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1930s

Classic Vintage Lesbian Erotica/Nudes (1930s)

8 April 2016 0

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…

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Classic Black and White Portraits of Hollywood Actresses (1930s)

24 March 2016 0

Photo collection of Vintage Black and White Portraits of Hollywood Actresses from 1930s.

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Vintage: City Life in Denmark (1933)

22 January 2016 0

Berit Wallenberg (1902–1995) was a Swedish archaeologist and art historian. She began photographing as a teenager and she always brought her camera on the many travels she made in Sweden and abroad, sometimes with her family or with other students,…

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History of Mercedes-Benz in Motorsport

19 December 2015 0

From the first automotive competition in history to its return to the Formula One championship with a works team for the 2010 season, the racing activities of Mercedes-Benz tell a success story that has its roots in the early days…

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City life in Belgium (1934)

21 October 2015 0

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Vintage: Mug Shots of Al Capone (1930s)

8 October 2015 0

On March 27, 1929, as Al Capone left a Chicago courtroom after testifying to a grand jury investigating violations of federal prohibition laws, Capone was arrested by FBI agents on charges of having committed contempt of court by feigning illness…

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Manchuria / Northeast Asia in 1930s

15 September 2015 0

Manchuria is a modern name given to a large geographic region in Northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria usually falls entirely within China, or is sometimes divided between China and Russia. The region is now usually…

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London in the Blackout (1939)

1 September 2015 0

Even before World War II began, the British Air Ministry had predicted that the United Kingdom would be bombed at night by German air forces. One of the very few precautions the nation could take was the elimination of man-made…

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The 1934 floods in Los Angeles

26 August 2015 0

The Montrose flood, as the calamity soon came to be called, took at least 45 lives, destroyed about 100 homes and turned the little community into a mud-filled, barren landscape, said local historian Art Cobery, who has become an expert…

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Vintage: Police archives in Sydney (1930s and 40s)

15 August 2015 0

The Historic Houses Trust in Australia has a forensic photography archive at the Justice & Police Museum which contains an estimated 130,000 images created by the New South Wales Police between 1910 and 1960. Images uncovered in Justice & Police…

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Vintage: Poland during Interwar period (1918-1939)

20 July 2015 0

The History of interwar Poland comprises the period from the re-recreation of the independent Polish state in 1918, until the joint Invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939 at the onset of World War II.…

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Vintage: Moscow Subway Construction (1930s)

17 July 2015 0

In 1932 the plan for the first line was approved, and on March 21, 1933 the Soviet government approved a plan for 10 lines with a total route length of 80 km. They were working 40 meters deep under the ground…

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Vintage: Motor Racing from the 1920s-30s

13 July 2015 0

Donald James Harkness, pioneer in the Australian automotive and aeronautical industries, racing driver and record breaker, was born in Leichhardt, NSW in December 1898. On leaving school he became an apprentice in general engineering. At the age of 20 he…

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Vintage: Dracula (1931)

19 June 2015 0

Dracula is a 1931 vampire-horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi as the title character. The concept of Dracula is taken from the stageplay as opposed to the novel, and the results are highly theatrical. Lugosi laughs…

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Shanghai postcards from 1930s

29 April 2015 0

For centuries a major administrative, shipping, and trading town, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to European recognition of its favorable port location and economic potential. The city was one of five opened to foreign trade following…

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Swedish life in the 1930s

27 April 2015 0

Einar Erici was a skilful amateur photographer. His main motifs were churches and church organs, according to his field of science. The photos were taken during the first half of the 20th century on his travels across Sweden. Most of…

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