History Through Lens

Discover iconic historical photographs, beautifully curated and narrated to bring the past to life.

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Abandoned Machetes: The 1994 Rwandan Genocide Refugee Crisis Post-War Era 1994

Abandoned Machetes: The 1994 Rwandan Genocide Refugee Crisis

This powerful photograph, captured by renowned photojournalist David Turnley, depicts a grim monument to the 1994 Rwanda...

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Rwanda-Tanzania Border
Afghan Woman Collecting US Humanitarian Aid, October 2001 21st Century 2001

Afghan Woman Collecting US Humanitarian Aid, October 2001

Captured on October 13, 2001, by photographer Patrick Robert, this poignant image depicts an Afghan woman gathering yell...

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Afghanistan
The Ruins of Al-Shifa: US Airstrike on Sudan Pharmaceutical Plant (1998) Post-War Era 1998

The Ruins of Al-Shifa: US Airstrike on Sudan Pharmaceutical Plant (1998)

This photograph depicts a lone Sudanese man standing amidst the rubble of the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Khartou...

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Khartoum, Sudan
The Sabra and Shatila Massacre: Red Cross Burial Efforts, 1982 Post-War Era 1982

The Sabra and Shatila Massacre: Red Cross Burial Efforts, 1982

This harrowing photograph captures a Red Cross worker in protective gear, applying lime to the remains of victims during...

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Beirut, Lebanon
Korean War: Civilians Amidst Wreckage in Pyongyang, 1950 Post-War Era 1950

Korean War: Civilians Amidst Wreckage in Pyongyang, 1950

This poignant photograph captures the human cost of the Korean War, documenting an elderly woman carrying her grandchild...

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Pyongyang, North Korea
Palestinian Refugee Woman and Child at the 1948 Green Line Post-War Era 1948

Palestinian Refugee Woman and Child at the 1948 Green Line

This poignant photograph captures a Palestinian woman and her child sitting before a barbed-wire fence, staring at a hom...

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Palestine/Israel
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