35 Old Photos That Defined Young Men’s Fashion in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the early 1900s, easy to see Edwardian men’s clothing was relatively formal, with specific outfits worn at […]
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40 Rare Photos That Capture Everyday Life of Kashmir, India in the Early 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteKashmir is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term “Kashmir” denoted […]
Intimate Found Photos That Capture People Having Tea Together in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteWhilst the custom of drinking tea dates back to the third millennium BC in China and was popularised […]
Schoolchildren Salute the Flag in the U.S in 1915, And Here’s What the American Flag Salute Once Looked Like
This post was originally published on this siteThe American schoolchildren in the picture below are showing their loyalty to the flag and country by giving […]
13 Amazing Vintage Photographs of American Pioneering Cowgirls
This post was originally published on this siteThe word cowgirl originally emerged in the early 19th century. However, unlike the term cowboy, which defined a […]
Paintings by Hilma af Klint, the Swedish Woman Who Found Abstraction Before the Modernists
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) began creating radically abstract paintings in 1906, they were like little that had […]
Everyday Life of Europe in the Early 20th Century Through Chusseau-Flaviens’ Lens
This post was originally published on this siteCharles Chusseau-Flaviens was a French independent photojournalist of the 1890s to 1910s. His distribution of other photographer’s work […]
19 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Paris From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteEugène Atget (1857–1927) was a French photographer best known for his photographs of the architecture and streets of […]
44 Studio Portrait Photos of Young Ladies That Show Glamorous Beauty in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe history of photographic studios and photography dates back to 19th century with the first camera making an […]
36 Found Pics That Show How Victorian and Edwardian Women Enjoyed Their Lives
This post was originally published on this siteBy the late 19th and early 20th centuries, all kinds of people lived in the cities. Laborers and […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs of River Thames Floods From Between the 1910s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe River Thames bursting its banks, rail lines being washed away, villages being turned into islands and soldiers […]
Flooding in the Thames Valley, December 1915
This post was originally published on this siteDuring a House of Commons sitting in February 1915, the prime minister, Herbert Asquith, replying to a question […]
Heart-Wrenching Images Depicting Child Labor in Early 20th Century America Has Been Brought to Life After Being Expertly Colorized
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer Lewis Wickes Hine once said: “There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings […]
20 Historic Photos of Africans in European Zoos From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteOnly in 1935-36 in Europe were closed the last cells with blacks in zoos – in Basle and […]
Extraordinary Running Aground in Alaska: Remarkable Images of the ‘Princess May’ on the Rocks at Lynn, 1910
This post was originally published on this siteRemarkable images of the steamship Princess May, resting at a seemingly impossible angle, after running aground on rocks […]
30 Hilarious Photographs Capture Canadians Have Fun While at Work and Play From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteReuben R. Sallows (1855-1937) was born and raised on a Huron County farm in Canada. He moved to […]
21 Rare Photographs That Show Kodak Window Displays in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAlmost all Kodak branch stores in the first half of the twentieth century had glass fronted shop displays, […]
Before LOLCat, There Were the Felines Featured in "Kittens and Cats: A First Reader" (1911)
This post was originally published on this siteBefore LOLCat, Grumpy Cat, Longcat, Nyan Cat, before all the famed kitties of the internet age, before the […]
Stunning Vintage Portraits of Ah-Weh-Eyu, aka Goldie Jamison Conklin, a Seneca From the Allegany Reservation
This post was originally published on this siteGoldie Jamison Conklin was a Seneca woman of the Heron Clan. She lived on the Allegany Reservation, in […]
History of Madame Tussaud and Some Creepy Historic Photos From the ‘Chamber of Horrors’
This post was originally published on this siteMadame Tussaud was born in Strasburg late in 1761. Her father was a German soldier named Grosholtz, who […]
29 Amazing Vintage Photographs of London From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 19th century, London was transformed into the world’s largest city and capital of the British Empire. […]
The Sex Symbol of the 1920s: Portrait Photos of Rudolph Valentino During His Short Life
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1895 in Castellaneta, Apulia, Italy, Rudolph Valentino was an Italian actor in America who starred in several […]
Breathtaking Photos Showing the Moment World War I Ended in Color For the First Time
This post was originally published on this siteBreathtaking photos showing the agony and ecstasy of the end of the First World War have been brought […]
Vivid Colorized Images of the Automobile and Motorcycle From the Early Years of Motoring History
This post was originally published on this siteVivid colorized images have revealed the evolution of the automobile and motorcycle throughout history. The re-imagined pictures show […]
Fascinating Vintage Pictures Show Victorian Female Fighters Got in the Ring for Fun and Freedom
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage photos reveal the bizarre history of female boxing where women fought their opponents in full Victorian […]