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Standing in George H.W. Bush’s bedroom at his summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine, photographer Christopher Little couldn’t believe it when, right before his eyes, the vice president dropped his trousers.   Just moments before, Bush and Little had accidentally walked in on second lady Barbara Bush buttoning the last button of her shirt. To lighten the […]

You could make the argument for him being the greatest player ever. He was maybe the first true celebrity the sport birthed. The life of one George Herman Ruth wasn’t always glorious, but a look back at his career is full of iconic moments and incredible accomplishments.

To learn more about 19th-century America, Stacker compiled a collection of 50 essential images that capture what life was like in the 1800s.

50 photos from American life in the 19th century By Ellen Dewitt of Stacker | 50 photos from American life in the 19th century Photographs have a way of capturing emotion. A photo may echo sadness and desperation, as is the case with Dorothea Lange’s 1936 photograph known as “Migrant Mother,” showing a distraught mother and her children during the Great Depression. It may capture the spirit of triumph, as is accomplished with John Rooney’s iconic 1965 shot of boxing heavyweight cha...