Bill Bell — Willis Bell — was an American photographer who settled in Ghana, and we became close. He published “The Roadmakers” (1961) [a collaborative photo essay done with the playwright Efua ...

Against all odds, film photography is beloved by amateur and professional photographers, generations old and new. What ...

Headquartered in Louisville, the American Printing House for the Blind is the oldest U.S. publishing house of its kind. APH ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

In the 17th century, patches were used to conceal blemishes like the scars left by diseases like smallpox or even syphilis.

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History provides different explanations for his journey. According to a shipmate, MacDonald anticipated that Japan would resume trade with the English-speaking world so went seeking work as an ...

Bethlehem has been the subject of countless carols and Nativity plays, but the real story of the little town is far more complex. Bethlehem had a long history even before it became known as the site ...

Many beloved holiday movies share this one special effect: fake snow. We look at the history of fake snow and the technology behind crafting it has evolved.