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Vintage: The Golden Twenties in Berlin (1920s)

21 September 2016 0

1920s Berlin was a city of many social contrasts. While a large part of the population continued to struggle with high unemployment and deprivations in the aftermath of World War I, the upper class of society, and a growing middle…

Vintage: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

19 September 2016 0

The Adventures of Robin Hood is a 1938 American swashbuckler film directed by Michael Curtiz. The film is about a Saxon knight who, in King Richard’s absence in the Holy Land during the Crusades, fights back as the outlaw leader…

Vintage: Toronto, Canada from the Top of Rossin House Hotel (1856)

18 September 2016 0

A number of panorama shots were included among these photographs by Armstrong Beere and Himes, taken from the roof of the Rossin House Hotel, which together provide an almost 360 degree view of the City of Toronto as it existed…

Vintage: Nudes/Erotica (1920s)

17 September 2016 0

Photo collection of 1920s French postcards of nude women and vintage erotica.

Historic B&W photos of Tunis, Tunisia, late 19th Century

14 September 2016 0

During the later 19th century, Tunis became increasingly populated by Europeans, particularly the French, and immigration dramatically increased the size of the city. This resulted in the first demolition of the old city walls, from 1860, to accommodate growth in…

Vintage Daguerreotypes of widows in mourning (Victorian era, 1800s)

11 September 2016 0

Amazing collection of Victorian Era Daguerreotype portraits of women in mourning and widows from Lisby @ Flickr.

Behind the Scenes: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

9 September 2016 0

Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 British epic adventure drama film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence. The film stars Peter O’Toole in the title role. It is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential films…

Historic B&W photos of Venice, Italy (19th century)

31 August 2016 0

Venice became Austrian territory when Napoleon signed the Treaty of Campo Formio on 12 October 1797. The Austrians took control of the city on 18 January 1798. It was taken from Austria by the Treaty of Pressburg in 1805 and…

Vintage Postcards of actress Miss Maude Fealy (1900s)

22 August 2016 0

Photo collection of early XX century Vintage Postcards of actress Miss Maude Fealy (1900s). Maude Fealy (1883 – 1971) was an American stage and silent film actress who survived into the talkie era. At the age of three, she performed…

Vintage: Laura (1944)

19 August 2016 0

Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, and Clifton Webb along with Vincent Price and Judith Anderson. The screenplay by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Betty Reinhardt is…

Vintage: Norwegian Weddings from the Early 20th Century

17 August 2016 0

Collection of vintage glass plate negatives presenting Norwegian weddings from the early 20th century by Knut Aaning (born in Stryn, Norway on April 23rd, 1880). From the collection of Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane.

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…

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