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1900s

Vintage Retro Postcards of actress Miss Maude Fealy (1900s)

10 May 2016 0

Photo collection of early XX century Vintage Postcards of actress Miss Maude Fealy (1900s). Maude Fealy (1883 – 1971) was an American stage and silent film actress who survived into the talkie era. At the age of three, she performed…

1900s

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

22 April 2016 0

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

1900s

Vintage Glass Plate images of Streets from Sydney City (1900s)

16 April 2016 0

Photo collection of early XX century old historic images of streets and city life in Sydney, Australia (1900s).

1900s

Historic photos of the Ancient Road Rue Lepic, Paris from the Early 20th Century (1900s)

26 March 2016 0

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…

1900s

Vintage: St. Louis Streets (circa 1900)

22 February 2016 0

On August 22, 1876, the city of St. Louis voted to secede from St. Louis County and become an independent city. Industrial production continued to increase during the late 19th century. Major corporations such as the Anheuser-Busch brewery and Ralston-Purina…

1900s

Fairy Tale Glass-Plate Portraits from Norway (1909)

10 February 2016 0

2nd part of amazing collection of early 20th century Fairy Tale Glass-Plate portraits by Norwegian photographer Eivind Enger.

1900s

Vintage Glass Plate images of Streets from Sydney City (1900s)

17 January 2016 0

Photo collection of early XX century old historic images of streets and city life in Sydney, Australia (1900s).

1900s

Vintage Glass Plate negatives of Snow in Australia (1900s)

16 December 2015 0

The alpine region of Australia stretches through New South Wales and into Victoria. In NSW the Snowy Mountains region is home to good snowfalls from June through to September and to Australia’s highest mountain – Mount Kosciuszko – which at…

1900s

Vintage: Manhattan Bridge Under Construction (New York, 1903-1909)

27 November 2015 0

The Manhattan Bridge was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges. It has four vehicle lanes on the upper level, split between two roadways. The lower level has…

1900s

Vintage Glass Plate negatives of workers and the machinery they manufactured (1900s)

2 November 2015 0

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;…

1900s

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

25 September 2015 0

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

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The Wright Brothers – First Flight in 1903

4 August 2015 0

On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Three more flights were made that day with Orville’s brother Wilbur…

1900s

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

2 August 2015 0

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

1900s

Vintage: Imperial Russian Submarines (1910s)

22 July 2015 0

Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) had purchased German constructed submersibles built by the Germaniawerft shipyards out of Kiel. In 1903 Germany successfully completed its first fully functional engine-powered submarine, Forelle (Trout), and it was sold to Russia in 1904 and shipped…

1900s

Vintage Mug Shot of Women criminals from North Shields (1903-1905)

27 June 2015 0

Collection of vintage photographs of prisoners brought before the North Shields Police Court between 1903 and 1905 in the collection of Tyne & Wear Archives.

1900s

Fairy Tale Glass-Plate Portraits from Norway (1909)

6 June 2015 0

Amazing collection of early 20th century Fairy Tale Glass-Plate portraits by Norwegian photographer Eivind Enger.

1900s

The Flatiron Building

16 April 2015 0

The Flatiron Building, originally the Fuller Building, is located at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, and is considered to be a groundbreaking skyscraper. Upon completion in 1902, it was one of the tallest buildings…

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The Edwardian era in the United Kingdom

2 April 2015 0

Queen Victoria died in 1901 and her son Edward VII became king, inaugurating the Edwardian Era, which was characterised by great and ostentatious displays of wealth in contrast to the sombre Victorian Era. With the advent of the 20th century,…

1900s

Automobiles in the past

7 February 2015 0

Steam-powered automobiles continued development all the way into the early 20th century, but the dissemination of petrol engines as the motive power of choice in the late 19th century marked the end of steam automobiles except as curiosities. Whether they…

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