Old Typewriter

This once productive machine has now been put to pasture by the computer.

Starbucks First Store

In 1971, Starbucks opened their first store in Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA.

The First Cell Phone Call

Martin Cooper is pictured in 1973 making the first known public cell phone call with his DynaTAC phone. He and his team at Motorola in New York City are credited with the invention of the cell phone.

A Champ In Death

Shot to death at the age of 23, Puerto Rican boxing champ Christopher Rivera's lifeless body seems to be ready to take on a new opponent. Family and friends paid their respects at the makeshift rink at a gymnasium near his San Juan home.

The Great White Fleet

On December 16, 1907, 16 US Navy battleships departed from Hampton Roads, VA. The convoy, named The Great White Fleet, would circumnavigate the world for 14 months. Post cards, such as the one pictured below commemorating the battleship Connecticut,  were released during the voyage.

Still Standing

The only church in the area to remain unscathed by the Civil War, St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church stands tall in the historic town of Harpers Ferry, WV, overlooking the Shenendoah River.

Peace Offering

A simple but powerful image of a peace marcher in Washington, DC in 1967.

Annie Oakley

Born Phoebe Ann Mosey in 1860, sharp shooter Annie Oakley is pictured in 1922, four years before her death.

Sign Of The Times?

In this picture taken in 1990, we see an Armenian woman defending her home with an AK-47.