DescriptionThe 'Flatiron' photograph by Edward Steichen of the iconic Manhattan building, created using a blue-green pigment gum bichromate-over-platinum printing process that allowed the photographer to hand-control its soft tones and painterly atmosphere. A print of the photograph sold for $11.84 million in 2022, making it the second-most expensive photograph ever sold to date.
LicenseEdward Steichen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
DescriptionDemonstrators gathered outside Argentina's presidential palace days after Argentina's invasion of the British-ruled Falkland Islands, which sparked a short-lived wave of public support for the ruling military junta despite a worsening economic crisis. Argentina's defeat in the 10-week war led to the regime's rapid collapse and the country's return to democracy.
DescriptionA May Day parade crossing the Róbert Károly Boulevard railway intersection in Budapest's 13th district during the late 50s. The level crossing was later replaced by an overpass.
DescriptionU.S. Navy personnel watching from an elevated balcony on Ford Island as the battleship USS California sank following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
LicenseNational Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons