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Glass-Plate Group Portraits from Romania (1940s)

30 April 2016 0

Amazing collection of group portraits by Romanian photographer Costică Acsinte. Costică Acsinte was born 4th of July, 1897 in a small village called Perieți, Ialomița County, Costică Acsinte fought in WWI. Despite his formation as a pilot, he was a…

Vintage: 19th Century Lesbian Nudes (1880s)

26 April 2016 0

Photo collection of nude women with a lesbian theme and vintage erotica from the early decades of photography.

The Godfather (1972) Behind the Scenes

23 April 2016 0

The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola. Starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New…

Vintage Glass Plate diptych portraits of Women & Girls (1904-1917) part II

22 April 2016 0

Collection of early 20th century Glass Plate negative diptych portraits of Women & Girls from David Knights-Whittome Photographic Archive 1904-1917.

Historic B&W photos of Hanover, Germany (19th century)

21 April 2016 0

From 1868 to 1946 Hanover was the capital of the Prussian Province. For Hanover’s industry, however, the new connection with Prussia meant an improvement in business. The introduction of free trade promoted economic growth, and led to the recovery of…

Vintage: City Lights (1931)

19 April 2016 0

City Lights is a 1931 American romantic comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. The story follows the misadventures of Chaplin’s Tramp as he falls in love with a blind girl (Virginia Cherrill) and develops a turbulent…

Vintage Glass Plate images of Streets from Sydney City (1900s)

16 April 2016 0

Photo collection of early XX century old historic images of streets and city life in Sydney, Australia (1900s).

Vintage Glass Plate portraits of Pets (1910s)

14 April 2016 0

Collection of early 20th century Glass Plate portraits of Pets from David Knights-Whittome Photographic Archive (1910s).

Historic photos of City Life and Streets of Dandong, China (1920s)

13 April 2016 0

Collection of historic photos of City Life of Dandong (1920s). Dandong, previously known as Andong and Antung, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern-eastern Liaoning province, People’s Republic of China.

Victorian Era Tintype Portraits of Children (1870s and 1880s)

11 April 2016 0

Photo collection of Vintage Victorian Era Tintype Portraits of Children (1870s and 1880s). From the collection of Lisby @ Flickr.

Classic Vintage Lesbian Erotica/Nudes (1930s)

8 April 2016 0

Photo collection of 1930s French postcards of nude women and vintage erotica. There was a great sapphic movement in Paris at this time as independent women experimented with relationships with each other as well as men (these bisexual flappers were…

Historic photos of City Life of Berlin during the interwar period (1920s)

7 April 2016 0

The Golden Twenties in Berlin was a vibrant period in the history of Berlin, Germany, Europe and the history of the world in general. After the Greater Berlin Act the city became the third largest municipality in the world. Berlin…

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

2 April 2016 0

Historic Victorian Era Cabinet Cards (1870s to 1880s) from the collection of John S. Rochon @ flickr. The cabinet card was a style of photograph which was widely used for photographic portraiture after 1870. It consisted of a thin photograph…

Vintage: 12 Angry Men (1957)

31 March 2016 0

12 Angry Men is a 1957 American drama film adapted from a teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. Written and co-produced by Rose himself and directed by Sidney Lumet, this trial film tells the story of a jury…

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

29 March 2016 0

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

Historic photos of the Ancient Road Rue Lepic, Paris from the Early 20th Century (1900s)

26 March 2016 0

Rue Lepic is an ancient road in the commune of Montmartre, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, climbing the hill of Montmartre from the boulevard de Clichy to the place Jean-Baptiste-Clément. It is an ancient road resulting of rectification and…

Glass Plate Female Mugshots from Australia

25 March 2016 0

In 1990 the Historic Houses Trust rescued a remarkable collection of NSW Police forensic photographs from a flooded warehouse in Lidcombe. Created between 1912 and 1964, the archive contains approximately 130,000 glass plate negatives depicting crime scenes, police activities, forensic…