10 Interesting Photographs of VE Day Celebrations in London
This post was originally published on this siteOn 7 May 1945 the formal act of military surrender was signed by Germany, ending the war in […]
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Vintage Photos of Porters Carrying Their Goods in Covent Garden, London in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteCovent Garden has always been a fantastic blend of the local and the glamorous. It was one of […]
Rare Found Photos That Capture Street Scenes of London From the 1890s
This post was originally published on this siteA rare photo collection was found by robert bonnin that captured street scenes of London from between the 1890s […]
Rarely Seen Photographs Capture Street Scenes of London in the Late 1940s
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer Ernst Haas (1921–1986) is best known for his color saturated images of post-war America, where he moved […]
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 […]
The Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, a Hilarious Collection of Slang Terms Used Among the Working Population of London in the 18th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThirty years after Dr Johnson published his great Dictionary of the English Language (1755), Francis Grose put out […]
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. […]
A Day on the Airway: Vintage Cigarette Cards Depict a Flight From London to Amsterdam in Their Early Days From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteA set of vintage cigarette cards depicting a flight from London to Amsterdam in the early days of […]
In the Late 1920s, the Men’s Dress Reform Party Endorsed Loose Clothes, Shorts or Breeches, High Socks, and Sandals
This post was originally published on this siteThe Men’s Dress Reform Party (MDRP) was a reform movement in interwar Britain. While the party’s main concerns […]
40 Fabulous Demolition Photographs of 1974 Show How Much Notting Hill Have Changed
This post was originally published on this sitePeter Rachman (1920-1962) was a London landlord in the mid-20th century, active in the Notting Hill area in […]
40 Fascinating Black and White Photographs of Françoise Hardy in London During the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteFrench singer who made her big breakthrough in 1963, Françoise Hardy is one of the French icons of […]
60 Color Pics That Capture Everyday Life of London in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteA fascinating photo collection taken by Jonathan Barker that captured everyday life of London in 1973 and 1974. The area […]
Rare and Breathtaking Photographs of Children Who Lived in Spitalfields, London at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteAround 1900, photographer Horace Warner took a series of portraits of some of the poorest people in London […]
Extraordinary Studio Portrait Photos That Show How Londoners Looked Like in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteHackney Archives holds a collection of 150,000 negatives taken by Ron Gibson, a photographer working in Clapton, east […]
50 Candid Photographs Capture the London Rockabilly and Indie & Pop Music Scenes of the Mid-1980s
This post was originally published on this siteA pair of books of 1980s photography of the London rockabilly and indie & pop music scenes. In […]
Extraordinary Color Photographs Capture Street Scenes of Carnaby Street and King’s Road, London in 1966
This post was originally published on this siteJean-Philippe Charbonnier (1921-2004) was born in Paris in an artistic family. In 1939, his father gave him his […]
Love Among the Ruins: Happy Blitz Weddings in London, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteNot much would keep the Londoners down… Ena Squire-Brown, an international dancer famed for her Dove Dance, leaves […]
Rare Photographs Capture British Punk Scene of the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen punk first broke in the UK in 1976, music journalist John Ingham was on hand to document […]
“The East End In Colour”: Rare and Gorgeous Kodachrome Photographs of London in the 1960s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThese previously unpublished photographs by David Granick capture the streets and waterways of London’s East End in the […]
Rarely Seen Color Photographs of London During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteThese color photos of London, spanning from the dark days of the Blitz to the triumphant celebrations of […]
The Story of John Lennon and Yoko Ono Exchange a Bag of Their Hair for Muhammad Ali’s Boxing Shorts in 1970
This post was originally published on this siteAny world-famous rock star can write a check in support of a pet charity project. On Feb. 4, […]
Beautiful London in 1976 Through a German Traveler’s Lens
This post was originally published on this site“London was the last station in our “Round The British Southern Coast Tour”. From Dover along the Coast […]
Amazing Photos of Queen Live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on December 26, 1979
This post was originally published on this siteCrazy Tour was a short tour by Queen during November and December 1979. After the release of the […]