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Simms ‘Motor Scout’ Armoured Quadricycle, ca. 1899

May 23, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePopular at the turn of the 19th to 20th century, quadricycles were four-wheeled bicycle-like vehicles powered by humans […]

On May 20, 1873: Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis Invented Blue Jeans

May 20, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn May 20, 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are given a […]

31 Gorgeous Photos of Paris Taken by Eugène Atget

May 18, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteEugène Atget was an early French photographer who captured images of the rapidly disappearing elements of Paris during […]

30 Vintage Photos of Victorian Men With Impressive Beards

May 17, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe mid-19th century was when facial hair really took centre stage. Just fifty years before, beards were a […]

Cabinet Card Portrait Photographs of Gilded Age Celebrities by Jose Maria Mora, Photographer of the Rich and Famous

May 15, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteJose Maria Mora (September 2, 1847 – October 18, 1926) was a Cuban-American portrait photographer active in New […]

The Mammoth Potato, the First Ever Viral Photo From 1894

May 15, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe words “mammoth” and “potato” do not often go together. But in 1894, W. L. Thorndyke, a news […]

Shocking Photos of Escaped Slave Gordon Showing His Scarred Back at a Medical Examination, Louisiana, 1863

May 11, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteGordon, also known as “Whipped Peter,” was an escaped American slave who became known as the subject of […]

Members of the Glenwood Springs Fire Department Posing in Front of the Hotel Glenwood, Colorado, circa 1888

May 9, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Hotel Glenwood first opened its doors in 1884. It was financed in part by town founder Isaac […]

The 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps: America’s Short-Lived Black Army on Wheels

May 9, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps was a unit of black soldiers commanded by a white officer, Lt. James […]

May 8, 1886: Coca-Cola Is Invented

May 8, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn May 1886, Coca-Cola was invented by Doctor John Pemberton, a pharmacist from Atlanta, Georgia. According to the […]

Stunning Studio Portraits of American South at the Turn of the 20th Century

May 8, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring Hugh Mangum’s lifetime (1877–1922) monumental events occurred in the US. Laws separating white and black people arose, […]

The Mug Shot of Daniel Tohill, New Zealand’s Most Photogenic Criminal

May 5, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIntroducing the ridiculously photogenic 19th century criminal Daniel Tohill. He was arrested for stealing ferrets but we suspect […]

Tunnel Through Snowslide, Otto Mears’s Toll Road Between Ouray and Silverton, Colorado, 1888

May 4, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe effects of winter can be very long-lasting in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. A spring 1888 avalanche (snowslide) still […]

Amazing Photos of Sugar Production in Jamaica From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

May 3, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the seventeenth-century, Jamaica’s tropical climate, along with the transe-Atlantic slave trade, made Jamaica into the world’s largest […]

Wear Celluloid Collars and Cuffs Trade Card Advertisements, ca.1870

April 30, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA charming set of 19th century American trade cards, advertising – via the medium of a frog and […]

Vintage Photos of Anti-Slavery Broadsides of Massachusetts

April 29, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, headquartered in Boston, was organized as an auxiliary of the American Anti-Slavery Society in […]

The Centennial International Exhibition: The First Official World’s Fair to Be Held in the United States in 1876

April 27, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World’s Fair to be held in the United States, […]

Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Victorian Women Climbing High Mountains in Long Skirts

April 27, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“All mountains appear doomed to pass through the three stages: an inaccessible peak, the hardest climb in the […]

Storefronts on Colorado Avenue, Telluride, ca. 1890

April 27, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThis vintage photo shows two of the storefronts in the Roma building on the 100 block of Colorado […]

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Here’s How Nordic People Do the Laundry

April 25, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer and artist Jonna Jinton lives in Northern Sweden, where frigid temperatures prevail in the winter. In this […]

45 Amazing Photos Capture Everyday Life of Kingston, Jamaica in the 1890s

April 24, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteKingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It […]

Amazing Mug Shots of People Posing With Their Hands on Chest in New Zealand From the 19th Century

April 21, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteMug shots are photographic portraits of arrested suspects and convicted criminals. Since the mid-19th century, they have been […]

30 Vintage Photos Capture Victorian and Edwardian People in Bathing Suits

April 20, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIt wasn’t until the 18th century when manners changed and modesty suddenly took hold that we get the […]

45 Amazing Cover Photos of Harper’s Magazine in the Late 19th Century

April 18, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHarper’s Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts. Launched in New York […]

Long Before Pantone, an Artist Cataloged Thousands of Color Swatches in a Book From the 17th Century

April 18, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBefore we had Pantone Color Guide, there was no universally recognized system to identify colors. But there were […]

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