Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was the first manned mission of the United States Apollo program, which had as its ultimate goal a manned lunar landing.[1] The low Earth orbital test of the Apollo Command/Service Module never made its target launch date of February 21, 1967. A cabin fire during...
Vintage NASA Photos of Apollo 11 Training
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on...
Streets of Paris in 1960
France emerged from World War II in the 1960s, rebuilding the country physically and the nation's national identity through the French Fifth Republic. Under the leadership of President Charles de Gaulle (1959–1969), France regained its great power status. Charles Weever Cushman was born in Poseyville, Indiana, on July 30, 1896....
People Riding Motorcycles on the Streets in Vietnam in 1969
Photo collection of people riding motorcycles on the streets of Nha Trang in Vietnam in 1969. via ElectroSpark
The Beatles during the ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ in 1967
Photos from an unseen clip shows the Beatles en route to Newquay, the final destination of the Magical Mystery Tour in 1967. (Pictures © Apple Films Ltd)
Streets of Vancouver in 1950s and 1960s
Fred Herzog was 20 years old—a late comer to photography—when he brought his first camera in 1950 and began shooting black-and-white pictures in his native Germany. Two years later, in search of work, Herzog traveled to Canada, eventually settling in Vancouver, where he still lives and works today. In 1953...
Portraits of Celebrities by Art Kane (1960s)
Art Kane (1925 - 1995) was one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. A bold visionary, Kane’s work encompassed fashion, editorial, celebrity portraiture, travel, and nudes with a relentless and innovative eye. Like his contemporaries, Guy Bourdin (1928 - 1991) and Helmut Newton (1924 - 2004), Kane...
Woodstock Fashion (1969)
The Woodstock was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". It was held at Max Yasgur's 600-acre dairy farm in the Catskills near the hamlet of White Lake in the town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to 18, 1969. The festival...
Riots in Detroit (1967)
The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street riot, was a violent public disorder that turned into a civil disturbance in Detroit, Michigan. It began on a Saturday night in the early morning hours of July 23, 1967. The precipitating event was a police raid of an unlicensed,...