Vintage: Moscow and St. Petersburg during the 1910s
Collection of vintage black and white photos of Moscow and St.Petersburg. Photos were taken by Andy Brill‘s grandfather during trips to England and Europe with the family.
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Vintage: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Bride of Frankenstein is a 1935 American horror film, the first sequel to Frankenstein (1931). Bride of Frankenstein was directed by James Whale and stars Boris Karloff as The Monster, Elsa Lanchester in the dual role of his mate…
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Vintage: Queen Elizabeth II in Chicago (1959)
The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, were on a 15,000-mile, 45-day tour along the seaway visiting all Canadian provinces, four of the Great Lakes and making a 14-hour stop in Chicago. This was their only American stop and was…
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Vintage: historic photos of Hamburg, Germany in the late 19th Century
Hamburg adopted in 1860 a democratic constitution that provided for the election of the Senate, the governing body of the city-state, by adult taxpaying males. Other innovations included the separation of powers, the separation of Church and State, freedom of…
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Vintage: Swedish churches (1100-1900 AD)
This set shows photos of Swedish churches from 1100-1900 AD – a mix of stone and wooden churches, cathedrals and chapels – country churches as well as city churches. We think that these pictures well describe the wide range of…
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Victorian Era Ambrotype Portraits of Children (1850s and 1860s)
Photo collection of mid XIX century Victorian Era Ambrotype Portraits of Children (1850s and 1860s). From the collection of Lisby @ Flickr.
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Vintage: Ellis Island immigrants (1900-1910s)
Between 1905 and 1914, an average of one million immigrants per year arrived in the United States. Immigration officials reviewed about 5,000 immigrants per day during peak times at Ellis Island. Two-thirds of those individuals emigrated from eastern, southern and…
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Vintage: Panoramic photos of New Zealand by Robert Percy Moore (1920s)
Robert Percy Moore is considered to be New Zealand’s greatest panorama photographer. He travelled extensively photographing homesteads, public events, royal visits, groups, and urban and rural scenery. 2489 of his panoramic negatives are held at the Alexander Turnbull Library. During…
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Vintage: Happy New Year (in the past)
Vintage black and white photos of people greeting New Year in the past. We wish you all a very happy new year!
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Vintage: Pre-oil era in Dubai (1960s)
After years of exploration following large finds in neighbouring Abu Dhabi, oil was eventually discovered in territorial waters off Dubai in 1966, albeit in far smaller quantities. The first field was named ‘Fateh’ or ‘good fortune’. This led the emirate…
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Vintage: New Year’s Eve in Soviet Russia
During the Soviet period, religious celebrations were discouraged by the official state policy of atheism. Christmas tree and related celebrations were gradually eradicated after the October Revolution. In 1935, in a surprising turn of state politics, the Christmas tradition was…
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Vintage Behind the Scenes: Funny Face (1956)
Funny Face is a 1957 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe, containing assorted songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Although having the same title as the 1927 Broadway musical Funny Face by…
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Vintage: London Underground Construction (Victorian Era)
In the first half of the 19th century, London had grown greatly and the development of a commuting population arriving by train each day led to traffic congestion with carts, cabs and omnibuses filling the roads. By 1850 there were…
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Vintage: Studio Portraits of Girls with Cat by Arnold Genthe (1910s)
Arnold Genthe (1869 – 1942) was a German-born American photographer. Genthe had earned a doctorate in Philology before deciding to pursue photography in the early 20th century. Beginning in 1906, Genthe photographed a number of socialites and young girls with…
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Vintage: Behind the Scenes: Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich’s 1942 short story “It Had to Be Murder”. Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film stars James…
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Vintage: Hollywood Christmas Pin-up Girls
Collection of black and white vintage photos shows Hollywood Christmas Pin-up Girls.
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Vintage: Father Christmas in the Victorian Era (19th Century)
At the start of Victoria’s reign, children’s toys tended to be handmade and hence expensive, generally restricting availability to those “rich folk” again. With factories however came mass production, which brought with it games, dolls, books and clockwork toys all…
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Vintage: Children Celebrating Christmas (1900s)
Collection of black and white vintage photos shows how children celebrated Christmas over 100 years ago.
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Vintage: historic views of Breslau in the late 19th Century
Breslau became part of the German Empire in 1871, which was established at Versailles in defeated France. The early years were characterized by rapid economic growth, the so-called Gründerzeit, although Breslau was hampered by protectionist policies of its natural markets…
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Vintage – Behind the Scenes: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Financed and distributed by American studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001: A Space Odyssey was filmed and edited almost entirely in England, using the studio facilities of the MGM-British Studios and those of Shepperton Studios, mostly because of the availability of much larger…
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