Historic Mug Shot of criminals from North Shields (1902-1905)
Collection of vintage photographs of prisoners brought before the North Shields Police Court between 1902 and 1905 in the collection of Tyne & Wear Archives.
Glass/Plate Collections
Vintage Glass Plate diptych portraits of Women & Girls (1904-1917)
Collection of early 20th century Glass Plate negative diptych portraits of Women & Girls from David Knights-Whittome Photographic Archive 1904-1917.
Vintage: Texan Portraits by Julius Born (Early 20th Century)
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’ past, heritage, and humanity. In his images of cowboys and businessmen, well-composed ladies, and fidgety children, Born shows us the…
Vintage Daguerreotype portraits from XIX Century (1844-1860)
Mathew B. Brady (1822 – 1896) was one of the first American photographers, who pioneered the daguerreotype technique in America. Brady opened his own studio in New York in 1844, and photographed Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, among other celebrities. Here is a collection of mid 19th century Daguerreotypes produced by Mathew Brady’s studio (1844 – 1860). From the…
Vintage: Norwegian Weddings from the Early 20th Century
Collection of vintage glass plate negatives presenting Norwegian weddings from the early 20th century by Knut Aaning (born in Stryn, Norway on April 23rd, 1880). From the collection of Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane.
Vintage: Texan Portraits by Julius Born (Early XX Century)
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’ past, heritage, and humanity. In his images of cowboys and businessmen, well-composed ladies, and fidgety children, Born shows us the…
Vintage Glass Stereographs from France (1920s)
Collection of Vintage Glass Stereographs from France (around Fountainebleau and the Normandy coast ) in 1920s from James Morley @ flickr.
Vintage Glass Plate negatives of workers and the machinery they manufactured (1900s)
Almost all of the glass plate negatives in the Clyde photograph collection were taken at the Clyde works in Granville, and depict both the workers and the machinery they manufactured. Subjects covered include: railway locomotives and rolling stock; agricultural equipment; large engineering projects funded by Australian State and Federal governments; airplane maintenance and construction and Clyde’s contribution to the first…
Victorian Era Daguerreotypes of Men in Hats (1850s)
Photo collection of mid XIX century Victorian Era Daguerreotypes of men in hats (1850s) from Lisby @ Flickr.
Vintage Glass Plate diptych portraits of Women & Girls (1904-1917) part II
Collection of early 20th century Glass Plate negative diptych portraits of Women & Girls from David Knights-Whittome Photographic Archive 1904-1917.
Vintage Glass Plate images of Streets from Sydney City (1900s)
Photo collection of early XX century old historic images of streets and city life in Sydney, Australia (1900s).
Vintage Glass Plate portraits of Pets (1910s)
Collection of early 20th century Glass Plate portraits of Pets from David Knights-Whittome Photographic Archive (1910s).
Victorian Era Tintype Portraits of Children (1870s and 1880s)
Photo collection of Vintage Victorian Era Tintype Portraits of Children (1870s and 1880s). From the collection of Lisby @ Flickr.
Vintage Daguerreotypes of widows in mourning (Victorian era, 1800s)
Amazing collection of Victorian Era Daguerreotype portraits of women in mourning and widows Lisby @ Flickr..
Glass Plate Female Mugshots from Australia
In 1990 the Historic Houses Trust rescued a remarkable collection of NSW Police forensic photographs from a flooded warehouse in Lidcombe. Created between 1912 and 1964, the archive contains approximately 130,000 glass plate negatives depicting crime scenes, police activities, forensic evidence and mug shots and may be the biggest police photography collection in the southern hemisphere. The Historic Houses Trust…
Daguerreotype Portraits of People born in the late 18th century (1700s)
Photo collection of mid XIX century Victorian Era Daguerreotype Portraits of People born in the late 18th century (1700s). From the collection of Jesse Cress at flickr From the collection of Jesse Cress at flickr
Vintage Photos of Rural Romania in 1940s
During the Second World War, Romania tried to remain neutral, but on 28 June 1940, it received a Soviet ultimatum with an implied threat of invasion in the event of non-compliance. Under pressure from Moscow and Berlin, the Romanian administration and the army were forced to retreat from Bessarabia as well from Northern Bukovina to avoid war. This, in combination…
Vintage Glass-Plate Portraits from Romania (1940s)
Amazing collection of portraits by Romanian photographer Costică Acsinte. Costică Acsinte was born 4th of July, 1897 in a small village called Perieți, Ialomița County, Costică Acsinte fought in WWI. Despite his formation as a pilot, he was a official war photographer till 15th of June, 1920. As soon as the war was over he opened a studio — „Foto…
Vintage Glass Plate images of Streets from Sydney City (1900s)
Photo collection of early XX century old historic images of streets and city life in Sydney, Australia (1900s).
Vintage Glass Plate portraits by Freeman Brothers Studio (1871-1880)
The Freeman Brother Studio lays claim to being the longest running studio in Australia. It was established as the ‘Freeman Brothers and Wheeler’ by William Freeman and his brother James in George Street in 1854; it was still running nearly 150 years later.
