Betty Brosmer epitomized the classic “hourglass figure,” a title that could easily accompany her image in any fashion glossary. Hailed as the highest-earning…
Sunglasses aid in the “ticket writing” process. The name for the bikini design was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard, the…
Born on September 30, 1968, Bellucci grew up in the small Italian village of Citta di Castello, where her father owned a trucking…
Rita Hayworth’s iconic pin-up image. A few months before Pearl Harbor was attacked, LIFE magazine ran a black-and-white photograph of an up-and-coming movie…
In the Victorian era, the woman’s hair was considered an important part of her appearance and it marked her status and her femininity.…
Matthäus Hetzenauer, Austrian sniper with 345 confirmed kills, 1944. Matthäus Hetzenauer was an Austrian sniper in the 3rd Mountain Division on the Eastern…
Shanina in 1944, holding an 1891/30 Mosin–Nagant with the 3.5x PU scope. (Colorized photo). Roza Shanina was a Soviet sniper during World War…
775 confirmed kills in one picture, 1945 Female snipers of the 3rd Shock Army, 1st Belorussian Front. The ‘Shock’ armies were created with…
Lieutenant Bill Robertson and Lieutenant Alexander Silvashko, Germany, 1945. These iconic photographs were taken the day Soviet and American troops met at the…
A pile of bodies awaits cremation after the firebombing of Dresden, February 1945. The bombing of Dresden in February 1945 has remained one…
Dresden in ruins after Allied bombings, February 1945. At the end of World War II, the city of Dresden was in ruins, all…
Seen here is an aerial black and white photo of the famous Cologne Cathedral during World War II. The cathedral suffered fourteen hits…