Some of the best historical photos, images, maps and graphics that we have found on the web and in books. This history by picture is history as you have not seen it before. Enjoy!
Daily History Picture: New York Fairy, 1918 March 26, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
1918 Fairy on the New York stage.
Daily History Picture: Ghost Misunderstanding March 23, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
Classic 19C ghost confusion at night. Fascinated by the raciness of the nightgowned woman.
Daily History Picture: Pooh at Hastings March 22, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
Pooh at Hastings. Had they been there would Harold have lost? (Love the ‘miel’)
Daily History Picture: Blitz Reading March 21, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
Young boy reads in blitzed out book shop in London, WW2.
Daily History Picture: Bikini Fine March 20, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
Italian girl fined on beach in 1957 at Rimini
Daily History Picture: Romanian Soldiers WW1 March 19, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
WW1 Romanian soldiers: consensus is Romanian officers terrible; Romanian rank and file tough and effective.
Daily History Picture: Roma Children Prisoners March 16, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
Roma children from Transnitra, WW2
Daily History Picture: Russian WW1 Artillery March 15, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
Russian artillery against Austrian-Hungarians in WW1
Daily History Picture: Sea Serpent 1848 March 14, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
1848 Sea Serpent. It has been pointed out to me that this is very phallic…
Daily History Picture: Royal Navy Mascot March 13, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
Cat meets fox: a royal navy mascot.
Daily History Picture: Cutting Sunshine March 12, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
Cutting sunshine: what is happening in the background? RR, 16 Mar 2018: Regarding the image in the background, it appears to be a musical “parade” of sorts with children wearing folded paper hats. One boy seems to be banging a cymbal as they march in a loose procession. A curious image with the young girl […]
Daily History Picture: Reading the Communist Manifesto March 9, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
Disney (?) does their bit. EC writes 9 Mar 2018: Not Disney. It’s from a Tom and Jerry (MGM) cartoon called “Life with Tom”. The hammer and sickle is a recent meme modification; here’s a screenshot with the original book – titled “Life with Tom”: (left to right: Tom, Topsy, Meathead, Butch, and nameless cat). The full […]
Daily History Picture: Clinton in the Bushes March 8, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
Extraordinary shot of Clinton with two other presidents.
Daily History Picture: Birth Outside Marriage March 7, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
Extraordinary map showing birth out of marriage. Very complex but fascinating patterning.
Daily History Picture: Medieval Children March 6, 2018
Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
A childhood scene from the middle ages.
