The sports section is assembled in the composing room. Long before the age of computerized printing presses and journalists being able to file stories via computer, the process of creating the day’s newspaper was a much more arduous, hand-made process. In September 1942, Office of War Information photographer Marjory Collins paid a visit to the offices of the New York Times, located at the iconic One Times Square and an annex on 43rd Street....

Prom night in the 1990s was more than just a school dance, it was a full-blown cultural event. From the moment invitations were sent out to the last slow dance of the evening, every detail felt larger than life. It was a night built on anticipation, carefully chosen outfits, and the hope of making unforgettable memories. While fashion trends came and went throughout the decade, prom night largely stayed rooted in timeless choices....

Miss Gladys Feijoo, 19, who was nominated Miss La Prensa of 1959, kisses Castro as he signs an autograph for her collection. Shortly after the revolution, the new Cuban Castro visited the United States in 1959 at the invitation of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Since taking power in January 1959, Castro had infuriated the American government with his policies of nationalizing U.S. companies and investments in Cuba....

The 1950s in the United States was a time of post-war prosperity and rapid social and technological advancements. It was an era that left a significant impact on home design, with bathrooms becoming a focal point for innovation and style. Let’s take a closer look at the design principles through these vintage bathroom photos. Color played a pivotal role in shaping the ambiance of 1950s bathrooms, reflecting the overall mood of the time....

Test pilot George Aird ejected from his English Electric Lightning F1 aircraft at a very low altitude in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. September 13, 1962 This is the story behind the famous picture of the test pilot George Aird ejected from his Lightning F1 fighter plane. The picture was taken by Jim Meads on September 13, 1962. It was published in newspapers all around the world at the time and many people thought it was fake until the Ministry of Defence tried to put a “D Notice” on the photograph banning its publication, which confirmed that it was indeed real and not a fake....

Hollywoodland sign in 1924. The Hollywood sign may be unique among American icons. It is a landmark whose white letters are familiar around the world as the prime symbol of the movies. Day after day tourists with cameras wander into surrounding Griffith Park or troll up and down the streets for the Hollywood Hills, looking to position themselves for the best possible angle on the sign. To moviegoers and so many others, the sign represents the earthly home of that otherwise ethereal world of fame, stardom, and celebrity – the goal of American and worldwide aspirations to be in the limelight, to be, like the Hollywood sign itself, instantly recognizable....

These German soldiers stand in the debris strewn street of Bastogne, Belgium, on January 9, 1945, after they were captured by the U.S. 4th Armored Division which helped break the German siege of the city. By the beginning of 1945, the war which Germany had unleashed throughout the world had come back to consume it. In sharp contrast with what had occurred in 1918 in 1945, Germany fought, literally, to the bitter end....

When the iconic Mickey Mouse was born, he was maybe not-quite-so-loveable. Some even described his look as creepy or disturbing. It would take a few years before Mickey’s look was locked down. These interesting pictures shown here document Mickey’s look when he made his first appearance. In 1923, Walt Disney and his brother Roy founded a small animation studio in Hollywood. Disney landed a deal with Universal Pictures through a distributor, creating a series of funny animal cartoons....

Some images don’t just capture a moment—they freeze an entire story in time. One black-and-white photograph from 1948 does just that: a man, dressed in a suit, is on his knees outside a Chicago divorce court, pleading with his fur-clad wife for forgiveness. The raw emotion etched across his face—his mouth parted in desperation—is mirrored by the cold detachment in hers. She stands motionless, unmoved by the spectacle, her expression unreadable but unmistakably firm....

US Marine Colonel Francis Fenton conducting the funeral of his son Private First Class Mike Fenton, near Shuri, Okinawa, May 1945. This picture depicts one of the most heart-wrenching moments to occur on Okinawa involved a family with a proud Marine heritage. Colonel (later Brigadier General) Francis I. Fenton enlisted in the Marine Corps in August 1917. He gradually rose through the ranks until he became division engineer officer of the 1st Marine Division in July 1944....

During World War II, letters were essential for soldiers and sailors stationed overseas. The average soldier wrote six letters a week. Those letters took anywhere from 1 to 4 weeks to cross the ocean to the United States. Each letter received at home assured loved ones that their serviceman was still alive and well when he wrote that letter. For the troops, letters from home were the single biggest morale booster, and a force with high morale fights better....

These vintage photographs come from an untitled album from the 1890s which records various self-defense hand-to-hand maneuvers. The two finely dressed gentlemen demonstrate a variety of defensive moves that involve chokeholds, body slams, kicks, chops, and arm twists. Each two-picture spread depicts the moment of confrontation between two glowering men followed by the appropriate maneuver, although what they are doing ranges from the bizarre and the obscure to the plainly improbable....

The stiff expressions frozen in Victorian photographs have helped cement the idea of an era defined by severity and restraint. Those solemn faces, staring straight into the camera, often suggest a society devoid of humor or warmth. In reality, laughter and playfulness were very much part of everyday life, even if they rarely made it into formal portraits. When the rigid pose slipped and someone pulled a face or broke into a grin, the result feels surprisingly familiar, a reminder that human nature has changed far less than the images imply....

American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell confronting Martin Luther King Jr., 1965. George Lincoln Rockwell, head of the American Nazi Party, confronts Dr. Martin Luther King, the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, in front of Dallas County, Selma, Alabama. Both Rockwell and King agree to hold a debate later that evening. Rockwell was barred from the evening meeting because King was supposedly assaulted earlier that day by National State’s Rights Party activist James Robinson....

From left to right, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin Jnr, the crew of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing mission are subjected to a period of quarantine upon their return to earth. Through the window of their Mobile Quarantine Facility, they hold a conversation with President Richard Nixon. When planning the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, NASA had thought about every possible detail including a gloomy scenario: What if the astronaut returning home unleashed upon Earth something dangerous and foreign to science — moon germs?...

This photo collection shows cringe-worthy and just plain awkward Christmas album covers from the past. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or, in the case of carols or songs, may employ lyrics whose subject matter ranges from the nativity of Jesus Christ, to gift-giving and merrymaking, to cultural figures such as Santa Claus, among other topics. Many songs simply have a winter or seasonal theme, or have been adopted into the canon for other reasons....

These photos show bizarre vintage inventions that quite often never caught on, but sometimes, they actually did. The weird inventions demonstrate ingenious efforts from the first half of the 20th century (and later) that helped people manage the pressures of everyday life. Hundreds of thousands of patents are issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for new inventions every year. Some of these creations, such as the lightbulb, transistor, cars, changed the world....

Claude Monet, renowned as the father of Impressionist painting, stands as one of the most influential figures in the history of art. His revolutionary approach to capturing the transient effects of light and color on canvas transformed the art world and paved the way for a new era of artistic expression. During his long career, he was the most consistent and prolific practitioner of impressionism’s philosophy of expressing one’s perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein air (outdoor) landscape painting....

These pictures taken by John Frank Keith depict working-class Philadelphians, individually, and as groups standing on sidewalks, in front of streetscape, and sitting on stoops. Most of his photographs did not identify the subjects. Despite his day job as a bookkeeper, Keith managed to find time to pursue his interest in photography. He traveled from his home in the Kensington area to parts of South Philadelphia to photograph residents in front of their homes....

In the years before she became synonymous with glossy television drama and sharp-tongued glamour, Joan Collins was already building a reputation as one of Britain’s most striking young screen actresses. Born on May 23, 1933, in London, England, Collins emerged in the postwar era with a screen presence that set her apart, often cast as bold, alluring characters who challenged convention. Decades later, she would become world-famous as Alexis Carrington on the hit television series Dynasty from 1981 to 1989, a role that defined her public image but only told part of her story....