Pére Ubu by Dora Maar, 1936
This post was originally published on this siteWhat kind of creature is in this photograph? Is it a big monster or something smaller? This photograph […]
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In 1916, the Duchy Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Issued This Lovely Passport to a Young Woman Pictured With Her Dog
This post was originally published on this siteThis passport issued from the Duchy Saxe Coburg-Gotha in 1916 is one of the very rare types within […]
A Soldier’s Face After Four Years of War, 1941-1945
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1941, Evgeny Stepanovich Kobytev was a young man ready to start his creative life as an artist […]
Hilarious Vintage Photos of People Dressed as Cowboys for a Studio Portrait From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThis album celebrates the brief popularity of the studio cowboy. Common around the 1910s and 1920s, people dressed […]
18-Year-Old James Dean in a Photo Booth, 1949
This post was originally published on this siteThis pair of photos of an 18-year-old Dean was taken in a photo booth at the Terminal Arcade […]
45 Amazing Photos Capture Victorian People Posing With Painted Backgrounds
This post was originally published on this siteThe history of photographic studios and photography dates back to 19th century with the first camera. The earliest […]
Amazing Black and White Portrait Photography by Jim Hair in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteCalifornia based-photographer Jim Hair graduated from high school in 1971 and moved from San Diego to Santa Cruz […]
Rare Photograph of a True Samurai Taken by Felice Beato, circa 1864-65
This post was originally published on this siteItalian–British photographer Felice Beato (1832 – 29 January 1909) was one of the first people to take photographs […]
The Accused – A Chronicle of Crime in the Keystone State From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA series of mugshots taken over the course of more than 35 years in the town of New […]
45 Vintage Souvenir Photos at Studios of Memphis in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteMemphis is a city along the Mississippi River in southwestern Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The city is […]
Sharing Bananas With a Goat During the Battle of Saipan, ca. 1944
This post was originally published on this siteA lovely photo of marine First Sergeant Neil I. Shober of Fort Wayne, Indiana, sharing the spoils of […]
The Earliest Known Image Depicting a Train Wreck on the Providence Worcester Railroad, Rhode Island, 1853
This post was originally published on this siteOn August 12, 1853, a head-on collision occurred on a single track between Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, […]
Chronophotographic Gun, the First Invention to Capture Moving Images on the Same Plate, 1882
This post was originally published on this siteA polymorphic scientific, Étienne-Jules Marey (5 March 1830 – 15 May 1904) explored numerous techniques and disciplines, obsessed […]
The Mysterious Woman Who Ticking Military Men Under Their Chins While Taking Pictures in the Photo Booth in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThese were part of a huge lot of 1940s era photo booth photos that has since been dispersed […]
Canadian Police Officer Guarding the Pharmacy in Waist-High Flood Waters in Galt, Ontario, 1974
This post was originally published on this siteEven as the flood waters rose, the sun shone bright on May 17, 1974. Earlier rains and a […]
A 19th Century Tintype of an Orthopedic Shoe
This post was originally published on this siteThis platform shoe circa 1870s was probably used as a correctional for someone with a leg shorter than […]
For President: 12 Strange and Funny Distorted Photographic Portraits of ’60s Politicians Made by Weegee
This post was originally published on this siteWeegee’s last major project was caricatures, distorted photographic portraits, of politicians. Weegee’s energies were focused primarily, although not […]
Soldiers of 11th Battalion Posing on the Great Pyramid of Giza, January 1915
This post was originally published on this siteGroup portrait of the Australian 11th (Western Australia) Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force posing on the […]
Modern Beauties Cigarette Cards in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteCigarette cards are trade cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and advertise cigarette brands. Between […]
Rare Original Tintype of an Actor Dressed as "The Mad Hatter"
This post was originally published on this site“Mad as a hatter” is a colloquial phrase used to refer to a crazy person. In 18th and […]
18 Vintage Portraits of Psychiatric Patients in the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteA set of portraits from an unidentified psychiatric hospital most likely in France or Germany. These were taken […]
Stunning Black-and-White Portraits of Famous People By George Hoyningen-Huene
This post was originally published on this siteGeorge Hoyningen-Hue was remembered as one of the finest fashion photographers of the 1920s and 1930s. Born amidst […]
Fascinating Vintage Portraits of Lily Brayton Taken by Rita Martin in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteElizabeth “Lily” Brayton was born in England on June 23, 1876. She made her first stage appearance in […]
A Victorian Woman Smiling and Goofing Around While Taking Photos From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIf you’ve ever looked at pictures from the Victorian era then you’ve probably noticed that nobody is smiling. […]
The First-Ever Photo of a Total Solar Eclipse Was Taken by Julius Berkowski on July 28, 1851
This post was originally published on this siteSince the earliest days of photography, scientists worked at making a successful image of the corona during a […]