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Vintage: Everyday Life of Norwegians (late 19th Century)

9 April 2018 0

In 1886 20-year-old Ellisif R. Müller (1866-1949) married her cousin, regional doctor Andreas Wessel. The marriage led her to Kirkenes, where they lived out their lives. It was there, in her new home, that she made her debut as a…

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Vintage: The Earliest Known Photographs of White House (1846)

8 April 2018 0

A Welsh immigrant named John Plumbe, Jr., who was one of the country’s first prominent professional photographers, took the daguerreotype in January 1846. The White House as it stands today is a very different building than when it was first…

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Vintage: Ottoman Clothing (19th Century)

1 April 2018 0

Ottoman clothing is the style and design of clothing worn by the Ottoman Turks. While the Palace and its court dressed lavishly, the common people were only concerned with covering themselves. Starting in the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, administrators…

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Vintage: Paris in the Belle Époque (1871 to 1914)

30 March 2018 0

The population of Paris was 1,851,792 in 1872, at the beginning the Belle Époque. By 1911, it reached 2,888,107, higher than the population today. Three major new French industries were born in and around Paris at about the turn of…

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Vintage: American West During the American Frontier Days

27 March 2018 0

By 1848 the United States had acquired official title to the contiguous land stretching westward to the Pacific, south to the Rio Grande, and north to the 49th parallel. Americans had long since explored and settled in many of these…

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Vintage: Whitby, England in the Late Victorian Era by Francis Meadow Sutcliffe

23 March 2018 0

Francis Meadow Sutcliffe (1853 – 1941) was an English pioneering photographic artist whose work presented an enduring record of life in the seaside town of Whitby, England, and surrounding areas, in the late Victorian era and early 20th century.

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Vintage: 19th Century Sexual Revolution by Sexologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing

9 March 2018 0

Richard von Krafft-Ebing’s (1840 – 1902) principal work is Psychopathia Sexualis: eine Klinisch-Forensische Studie (Sexual Psychopathy: A Clinical-Forensic Study), which was first published in 1886 and expanded in subsequent editions. The last edition from the hand of the author (the…

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Vintage: Boston Public Schools (late 19th Century)

4 March 2018 0

The Boston Pictorial Archive holds photographs documenting Boston-area adult and evening classes in the 19th century, with the bulk of the material covering the years between 1890 and 1893. These images offer interior views as well as adult students engaged…

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Vintage: Everyday Life of Egypt (late 19th Century)

30 January 2018 0

Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty remained nominally an Ottoman province. It was granted the status of an autonomous vassal state or Khedivate in 1867, a status which was to remain in place until 1914. The Suez Canal, built in…

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Vintage: Swedish churches (19th Century)

18 January 2018 0

This set shows photos of Swedish churches from 1100-1900 AD – a mix of stone and wooden churches, cathedrals and chapels – country churches as well as city churches. We think that these pictures well describe the wide range of…

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Vintage: Historical Photos of Harvard University (19th Century)

16 January 2018 0

Established originally by the Massachusetts legislature and soon thereafter named for John Harvard (its first benefactor), Harvard is the United States’ oldest institution of higher learning, and the Harvard Corporation (formally, the President and Fellows of Harvard College) is its…

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Vintage: Daguerreotype Portraits of People born in the late 18th Century (1700s)

14 January 2018 0

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

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Vintage: Helsinki in the late 19th Century

12 January 2018 0

During the 19th century, Helsinki became the economic and cultural center of Finland; as elsewhere, technological advancements such as railroads and industrialization were key factors behind the city’s growth. The first Helsinki railway station opened in 1862 with service to…

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Vintage: Models in Victorian Era (19th Century)

29 December 2017 0

Toward the end of the era (about the 1890s) women’s fashions became simpler and less extravagant and bustles fell out of fashion. The new, looser dresses gave way to a more flowing look. Corsets were still worn, but became slightly…

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Vintage: Snow Removal in the New York City (late 19th Century)

25 December 2017 0

Snow removal was a daunting task at the time, without the more sophisticated equipment that we have today, removing snow meant shovels and carriages. They were still testing out methods of removal, and it wasn’t always quick and efficient. For…

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Vintage: The Johnstown Flood – Great Flood of 1889

12 December 2017 0

When several days of heavy rain struck the area in late May 1889, club officials struggled to reinforce the neglected dam, which was under tremendous pressure from the swollen waters of Lake Conemaugh. The dam began to disintegrate, and on…

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Vintage: Glass Plate Negatives Portraits of Victorian Era Ladies (1860s-1870)

10 December 2017 0

Glass plates were far superior to film for research-quality imaging because they were extremely stable and less likely to bend or distort, especially in large-format frames for wide-field imaging. Early plates used the wet collodion process. The wet plate process…

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Vintage: Canadian Cowboys (late 19th to early 20th Centuries)

7 December 2017 0

Southern Alberta was, and still is, ranching country, with millions of acres of grasslands providing pasture for hungry cattle. Many ranches were established in the province beginning in the 1880s, and cowboys were hired to help take care of the…

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Vintage: U.S. Classroom Scenes (late 19th Century)

5 December 2017 0

Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) was born during the American Civil War. Her 60-year career as a photographer began with portrait, news, and documentary work then turned to a focus on contemporary architecture and gardens, culminating in a survey of historic…

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Vintage: Helsinki in the late XIX Century (1890s)

1 December 2017 0

During the 19th century, Helsinki became the economic and cultural center of Finland; as elsewhere, technological advancements such as railroads and industrialization were key factors behind the city’s growth. The first Helsinki railway station opened in 1862 with service to…

Vintage: Everyday Life of Norwegians (late 19th Century)

Vintage: The Earliest Known Photographs of White House (1846)

Vintage: Ottoman Clothing (19th Century)

Vintage: Paris in the Belle Époque (1871 to 1914)

Vintage: American West During the American Frontier Days

Vintage: Whitby, England in the Late Victorian Era by Francis Meadow Sutcliffe

Vintage: 19th Century Sexual Revolution by Sexologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing

Vintage: Boston Public Schools (late 19th Century)

Vintage: Everyday Life of Egypt (late 19th Century)

Vintage: Swedish churches (19th Century)

Vintage: Historical Photos of Harvard University (19th Century)

Vintage: Daguerreotype Portraits of People born in the late 18th Century (1700s)

Vintage: Helsinki in the late 19th Century

Vintage: Models in Victorian Era (19th Century)

Vintage: Snow Removal in the New York City (late 19th Century)

Vintage: The Johnstown Flood – Great Flood of 1889

Vintage: Glass Plate Negatives Portraits of Victorian Era Ladies (1860s-1870)

Vintage: Canadian Cowboys (late 19th to early 20th Centuries)

Vintage: U.S. Classroom Scenes (late 19th Century)

Vintage: Helsinki in the late XIX Century (1890s)

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