Soviet soldiers sit on the colossal bronze statue of Mars at the Kaiser Wilhelm National Monument in Berlin on Victory Day, May 9, 1945. The grand 1901 memorial, built by sculptor Reinhold Begas to honor the German Emperor, was completely demolished by East Germany in 1950.
Colorized mugshot taken in 1895 of 18-year-old Carl Wilhelm Strand “Piggen”, a blacksmith sentenced for stealing 15 dozen eggs from his former employer.
Photos of Tom Cruise from a little-known gay magazine called Parlée have resurfaced 45 years later, along with claims that he tried to suppress the issue. (1981)
General Electric Charging Station (Mercury Arc Rectifier - Runabout Type) charging an electric car in the garage of S. L. Whitestone, Schenectady, New York. 1911.