When President Theodore Roosevelt visited Panama Canal in 1906
Photograph showing President Theodore Roosevelt and his wife Edith, both dressed in white, seated on a flag draped railroad tram; others accompany the Roosevelts on their tour of the Panama Canal Zone. Wide Wor... More
The Detroit news timely topics. Artichoke yields sweetest sugar
Photograph of a photographic print by "Wide World Photo." Detroit Publishing Co. no. K 3001. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
The Detroit news timely topics. Monsters in the making
Photograph of a photographic print by "Wide World Photo." Detroit Publishing Co. no. K 3026. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
The Detroit news timely topics. Diagnosing diseases with the camera
Photograph of a photographic print by "Wide World Photo." Detroit Publishing Co. no. K 3002. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
The Detroit news timely topics. Making magnified photographs
Photograph of a photographic print by "Wide World Photo." Possibly for medical purposes. Detroit Publishing Co. no. K 3003. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
The Detroit News timely topics. Monument of traffic accidents
Inscription on monument: In memory of 256 person killed by reckless drivers in New York City since Jan. 1, 1926. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Art - Goût - Beauté, Feuillets de l' élégance féminine, Mars 1932, No....
Twee kinderen in kaders, gekleed in ensembles van Fairyland. Links: meisje in een 'robe de cérémonie' van lichtblauwe crêpe georgine met een satijnen ceintuur. Rechts: jongen in een 'costume de cérémonie'. Blou... More
![Professor Ernest Orlando Lawrence sitting at the control table of the 27-inch cyclotron taken in 1933 or 1934. Morgue 1958-8 (P-39) [Wide World Photos, Inc.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTQvMTIvMzEvcHJvZmVzc29yLWVybmVzdC1vcmxhbmRvLWxhd3JlbmNlLXNpdHRpbmctYXQtdGhlLWNvbnRyb2wtdGFibGUtb2YtdGhlLTI3LWluY2gtMTFkNDM0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "Professor Ernest Orlando Lawrence sitting at the control table of the 27-inch cyclotron taken in 1933 or 1934. Morgue 1958-8 (P-39) [Wide World Photos, Inc.]")
Professor Ernest Orlando Lawrence sitting at the control table of the ...
Photographs Documenting Scientists, Special Events, and Nuclear Research Facilities, Instruments, and Projects at the Berkeley Lab
Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Eelco N. van Kleffens op bezoek in de ...
Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens (1894-1983) was tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog de Nederlandse minister van buitenlandse zaken in Londen. Op de foto staat hij links. De foto is gemaakt tijdens het bezoek wat hij op ... More
1924 World Series, baseball player. Black and white portrait photograp...
Original Caption: New York Giants player safe at home plate, in a World Series game against the Washington Senators, 1924. Image Courtesy of the New York Public Library (NYPL.org), "The Pageant of America" Col... More
Anthony Eden and John Simon-TIME-1935
Anthony Eden and John Simon on Time magazine cover, 1935.
Benito Mussolini marching into Rome
THE FASCISTI MARCHING INTO ROME—A SCENE AT THE VICTOR EMMANUEL MONUMENT AS MUSSOLINI'S FOLLOWERS TOOK POSSESSION OF THE CITY
Burning Hindenburg wreckage 1937
Photo of the burning wreckage of the airship Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey. A man who appears to be a ship's officer lies on the ground in the foreground of the photo.
Clarence Duncan Chamberlin and Thea Rasche 1927
Clarence Chamberlain and Thea Rasche Caption published by Wide World Photos with the original photograph in 1927 [1]: " Photo from Wide World Photos. 502508- A distinguished passenger in the Columbia. -- Berli... More
Collier's 1921 World War - Allies' terms announced at Trianon Palace
World War I: The scene in the Trianon Palace at Versailles when Premier Clemenceau announced the terms of the Allies to the German delegates.
Dietrich-Hayworth-Hollywood-Canteen-1942
Photograph of Marlene Dietrich and Rita Hayworth serving food to soldiers at the Hollywood Canteen
Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) and Nancy Hopkins (1909-1997) at th...
Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) and Nancy Hopkins (1909-1997) at the 1930 Ford National Reliability Air Tour in Chicago, Illinois facing each other
Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) and Nancy Hopkins (1909-1997) at th...
Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) and Nancy Hopkins (1909-1997) at the 1930 Ford National Reliability Air Tour in Chicago, Illinois looking at a piece of paper
Eddie August Schneider on September 10, 1930 in Detroit with two pens ...
Eddie August Schneider on September 10, 1930 in Detroit with two pens in pocket 600 dpi 100 quality (crop)
Eddie August Schneider on September 10, 1930 two pens in pocket 600 dp...
Eddie August Schneider on September 10, 1930 two pens in pocket 600 dpi 90 quality (front and back)
Eddie August Schneider on September 2, 1930 in Chicago with a ribbon a...
Eddie August Schneider on September 2, 1930 in Chicago with a ribbon and pin on his lapel at the controls of Al Williams pusher plane (300 dpi 100 quality)
Eddie August Schneider on September 27, 1930 accepting the Great Lakes...
Eddie August Schneider on September 27, 1930 accepting the Great Lakes Trophy in Detroit, Michigan from David Vincent Stratton (1884-1968). This image was scanned at 600 dpi, and compressed to 100 quality. It w... More
Eddie August Schneider on September 27, 1930 accepting the Great Lakes...
Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) on September 27, 1930 accepting the Great Lakes Trophy in Detroit, Michigan from David Vincent Stratton (1884-1968). The image was scanned at 600 dpi, and compressed to 90 quality.
Ethiopian repatriation convoy
Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner (1951-12-09)
Photo of Frank Sinatra and his second wife, Ava Gardner in London on December 9, 1951. They had been married on November 7 (source).
Frank Sinatra and Nancy Barbato Sinatra at the Stork Club
Photo of Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra, at the Stork Club in Manhattan. Nancy, Frank's first wife, was married to him from 1939 to 1951.
GE steam turbine locomotive test run 1938
Photo of the two steam turbine locomotives General Electric built for Union Pacific. After testing them after delivery in 1939, the railroad was unhappy with them both and returned them to GE in the same year ... More
Gertrude Stein sitting on a sofa in her Paris studio - Library of Cong...
Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gertrude Stein sitting on a sofa in her Paris studio
Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hindenburg first landing at Lakehurst 1936
Photo of the Hindenburg's first landing at Lakehurst, NJ May 9, 1936. Passengers are seen descending the airship's folding stairs.
Hindenburg in Rio 1936 - A black and white photo of a large blimber
Photo of the Hindenburg entering the airship hangar at Santa Cruz, Rio De Janiero, Brazil, following its first transatlantic crossing in April of 1936. Note the temporary tail fin repair after the fin was damag... More
Hindenburg mooring at Lakehurst 1936
Photo of the Hindenburg being moored at Lakehurst, NJ after its first transatlantic crossing to the US. The Olympic rings logo can be seen on the side of the airship.
Hindenburg wreckage 1937
Aerial photo of the wreckage of the Hindenburg taken on May 7, 1937, the morning after the crash.
Hindenburg's last flight over New York City May 6 1937
Photo of the airship Hindenburg traveling over New York City for what would be its last flight. The photo was taken about 4 hours before its crash in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Hindenburg was making its way w... More
Hirohito, Pu Yi, Stalin & Chiang Time Cover
Time magazine, Feb. 24, 1936The cover shows Hirohito, Pu Yi, Stalin & Chiang.
James M Beck - A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie
Derivative image from Time Magazine Cover, May 5, 1923
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. 1938
Photo of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. He was the United States Ambassador to Great Britain at the time this photo was taken.
Meyer Levin during World War I
Newspaper photo of Meyer Levin, of the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Nancy Barbato Sinatra - A black and white photo of a woman sitting at ...
Nancy Barbato Sinatra, the first wife of Frank Sinatra, at the Stork Club in Manhattan.
Ocean-House-Santa-Monica-1949
Photograph of Ocean House at Santa Monica Snipe on reverse side reads as follows: (For use Sunday, October 16, with Howard C. Heyn's Santa Monica, Calif., AP-N story on Ocean House)LUXURIOUS BEACH RETREAT View... More
Muriel Spring - Dec 1922 HD
Stage performer and actress Muriel Spring, on page 13 of the December 1922 Hot Dog magazine.
Time-Balbo - An old time magazine cover of a man in a plane
Français : Le magazine Time a consacré une de ses couvertures à Italo Balbo en 1933.English: TIME magazine cover for 26 June 1933. The photo shows Italo Balbo.
Kaaren Verne 1942 - A black and white photo of a woman in a dress
Photo of German sctress Kaaren Verne, a still from the American drama film All Through the Night (1942). Verne had been working in films in the United Kingdom for some time, but when World War II brought the Un... More
No-nb bldsa 2a117 - Norway. Public domain image
Norsk bokmål: Fridtjof Nansen sitter som modell til en byste laget av billedhuggerinnen Fausta Vittoria Mengarini. (Idag står bysten i Folkeforbundet i Genève i Sekretariatets bibliotek). English: Fridtjof Nans... More
No-nb bldsa 2a118 - Norway. Public domain image
Norsk bokmål: Fridtjof Nansen står som modell til en byste laget av billedhuggerinnen Fausta Vittoria Mengarini. (Idag står bysten i Folkeforbundet i Genève i Sekretariatets bibliotek). Depicted person: Nansen... More
Aleister Crowley 1929 - A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat
Français : "Sir Aleister Crowley, le baronet anglais qui va être "refoulé" hors de France comme suspect. Il aurait fait de l'espionnage pendant la guerre et pratiquerait depuis la magie" (L'Ouest-Éclair, 19 avril 1929)
Charley Paddock 21 4 5 record in Los Angeles 1923
Caption text says "New Record - Charley Paddock (right) hung up new record of 21 4-5 for 220-yard dash around curve recently at Los Angeles. Here he is at 60-yard mark"
Archbishop Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi in 1923
Roman Catholic Archbishop Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi who was also the Apostolic Delegate to the United States in 1923.
Florence Brevoort Kane(1895-1956) in 1923
Caption text that was cropped out said "A Rhode Island Sculptress. Miss Florence Kane, daughter of ex-Senator Kane of Newport, now in Paris, has just made two busts of the American actor James K. Hackett. One... More
Cecilia Beaux Great Portrait Painter
Caption text says "Miss Cecilia Beaux, Painter Selected by the League of Women Voters to Their List of the Twelve Most Distinguished Women of the Country"
Besson H-5 in July 8, 1923 NYT
Title above photograph says "French Quadruple Bombing Plane" and caption text says "One of France's Latest War Machines of the Air"
Charles Lindbergh and mother passing by the U.S. Capitol in automobile...
Chicago Tribune Jun 12 1927 page 3 Charles Lindbergh pictorial
English Labor Party's "Big Seven", 1923
Caption text says "English Labor Party's 'Big Seven' comprises the leaders who have served to bring that organization to the present zenith of its career. This photograph, including two women prominent in Labo... More
Eiji Tsuburaya - AP 1961
Special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya inspects a miniature pilot's ejector seat. The photo was taken for an Associated Press article by Bob Thomas that was published on February 2, 1961.
Jan Oudegeest, Wide World Photos, 1923
A photograph of Dutch trade unionist and politician Jan Oudegeest by Wide World Photos
H. L. Mitchell and Ward H. Rodgers at Rodgers' "anarchy" trial, in Mar...
H. L. Mitchell of the Southern Tenant Farmers Union (STFU) attending the "anarchy" trial of Ward H. Rodgers, an STFU organizer, arrested for inciting tenants against landlords.
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. 1938 (cropped)
Photo of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. He was the United States Ambassador to Great Britain at the time this photo was taken.
King Gustaf V of Sweden playing tennis in 1923
Caption text says "King Gustaf of Sweden. King Gustaf of Sweden is the first reigning monarch to enter a tennis tournament, it was revealed yesterday with the annoucement that he is the mysterious 'Mr. G' ent... More
Major General Sir Lee Stack 1924
1924 Press Photo of British Major General Sir Lee Stack, Governor General of Sudan.
Inauguration Emetteur Saint-Remy-l'Honore
Français : Inauguration de l'émetteur de Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré (Seine-et-Oise) en 1931 par le ministre des PTT Charles Guernier. Paru dans l'Est Républicain du 16 novembre 1931
Lieut. Russell L. Maughan, 1923
Caption text says "Lieut. Russell L. Maughan, U.S.A. Whose Second Attempt to Fly to the Coast in Daylight Failed Yesterday Only 598 Miles From His Goal."
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Lady Rose Leveson Cower
Caption reads "With The Vets - Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, fiancee of the Duke of York [the future George VI] in this latest photo is shaking hands with wounded soldier. Lady Rose Leveson Cower [her sister] is... More
K-6, British submarine, 1923
Caption text says "World's fastest 'sub', the Britisher K-6. Against heavy Atlantic swells this diver hit up 22.6 knots off the coast of Ireland. Its turtle back throws the pounding waves far into the air, a... More
Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna plays with toy army at Stockholm Pa...
https://www.newspapers.com/image/355212752/ Chicago Tribune 28 Nov 1926, Sun · Page 121
Raising Fort Schuyler's Flag (1927)
Raising Fort Schuyler's Flag, Edward Buyck, Belgian artist now living in America, painted episode when flag made from woman's skirt and soldier's shirt was hoisted over Revolutionary Fort in New York State. Th... More
Ward Island Fire 1923 Corner
Caption reads "Where 25 Persons Lost Their Lives. Corner of the Manhattan State Hospital on Ward's Island, showing barred windows and burned out fourth story in which 22 patients and 3 attendants died". Copyr... More
United States Military Academy (circa 1926)
Chicago Tribune Sun Nov 28 1926 page 127
Wrecked Mill at Bellows Falls, Vermont (1927)
Wrecked Mill at Bellows Falls, Vermont, in "The Baltimore Sun" on November 13, 1927, via Newspapers.com.
W. C. Handy (1949 portrait with trumpet)
Photo portrait of American composer W. C. Handy playing trumpet in his office above Times Square on November 11, 1949. Original caption: "Father of 'The St. Louis Blues' — With all the skill of his younger day... More
Robert La Follette, 1923 photo from Wide World Photos
1923 photograph of Robert La Follette by Wide World Photos
Lemoine Batson at Briarcliff Lodge, 1924
Caption text says "Sliding Down Six Thousand Dollars Worth of Imported Snow: Le Moine Batsen [sp] of Minneapolis. One of the Competitors in the Ski-Jumping Contest of the American Olympic Team, Down the Jump ... More
Cuban Presidental Palace, 1928 photo by Wide World
Caption text says "The Palace of the Cuban President Geraldo Machado, Where President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge Will Be Guests While In Cuba"
Four Star Skaters Who Took Part in Chamonix championships, 1924 photo ...
Caption text says "Left to Right - Mlle. Joly, French champion skater; M. Brunet, French champion skater; M. Masot of Belgium; and Miss Loughran of the United States preparing for the winter sports of the Olym... More
Eleanor Fitzgerald, 1928 photo by Wide World (cropped)
Caption text says "Lazarus Laughs in Russian-Eugene O'Neill, famous American playwright, confers with Nemerovitch-Danchenko, Russian dramatist; Leo Bulgakov, and Eleanor Fitzgerald of the Provincetown playhous... More
Lazarus Laughs in Russian
Caption text says "Lazarus Laughs in Russian-Eugene O'Neill, famous American playwright, confers with Nemerovitch-Danchenko, Russian dramatist; Leo Bulgakov, and Eleanor Fitzgerald of the Provincetown playhous... More
Arthur Henderson, 1924 photo by Wide World
Caption text says "Arthur Henderson, Minister of Colonies" but he was actually appointed to be Home Secretary instead.
Susan Lawrence, Labour MP, 1923 photo by Wide World
Caption text says "Miss Susan Lawrence, member of House of Commons for East Ham, North, elected by Labor party by close margin. She is the first single woman to sit in the Commons. Miss Lawrence is wealthy. ... More
Dartmouth 1927-1928 hockey team
Caption text says "The Dartmouth hockey team, which will oppose the McGill sextet at the Garden on Wednesday night. Back row, left to right- Coach Bower, Manager Pashfield, Booma, Bavieer, Armstrong, Gutden, B... More
Capt. Billy Fawcett with gun, photo by Wide World
Caption text says "Marksmanship is Capt. Billy Fawcett's hobby, though he is a publisher when he is at home in Robbinsdale, Minn. He has been chosen as captain and manager of the American trapshooting team at... More
Frieda Hempel, 1923 photograph by Wide World Photos
Caption text says "Frieda Hempel, Returning Tuesday in Classic Song Recital"
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, photo by Wide World
circa 1924 photograph of Rabbi Stephen S. Wise by Wide World Photos.
Eugene Debs 1926
American Socialist Leader Eugene Debs
Dorothy Jewson, photo by Wide World Photos
A photograph of Dorothy Jewson who was a Labour MP in 1924.
Signing The New French Arbitration Treaty Yesterday, Feb. 7, 1928 NYT ...
Caption text says "Sitting, Paul Claudel, French Ambassador to the United States, at left, and Robert E. Olds, Acting Secretary of State. Back row, left to right: Spencer Phenix, Assistant to the Under Secreta... More
Danielson Hurst 1920
Jacques Danielson and Fannie Hurst 1920
Bouly, abbé (Ouest-Eclair, 1926-11-03)
Français : "Un portrait de l'abbé Bouly, curé d'Hardelot, qui, en ce moment, en Auvergne, essaie de découvrir les filons argentifères au moyen de la radiesthésie."