Tag Archives: 1900s
26 Gorgeous Vintage Photos of Women of Color From the Victorian Era
Here’s a collection of some of fascinating vintage portraits of women of color taken during the Victorian Era. According to Downtown LA Life, photos of “Women of Color” from this era are hard to come by, especially “family” photographs. A couple of these photos were taken when there was still slavery in the United States.Continue reading “26 Gorgeous Vintage Photos of Women of Color From the Victorian Era”
22 Interesting Vintage Photographs of Women Playing Golf From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Century
The involvement of women in golf may go back further than people think, given that the early historians traced the precursor of the golf ball to legendary classical female characters. Though there are references to women playing golf in 15th century, and other related stick and ball games, care needs to be taken as theseContinue reading “22 Interesting Vintage Photographs of Women Playing Golf From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Century”
37 Amazing Photos Of China Before Its Communist Takeover
Haunting images of the Qing dynasty Chinese culture and society that the nation’s leaders wiped out after the communist revolution. A century ago, China was not the metropolis-filled industrial nation that it is today. It was another world entirely, with cultures that were in many ways equally distinctive. In the China of the Qing dynastyContinue reading “37 Amazing Photos Of China Before Its Communist Takeover”
45 Incredible Photos Showing Victorian Era People at Work.
28 Incredible Vintage Photos of Women Riding Side-Saddle During the Victorian Era
For women, sitting aside on a horse dates back to antiquity. For the main part, men rode horses; women were merely passengers, sitting behind the men, either holding the man around the waist or sitting on a small padded seat or pillion. This was partly due to their long, heavy skirts; it was impractical toContinue reading “28 Incredible Vintage Photos of Women Riding Side-Saddle During the Victorian Era”
28 Vintage Photographs That Show San Francisco before the Earthquake in the Early 1900s
21 Vintage Photos of St. Petersburg, Russia in the 1900s and 1910s
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the mostContinue reading “21 Vintage Photos of St. Petersburg, Russia in the 1900s and 1910s”
66 Amazing Vintage Pictures of St.Louis in the early 20th Century
St. Louis is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers, on the western bank of the latter. As of 2020, the city proper had a population of around 301,500, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population ofContinue reading “66 Amazing Vintage Pictures of St.Louis in the early 20th Century”
Amazing Portraits of Louis Coulon and His 11-Foot Beard As a Nest for His Cats
Born on February 26, 1826 in Vandenesse (Niève), Louis Coulon was a “cast iron moulder” at the Forey factory in Montluçon. Apparently, he was already shaving by age 12 but could not maintain the sharpness of his razor blade from its frequent use. In fact, his beard was growing so fast that by age 14,Continue reading “Amazing Portraits of Louis Coulon and His 11-Foot Beard As a Nest for His Cats”
