Valencia is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona, with 789,744 inhabitants in the municipality. The wider urban area also comprising the neighbouring municipalities has a population of around 1.6 million. Valencia is Spain’s third-largest metropolitan area, with a population ranging from 1.7 toContinue reading “49 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Valencia, Spain in 1973”
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20 Incredible Photos of Triumph TR2 Cars
The first of the famous TR series of Triumph sports cars. The TR2 was developed to compete with successful sports car designs from rival manufacturers such as MG and Jaguar. Triumph was absorbed by the Standard Motor Company in 1944. A decision was made to re-establish the marque as a sports car manufacturer. Following aContinue reading “20 Incredible Photos of Triumph TR2 Cars”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1950s Volume 8
The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the “Fifties” or the ” ’50s”) (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. Throughout the decade, the world continued its recovery from World War II, aided by the post-World War II economic expansion. The period also sawContinue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1950s Volume 8”
40 Interesting Photos of Paris in 1942
(Photos by André Zucca) André Zucca was born in 1897 in Paris, the son of an Italian dressmaker. Zucca spent part of his youth in the United States before returning to France in 1915. Following the outbreak of World War I, he joined the French Army where he was wounded and decorated with the CroixContinue reading “40 Interesting Photos of Paris in 1942”
33 Amazing Color Photos From the Netherlands During the Early 20th Century
With photos from the past you automatically think about black and white. Even in our own childhood, almost no color photograph was made. Nevertheless, the technique for making color photographs has been around for more than 100 years! In 1907, the two French brothers August and Louis Lumière invented a technique with which real colorContinue reading “33 Amazing Color Photos From the Netherlands During the Early 20th Century”
Assimilate or Die: 14 Vintage Portraits of Native Americans Dressed in European Attire in the Early 20th Century
Forced assimilation is a process of forced cultural assimilation of religious or ethnic minority groups, into an established and generally larger community. This presumes a loss of many characteristics which make the minority different. The Native Americans suffered both ethnic and religious assimilation. The assimilation process took place between the years 1790 and 1920. GeorgeContinue reading “Assimilate or Die: 14 Vintage Portraits of Native Americans Dressed in European Attire in the Early 20th Century”
Vintage Pre-War Photos Of Women And Their Motorcycles
30 Amazing Portraits of Maori Women With Their Traditional Chin Tattoos From the Early 20th Century
For New Zealand Maori women, the moko kauae, or traditional female chin tattoo, is considered a physical manifestation of their true identity. It is believed every Maori woman wears a moko on the inside, close to their heart; when they are ready, the tattoo artist simply brings it out to the surface. The Maori areContinue reading “30 Amazing Portraits of Maori Women With Their Traditional Chin Tattoos From the Early 20th Century”
42 Color Photos Show Life of Milan in the Early 1980s
Milan is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area, that stretches well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city andContinue reading “42 Color Photos Show Life of Milan in the Early 1980s”
20 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Actress Mary Wickes in the 1940s and 1950s
Mary Wickes was born Mary Isabella Wickenhauser in St. Louis, Missouri on June 13, 1910. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 1930. She received the Distinguished Alumni Citation from Washington University in 1955. Later she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree from Washington University inContinue reading “20 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Actress Mary Wickes in the 1940s and 1950s”
