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Vintage: The American West in the 19th Century

24 July 2015 0

Timothy O’Sullivan (1840 – 1882) was official photographer on the United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel under Clarence King. The expedition began at Virginia City, Nevada, where he photographed the mines, and worked eastward. His job was to…

Vintage: Imperial Russian Submarines (1910s)

22 July 2015 0

Imperial Russian Navy (IRN) had purchased German constructed submersibles built by the Germaniawerft shipyards out of Kiel. In 1903 Germany successfully completed its first fully functional engine-powered submarine, Forelle (Trout), and it was sold to Russia in 1904 and shipped…

Historic B&W photos of Dublin, Ireland (19th century)

21 July 2015 0

Dublin suffered a period of political and economic decline during the 19th century following the Act of Union of 1800, under which the seat of government was transferred to the Westminster Parliament in London. The city played no major role…

Vintage: Poland during Interwar period (1918-1939)

20 July 2015 0

The History of interwar Poland comprises the period from the re-recreation of the independent Polish state in 1918, until the joint Invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939 at the onset of World War II.…

Vintage: Frankenstein (1931)

19 July 2015 0

Frankenstein is a 1931 horror film about an obsessed scientist who assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.

Vintage: Moscow Subway Construction (1930s)

17 July 2015 0

In 1932 the plan for the first line was approved, and on March 21, 1933 the Soviet government approved a plan for 10 lines with a total route length of 80 km. They were working 40 meters deep under the ground…

Behind the Scenes: Jaws (1975)

16 July 2015 0

Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley’s novel of the same name. The prototypical summer blockbuster, its release is regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history. In the story,…

Vintage: Motor Racing from the 1920s-30s

13 July 2015 0

Donald James Harkness, pioneer in the Australian automotive and aeronautical industries, racing driver and record breaker, was born in Leichhardt, NSW in December 1898. On leaving school he became an apprentice in general engineering. At the age of 20 he…

Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913

11 July 2015 0

The Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 was the first suffragist parade in Washington, D.C.. Organized by the suffragist Alice Paul. The parade, calling for a constitutional amendment, featured 8,000 marchers, including nine bands, four mounted brigades, 20 floats, and an…

Milk sellers in Brussels, Belgium in the 19th Century

9 July 2015 0

Collection of historic photographs of Belgian milk sellers in the late 19th Century.

Vintage: photos of Ku Klux Klan Parade in 1920s

8 July 2015 0

The Ku Klux Klan was a secret organization; apart from a few top leaders the members never revealed their membership and wore masks in public. Investigators in the 1920s used KKK publicity, court cases, exposés by disgruntled Klansman, newspaper reports,…

Vintage: Chicago’s 1919 race riot

7 July 2015 0

The riots began after an incident at a South side beach where an African-American teenager was killed, setting off five violence-filled days where dozens died and hundreds were injured. The rioting wasn’t quelled until Gov. Frank Lowden sent in 6,500…

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

6 July 2015 0

After the Expedition of the Thousand led by Giuseppe Garibaldi, which culminated in the controversial Siege of Gaeta, Naples became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 as part of the Italian unification, ending the era of Bourbon rule.…

Vintage: Prohibition in Boston (1920s)

3 July 2015 0

Prohibition in the United States was a national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol, in place from 1920 to 1933. The ban was mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and the Volstead Act set down…

Vintage Glass Plate portraits of Animals and Birds from Australia

2 July 2015 0

Amazing collection of early 20th century Glass Plate negative portraits of Animals and Birds from Sydney Zoo in Australia.

Historic B&W photos of Rotterdam, Holland (19th century)

29 June 2015 0

The port of Rotterdam grew slowly but steadily into a port of importance. The greatest spurt of growth, both in port activity and population, followed the completion of the Nieuwe Waterweg in 1872. The city and harbor started to expand…

Vintage Mug Shot of Women criminals from North Shields (1903-1905)

27 June 2015 0

Collection of vintage photographs of prisoners brought before the North Shields Police Court between 1903 and 1905 in the collection of Tyne & Wear Archives.

World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893

27 June 2015 0

The World’s Columbian Exposition was a World’s Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World in 1492. The Exposition was an influential social and cultural event and had a…

Neofuturistic architecture of Eero Saarinen (1950s and 60s)

22 June 2015 0

Eero Saarinen was a Finnish American architect and industrial designer of the 20th century famous for shaping his neofuturistic style according to the demands of the project: simple, sweeping, arching structural curves or machine-like rationalism. Photographer Balthazar Korab worked for…

Vintage: Dracula (1931)

19 June 2015 0

Dracula is a 1931 vampire-horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi as the title character. The concept of Dracula is taken from the stageplay as opposed to the novel, and the results are highly theatrical. Lugosi laughs…

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