Historic Photo: The barricades of Bordeaux, France, 1968 (and what it looks like now).
Barricades in the streets, like these photographed in 1968, have a very long tradition in the history of France.
Historic Photo: Christmas Eve in Germany, 1892.
A Victorian-era family, evidently from Germany, wanted their Yuletide season of 1892 to be immortalized in a photograph. And here we are looking at it, 125 years later.
Historic Photo: “Radio Row,” New York City (later the World Trade Center site), 1936.
This area, whose shops used to sell old vacuum tubes in the 1930s, became one of the most tragic addresses in American history.
Historic Photo: The Rows, Chester, England, about 1895.
These medieval-era buildings were captured in a magnificent photo from the very end of the 19th century.
Historic Photo: Daytona Beach, Florida, 1964. Happy Spring Break!
Two features of post-World War II America built this picture: the automobile, and the availability of university education.
Historic Photo: Aftermath of the Great Blizzard of 1888, New York City.
New York was buried by the late-winter blizzard, turning a city of gas lights and horse-drawn carriages into a deadly winter nightmare.
Historic Photos: narrow streets of old Paris by Charles Marville, 1853.
An almost medieval-looking Paris captured on film ceased to exist shortly after these photos were taken in the 1850s.
Historic Photo: Patrick Street, Cork, Ireland, about 1900.
Modernity is slowly replacing the old ways in this view of turn-of-the-century Ireland.
Historic Photo: Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1848, now lost.
This church, which stood here since the 1500s, was demolished in 1848 to make room for a railway station, but not before this last photo was taken.
Historic Photo: Men of the Depression, 1939, by Dorothea Lange, colorized.
Brazilian digital colorist Marina Amaral has done a magnificent job of bringing this 1930s photo to life.