History photos

These colorized versions of black and white photographs allow you to look at a piece of history with a different eye.

Rephotography is the act of repeat photography at the same site, with a time gap between the two images; the so-called "then and now" view of a particular area.

Take a look at Bored Panda's list of rare historical photos that might shine a new light on how you saw some crucial moments in our history.

I don't remember when I got my first pair of Gucci loafers. I know that it was when I was at prep school in the mid-1970s, at Saint Grottlesex, either during my junior or my senior year. But I can't exactly pinpoint the date. It's been so long that I just don't remember. The iconic, classic Gucci loafer Gucci loafers. I'm referring to the classic, old-fashioned, pre-Tom-Ford-era ones, with snaffle-bits, favored by slippery-slope investment bankers, louche Euro-trash, and the denizens of…

Take a look at Bored Panda's list of rare historical photos that might shine a new light on how you saw some crucial moments in our history.

Twenty-five years ago, Chinese leaders violently suppressed a student uprising in Beijing. These photos document the before and after.

These pictures reveal the state of poverty endured by thousands of families as late as the 1970s in cities like London, Leeds, Newcastle, and Glasgow (pictured).

These 20 famous photographs are significant in history each for their own reason. Learn how photography has literally changed history.