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The Symbol of Brussels and Belgium: Amazing Photos of the Construction of the Atomium in 1957 and 1958

September 6, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Atomium is a landmark modernist building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed as the centerpiece of the 1958 […]

Andrée Geulen, Belgian Teacher Who Helped Rescue Thousands of Jewish Children From the Nazis During the Holocaust

August 6, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAndrée Geulen was born in Schaerbeek, a suburb of Brussels, on September 6, 1921 into a liberal family […]

45 Fascinating Photos of Brussels World’s Fair in 1958

January 18, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteExpo 58, also known as the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair, was a world’s fair held on the Heysel/Heizel […]

Brussels in the Early 1980s Through Fascinating Photos

August 1, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBrussels is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital […]

Brussels in the Late 1950s Through Amazing Black and White Photos

January 24, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBrussels is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital […]

36 Stunning Kodachrome Slides of the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair

November 15, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteExpo 58, also known as the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair, was a world’s fair held on the Heysel/Heizel […]

50 Fascinating Snapshots Capture Street Scenes of Brussels in the 1930s and ’40s

November 15, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBrussels is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital […]

From Europe to North Africa: Lush Kodachrome Slides Taken on a Tour of Duty in the Early 1950s

November 13, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese slides appear to have been taken by a US Army nurse who seems to have been attached […]

Breathtaking Color Photographs of Belgium Taken by Remi Verstreken From the Early 20th Century

July 18, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAround 1890, a number of Belgian amateur photographers decided to use photography to reproduce the beauty and express […]

Here’s the Earliest Mug Shot Still in Existence, ca. 1843

April 16, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhen photography was invented in the first half of the 19th century, it seemed to be the solution […]

These photos show the destruction of the Belgian city of Leuven in the aftermath of the German Army reprisal, 1914

April 9, 2022 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn August 25, 1914, the German army ravaged the Belgian city of Leuven (Louvain). Virtually the entire city […]

Amazing Color Photographs From the Early 20th Century Taken by Paul Sano

April 1, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this sitePaul Sano (1874-1960) was a general practitioner in Antwerp, whose interest lay in exploring the limits of the […]

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Stunning Autochromes of Belgium Taken by Georges Gilon in 1913

March 2, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteGeorges Gilon (1873–1928) was a wool-trader at Verviers in Belgium. He was married to Maria Nokin who bore […]

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Louvain/Leuven – Aftermath Photos of German Reprisal in 1914

February 20, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteEarly in the war, the Germans marched through Belgium, violating its neutrality, in an attempt to take France. […]

Grotesque Music Sheets From Chansonnier of Zeghere van Male (1542)

December 27, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe 16th-century scribes of Bruges had a lot of fun illuminating this musical manuscript, because it’s full of […]

45 Fascinating Photos Show Belgium’s Tram System in the 1960s

October 15, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBelgium’s first horse-drawn trams were introduced in Brussels in 1869, running from the Porte de Namur to the […]

40 Rarely Seen Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Europe After World War II

July 8, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the Spring of 1947 This Week assigned David “Chim” Seymour to photograph Europe during the second anniversary […]

The Belgian refugees in Britain: A warm reception that turned to resentment, 1914-1918

June 12, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe outbreak of war in 1914 left many Belgians homeless and penniless. Germany invaded Belgium on its way […]

Vintage Trains and Trams in Belgium: A Look Back on the Belgian Traffic System in the 1970s

May 15, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBelgium was among the first countries to build an extensive railway network. The country was heavily involved in […]

27 Rare Dufaycolor Pics That Document Everyday Life of Belgium in the Mid-1930s

March 12, 2019 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDufaycolor is an early British additive colour photographic film process, introduced for motion picture use in 1932 and […]

Beautiful Kodachrome Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Brussels in the 1950s

September 1, 2018 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBrussels is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital […]

Leaving the Homeland: Pictures of Belgian Refugees During the First World War

December 22, 2017 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn Belgium, the outbreak of the First World War and subsequent German invasion caused massive population movements. Hundreds […]

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