Pictures connecting the past to the present

The past and the present occupying the same photograph:

I think this is the coolest thing the site has posted to date.

Many people ask me why we only post one thing a day when so many other sites feature similar things and many of them.  My goal with this site has always been to put one thing on a pedestal- one thing important or interesting enough to marinate in the rest of the day.

THIS post perfectly encapsulates that.

Submitted by Erin Campbell from the CNN iReport.