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The First Photograph of a Woman Smoking: Lola Montez 1852
Considered to be the first photograph of a woman smoking, this is Lola Montez’s portrait by Southworth & Hawes. A savvy self-promoter, Lola Montez is the first woman ever to be photographed smoking. She made sure the cigarette is the focus of the picture. (Metropolitan Museum of Art) This is Lola’s third and most provocativeContinue reading “The First Photograph of a Woman Smoking: Lola Montez 1852”
Magnificent Photographs of Children in Boston During the 1970s
The First Photograph of a Woman Smoking: Lola Montez 1852
Considered to be the first photograph of a woman smoking, this is Lola Montez’s portrait by Southworth & Hawes. A savvy self-promoter, Lola Montez is the first woman ever to be photographed smoking. She made sure the cigarette is the focus of the picture. (Metropolitan Museum of Art) This is Lola’s third and most provocativeContinue reading “The First Photograph of a Woman Smoking: Lola Montez 1852”
Magnificent Photographs of Children in Boston During the 1970s
34 Incredible Photos Showing Farm Life in Boston, Massachusetts from between the 1920s and 1940s
Leslie Ronald Jones (1886 – 1967) was a Boston, Massachusetts photographer. He was educated at the Farm and Trade School on Thompson Island. Jones first worked as a pattern-maker, but had long held an interest in photography. While working in a Boston factory, he continued developing himself as a freelance photographer. It was not untilContinue reading “34 Incredible Photos Showing Farm Life in Boston, Massachusetts from between the 1920s and 1940s”
Vintage Photos of a Girl With the House’s Adopted Cat in Boston, Summer 1968
These lovely pics were taken by Barry Cunningham that show a tuxedo cat named Heba from the Evans Street Resistance commune in Dorchester, MA in summer of 1968. One where he poses as part of a still life. Several more where he is being shamelessly cute, soaking up Diane’s affection (name of the girl holdingContinue reading “Vintage Photos of a Girl With the House’s Adopted Cat in Boston, Summer 1968”
29 Fantastic Vintage Photos Showing Boston During the 1960s
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States and 24th-most populous city in the country. The city proper covers 48.4 square miles (125 km2) with a population of 675,647 in 2020, also making it the most populous city in New England.Continue reading “29 Fantastic Vintage Photos Showing Boston During the 1960s”
45 Wonderful Photos Showing Boston Street Fashion in 1971
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States and 24th-most populous city in the country. The city proper covers 48.4 square miles (125 km2) with a population of 675,647 in 2020, also making it the most populous city in New England.Continue reading “45 Wonderful Photos Showing Boston Street Fashion in 1971”
32 Amazing Photographs Showing Boston Winters From Between the 1910s and 1930s
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States and 24th-most populous city in the country. The city proper covers 48.4 square miles (125 km2) with a population of 675,647 in 2020, also making it the most populous city in New England.Continue reading “32 Amazing Photographs Showing Boston Winters From Between the 1910s and 1930s”
