Tag: black and white

October 11, 2016 at 5:08 pm

Dr. Seuss Working on the Main Character for his New Book (1957)

Dr. Seuss Working on the Main Character for his New Book (1957)

“How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” was the first book Dr. Seuss published after “The Cat in the Hat”

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August 10, 2016 at 3:47 pm

Stunning Charcoal Drawings on Paper by Casey Baugh

Stunning Charcoal Drawings on Paper by Casey Baugh

Beautiful hand drawn portraits with a vintage, daguerreotype vibe

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June 8, 2016 at 2:08 pm

Then and Now: The 1910 Great Flood of Paris vs 2016 Floods

Then and Now: The 1910 Great Flood of Paris vs 2016 Floods

In January of 1910 the water level of the Seine rose a staggering 8 meters (26 ft) above average

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June 7, 2016 at 9:53 am

Picture of the Day: Into the Jaws…

Picture of the Day: Into the Jaws...

“Into the Jaws of Death” is a historic photograph taken on D-Day, June 6, 1944 by Robert F. Sargent of the United States Coast Guard

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June 7, 2016 at 7:59 am

This Then and Now Photo of Omaha Beach, Normandy Gave Me Chills

This Then and Now Photo of Omaha Beach, Normandy Gave Me Chills

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, the largest seaborne invasion in history took place on the coast of Normandy, France

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June 3, 2016 at 4:08 pm

Picture of the Day: The Day Sweden Switched to the Other Side of the Road

Picture of the Day: The Day Sweden Switched to the Other Side of the Road

On 3 Sept. 1967, all traffic in Sweden switch from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right. It was known as ‘Dagen H’ (H day)

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May 10, 2016 at 5:34 pm

Picture of the Day: Dali Atomicus, 1948

Picture of the Day: Dali Atomicus, 1948

In 1941, American photographer Philippe Halsman met the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí in New York City and they began to collaborate in the late 1940s. The 1948 work Dali Atomicus explores the idea of suspension, depicting three cats flying, water thrown from a bucket, an easel, a footstool and Salvador Dalí all seemingly suspended in mid-air

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May 4, 2016 at 1:10 pm

Picture of the Day: Saturn’s Little Water World

Picture of the Day: Saturn's Little Water World

The water-world Enceladus appears here to sit atop Saturn’s rings like a drop of dew upon a leaf

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April 25, 2016 at 3:31 pm

Candid Photos from the Time the Beatles Played to a Crowd of 18 People

Candid Photos from the Time the Beatles Played to a Crowd of 18 People

Every artist was first an amateur. Even The Beatles

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April 19, 2016 at 8:37 am

Animation Brings the Past to Life Using Actual Photos from the Early 1900s

Animation Brings the Past to Life Using Actual Photos from the Early 1900s

Artist Alexey Zakharov transports you to the early 1900s in this jaw-dropping animation that uses actual vintage photos as the backdrop

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