performing a ‘side slip’ maneuver over Guadalcanal in 1943.
An evocative image of an abandoned military aircraft in a Bosnian field, 1997, a silent testament to past conflicts.
Generalfeldmarschall Paul Von Hindenburg and his deputy Erich Ludendorff, who effectively led Germany’s Supreme Army Command in 1918, during WWI, and acted as leaders of a de facto military dictatorship.
The vibrant and iconic Pigalle red-light district of Paris captured at night in the 1950s.
Lieutenant Alexander Vraciu, a WWII ace, with his F6F Hellcat ‘Gadget’ aboard USS Intrepid, February 1944. He later famously shot down 6 Japanese aircraft in 8 minutes during the ‘Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.’
The grand welcome for battlecruiser HMS Renown by the citizens of Auckland, New Zealand, on April 29, 1920.
General Charles de Gaulle pays his respects at the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon, 1944.
A British soldier shares a cigarette with an Iban Tracker in Sarawak, Borneo, 1950, highlighting an unlikely alliance.
A stunning ice cave discovered during the British Antarctic expedition, January 5, 1911.
A German Messerschmidt Bf-109 light fighter, featuring distinctive ‘desert’ camouflage, soaring over Libya in 1942.
Japanese researchers from Unit 731 conducting a grim ‘Plague Prevention’ action in China, November 1940. This secret unit engaged in horrific human experimentation, responsible for an estimated 200,000-300,000 deaths.
A Russian Mil Mi-8 helicopter, dramatically brought down by Chechen fighters near Grozny, Chechnya, in December 1994.
Jimmie Nicol, the temporary drummer who filled in for Ringo Starr during The Beatles’ 1964 tour, June 15th, 1964.
A candid moment: French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac and his daughter sunbathing next to a car park, 1974.
The shocking assassination of Japanese politician Inejiro Asanuma, who was fatally stabbed with a sword by 17-year-old nationalist Otoya Yamaguchi during a live televised debate in 1960.
Shan rebels, defiant and resolute, in the Kengtung area of Shan State, Myanmar, circa the 1960s.
A charming scene from a Swiss village in Blenio Valley, part of Roberto Donetta’s collection of 5,000 humorous glass negatives from the early 1900s.
Bertrand Milbourne Clark, the first Black man to play at Wimbledon in 1924, decades before Arthur Ashe. This rare surviving photo captures an extraordinary legacy, almost lost to history.
Shirō Ishii, architect of the horrific Unit 731, seen at a reunion party for its members on January 1, 1946. Ishii’s unit engaged in reprehensible human experimentation, responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths.
The tragic destruction of the USS Arizona (BB-39) burning and sinking after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. The forward magazine explosion collapsed the mast, leaving the ship resting on the harbor bottom.
Pastor Lauga accompanies poet Rainandriamampandry to his execution in Antananarivo, Madagascar, October 15, 1896, for his role in the Menalamba rebellion against French rule.
An iconic image: Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong swimming in the Yangtze River in Wuhan, China, 1966.
A glimpse into early 20th-century New York: a clam seller in Mulberry Bend, N.Y. (then ‘Little Italy’), circa 1900.
The infamous Aleister Crowley, dressed as Osiris, performing occult rituals for the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn secret society, circa 1900.
A GI from the 5th Armored Division prepares a frost-covered Browning M1919A4 machine gun in Belgium, January 1945, amidst the harsh winter of WWII.
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority sisters at the University of Southern California, circa 1900, capturing early collegiate life.
Filmmaker Kevin Smith hilariously protests his own movie ‘Dogma’ in Eatontown, New Jersey, November 12, 1999, in response to religious controversy.
African American GIs arriving in Bamber Bridge, UK, June 1943, a significant moment during WWII.
A rare depiction of Edgar Allan Poe, dating before 1843, as reproduced in THE NEW YORK HERALD in 1905.
Eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes at the controls before the historic, solitary flight of his massive Spruce Goose H-4 flying boat in Long Beach, CA, November 1947.
A powerful display of pride: gay activists carry a mile-long rainbow banner through New York City to mark the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, June 26, 1994.
Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division ‘Indian Head’ bravely advance under machine gun fire into the outskirts of Brest, France, September 9, 1944.
John Schrank under arrest in Milwaukee, 1912, after his failed assassination attempt on former President Theodore Roosevelt.
Ottoman soldiers stand guard outside Qubbat as-Sakhra (Dome of the Rock) within the Al Aqsa Compound, circa 1889, a rare historical perspective.
A poignant image of a burned-out theater in the German-occupied city of Artemivsk (now Bakhmut), USSR, December 1942, during the devastation of World War II.
The legendary ‘Saturday Night Live,’ created by Lorne Michaels, premieres on NBC with George Carlin as host, 1975, marking a cultural milestone.
A candid moment with literary giant Mark Twain enjoying breakfast in the 1890s.
The enigmatic Swiss writer and photographer Annemarie Schwarzenbach, captured by her close friend Marianne Breslauer during a 1933 road trip through Spain.
The grim display of Che Guevara’s corpse to the news media in Vallegrande, Bolivia, 1967, a day after his execution, marking the end of a revolutionary era.
Literary icon Ernest Hemingway sharing a moment with Hollywood legend Gary Cooper in the 1950s.
Emma Bushee, a proud mother, with her eight sons who all safely returned home after fighting in World War II, 1944.
A groundbreaking image: the first known photograph of the Inuit people, captured during an Arctic expedition in 1854.
The Omicron chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority at Bernau College, Gainesville, GA, 1967.
The poignant Southampton memorial dedicated to the heroic musicians of the RMS Titanic, unveiled by Mayor H. Bowyer in April 1913.
Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, demonstrating survival skills, dragging a seal back to camp in the 1910s.
A dramatic moment from WWII: the American B-17G ‘Miss Donna Mae II’ is fatally struck by friendly ordnance during a May 19, 1944 bombing raid on Berlin, leading to an uncontrolled spin and the loss of all eleven servicemen.
A poignant post-war image: the previously unidentified Teresa Adwentowska, a child severely affected by wartime trauma, drawing ‘home’ on a blackboard in a Warsaw residence for disturbed children, 1948.
A vibrant Constitution Day parade on Piotrkowska Street in Łódź, Poland, celebrating the May 3rd Constitution in 1929.
Company H, 44th Indiana Infantry, circa 1864, veterans of key Civil War battles including Shiloh, Fort Donelson, and Chickamauga.
Eva Perón’s poignant last public appearance during a parade on Avenida de Mayo in Buenos Aires, June 1952, escorted by the San Martin Regiment of Grenadier Guards in her Packard XII presidential car.
A defiant moment: a woman is arrested in 1914 for demanding the right to vote, a powerful image of the suffragette movement.
A bustling street view captures the vibrant life of Hong Kong, then a Crown Colony, in 1966.
A chilling photo of 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, NY, taken the night of the Ronald DeFeo Jr. murders, November 13, 1974, before the infamous Lutz family moved in.
After decades, historians identified the Nazi soldier in the haunting WWII photo, ‘The Last Jew in Vinnitsa,’ as Jakobus Onnen, solving a major photographic mystery. (1947)
The booking photo of notorious Nazi propagandist Julius Streicher, publisher of ‘Der Stürmer,’ taken in Germany, 1945. Streicher was the first person convicted of inciting genocide, his incendiary rhetoric deemed an accomplice to murder.
Iconic actress Raquel Welch in a promotional still from the 1967 film ‘Bedazzled.’
A historic encounter: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn meet with North Korean dictator Kim Il-Sung in North Korea, 1994.
A fascinating NASA wind tunnel test from April 14, 1975, showing a Space Shuttle model targeted by an electron beam to simulate re-entry ionization.
Polish Solidarity trade union members bravely protest against martial law in Warsaw, May 1982, facing dispersal by ZOMO riot control police in the Polish People’s Republic.
A whimsical moment: President Ronald Reagan receives an unusual visit from two individuals dressed as a horse in 1989.
Pakistani military dictator Muhammad Zia ul-Haq in his office, 1977. After seizing power, he spent 11 years overseeing his predecessor’s execution, accelerating Pakistan’s nuclear program, and transforming the nation into an Islamic state.
A haunting image of an abandoned German defensive position at Omaha Beach, 1999, a relic of D-Day and WWII.
The elegant Princess Diana in 1985, a timeless figure of grace.
A gathering of authoritarian figures: Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet seated next to Imelda Marcos, wife of Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the funeral of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, 1975.
German soldiers surrender their weapons in Soest, May 10, 1945, marking the end of WWII in Europe.
Renowned author Vladimir Nabokov and his wife Vera, sharing their passion for lepidoptery, chasing butterflies in 1958.
A wounded crewman of the B-17 Flying Fortress ‘Old Ironsides’ among damage from a mid-air collision over Palermo, Italy, 1943. The plane was later downed by flak, resulting in 6 KIA and 4 POWs.
Before the Hindenburg, the elegant Graf Zeppelin, a marvel of engineering that circumnavigated the globe, is seen in Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1928.
The somber rear seat of JFK’s limousine immediately after the assassination in 1963, a stark image of a nation in shock.
The devastating Great Chicago Fire, which began October 8, 1871, decimated much of the city over two days, killing around 300 and leaving 100,000 homeless.
A stark reminder of public health measures: a policeman scolds a man for not wearing a mask during the 1918 influenza pandemic.
A heart-wrenching image: a mother grieves over her son, shot and killed during the Tiananmen crackdown on June 4, 1989.
German soldiers occupying Grudziądz, Poland, in 1940, during the early stages of World War II.
A moment of respect: sailors salute a war veteran in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in 1989.
The enigmatic Mata Hari (Margaretha Zelle), exotic dancer, mistress, and alleged French spy, in Paris, 1905.
A charming snapshot of a young couple enjoying a day at the beach in 1931.
Washingtonians gather to witness the spectacular Grand Review of the Union Army in May 1865, a celebration marking the end of the Civil War.
Operation Ivy, the 1952 U.S. nuclear test series at Enewetak Atoll, marked the first deployment of a hydrogen bomb, a culmination of President Truman’s 1950 order.
Colonial chief Waruhiu Kungu (Kenya) lies dead in his Hudson car after being shot by Mau Mau on October 7, 1952, marking the opening shots of the Kenyan independence war.
A haunting image from the Munich Massacre during the 1972 Olympic Games, a day of global tragedy.
