John F. Kennedy’s Funeral
This famous photo is one of the most famous ones in history. Very young John F. Kennedy Jr. saluted his father alongside his mother, Jacqueline Kennedy, during his father’s funeral. What is most captivating in this photo is that such a young boy is reflecting such a sad moment and devastating experience.
Jacqueline’s half-hidden face is something that can’t be ignored or stay oblivious to, as it only enhances and strengthens the agony and bitter feelings this family was going through. Stan Stearns, who took this photo, encapsulates not only this family’s most difficult hours but also the nation’s grief.
Abbey Road
If we had to choose the most famous album cover ever released, it had to be The Beatles, 1969, Abbey Road. It was the Fab Four's eleventh album and the last one they ever recorded together. The four fabulous musicians crossing the road have become an iconic symbol of the band; however, taking this shot wasn't as easy as it seems.
This photo was not done spontaneously and had to be taken a number of times before the perfect one was shot. Until this very day, the real Abbey Road in London is a famous landmark amongst all tourists and not only Beatles lovers.
April 1945
Sometimes, there is no need for more than one photo to understand history better. The eyes of this woman say so much about where she comes from and what she has been through that sometimes there is no need for deep details. This photo was taken in 1945 when the Jewish prisoners from the internment camp were finally freed from the clutches of the Germans.
These people managed to escape the death train they were on, realizing they were on their way to liberation. These refugees were making their way toward the liberating troops who set free the occupied countries and the prisoners.
Women Hunger Marches
Following the Great Depression, unemployment became rampant in Europe and the USA. In this photograph from 1934, we see a group of women who had joined a hunger march in Great Britain. These women, in particular, wished to see Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald, but he refused them. The main focus of the hunger strikes was to get rid of the Means Test, which had specific requirements about who qualified for social welfare.
With unemployment of just under 2.8 million in 1932, these women believed the Means Test should be abolished. Even today, the Means Test still exists in Britain, and it is generally used to assist citizens with care costs if one has no or little savings.
Hampton Students Studying Telephone Assembly
After the 13th Amendment was passed, the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute was opened with the sole mission of educating those who were previously enslaved. However, it broadened its mission to simply provide African Americans with an education. In this instance, the students are busy learning the ins and outs of telephone assembly.
With Benjamin Franklin Johnston’s photograph, we witness a historical landmark – the true impact of Lincoln’s 13th Amendment. This photograph was taken some 30 years after the 13th Amendment became a constitutional right and made a significant change to the nation. Slavery was banned, and as a result, more than four million people were free.