22 vintage photos of Alaska from before it became a state
circa 1950: A typical scene of the Aleutian Islands with a volcanic cone in the backgroundJ. Malcolm Greany/Three Lions/Getty ImagesRussia sold the territory known as Alaska to the US in ...
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Vintage photos show how American cities looked before the EPA regulated water and air pollution
A photograph from 1972 shows how "industry has changed the face of the San Francisco Bay Area," according to the EPA.Belinda Rain/EPADon't let the soft, sepia tones fool you — ...
Vintage photos show American life under Trump’s tariff hero, William McKinley
The turn of the century saw a rise in labor movements as industry grew largely unregulated.Bettmann/Getty ImagesAmid renewed uncertainty over President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs, history might offer us clues ...
Vintage photos show what Coney Island’s July Fourth celebrations used to look like
Contestants at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, July 4, 1987.Walter Leporati/Getty ImagesNo place does the Fourth of July quite like Coney Island, from its annual Nathan's ...
32 vintage photos reveal what Los Angeles looked like before the US regulated pollution
A motorcyclist in Los Angeles prepares to turn while driving along a street engulfed in a thick haze combined by fog and smog in 1958.Bettmann / GettyFor much of its ...
