Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) was born during the American Civil War. In the 1880s, Johnston studied art in Paris and then returned home to Washington, DC, where she learned photography. She quickly established a national reputation as a professional photographer and businesswoman, with growing success in both the art and commercial worlds. In the 1890sContinue reading “30 Amazing Vintage Photographs Showing Life in America Between the 1900s and 1910s”
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37 Wonderful Photos Showing Farm Ladies Over 100 Years Ago
These lovely photos that capture portraits of farm ladies from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
26 Wonderful Photos of Young Women as Fortune Tellers From the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries
Fortune telling is the practice of predicting information about a person’s life. The scope of fortune telling is in principle identical with the practice of divination. The difference is that divination is the term used for predictions considered part of a religious ritual, invoking deities or spirits, while the term fortune telling implies a lessContinue reading “26 Wonderful Photos of Young Women as Fortune Tellers From the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries”
50 Amazing Colorized Photos of World War 1, Volume 2
GALLIPOLI, 1915
The Gallipoli campaign, also known as the Dardanelles campaign, the Battle of Gallipoli or the Battle of Çanakkale (Turkish: Çanakkale Savasi), was a campaign of the First World War that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu in modern Turkey), from 17 February 1915 to 9 January 1916. The Entente powers, Britain, France and theContinue reading “GALLIPOLI, 1915”
57 Colorized Postcards of Edwardian Actress Gladys Cooper From the Early 20th Century
60 Amazing Photographs Showing Women’s Street Style from La Belle Époque Between 1910-1914
The French called the era from 1895 to 1914 La Belle Époque. It was an epoch of beautiful clothes and the peak of luxury living for a select few – the very rich and the very privileged through birth. In retrospect we can see it is an era very separate from the 20th century despiteContinue reading “60 Amazing Photographs Showing Women’s Street Style from La Belle Époque Between 1910-1914”
74 Historic Photos Of British Women At Work During World War I
During The Great War, many women were recruited into many departments and military services for different kinds of jobs. Some of these jobs were vacated by men who had gone to fight in the war. New jobs were also created as part of the war effort, for example, in munitions factories. Over 400 women diedContinue reading “74 Historic Photos Of British Women At Work During World War I”
48 Stunning Photos of Women From 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 “48 Stunning Photos of Women From the Edwardian 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”
