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Vintage: Girls Celebrating the New Year’s Eve (1930s)

31 December 2017 0

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s Eve (also known as Old Year’s Day or Saint Sylvester’s Day in many countries), the last day of the year, is on December 31 which is the seventh day of the Christmas season. In…

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…

Vintage: Death Valley Road Trip in 1926

27 December 2017 0

The Death Valley Automobile Trip photograph album containing 76 prints appears to be the record of a sightseeing trip made from Los Angeles to Death Valley in 1926. A written record–in the form of diary entries–is also included and consists…

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…

Vintage: Early 20th Century Kids Playgrounds

23 December 2017 0

On warm spring evenings, blustery fall afternoons, and sticky summer days, when nostalgia and memories brush past you, where does your mind go? Where did you spend many hours as a school-age child? For most of us it was a…

Vintage: Boston during the Winter (1910s and 1920s)

22 December 2017 0

Here’s a selection of photographs taken by Leslie Jones, staff photographer for the Boston Herald-Traveler from 1917 to 1956, documents daily life in Boston from between the 1910s and 1920s, including during its snowiest days.

Vintage: People Mesmerized by Holiday Windows in New York City (1900s)

20 December 2017 0

Each year department stores unveil their holiday window displays to admiring crowds. Festive windows have been a tradition in New York City since the 1870s; R.H. Macy, of the retailer Macy’s, is largely credited with having created one of the…

Vintage: Portraits of Zsa Zsa Gabor (1950s)

18 December 2017 0

Zsa Zsa Gabor died exactly 1 year ago at the age of 99 of cardiac arrest at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, on December 18, 2016. Gabor began her stage career in Vienna and was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936.…

Vintage: Moving Day (early 20th Century)

16 December 2017 0

For our parents and grandparents, some things were so much harder. Yet, other things were easier because they were less complicated. Moving day is never easy for anyone, but these old photos show us what it was like to move…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Vintage: Everyday Life and Street Scenes of Nuremberg (1910s)

3 December 2017 0

Nuremberg held great significance during the Nazi Germany era. Because of the city’s relevance to the Holy Roman Empire and its position in the centre of Germany, the Nazi Party chose the city to be the site of huge Nazi…

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: Portraits of President Theodore Roosevelt (1900s-1910s)

29 November 2017 0

When Theodore Roosevelt became president of the U.S. in 1901 America’s society and economy were changing rapidly, and with his energy and visionary leadership he set the maturing nation on the path to prosperous growth and diplomatic influence that would…

Historic 19th century Cabinet Card Portraits with reverse side (1870s to 1880s)

28 November 2017 0

Collection of vintage 19th century Victorian Era Cabinet Card Portrait with reverse side (1870s to 1880s). 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…