Victorian Era Beach Life: 32 Photos of the Bathing Machines in Operation at the Beach
This post was originally published on this siteBack in the 18th and 19th century, recreational swimming kickstarted a service industry of aids for decent beach […]
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Rare Photos of New York From the 1870s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 19th century, New York City became America’s largest city as well as a fascinating metropolis. Characters […]
Beautiful Kodachrome Photos Taken By an American Traveler in the 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThese beautiful Kodachrome were taken by Chalmers Butterfield, an American who traveled widely. From Acapulco, Los Angeles, and […]
Vintage Photographs of People Having at the Beach in the Netherlands From the 1910s to 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteSeaside holidays have changed a lot over the years. Millions have now considered it one of life’s pleasures. […]
50 Amazing Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life of Can Can Dancers at the Moulin Rouge in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe can-can dancers of the Moulin Rouge in Paris, probably taken some time in the 1950s judging by […]
Amazing Kodachrome Photos Capture People at Home in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1950s were a decade filled with exuberance, radiating a positive outlook from the United States triumphant post-war […]
The Empire in Color: 28 Incredible Photos Documented Life in Russia From 1905 to 1915
This post was originally published on this siteUsing emerging technological advances in color photography, Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) made numerous photographic trips to systematically document […]
35 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of Paris in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), Paris was besieged by the Prussian Army. After months of blockade, hunger, and […]
Beautiful Photos of Keller Festival Dances, Texas in 1995
This post was originally published on this siteKeller is a suburban city in Tarrant County, Texas, in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is the 74th […]
50 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of Alkmaar in the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAlkmaar is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. Alkmaar is […]
Fascinating Candid Snapshots of the Gordon Highlanders on Patrol in Belfast in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours, announced on 11 June 1977, was in a year of debt, […]
40 Amazing Color Photographs That Show What Bangkok Looked Like in the Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteProbably many will be interested to see what Bangkok looked like in the 1950s. Postwar Thailand, remaining deeply […]
Oddballs and Activists: Jill Freedman’s Incredible Street Photography
This post was originally published on this siteJill Freedman (October 19, 1939 – October 9, 2019) is a highly respected New York City documentary photographer […]
45 Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of Denton in the Late 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteDenton is a city in and the county seat of Denton County, Texas, United States. It is the […]
30 Wonderful Kodachrome Slides of American Circus Performers in the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Braathens, Sverre and Faye, were active and avid circus fans and collectors. Sverre’s passion for circus began […]
35 Colorful Photos of Venice in the Late 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteVenice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on […]
33 Wonderful Black and White Vintage Photos of British Kids Playing on the Streets in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe United Kingdom in the 1980s was a time of turmoil, with severe recession and mass unemployment leading […]
Astonishing Photos of Life in London’s Slums in the Late 1960s and Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteNick Hedges was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in 1943. He studied photography at Birmingham College of Art from […]
Beautiful Photos of West Zealand County, Denmark in the Late 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteWest Zealand County (Danish: Vestsjællands Amt) is a former county in the west-central part of the island of […]
Wonderful Vintage Photographs Capture Independence Day Scenes in 1954
This post was originally published on this siteThese wonderful color photographs were taken by LIFE photographer N.R. Farbman on the 4th of July, 1954. The location […]
Intimate Vintage Portraits Documented the Lives of Irish Travellers Outside Dublin in the Late 1960s and Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Alen Macweeney returned to his native Ireland in the 1960s, after working as Richard Avedon’s assistant, he […]
35 Fascinating Photos Captured New York’s Street Scenes in the Late 1980s
This post was originally published on this site1980s New York was the quintessential portrait of a gritty city, slowly and grudgingly starting to clean up […]
36 Fascinating Black and White Vintage Photos Captured Lives of Belfast Kids in the Late 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThe United Kingdom in the 1980s was a time of turmoil, with severe recession and mass unemployment leading […]
40 Vintage Photos Show Life of the Midwest in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four […]
Candid Photographs of Debbie Harry in ‘Vulture’ T-Shirt at the Whiskey a Go-Go Club, 1977
This post was originally published on this site“The ‘Vulture’ shirt was given to me by one of Chris Stein’s oldest friends and it became one […]