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Vintage: Women at work during World War I

14 August 2016 0

With men recruited for the armed forces, the industrial workforce changed. Women took on previously male-dominated roles in industry during the war, working alongside men in reserved occupations. Women made an increasingly varied contribution, working in labs, mills and factories,…

Vintage: Swedish churches from 1100-1900 AD

10 August 2016 0

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…

Vintage: First Atomic Bomb Tested (July 16, 1945)

6 August 2016 0

Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The exact origin of the code name “Trinity” for the test…

Vintage: postcards of People from Britain (early XX century)

4 August 2016 0

Millions of postcards were produced in Britain between 1903 and the 1914-1918 war, providing some of the most vivid documents in social history available. The majority here are by anonymous photographers. Among other themes, they depict work, leisure, amateur theatre,…

Vintage: Russian Peasants and Their Craft Jobs (early 20th century)

3 August 2016 0

Sometimes now you might hear the word “artisan” which often said to make things look skillfully made and good. However hundred something years ago all over the world things mainly were “artisan” – made by local craftsman. If we know some traditional…

Historic B&W photos of Kiev, Russia (Ukraine) in the 19th Century

29 July 2016 0

During the Russian industrial revolution in the late 19th century, Kiev became an important trade and transportation centre of the Russian Empire, specialising in sugar and grain export by railway and on the Dnieper river. By 1900, the city had…

Vintage: Circus Performers in Strabane (1910-1911)

27 July 2016 0

The three main circus shows photographed by Herbert Cooper were Duffy’s Circus, Buff Bill’s American Circus and Hanneford’s Canadian Circus. A few circuses toured Ireland in the years before 1914 and it was the heyday for these travelling shows. Big Tops…

Vintage: Texan Portraits by Julius Born (Early XX Century)

26 July 2016 0

Photographer Julius Born (1879-1962) took thousands of photographs of the people, land and community in Hemphill county located in the Texas panhandle. In thousands of portrait photographs taken during the first half of the twentieth century, Born forever documented Texas’…

Vintage: historic photos of Frankfurt am Main, Germany in the late 19th Century

20 July 2016 0

Frankfurt lost its independence after the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 when Prussia annexed several smaller states, among them the Free City of Frankfurt. Frankfurt had stayed neutral in the war, but its free press was a thorn in the eye…

Vintage: Modern Times (1936)

19 July 2016 0

Modern Times is a 1936 comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin in which his iconic Little Tramp character struggles to survive in the modern, industrialized world. The film is a comment on the desperate employment and fiscal conditions…

Historic B&W photos of Riga, Russia (Latvia) late 19th Century

15 July 2016 0

During many centuries of war and changes of power in the Baltic, and despite demographic changes, the Baltic Germans in Riga had maintained a dominant position. By 1867 Riga’s population was 42.9% German. Riga employed German as its official language…

Vintage: The Gold Rush (1925)

9 July 2016 0

The Gold Rush is a 1925 American silent comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. Though it was a silent film, it received Academy Award nominations for Best Music and Best Sound Recording upon its re-release in 1942.

Behind the Scenes: Zulu (1964)

4 July 2016 0

Zulu is a 1964 epic war film depicting the Battle of Rorke’s Drift between the British Army and the Zulus in January 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War. It depicts 150 British soldiers, many of whom were sick and wounded patients…

Historic B&W photos of Paris, France, late 19th Century

3 July 2016 0

Late in the 19th century, Paris hosted two major international expositions: the 1889 Universal Exposition, was held to mark the centennial of the French Revolution and featured the new Eiffel Tower; and the 1900 Universal Exposition, which gave Paris the…

Vintage Glass Stereographs from France (1920s)

1 July 2016 0

Collection of Vintage Glass Stereographs from France (around Fountainebleau and the Normandy coast ) in 1920s from James Morley @ flickr.

Historic B&W photos of Rome, Italy (19th Century)

29 June 2016 0

In 1861 Rome was declared capital of Italy even though it was still under the Pope’s control. During the 1860s, the last vestiges of the Papal States were under French protection, thanks to the foreign policy of Napoleon III. It…

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

27 June 2016 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;…