Tallest Soldier in World War 2: 7ft 3in (2.21m) Jakob Nacken
See this photograph of Jakob Nacken, the tallest soldier to fight in World War II. He was a circus performer that served in the German Army.
See this photograph of Jakob Nacken, the tallest soldier to fight in World War II. He was a circus performer that served in the German Army.
Explore 50 interesting historical photographs from across the world. Each photograph is either rare or iconic showing a part of history.
Two of the most historically important British Prime Ministers, Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George photographed together in 1934.
A colorization of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, before he was Emperor of Russia, at the wedding of his cousin George V of the UK in July 1893.
John W. January, American Civil War veteran, sitting on a chair showing of his prosthetic legs and his amputated legs in c. 1890.
A photo of Charlie Chaplin in color without his film makeup when he was about 27 years old in Hollywood, 1916. This is a colorization.
Nine Monarchs from across Europe pose for a photograph at Windsor Castle for King Edward VII’s funeral on the 20th of May 1910.
A person shooting another man that is wearing a bulletproof vest in order to show the protection the vest provides, 13 September 1923.
Abraham Lincoln delivering his second inaugural address following his 1864 election win. Taken outside the Capitol building on March 4th 1865.
Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower together at the funeral of Eleanor Roosevelt in 1962.
Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst being arrested outside Buckingham Palace trying to present a petition to King George V, 21st May 1914.
The inauguration of the first (and only) President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, outside the Alabama State Capitol, 1861.