Sixty years ago the notion of a photographer going up in a helicopter to take pictures of landscapes, monuments, buildings and other notable sights from the air was novel enough to warrant a 12-page article in LIFE magazine. That Margaret Bourke-White was the photographer who climbed aboard various “whirlibirds” to make the singular, vertiginous photos,Continue reading “21 Amazing Vintage Photographs of America From Above in 1952”
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35 Vintage Photos of Street Scenes of the U.S in the 1960s
43 Magnificent Vintage Photos of America During the 1900s
Here is an amazing collection of rarely-seen vintage photos capturing the U.S scenes in the 1900s.
28 Vintage Photographs That Show San Francisco before the Earthquake in the Early 1900s
33 Amazing Photographs of Syria during the 1950s & 1960s
Syria is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon to the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. Its capital and largest city is Damascus. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home toContinue reading “33 Amazing Photographs of Syria during the 1950s & 1960s”
38 Amazing Photos Showing Everyday Life of People in Their Houses during the Victorian and Edwardian Eras
The economic transformations of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century brought about further changes in men’s and women’s roles. Work was less likely to be done in the home, as fewer and fewer Americans lived on farms, and men left the home to work in offices and factories. Men assumed sole responsibility for theContinue reading “38 Amazing Photos Showing Everyday Life of People in Their Houses during the Victorian and Edwardian Eras”
20 Amazing Photos Showing the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris During the 1800s
Notre-Dame de Paris, referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral was consecrated to the Virgin Mary and considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. Its pioneering use of the rib vault and flyingContinue reading “20 Amazing Photos Showing the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris During the 1800s”
16 Amazing Photos of the Brooklyn Bridge Under Construction
When it opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the answer to a geographical problem that should be familiar to anyone living in New York today: the jobs were in Manhattan but the cheap housing was in the outer borough. The solution was a very complicated one that tested the limits of engineering and technologicalContinue reading “16 Amazing Photos of the Brooklyn Bridge Under Construction”
25 Death-Defying Photos of People Working High in the Air From the Past
These death-defying vintage photos show workers goofing around in the past. Some of them are just doing their jobs. Their scary, vertigo-inducing jobs.
15 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show the Dangers of Constructing the Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is an iconic office building known as “the Most Famous Skyscraper in the World.” Built during the Depression between 1930 and 1931, the Empire State Building became the world’s tallest office building until 1967. The design of the building changed 16 times during planning and construction, but 3,000 workers completed theContinue reading “15 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show the Dangers of Constructing the Empire State Building”
