The Past, Fully Present.Welcome to Unseen Histories, a place where you can find out about the very best new history books, read author interviews and long-form pieces by the world’s leading historians. Our aim, as our name suggests, is to present history in an original, provoking and beautiful way. All our written pieces are accompanied by high quality visual material.
In October 1941, FSA/OWI photographer Jack Delano found himself taking photographs at the Greene County Fair, spending the day capturing working class families having a fun day out.
From the evolution of eyes 500 million years ago to the present day
September 29th, 2021
An excerpt from 'A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions' published by Flint Books (The History Press), with an exclusive foreword by the author, Susan Denham Wade.
Damaged headshots from the 1930s document the rise and fall of the US government-funded Federal Theatre Project, getting Americans back to work during the Great Depression.