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  • Some of the best historical photos, images, maps and graphics that we have found on the web and in books. This history by picture is history as you have not seen it before. Enjoy!

    Daily History Picture: Che Not Shooting Someone November 11, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Che Not Shooting Someone

    A rare casual photograph of the Marxist mass murderer

    Daily History Picture: The Road of Death 1991 November 10, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: The Road of Death 1991

    The US destroys the Iraqi arming fleeing from Kuwait…

    Daily History Picture: Wind in the Park November 9, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Wind in the Park

      What a world that could create these images and the Jane Austen novels…

    Daily History Picture: Praying for GIs in France November 7, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Praying for GIs in France

      Liberated French pray for dead American infantry soldier

    Daily History Picture: Pezolt’s Imaginary Minneapolis November 6, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Pezolt's Imaginary Minneapolis

    Daily History Picture: Fighting the Sea People November 5, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Fighting the Sea People

      Ramses III fights the sea people (thanks to Wade): sacrificed focus for detail. Incredible.

    Daily History Picture: Chiang Wei-kuo as Nazi November 4, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Chiang Wei-kuo as Nazi

      Thanks to Tim for this classic, a Chinese Nazi trying to join the master-race.

    Daily History Picture: Sleeping Tommies November 3, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Sleeping Tommies

    Sleeping Tommies just arrived in France and going to the front. How many of these were still alive in 1918

    Daily History Picture: Dragon, Butterfly and Bird November 2, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Dragon, Butterfly and Bird

      Glorious dragon (avignon bm29 dragon, johan oosterman)

    Daily History Picture: Last Hitler Picture October 31, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Last Hitler Picture

    Smelling the Russian artillery… Goodbye to bad rubbish

    Daily History Picture: French Medal Giving October 30, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: French Medal Giving

    Jauffre getting all kissy in WW1

    Daily History Picture: Surviving the Blitz October 29, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Surviving the Blitz

    Baby and baby probably in 1940/1941

    Daily History Picture: Sermon on the Mount October 28, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Sermon on the Mount

      Sublime beato Angelico at San Marco, note poor Judas…

    Daily History Picture: Samurai Bow Training October 27, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Samurai Bow Training

      Late nineteenth century samurai training.

    Daily History Picture: Superb Mosaic October 26, 2014

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Historical Pictures
    Daily History Picture: Superb Mosaic

      Unpleasant meal, second century BC mosaic