Vintage Glass Plate portraits of Pets (1910s)
Collection of early 20th century Glass Plate portraits of Pets from David Knights-Whittome Photographic Archive (1910s).
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Historic photos of City Life and Streets of Dandong, China (1920s)
Collection of historic photos of City Life of Dandong (1920s). Dandong, previously known as Andong and Antung, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern-eastern Liaoning province, People’s Republic of China.
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.
Classic Vintage Lesbian Erotica/Nudes (1930s)
Photo collection of 1930s French postcards of nude women and vintage erotica. There was a great sapphic movement in Paris at this time as independent women experimented with relationships with each other as well as men (these bisexual flappers were known as garçonne). This was increasingly reflected in the cards themselves which, began to not just show a number of…
Historic photos of City Life of Berlin during the interwar period (1920s)
The Golden Twenties in Berlin was a vibrant period in the history of Berlin, Germany, Europe and the history of the world in general. After the Greater Berlin Act the city became the third largest municipality in the world. Berlin experienced its heyday as a major world city and was known for its leadership roles in science, the humanities, music,…
Victorian Era 19th century Cabinet Card Portraits with reverse side (1870s to 1880s)
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 mounted on a card typically measuring 108 by 165 mm.
Vintage: 12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men is a 1957 American drama film adapted from a teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. Written and co-produced by Rose himself and directed by Sidney Lumet, this trial film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or acquittal of a defendant on the basis of reasonable…
Vintage Daguerreotypes of widows in mourning (Victorian era, 1800s)
Amazing collection of Victorian Era Daguerreotype portraits of women in mourning and widows Lisby @ Flickr..
Historic photos of the Ancient Road Rue Lepic, Paris from the Early 20th Century (1900s)
Rue Lepic is an ancient road in the commune of Montmartre, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, climbing the hill of Montmartre from the boulevard de Clichy to the place Jean-Baptiste-Clément. It is an ancient road resulting of rectification and re-arrangement of several dirt-roads leading to the Blanche barrier (Place Blanche), starting life as Chemin-neuf (Le chemin-vieux was rue de…
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…
Classic Black and White Portraits of Hollywood Actresses (1930s)
Photo collection of Vintage Black and White Portraits of Hollywood Actresses from 1930s.
Vintage images of Statue of Liberty under construction (1880s)
The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a French sculptor, and dedicated on October 28, 1886, was a gift to the United States from the people of France. The statue is of a robed female…
Behind the scenes: Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American comedy film set in 1929, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. The film is about two musicians who dress in drag in order to escape from mafia gangsters whom they witnessed commit the Valentines Day Massacre.
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: historic photos of The Battle of Berlin (1945)
The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II.
Vintage 19th century Victorian Era Cabinet Cards (1870s to 1880s)
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 mounted on a card typically measuring 108 by 165 mm. via John S. Rochon @ flickr
Vintage: Daily Life in the Warsaw Ghetto (summer of 1941)
Average food rations in 1941 for Jews in Warsaw were limited to 184 calories, compared to 699 calories for gentile Poles and 2,613 calories for Germans. Unemployment was a major problem in the ghetto. Illegal workshops were created to manufacture goods to be sold illegally on the outside and raw goods were smuggled in, often by children. Hundreds of four-…
Historic B&W photos of Brussels, Belgium in the 19th Century
In 1830, the Belgian revolution took place in Brussels after a performance of Auber’s opera La Muette de Portici at the La Monnaie theatre. Brussels became the capital and seat of government of the new nation. South Brabant was renamed simply Brabant, with Brussels as its capital. On 21 July 1831, Leopold I, the first King of the Belgians, ascended…
Vintage: Photos of American women in World War II
During World War II, approximately 400,000 U.S. women served with the armed forces and more than 460 – some sources say the figure is closer to 543 – lost their lives as a result of the war, including 16 from enemy fire. However, the U.S. decided not to use women in combat because public opinion would not tolerate it. Women…
Historic B&W photos of Constantinople, Turkey (19th Century)
The city of Constantinople (Istanbul) was modernized from the 1870s onwards with the building of bridges, the creation of a proper water system, the use of electric lights, and the introduction of trams and telephones.
