Interiors: Crewman’s cabin from the SS Balao (reconstructed), Norway, early 1970s.
There is some very interesting Norwegian and nautical history on display in this photo.
The Verge
Thunder from above: the demise of the U.S. Navy airship USS Akron.
Historic Photo: Sons and grandsons of Bounty mutineers on Pitcairn Island, 1862.
America’s Paris: the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.
The vanished societies of the Pacific: A tantalizing historical mystery.
Many Pacific islands were populated in the distant past, long before their modern inhabitants got there. Who were they?
Deadly physics: The “Herald of Free Enterprise” ferry disaster of 1987.
An egregious example of human stupidity caused a disaster that claimed nearly 200 lives, but physics played a key role.
Interiors: Corridor of the Drake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.
This quiet corridor in Chicago's historic hotel has echoed with the quiet footsteps of guests since it opened in 1920.