Kirsten Dunst Photographed by Marc Baptiste, 1999
This post was originally published on this siteKirsten Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology […]
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Rare Photobooth Photos of People During Edwardian Era
This post was originally published on this sitePhoto booths have been in the zeitgeist since the late 1800s. The earliest photo booth patent was filed […]
Bunny Yeager’s 1954 Photoshoot With Bettie Page and Kathleen Stanley
This post was originally published on this siteThe story goes that in Miami in 1954, a model for a petticoat advertising spread didn’t show up. […]
12-Year-Old Elvis Presley Posing on His Bike in Front of the S&S Drug Store, Memphis, 1948
This post was originally published on this siteIn the summer of 1947, a woman walked into a drug store in Memphis, Tennessee, to drop off […]
Unique Photographs Capture Everyday Life in China During the Decades Following the Cultural Revolution
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2009, Thomas Sauvin stumbled upon discarded film negatives he could purchase by the kilogram. The French national […]
Portrait of 15-Year-Old Mark Twain by GH Jones in 1850
This post was originally published on this siteSamuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain (1835–1910), age 15 holding metal type in a composing stick that spells out […]
Carole Lombard’s Final Photo Session
This post was originally published on this siteFor years, many of us believed Carole Lombard’s last photo session took place New Year’s Eve, 1941, under […]
Some Amazing Polaroid Portraits of Tina Chow Taken by Andy Warhol From the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteTina Chow (April 18, 1950 – January 24, 1992) was a prominent American model, jewelry designer, and style […]
Vintage Portraits of Film Stars on Cigarette Cards From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this sitePictures of silent film stars of the 1920s on a series of 50 cigarette cards. Typically of this […]
The First Photoshoot of 17-Year-Old Victoria Adams (Beckham), 1992
This post was originally published on this siteBack in 1992 unknown teen Victoria Adams first tried her hand at modeling. Who would ever have thought […]
Vintage Portraits of “Working Girls” in Sallie Shearer’s Brothel in Reading, Pennsylvania From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this site These portraits of the group of women who lived and worked at a brothel in Reading, Pennsylvania, […]
Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos From “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” Album Cover Shoot in 1987
This post was originally published on this siteA Momentary Lapse of Reason is the thirteenth studio album by Pink Floyd, released in the UK on […]
Earliest Known Photograph of a Living Animal, 1842
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s the earliest known photograph of a living animal (excluding humans). This daguerreotype was taken by French photographer […]
Studio Portraits of Russians Posing in Fake Boats From the Turn of the Century
This post was originally published on this siteBack in the Tsarist era, a fad for posing in fake boats, planes, and automobiles resulted in some […]
Roger Minick’s “Sightseer”: Fascinating Vintage Photos Captured American Tourists at National Parks in the Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1980s, photographer Roger Minick captured a cross-section of tourists across the United States in his […]
Album of Paris Crime Scenes: Early Crime Scene Photographs Taken by Alphonse Bertillon
This post was originally published on this siteAlphonse Bertillon (1853–1914) was a French criminologist and anthropologist who created the first system of physical measurements, photography, […]
Elvis Presley in Publicity Stills for “King Creole”, With Carolyn Jones, Dolores Hart, Jan Shepard and Liliane Montevecchi
This post was originally published on this siteThe year was 1958 and there was no star bigger in entertainment than Elvis Presley. With three films […]
Each Woman in This 1885 Image Was the First Licensed Female Doctor in Their Countries: India, Japan, Syria
This post was originally published on this siteThis photo taken on October 10, 1885, of three genius women at the Woman’s Medical College of Philadelphia. […]
Here’s How Victorian Photographers “Retouched” Their Images
This post was originally published on this siteImage manipulation has always been rife in photography. The airbrush tool is more than a whimsical reference to […]
$10 Photo of a Young Old West Outlaw Jesse James From eBay Turned Out to Be Worth Over $2 Million
This post was originally published on this siteA collector hit the jackpot when a photograph he picked up on eBay for just $10 turned out […]
Two Stunning Portraits of Young Kiowa Girls, 1894
This post was originally published on this siteThese stunning portraits were taken in 1894. The photo on the left is very rare because 19th century […]
Heath Ledger’s First Casting Photo From 1995
This post was originally published on this siteHeath Ledger casting photo for Australian TV show, Sweat. He picked the character of Steve “Snowy” Bowles, a […]
This Book From 1908 Shows How Photo Retouching Was Around Long Before Photoshop Ever Was
This post was originally published on this site“Photoshopping” portraits have been around a lot earlier! Over a century ago, photographers were already altering images to […]
Haunting Portraits of Surgery Patients of Dr. Harvey Cushing From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteDr. Cushing (who you may know from Cushing’s Syndrome) was one of the forefathers of neuroscience, and performed […]
Aviary: The Haunting Bird People by Sara Angelucci
This post was originally published on this siteEmbracing the superimposed style that is a current favorite among photographers, Aviary by Sara Angelucci, an artist based […]