Alphonse Mucha began to take photographs in the early 1880s, probably in Vienna, with a borrowed camera. It was not until he had gained some recognition in Paris and sufficient funds that he purchased his first camera. Mucha’s photographic output grew dramatically after his move to a large studio in the rue du Val deContinue reading “The Photography of Alphonse Mucha From Between 1896 and the Early 1900s”
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55 Wonderful Vintage Photos of the 1964 New York World’s Fair
The 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair held over 140 pavilions, 110 restaurants, for 80 nations (hosted by 37), 24 US states, and over 45 corporations to build exhibits or attractions at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, NY with numerous pools or fountains, and an amusement park with rides near the lake. Ran for two six-monthContinue reading “55 Wonderful Vintage Photos of the 1964 New York World’s Fair”
25 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Watts a Year After the 1965 Riots
The August 1965 Watts Riots (or Watts Rebellion, depending on one’s perspective and politics), were among the bloodiest, costliest and — in the five decades since they erupted — most analyzed uprisings of the notoriously unsettled mid-1960s. Ostensibly sparked by an aggressive traffic stop of a black motorist by white cops — but, in fact,Continue reading “25 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Watts a Year After the 1965 Riots”
22 Rare Color Photographs Showing Life in the Lodz Ghetto From 1940-1944
The Lodz Ghetto was the second-largest ghetto (after the Warsaw Ghetto) established for Jews and Roma in German-occupied Poland. Situated in the city of Lodz and originally intended as a temporary gathering point for Jews, the ghetto was transformed into a major industrial centre, providing much needed supplies for Nazi Germany and especially for theContinue reading “22 Rare Color Photographs Showing Life in the Lodz Ghetto From 1940-1944”
Magnificent Photos Of 1940s New York Taken by a Then Teenage Stanley Kubrick.
Stanley Kubrick, the legendary filmmaker behind classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining, did not begin his artistic journey behind a movie camera, but rather behind a still camera. As a teenager in the 1940s, Kubrick roamed the streets of New York City capturing the energy, emotions, and contradictions of urban life. HisContinue reading “Magnificent Photos Of 1940s New York Taken by a Then Teenage Stanley Kubrick.”
48 Amazing Photos Of Life In The Real Wild West
These authentic vintage photographs of the American frontier reveal what life was actually like in the “Wild West.” The American frontier holds a mythic space in our imaginations. And because of that, it’s a place we envision more through the stories of the Wild West than through its actual history. The real American frontier wasn’tContinue reading “48 Amazing Photos Of Life In The Real Wild West”
20 Vintage Photographs of a Young and Beautiful Rosemary Kennedy Before She Was Lobotomized
Rosemary Kennedy was the first daughter of Rose and Joseph Kennedy. During Rosemary’s birth, Rose went into labor very quickly, and Rosemary entered the birth canal before the doctor arrived. A nurse told Rose to keep her legs closed to prevent her from giving birth until the doctor showed up. This cut off the oxygenContinue reading “20 Vintage Photographs of a Young and Beautiful Rosemary Kennedy Before She Was Lobotomized”
20 Amazing Photos Showing the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris During the 1800s
When the architects of Cathedral of Notre-Dame set to work some 850 years ago, their goals were nothing if not ambitious. The church’s sanctuary, they decreed, must be taller than any built before. The nave would rise 108 feet, and the two 223-feet-tall towers would cast a far-reaching shadow over the roofs of Paris. TheContinue reading “20 Amazing Photos Showing the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris During the 1800s”
19 Amazing Photos of the Los Angeles Floods in 1934
In a now-familiar Los Angeles story, late 1933 brush fires cleared the vegetation from the hills above the Montrose-La Crescenta section of Los Angeles County. When heavy rains arrived on New Year’s Eve 1934, the neighborhoods were flooded and lives lost. The Jan. 9, 1934, Los Angeles Times reported the death toll in Los AngelesContinue reading “19 Amazing Photos of the Los Angeles Floods in 1934”
