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Vintage: Young Tasha Tudor and Her Children (1940s)

6 July 2017 0

Tasha Tudor (1915–2008) is one of America’s best-known and beloved illustrators. Her first little story, Pumpkin Moonshine, was published in 1938. She illustrated nearly one hundred books, the last being the 2003 release, The Corgiville Christmas. She received many awards and…

Vintage: New York City Manhattan Skyscrapers (early 20th Century)

3 July 2017 0

New York has architecturally significant buildings in a wide range of styles spanning distinct historical and cultural periods. These include the Woolworth Building (1913), an early Gothic revival skyscraper with large-scale gothic architectural detail. The 1916 Zoning Resolution required setback…

Vintage: Soldiers during World War I (1914-1918)

1 July 2017 0

Despite the chaotic nature of war, the lives of soldiers followed relatively predictable schedules. Soldiers rose before dawn each morning, around 5 a.m. They performed standing drills called “Stand-to-Arms,” then received a daily ration of rum around 5:30 a.m. Soldiers…

Vintage: Japan Daily Life by Arnold Genthe (1908)

28 June 2017 0

Arnold Genthe was born in Berlin, Prussia, to Louise Zober and Hermann Genthe, a professor of Latin and Greek at the Graues Kloster (Grey Monastery) in Berlin. Genthe followed in his father’s footsteps, becoming a classically trained scholar; he received…

Vintage: Life in Sweden by Oskar Jarén (1910s-1920s)

27 June 2017 0

Oskar Jarén was born in Kasper Borg Frinnaryd in 1877 and died in his hometown in 1954. In 1960s all of his 2,000 glass plates were rescued from oblivion with the help of Frinnaryds photoclub. This collection documents daily life…

Vintage: The sinking and raising of U-Boat 110 (1918)

25 June 2017 0

This collection is taken from an album of photographs found in the Swan Hunter shipbuilders collection at Tyne & Wear Archives. The album is from 1918 and documents the U.B. 110 before she was scrapped on the dry docks of…

Vintage: Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest

24 June 2017 0

The original permanent crossing, a decorative suspension bridge of chains, was built between 1897 and 1903, amid a corruption scandal. The Buda end of Erzsébet bridge runs directly into the massive foot of Gellért Hill, necessitating a complicated arrangement of…

Vintage: 19th Century Photographers with their Cameras

20 June 2017 0

Collection of vintage black and white photos of photographers with their cameras. From Beverly’s Flickr collection.

Vintage: Boats of Old China (Junks) in the 1900s

12 June 2017 0

A junk is an ancient Chinese sailing ship design that is still in use today. Junks were efficient and sturdy ships that sailed long distances as early as the 2nd century AD, although whether this is indeed a date by…

Vintage: Building the Tyne Bridge (1927 to 1929)

11 June 2017 0

The Tyne Bridge is one of the North East’s most iconic landmarks. These photographs were taken by James Bacon & Sons of Newcastle and document its construction from March 1927 to October 1928. They belonged to James Geddie, who was…

Vintage: Russian Motorcycles (1900s and 1910s)

8 June 2017 0

Collection of black and white vintage photos show Russians with their motorbikes from between the 1900 to 1910s.

Vintage: B&W Photos of Scotland from between the 1840s and 1880s

6 June 2017 0

In 19th century Glasgow became one of the largest cities in the world, and known as “the Second City of the Empire” after London. After 1860 the Clydeside shipyards specialised in steamships made of iron (after 1870, made of steel),…

Vintage: Amsterdam in Victorian Era by Jacob Olie (1890s)

4 June 2017 0

At the end of the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution reached Amsterdam. The Amsterdam-Rijn kanaal was dug to give Amsterdam a direct connection to the Rhine and the Noordzee kanaal to give the port a connection with the North Sea.…

Vintage: Sami People and Arctic (1900s)

1 June 2017 0

The Sami people are an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. The Sami are the only indigenous people of Scandinavia recognized…

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

31 May 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: Everyday Life in Jamaica (1890s)

27 May 2017 0

The second half of the nineteenth century was a period of severe economic decline for Jamaica. Low crop prices, droughts, and disease led to serious social unrest, culminating in the Morant Bay rebellions of 1865. However, renewed British administration after…

Vintage: Helsinki in the late 19th Century (1890s)

26 May 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…