An aerial view of the 1991 Halloween Nor'easter (also known as the Perfect Storm). It was an unusual nor?easter which was extratropical, absorbed one hurricane, and ultimately evolved into a small hurricane within an extratropical system late in its life cycle. The initial area of low pressure formed across Indiana before moving offshore Atlantic Canada, where the cyclone reached its peak intensity. The Halloween Storm of 1991 was costly; damage was estimated at $208 million (1991 USD), mostly in Massachusetts and New Jersey. It caused 12 confirmed deaths; including 6 onboard the Andrea Gail and one Air National Guard pararescue jumper, TSgt Arden "Rick" Smith.
Men in formation create a human Statue of Liberty; 18,000 officers and men at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Ia.; Col. Wm. Newman, commanding; Col. Rush S. Wells, directing. Formation photograph, circa 1917-1918.
An aerial view of the debris at Ground Zero, the World Trade Center, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Originally photographed on September 23, 2001.
The Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, looking across the East River towards Brooklyn. View of the Manhattan Bridge in background. Originally photographed in 1919.
A close-up view of construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, or as it was known at that time, the East River Bridge, over the East River, New York City, New York. Originally photographed between 1870 and 1883.
Crowd in New York City awaiting survivors of the sunken liner RMS TITANIC. On April 18, the SS CARPATHIA, which carried the survivors, docked at Pier 54 at Little West 12th Street in New York with the survivors. She was greeted by thousands of people. Originally photographed in 1912.
Crowds wait at night in New York City for the return of survivors from the sunken liner RMS TITANIC. On April 18, the SS CARPATHIA, which carried the survivors, docked at Pier 54 at Little West 12th Street in New York with the survivors. She was greeted by thousands of people. Originally photographed in 1912.
Donner Pass (circa 1870), which is a high mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, located above Donner Lake about nine miles (14 km) west of Truckee, California. It is a narrow pass with a very steep approach from the east, and a gradual approach from the west. The pass received its name from a group of California-bound emigrants. In early November 1846, the Donner Party found the route blocked by snow and was forced to spend the winter on the eastern side of the mountains. Of the 81 emigrants, only 45 survived to reach California; some of them resorted to cannibalism to survive.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march.
The campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, where a statue of zoologist Louis Agassiz fell head-first into the pavement outside the Zoology building after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. The earthquake struck San Francisco, CA and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 A.M. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.8. Shaking was felt from Oregon to Los Angeles, and inland as far as central Nevada. The death toll from the earthquake and resulting fire, estimated to be above 3,000, is the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history.
Funeral procession of John Jacob Astor IV, who perished with the sinking of the RMS Titanic. John Jacob Astor IV (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American millionaire businessman, real estate builder, inventor, writer, a member of the prominent Astor family, and a lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War. Originally photographed May 4, 1912.
The torch and part of the arm of the Statue of Liberty on display at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Pictured is the nformation booth at base of arm with two persons seen at the railing below the flame of the torch. Originally photographed in 1876.
The head of the Statue of Liberty on display in a Paris park, 1883. Notes (french): Illus. in: Album des travaux de construction de la statue colossale de la Libert?, destin?e au port de New-York / Frdric Auguste Bartholdi (TRANS: Album of construction of the colossal statue of Liberty, destined for the port of New York / Frederic Auguste Bartholdi).
The Human Liberty Bell; 25,000 officers and men in formation at Camp Dix, New Jersey; General Hugh L. Scott, comdr. Originally photographed by Mole & Thomas, 1918.
The unfinished RMS Titanic, an Olympic-class passenger liner owned by British shipping company White Star Line and built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. At the time of her construction, she was the largest passenger steamship in the world. Shortly before midnight on April 14 1912, four days into her maiden voyage, Titanic hit an iceberg and sank two hours and forty minutes later. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. Originally photographed May 31, 1911.
The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, which spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. When the first pedestrians crossed on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet (322 m), a status it maintained until the 1883 completion of the Brooklyn Bridge. Originally photographed in 1907.
The Manhattan Bridge, a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan with Brooklyn on Long Island. It was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn and the Williamsburg bridges. Photographed March 23, 1909.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march.
A human formation of the Machine Gun Insignia; Machine Gun Training Center. 22500 officers and men with 600 machine guns at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. Brig. Gen. Oliver Edwards, commanding; Lt. Col. E.P. Pierson, directing. Mole and Thomas, 1918.
Dorothea Lange's 'Migrant Mother', a famous depression-era image depicting the care-worn face of Florence Owens Thompson, age 32, a mother of seven children and pea picker in Nipomo, California. Originally photographed March, 1936.
Mrs. Margaret "Unsinkable Molly" Brown presents trophy cup award to Capt. Arthur Henry Roston, Master of the SS CARPATHIA, for his service in the rescue of the RMS Titanic survivors. Originally photographed May 29, 1912.
Mourners and floral decorations at the grave of Wilbur Wright in Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. Originally photographed shortly after his funeral and interment, 1912.
The Electric tower in Luna Park at night. Luna Park was an amusement park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City from 1903 to 1944. Originally photographed circa 1905, and first published by the Detroit Publishing Co.
30,000 officers and men in formation, comprising a human U.S. Shield, Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan; Brig. Gen. Howard L. Lauback, commanding. Originally photographed by Mole & Thomas, 1918.
The unfinished RMS Titanic under construction with her sister ship, RMS OLYMPIC, in Belfast, Ireland. At the time of TITANIC's construction, she was the largest passenger steamship in the world. Shortly before midnight on April 14 1912, four days into her maiden voyage, Titanic hit an iceberg and sank two hours and forty minutes later. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. Originally photographed between 1909-1911.
Operation Crossroads, Baker picture. Operation crossroads was a series of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in the summer of 1946. Its purpose was to test the effect of nuclear weapons on naval ships. The series consisted of two detonations, each with a yield of 23 kilotons: Able was detonated at an altitude of 520 feet (158 m) on July 1, 1946; Baker (shown here) was detonated 90 feet (27 m) underwater on July 5, 1946. A third planned burst, Charlie, was canceled.
French brothers Michel (age 4) and Edmond Navratil (age 2). To board the ship, their father assumed the name Louis Hoffman and used their nicknames, Lolo and Mamon. Their father died in the disaster of the RMS TITANIC, which struck an iceberg in April 1912 and sank, killing more than 1,500 people. Originally photographed in April, 1912.
Ruins in vicinity of Post and Grant Avenues, looking northeast, after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. The earthquake struck San Francisco, CA and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 A.M. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.8. Shaking was felt from Oregon to Los Angeles, and inland as far as central Nevada. The death toll from the earthquake and resulting fire, estimated to be above 3,000, is the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history.
RMS TITANIC during construction at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. At the time of her construction, she was the largest passenger steamship in the world. Shortly before midnight on April 14 1912, four days into the ship's maiden voyage, Titanic hit an iceberg and sank two hours and forty minutes later, early on April 15 1912. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. Originally photographed in April or May, 1911.
Blurry image of survivors of the RMS TITANIC in lifeboats on their way to the rescue ship, SS CARPATHIA. On April 18, the Carpathia docked at Pier 54 at Little West 12th Street in New York with the survivors of TITANIC. She was greeted by thousands of people. Originally photographed in 1912.
The five Great Lakes — (left to right) Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Showing ice beginning to build up around the shores of each of the lakes, with snow on the ground across virtually the entire scene. This image is made from observations by the Terra MODIS instrument on January 27, 2005.
The SS CARPATHIA, rescue ship of the RMS TITANIC survivors, in dock in New York City following the disaster. On April 18, the Carpathia docked at Pier 54 at Little West 12th Street in New York with the survivors of TITANIC. She was greeted by thousands of people. Originally photographed in 1912.
The SS CARPATHIA, rescue ship of the RMS TITANIC survivors, is pictured arriving in New York with the sunken ship's lifeboats. On April 18, the Carpathia docked at Pier 54 at Little West 12th Street in New York with the survivors of TITANIC. She was greeted by thousands of people. Originally photographed in 1912.
View of the stern and rudder of the TITANIC in drydock at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. At the time of her construction, she was the largest passenger steamship in the world. Shortly before midnight on April 14 1912, four days into the ship's maiden voyage, Titanic hit an iceberg and sank two hours and forty minutes later, early on April 15 1912. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. Originally photographed in 1912.
Stockton Street from Union Square, looking toward Market Street, after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. The earthquake struck San Francisco, CA and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 A.M. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.8. Shaking was felt from Oregon to Los Angeles, and inland as far as central Nevada. The death toll from the earthquake and resulting fire, estimated to be above 3,000, is the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history.
Survivors of the sunken liner RMS TITANIC aboard the SS CARPATHIA on its way to New York. On April 18, the Carpathia docked at Pier 54 at Little West 12th Street in New York with the survivors. She was greeted by thousands of people. Originally photographed in 1912.
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