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1900s

Vintage: The Balkans (1900s)

1 December 2018 0

From the album of a prussian revenue man who was stationed in Sofia (about 1900-1918). The photographs could have been taken in any other Balkan countries, because he undertook many journeys. via Wolfgang Wiggers

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Vintage: Lumberjacks of North America (1900s)

25 November 2018 0

The term lumberjack is of Canadian derivation. The first attested use of the word comes from an 1831 letter to the Cobourg Star and General Advertiser in the following passage: “my misfortunes have been brought upon me chiefly by an…

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Vintage: Street Views of Sweden (1900s)

20 November 2018 0

Despite the slow rate of industrialisation into the 19th century, many important changes were taking place in the agrarian economy due to constant innovations and a rapid population growth. These innovations included government-sponsored programmes of enclosure, aggressive exploitation of agricultural…

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Vintage: The Globe Kittens (1902)

19 September 2018 0

In 1895, an amendment to Canadian law allowed the British Museum to receive one copy of all Canadian intellectual property deposted for copyright registration. This situation persisted until 1924, when – as part of a general reworking of Canadian copyright…

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Vintage: Clubs at North Carolina Women’s Colleges (early 20th Century)

1 August 2018 0

Not all clubs at women’s colleges in North Carolina were highly formal organizations. Many were formed to connect students with similar interests, to connect students from the same state, or purely in pursuit of fun. via North Carolina Digital Heritage…

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Vintage: Native Americans Dressed in European Attire (early 20th Century)

19 July 2018 0

Forced assimilation is a process of forced cultural assimilation of religious or ethnic minority groups, into an established and generally larger community. This presumes a loss of many characteristics which make the minority different. The Native Americans suffered both ethnic…

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Vintage: Portraits of Children Who Lived in Spitalfields, London by Horace Warner (1900s)

16 July 2018 0

Around 1900, photographer Horace Warner took a series of portraits of some of the poorest people in London – creating relaxed, intimate images that gave dignity to his subjects and producing great photography that is without comparison in his era.…

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Vintage: Mugshots of Prisoners (1900s)

10 July 2018 0

“Some years ago I discovered a cache of glass negative mug shots taken in the early 20th century; each negative was inscribed with the man’s name and alleged crime. In order to research the life of each man pictured in…

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Vintage: Sydney during the 1900 Bubonic Plague

3 July 2018 0

When bubonic plague struck Sydney in 1900, George McCredie was appointed by the Government to take charge of all quarantine activities in the Sydney area, beginning work on March 23, 1900. At the time of his appointment, McCredie was an…

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Vintage: American Indian Girls (1900s)

6 June 2018 0

Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States. A vast variety of peoples, societies and cultures subsequently developed. Native Americans were greatly affected by the European colonization…

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Vintage: Volcanoes and Avalanches by Tempest Anderson (1900s)

2 June 2018 0

Tempest Anderson (1846 – 1913) was an expert amateur photographer and vulcanologist. He was the world’s first volcano-chaser, scaling the world’s most dangerous slopes in his quest to photograph volcanoes as they erupted. He was a member of the Royal…

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Vintage: Railroad Bridges With Timber Trestles

23 May 2018 0

In the 1830s, the railroad boom started a new era in the building of railroad bridges pushing engineers to build towering wooden bridges that have become synonymous with the era. Timber trestles were one of the few railroad bridge forms…

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Vintage: Photography by Jack London (1900s)

19 May 2018 0

In his photography, London showed his powers of perception and revealed his compassion, respect and love for humanity. Most of his photographs remained unpublished until 2010 when authors Jeanne Campbell Reesman, Sara S. Hodson and Philip Adam published Jack London…

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Vintage: Amsterdam Streets by George Hendrik Breitner (1890s-1900s)

15 May 2018 0

George Hendrik Breitner (1857 – 1923) was a Dutch painter and photographer. An important figure in Amsterdam Impressionism, he is noted especially for his paintings of street scenes and harbours in a realistic style. He painted en plein air, and…

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Vintage: Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada (1900s)

22 April 2018 0

Robert McKay Brebner was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on October 18, 1855 to Alan Ramsey Brebner and Francis Ann (McKay) Brebner. He moved to Alberta in 1882 and secured a homestead in Spruce Grove. In 1890, he visited Scotland and…

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Vintage: Roskilde in Denmark (1900s and 1910s)

20 April 2018 0

Roskilde has a long history, dating from the pre-Christian Viking Age. Its UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral, now housing 39 tombs of the Danish monarchs, was completed in 1275, becoming a focus of religious influence until the Reformation. With the development of…

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Vintage: Everyday Life of People during Edwardian Era

11 April 2018 0

The upper-classes embraced leisure sports, which resulted in rapid developments in fashion, as more mobile and flexible clothing styles were needed. During the Edwardian era, women wore a very tight corset, or bodice, and dressed in long skirts. The Edwardian…

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Vintage: Antique Automobiles And Their Owners (1900s-1910s)

2 April 2018 0

Antique automobile photos from William Creswell‘s collection from the 1900s to 1910s.

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Vintage: Portraits of Girls in Their First Communion (Edwardian era)

31 March 2018 0

The sacrament of First Communion is an important tradition for Catholic families and individuals. For Catholics, Holy Communion is the third of seven sacraments received. It occurs only after receiving Baptism, and once the person has reached the age of…

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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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