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28 Interesting Photos of France in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

France, officially the French Republic, is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Including all of its territories, France has twelve time zones, the most of any country. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and fromContinue reading “28 Interesting Photos of France in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”

60 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Glasgow, Scotland in 1980

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Historically part of Lanarkshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City council area, one of the 32Continue reading “60 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Glasgow, Scotland in 1980”

39 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing Life of Stockholm During the 1940s and 1950s

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. It has the most populous urban area in Sweden as well as in Scandinavia. Approximately 975,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area,[6] and 2.4 million in the metropolitan area.[10] The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea.Continue reading “39 Wonderful Vintage Photos Showing Life of Stockholm During the 1940s and 1950s”

30 Rare Historical Photos Showing 1910s Imperial Russia In Glorious Color

Given how many historical photos are video are shot in black and white, many of us can forget that the past was also in full color – we just don’t get to see it. However, these photos of Russia in the beginning of the 20th century by photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky give us a rare glimpseContinue reading “30 Rare Historical Photos Showing 1910s Imperial Russia In Glorious Color”

56 Incredible Photos Of Hippies in San Francisco during The 1960s

A hippie, also spelled hippy, especially in UK English, was a member of the counterculture of the 1960s, originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The word hippie came from hipster and was used to describe beatniks who moved into NewContinue reading “56 Incredible Photos Of Hippies in San Francisco during The 1960s”