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49 Remarkable Photos From The 1900s Showing The Struggles of Child Laborers Volume 1

In 1908 Lewis Hine picked up his camera and became the photographer for the National Child Labor Committee. It was a start of a long decade, as Lewis traveled across the country, documenting child labor, getting constant threats from factory owners as the immorality of child labor was supposed to be kept away from theContinue reading “49 Remarkable Photos From The 1900s Showing The Struggles of Child Laborers Volume 1”

36 Amazing Photos of Life in Canada during the Late 1940s & 1950s

Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world’s second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891Continue reading “36 Amazing Photos of Life in Canada during the Late 1940s & 1950s”

40 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Berlin in the Mid-1960s

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union’s most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany’s sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg’s capital. Berlin’s urban area,Continue reading “40 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Berlin in the Mid-1960s”

20 Amazing Color Photos of New York During the 1950s

More than any other artist, Walker Evans invented the images of essential America that we have long since accepted as fact, and his work has influenced not only modern photography but also literature, film and visual arts in other mediums. Walker Evans (1903-1975) took up photography upon his return to New York in 1927, followingContinue reading “20 Amazing Color Photos of New York During the 1950s”

35 Amazing Vintage Photographs of the America From 1900 – 1910

The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, 326 Indian reservations, and some minor possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million square kilometers),Continue reading “35 Amazing Vintage Photographs of the America From 1900 – 1910”

60 Vintage Photos Showing London During The 1890s

London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre,Continue reading “60 Vintage Photos Showing London During The 1890s”

26 Fabulous Photos of Life in Belfast in 1955

Belfast (meaning ‘mouth of the sand-bank ford’) is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. It had a population of 343,542 as of 2019. Belfast suffered greatly duringContinue reading “26 Fabulous Photos of Life in Belfast in 1955”