Most of the portraits in this set from The Library of Nineteenth-Century Photography that show ballet dancers of the Paris Opéra in the early 1860s. They were taken by French photographer, and inventor of the carte-de-visite André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri (1819-1889).
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50 Stunning Photos of Actress Catherine Deneuve From Between the 1960s and 1980s
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve, is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses.[2] She gained recognition for her portrayal of icy, aloof, and mysterious beauties for various directors, including Luis Buñuel, François Truffaut, and Roman Polanski.Continue reading “50 Stunning Photos of Actress Catherine Deneuve From Between the 1960s and 1980s”
20 Vintage Photos Show Women’s Fashions During the Jazz Age
1920s fashion was the perfect blend between style and function. Beautiful clothes that allowed women to move. The 1920s heralded a dramatic break between America’s past and future. Before World War I the country remained culturally and psychologically rooted in the nineteenth century, but in the 1920s America seemed to break its wistful attachments toContinue reading “20 Vintage Photos Show Women’s Fashions During the Jazz Age”
30 Vintage Photos of Skirt Raising from the 1920s through the 1960s
16 Beautiful Shanghai Studio Portraits From the 1920s
Sioma Lifshitz arrived in Shanghai on a freighter from Vladivostock in 1922. The 20 years old energetic Russian Jew had no money but lot’s of dreams and soon started to work in a photography studio under the name of Sam Sanzetti. It took him 5 years to open in own studio in 1927, becoming oneContinue reading “16 Beautiful Shanghai Studio Portraits From the 1920s”
30 Vintage Photos of a 1920s Party During the 1950s
The 1920s, a time also known as the Roaring Twenties, was time post World War I where America was in one of its prime positions. America was seen as a world power and the lifestyle for men and women flourished. It was known as the Roaring Twenties because the nation was strong after the warContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of a 1920s Party During the 1950s”
60 Gorgeous Photos That Show the Fashion & Style Sense of Carole Lombard in the 1930s
Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters; October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress, particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 23rd on its list of the greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Lombard was born into a wealthyContinue reading “60 Gorgeous Photos That Show the Fashion & Style Sense of Carole Lombard in the 1930s”
The “Queen of Funk”: 35 Amazing Photos Showing Chaka Khan During the 1970s
Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan, is an American singer, songwriter and musician. Her career has spanned nearly five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the “Queen of Funk”, Khan was the first R&B artist toContinue reading “The “Queen of Funk”: 35 Amazing Photos Showing Chaka Khan During the 1970s”
79 Wonderful Photos of Victorian-Era African-Americans
25 Vintage Photos of 1950s Beach Fashion in California
The 1950s beachwear ideas come from native classics like T-shirts and everyday materials like toweling, as in the practical but startling salmon pink toga. They are influenced by foreign styles, as in the Riviera “pirate pants” and the big straw hats from the Virgin islands and Hawaii. The hat shapes add drama to plain blackContinue reading “25 Vintage Photos of 1950s Beach Fashion in California”
