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Vintage: Behind the Scenes of Dr. Strangelove (1964)

26 November 2016 0

Dr. Strangelove, is a 1964 political satire black comedy film that satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the USSR and the USA. The film was directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, stars Peter Sellers and…

Vintage: Bedouins in Egypt, the Sinai, Palestine and Jerusalem from 1898

25 November 2016 0

Photo collection of black and white glass-plate photographs of Bedouins in Egypt, the Sinai, Palestine and Jerusalem from 1898 taken by American Colony Photo Department. The American Colony Photo Department began in 1898, under the eye of its founder Elijah…

Vintage: Behind the Scenes of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

23 November 2016 0

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a 1975 American comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman, based on the 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey. The film stars Jack Nicholson and features a supporting cast…

Vintage: Trams in Poland (1930s)

22 November 2016 0

In 1927, a privately owned light rail line called EKD was built, connecting several neighboring towns with the center of Warsaw using electric railcars similar to trams, only larger and more massive, with frequent stops and tracks running along the…

Vintage: Pushcart Markets in New York (Early 20th Century)

20 November 2016 0

Pushcart vendors were initially not required to have a license to peddle their wares (“Pushcarts”). This quickly changed, however, and they were required to pay a small fee to ply their trade. The fee would change over the years, but…

Vintage: The Philadelphia Story (1940)

19 November 2016 0

The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor, starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart and featuring Ruth Hussey. Based on the Broadway play of the same name by Philip Barry, the film…

Vintage: Victor Hugo’s Funeral (1885)

18 November 2016 0

Victor Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. Victor Hugo’s death from pneumonia at the age of 83, generated intense national mourning. He was not only revered…

Vintage: Group photos of Dancing Girls (1910s-1930s)

17 November 2016 0

Collection of vintage black and white photos of Dancing Girls (1910s-1930s).

Historic Mug Shot of criminals from North Shields (1902-1905)

9 November 2016 0

Collection of vintage photographs of prisoners brought before the North Shields Police Court between 1902 and 1905 in the collection of Tyne & Wear Archives.

Vintage Glass Plate diptych portraits of Women & Girls (1904-1917)

7 November 2016 0

Collection of early 20th century Glass Plate negative diptych portraits of Women & Girls from David Knights-Whittome Photographic Archive 1904-1917.

Historic B&W photos of Moscow, Russia in the 19th Century

5 November 2016 0

In the 1830s, general Alexander Bashilov planned the first regular grid of city streets north from Petrovsky Palace. Khodynka field south of the highway was used for military training. Smolensky Rail station (forerunner of present-day Belorussky Rail Terminal) was inaugurated…

Late 19th century Victorian Era Cabinet Cards (1880s to 1890s)

2 November 2016 0

Historic Victorian Era Cabinet Cards (1870s to 1880s) from the collection of John S. Rochon @ flickr. The cabinet card was a style of photograph which was widely used for photographic portraiture after 1870. It consisted of a thin photograph…

Historic B&W photos of Chicago (19th century)

1 November 2016 0

In the 19th century, Chicago became the nation’s railroad center, by 1910 over 20 railroads operated passenger service out of 6 different downtown terminals. In 1883, the standardized system of North American time zones was adopted by the general time…

Vintage: Texan Portraits by Julius Born (Early 20th Century)

21 October 2016 0

Photographer Julius Born (1879-1962) took thousands of photographs of the people, land and community in Hemphill county located in the Texas panhandle. In thousands of portrait photographs taken during the first half of the twentieth century, Born forever documented Texas’…

Vintage: It Happened One Night (1934)

19 October 2016 0

It Happened One Night is a 1934 American romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed by Frank Capra, in which a pampered socialite (Claudette Colbert) tries to get out from under her father’s thumb, and falls in love…

Vintage: City Life in Poland (1959) by Gerald Howson

16 October 2016 0

In 1959, Gerald Howson was sent to Poland by The Queen magazine. He was supposed to come back to England with photographs depicting the Cold War reality. This inconspicuous Englishman who did not speak any Polish packed two Leica cameras…

Vintage: Trams in Poland (1920s)

10 October 2016 0

The history of tram transport in Poland dates back to 1866 when a 6-kilometre long horsecar line was built in Warsaw to transport goods and passengers between the Vienna Railway Station and the Wilno and Terespol stations across the Vistula…

Vintage: Traffic control in occupied Poland (1940-1941)

9 October 2016 0

Under the terms of two decrees by Hitler (8 October and 12 October 1939), large areas of western Poland were annexed to Germany. These included all the territories which Germany had lost under the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, such as…

19th century Victorian Era Cabinet Cards (1870s to 1880s)

29 September 2016 0

Vintage: Panama Canal Construction (1904-1914)

28 September 2016 0

By the late nineteenth century, technological advances and commercial pressure allowed construction to begin in earnest. An initial attempt by France to build a sea-level canal failed after a great deal of excavation. This enabled the United States to complete…

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