Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America. It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest. Colombia comprises 32 departments and the Capital DistrictContinue reading “55 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Colombia in the Late 1970s”
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33 Vintage Color Photos of the Netherlands From 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 Vintage Color Photos of the Netherlands From the Early 20th Century”
Vintage portraits of the last traditionally tattooed Maori women before the Ta Moko tattoos were outlawed by British colonialists, 1890-1910
These late-19th and early-20th century photographs show some of the last Maori women to wear the traditional Ta moko face marking before it was outlawed by British colonialists. Ta moko is the name for the permanent body and face marking by Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. The tattoos depicted the story of theContinue reading “Vintage portraits of the last traditionally tattooed Maori women before the Ta Moko tattoos were outlawed by British colonialists, 1890-1910”
38 Vintage Photos Showing U.S. Classroom Scenes From the Late 1800s to the Early 1900s
63 Vintage Photos of Edwardian Maids from the early 20th Century
41 Fabulous Photos of Dubrovnik, Croatia in the 1970s
Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city on the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Situated in an exclave, it is connected to the rest of the country by the Pelješac Bridge. Its totalContinue reading “41 Fabulous Photos of Dubrovnik, Croatia in the 1970s”
40 Vintage Photos Showing People’s Couches From the 1960s
45 Amazing Colorized Vintage Photos of the Life in America during the 1940s
These incredibly amazing photos were colorized by photographer Marie-Lou Chatel. “I’ve always been fascinated with the work of the great photographers of the 20th century. Yet, when I look at their photos, I wonder what they saw in color while taking the photograph.” (Restored and colorized by Marie-Lou Chatel)
38 Vintage Photos of Women Working at Huge Computers in the 1970s and 1980s
The 1970s were a heady time in the computer industry. The decade saw many notable inventions and developments, especially in the areas of the personal computer, networking and object-oriented programming. Innovators produced groundbreaking hardware and software. Several large organizations entered the industry or expanded during the decade, including Texas Instruments, Xerox and International Business Machines,Continue reading “38 Vintage Photos of Women Working at Huge Computers in the 1970s and 1980s”
Jack London’s Amazing Photos of London’s East End in 1902
In a book that became to be known as ‘The People of the Abyss’ London described the time when he lived in the Whitechapel district sleeping in workhouses, so-called doss-houses and even on the streets. In 1902 the American author Jack London visited his namesake city – at the time when it was still theContinue reading “Jack London’s Amazing Photos of London’s East End in 1902”
