These historical color photos offer a vivid perspective on the past.

In 1776, the United States of America as we know it declared independence. And from the 18th century to today, the country ...

Dec. 24—"A picture is worth a thousand words" is an oft-repeated adage, but it can be especially true when it comes to connecting with history. For this reason, the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum ...

While a photo can be worth a thousand words, historical photos are worth so much more than that. A good historical photo can throw us into a different time and place, enabling us to empathize with a ...

It’s hard to pinpoint when humans started recording and sharing knowledge of the past. But it’s estimated that they started early on. At first, there were cave paintings, and then language, which ...

The Minersville Area Historical Society will kick off its America250 Speaker Series with a program exploring the coal region’s ethnic heritage. “America’s True Melting Pot: The Ethnicities of ...

Photographs may be one of the most intimate passports to historical eras, providing rare glimpses at the way people lived and socialized. “Islip Through the Eye of His Lens: The Edgar Van Sicklen ...

The only known photographs of Ada Lovelace are being added to Britain's National Portrait Gallery after decades hidden from public view.

The photos are part of the Historical Society’s 500,000-photo collection, which dates back to the 1950s and includes photos donated by the Newport Daily News A collection of more than 8,000 treasured ...

Photography in Virginia takes center stage at the third and final event in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society’s Fall 2009 Strickler Lecture Series. On Thursday, Nov. 19, Jeffrey Ruggles, ...

SHALIMAR — Tony Mennillo, who has spent years preserving and enhancing the photographic legacy left behind by his father, Arturo, visually engraining the history of this part of Northwest Florida into ...