Photos with the names and dates lost in history. AncientFaces has been reuniting mystery and orphan photos with their families since we began in 2000. This 'Lost & Found' collection is of photos foun...

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Political

Original photos of the politicians and political events throughout the past few centuries.

Welcome to a collection of photographs that document the fascinating history of politics. From democracies to monarchies, communism to fascism, and everything in between, this page captures the divers...

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Notorious

The people and places that live on in our memories - not for good reasons but because of how they shocked and saddened.

Images of serial killers, mass murderers, despots and dictators, prisons, and the victims of these horrors. These people & places live on in infamy in our history. There are the notorious killers: Th...

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1800s

The 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.

The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...

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African Americans

See the faces of just some of the many African Americans who have contributed to building the United States into the country it is today.

African Americans in the early history of the United States had an extremely difficult start as immigrants. Having been primarily forced to immigrate to a new continent, African Americans worked throu...

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Native Americans

Images of the Native American people - the tribes, their dress, and their lifestyles. We honor and celebrate Native American history with this collection of historic photos.

The best way to understand the people who first inhabited North America, Native Americans, is through their own words. The following quotes contain some of the wisdom passed down through generations o...

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Popular Photos

These historical photos have generated quite the buzz!

This collection of historical photos has got people talking. These photos - either because of the subject and/or the story - have generated a lot of comments among the community. What do you have to s...

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Fashion

Discover how fashion has changed over the years with this collection of photos.

Fashion styles & vintage clothing throughout the decades that will inspire, make you wish for those times again, or may make you ask "What were they thinking"? Clothing styles have obviously changed ...

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Celebrities

Discover the lives and legacies of notable celebrities from the past, like Bette Davis and John Wayne, by browsing photographs of them in their prime.

The lasting impact of celebrities from the past cannot be denied; they continue to be an essential part of our cultural history. Through their talent, charisma, and unique personalities, they entertai...

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Neilia (Hunter) Biden - 1959 Penn Hall High School

The 1959 Penn Hall High School yearbook photo of Neilia Hunter.

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Melloy sisters

This is a photo of the Melloy/Meloy sisters who lived in the Doylesburg, PA area in the early 1900's. One of the sisters is named Mary, but not sure of the name of the other sister.

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Rockville Bridge above Harrisburg, PA

This is a postcard of the Rockville Bridge, longest stone arch bridge in the world, Harrisburg, PA. My brother, Fred Mort, sent this to my parents on August 19, 1948 to tell them that he passed all tests for the Air Force, got delayed in Harrisburg, but was leaving for San Antonio, TX, at 12:20. This card is for all the family.

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Nancy Jane (Wise) Heckman

A photo of my grandmother, Nancy Jane (Wise) Heckman (1872-1951). Taken in Doylesburg, PA.

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Father Hayden

This is Father Hayden, a Catholic priest, standing on the steps of the Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church in Doylesburg, PA in 1935, according to the year at the side of the photo.

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Fathers Burke and Murray

This is a picture of two Catholic priests--Father Murray on the left and Father Burke on the right. The location is unknown. The year on the side of the photo looks to be 1934, but maybe could be told better by the cars in the background.

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Betty Mort

This is a picture of my sister, Betty Mort, taken in 1940, in front of what was the schoolhouse in Fannettsburg, PA in 1940. The building now houses a fire hall and community center.

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Neilia (Hunter) Biden Jul 28, 1942 - Dec 18, 1972 Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Neilia tragically died in a car crash with her 1 year old daughter in 1972. A copy of the newspaper article detailing the accident when Joseph R. Biden Jr was senator elect, the youngest man to be elected to the U.S. Senate in that century, is below. Joseph's two sons were only injured. On Neilia's tombstone it reads: Neilia Hunter Biden July 28, 1942 - December 18, 1972 Death lies upon her like an early frost upon the sweetest flower of all the fields Naomi Christina Biden November 8, 1971 - December 18, 1972 As is the mother so is the daughter.

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