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45 Vintage Photos of People With Their Sunglasses in the 1950s
35 Wonderful Vintage Photos of Weddings in the 1900s and 1910s
Living Mannequins on London’s Carnaby Street in 1966
28 Amazing Photographs Capture Everyday Life in China From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
William Charles White was an Anglican Bishop educated at Wycliffe College in Toronto and ordained as an Anglican Minister in 1896. He worked as a missionary in China from 1909-1934, and became the first Anglican bishop of Henan Province in 1910. During his time in China, he developed a great interest in Chinese culture andContinue reading “28 Amazing Photographs Capture Everyday Life in China From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries”
Japanese Americans: Incarceration in World War II
During World War II, the United States forcibly relocated and incarcerated at least 125,284 people of Japanese descent in 75 identified incarceration sites. Most lived on the Pacific Coast, in concentration camps in the western interior of the country. Approximately two-thirds of the inmates were United States citizens. These actions were initiated by President FranklinContinue reading “Japanese Americans: Incarceration in World War II”
Historical Photos of Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in London from April 27 to October 31, 1908. The 1908 Games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome, but were relocated on financial grounds following the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906, which claimed over 100 lives. At the 1908 Summer Olympics,Continue reading “Historical Photos of Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics”
22 Amazing Black and White Photographs of Jewish Life From the 1930s
Born in 1897 to a wealthy Russian-Jewish family, Roman Vishniac immigrated to Berlin in 1920 in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. As an amateur photographer, he took to the streets with his camera throughout the 1920s and ’30s, offering astute, often humorous visual commentary on his adopted city and experimented with new and modernContinue reading “22 Amazing Black and White Photographs of Jewish Life From the 1930s”
Poignant Photos of Liverpool in the 1980s
The 1980s were a time of turmoil and upheaval for Liverpool. Unemployment and economic instability led to widespread disquiet, culminating in public shows of resistance such as the 1981 Toxteth Riots. Liverpool also elected its first Labour council in 1983, who promised to stand up for what they saw as unjust cuts under the ThatcherContinue reading “Poignant Photos of Liverpool in the 1980s”
23 Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Chicago Night Clubs’ Scene From the Mid-1970s
Between 1975 and 1977, sometimes five nights a week, photographer Michael Abramson traveled from his northern Chicago suburb to the South Side, rambling from nighttime hotspots like Perv’s House and the Five Fingers Social Club to the High Chaparral and the New Jazz Showcase Lounge. Shooting upwards of half a dozen rolls of film aContinue reading “23 Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Chicago Night Clubs’ Scene From the Mid-1970s”
