Brenda Elthon
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We publish "Photo of the Day," a Substack newsletter with history's best photos and the stories behind them.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Left: Frantisek Kupka, “Vertical and Diagonal Planes,” 1913-14. Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Right: One World Trade Center. durst dot org
Right: One World Trade Center. durst dot org
October 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Left: Frantisek Kupka, “Vertical and Diagonal Planes,” 1913-14. Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Right: One World Trade Center. durst dot org
Right: One World Trade Center. durst dot org
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Wealthy Wisconsin farm family stands in front of their house.
The boy in front holds his pet rabbit.
1870
Wisconsin Historical Society
#history #photography
The boy in front holds his pet rabbit.
1870
Wisconsin Historical Society
#history #photography
October 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Wealthy Wisconsin farm family stands in front of their house.
The boy in front holds his pet rabbit.
1870
Wisconsin Historical Society
#history #photography
The boy in front holds his pet rabbit.
1870
Wisconsin Historical Society
#history #photography
Wisconsin National Guardsmen practice at the Camp Douglas firing range, 1885.
Wisconsin Historical Society.
#history #photography
Wisconsin Historical Society.
#history #photography
October 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Wisconsin National Guardsmen practice at the Camp Douglas firing range, 1885.
Wisconsin Historical Society.
#history #photography
Wisconsin Historical Society.
#history #photography
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Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
Left: Adam van Breen, “Skating on the Frozen Amstel River,” 1611.
National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Right: John Collier, Ice Skating in Rockefeller Center, 1941. Library of Congress.
#art #painting #photography #history
National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Right: John Collier, Ice Skating in Rockefeller Center, 1941. Library of Congress.
#art #painting #photography #history
October 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Left: Adam van Breen, “Skating on the Frozen Amstel River,” 1611.
National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Right: John Collier, Ice Skating in Rockefeller Center, 1941. Library of Congress.
#art #painting #photography #history
National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Right: John Collier, Ice Skating in Rockefeller Center, 1941. Library of Congress.
#art #painting #photography #history
Left: Henry Ossawa Tanner, “The Seine,” 1902.
Right: The Seine, 1940. Abe Books.
#art #painting #photography #Paris #history
Right: The Seine, 1940. Abe Books.
#art #painting #photography #Paris #history
October 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Left: Henry Ossawa Tanner, “The Seine,” 1902.
Right: The Seine, 1940. Abe Books.
#art #painting #photography #Paris #history
Right: The Seine, 1940. Abe Books.
#art #painting #photography #Paris #history
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Cover of this afternoon's substack photo collection.
September 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Cover of this afternoon's substack photo collection.
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August 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
August 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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August 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
August 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second
August 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second
The German dirigible ZIII, c. 1907, flying over Berlin. Second photo shows passengers in its cabin.
#history #photography #Germany
#history #photography #Germany
August 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The German dirigible ZIII, c. 1907, flying over Berlin. Second photo shows passengers in its cabin.
#history #photography #Germany
#history #photography #Germany
August 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A bison hunting party poses for a picture in Denver in 1873.
Note the bison head on the far right.
… one of the old pictures included in this afternoon’s substack photo collection entitled,”Let’s Party.”
#history #photography #hunting #Colorado
Note the bison head on the far right.
… one of the old pictures included in this afternoon’s substack photo collection entitled,”Let’s Party.”
#history #photography #hunting #Colorado
July 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A bison hunting party poses for a picture in Denver in 1873.
Note the bison head on the far right.
… one of the old pictures included in this afternoon’s substack photo collection entitled,”Let’s Party.”
#history #photography #hunting #Colorado
Note the bison head on the far right.
… one of the old pictures included in this afternoon’s substack photo collection entitled,”Let’s Party.”
#history #photography #hunting #Colorado
Left: Mary Cassatt, “Young Girl at a Window,” 1883.
Right: Elizabeth Taylor, age 12, in “National Velvet,” 1944.
#art #painting #photography #film
Right: Elizabeth Taylor, age 12, in “National Velvet,” 1944.
#art #painting #photography #film
July 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Left: Mary Cassatt, “Young Girl at a Window,” 1883.
Right: Elizabeth Taylor, age 12, in “National Velvet,” 1944.
#art #painting #photography #film
Right: Elizabeth Taylor, age 12, in “National Velvet,” 1944.
#art #painting #photography #film
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On this date in 1944, German military officers nearly succeeded in assassinating Hitler.
Photos in the attached post.
#history #photography #WWII
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Photos in the attached post.
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Photo of the Day
No. 676
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July 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
On this date in 1944, German military officers nearly succeeded in assassinating Hitler.
Photos in the attached post.
#history #photography #WWII
#history #photography #WWII look.substack.com/p/photo-of-t...
Photos in the attached post.
#history #photography #WWII
#history #photography #WWII look.substack.com/p/photo-of-t...
US troops in France right an overturned aircraft, c. 1918.
July 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
US troops in France right an overturned aircraft, c. 1918.