Who Discovered Machu Picchu?

Controversy swirls as to whether an archaeologist's claim to fame as the discoverer of Machu Picchu has any merit
March 2009 | By Peter Eisner

Endangered Site: Centennial Baptist Church

Built by a self-taught black architect, the Arkansas church has hosted leaders in the black community for over a century
March 2009 | By Marian Smith Holmes

Endangered Site: Herschel Island, Canada

An abandoned island off the coast of the Yukon Territory holds a unique place in the history of the Pacific whaling industry
March 2009 | By Sarah Zielinski

Indians on the Inaugural March

At the invitation of Theodore Roosevelt, six Indian chiefs marched in his inaugural parade as representatives of their tribes
January 14, 2009 | By Jesse Rhodes

The Splendor of Greene and Greene

A new exhibition celebrates the work of brothers Charles and Henry Greene, masters of American Arts and Crafts architecture
December 09, 2008 | By Arthur Lubow

The Financial Panic of 1907: Running from History

Robert F. Bruner discusses the panic of 1907 and the financial crisis of 2008
October 10, 2008 | By Abigail Tucker

Montague the Magnificent

He was a golfing wonder, a dapper strongman and the toast of the Hollywood smart set—then his past caught up with him
June 2008 | By Leigh Montville

The Life Aquatic with Bruce Mozert

When the photographer gazed into the crystalline waters of Silver Springs, Florida, in 1938, he saw nothing but possibilities
May 2008 | By Gary Monroe

Breuer Chair, 1926

Marcel Breuer's Bauhaus minimalism redefined a household basic
February 2008 | By Owen Edwards

Art and Soul

Bluesman Robert Young wasn't just fooling around
October 2007 | By Owen Edwards

In Living Color

An obscure photographic process unveiled 100 years ago opens a fresh window on the past
September 2007 | By Robert M. Poole

"It Felt Like a Real Discovery"

Six decades after the death of an unheralded New York City municipal photographer, a researcher stumbles upon his forgotten negatives
September 2007 | By Carolyn Kleiner Butler

The Flight Stuff

Amelia Earhart brought her own special style—even to her outerwear
July 2007 | By Owen Edwards

A Brief History of the Honus Wagner Baseball Card

From cigarette pack insert to multi-million-dollar treasure
May 01, 2007 | By David Zax

Houdini Revealed

Some 80 years after his death, Harry Houdini is back in the public spotlight. This photo essay sheds light on the escape artist's life
April 01, 2007 | By Whitney Dangerfield

Through the Mill

Because of a Lewis Hine photograph, Addie Card became the poster child of child labor. But what became of Addie Card?
September 2006 | By Elizabeth Winthrop

Uncovering the History of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

The author behind the authoritative retelling of the 1911 fire describes how he researched the tragedy that killed 146 people
August 2006 | By David von Drehle

Dada

The irreverent, rowdy revolution set the trajectory of 20th-century art
May 2006 | By Paul Trachtman

Making Copies

At first, nobody bought Chester Carlson's strange idea. But trillions of documents later, his invention is the biggest thing in printing since Gutenburg
August 2004 | By David Owen

Return of a Giant

A fully restored Vulcan—Birmingham, Alabama's 100-year-old statue—resumes it's rightful place in town
March 2004 | By Jeff Book

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