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”
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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”
22 Wonderful Photos That Capture Sweet Kisses of Edwardian Couples
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
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”
61 Charming Photos of Young Girls in Their First Communion From Between the 1900s and 1910s
First Communion is a ceremony in some Christian traditions during which a person first receives the Eucharist. It is most common in the Latin Church tradition of the Catholic Church, as well as in many parts of the Lutheran Church and Anglican Communion. In churches that celebrate First Communion, it typically occurs between the agesContinue reading “61 Charming Photos of Young Girls in Their First Communion From Between the 1900s and 1910s”
57 Delightful Photos of Women From the Edwardian Era
52 Fantastic Photos Showing What Life Was Like during the Edwardian Era
The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history spanned the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910, and is sometimes expanded to the start of the First World War. The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 marked the end of the Victorian era. Her son and successor, Edward VII, was already theContinue reading “52 Fantastic Photos Showing What Life Was Like during the Edwardian Era”
46 Incredible Photos Showing Street Fashion Styles of Edwardian Women
The previous century had produced crinolines, bustles, polonaises, dolmans, abundant frills and furbelow’s of every description; but the new century, at the height of the Belle Epoch (beautiful era) was bowing to simplicity and to common sense, and, though details were still elaborate, fussy trimmings and unnatural lines were gradually being abandoned. This trend ofContinue reading “46 Incredible Photos Showing Street Fashion Styles of Edwardian Women”
