The police mugshot photograph was developed as early as the mid-nineteenth century, and it has since developed as an iconic photographic type in its own right. Formulaic and recognized the world over, it was developed when the Victorian fascination of labelling and categorizing of people was at its height. Remarkably, the mugshot photograph has changedContinue reading “20 Amazing Mugshots of American Women in the 1960s”
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46 Amazing Portrait Photos of English People From the 1850s
The ambrotype, also known as a collodion positive in the UK, is a positive photograph on glass made by a variant of the wet plate collodion process. Like a print on paper, it is viewed by reflected light. Like the daguerreotype, which it replaced, and like the prints produced by a Polaroid camera, each isContinue reading “46 Amazing Portrait Photos of English People From the 1850s”
60 Remarkable Photos of Life in Barcelona, Spain during the Early 1960s
Barcelona is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the Province of BarcelonaContinue reading “60 Remarkable Photos of Life in Barcelona, Spain during the Early 1960s”
37 Amazing Photos Showing Life on Native American Reservations in Arizona in the Early 1970s
With camera in hand, photographer Terry Eiler ventured into Arizona’s stark northeast corner in the early summer of 1972. Hired by the Environmental Protection Agency, he was instructed to document how much the nation’s growing environmental concerns were impacting the Navajo community — a society that was often missed on the country’s radar. His imagesContinue reading “37 Amazing Photos Showing Life on Native American Reservations in Arizona in the Early 1970s”
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”
70 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show New York City in the 1930s
New York, often called New York City to distinguish it from New York State, or NYC for short, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States.Continue reading “70 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show New York City in the 1930s”
35 Vintage Photos Showing How Bostonians Recycled Scrap Metal To Win The War (1942)
It’s 1942 and the USA is fighting in World War 2. In Boston, Massachusetts, Leslie Jones, a Staff photographer for the Boston Herald-Traveler (1917 to 1956) is taking pictures of locals supporting the fight by collecting scrap metal, cloth, cooking fat, rubber and anything else that could help. Scrap metal drives became competitive, almost frenziedContinue reading “35 Vintage Photos Showing How Bostonians Recycled Scrap Metal To Win The War (1942)”
55 Vintage Photos of Great Britain during the Early 1950s
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world. The island is dominated by a maritime climate with narrowContinue reading “55 Vintage Photos of Great Britain during the Early 1950s”
50 Vintage Photos Showing Buick Automobiles From the 1940s and 1950s
Buick is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick, it was among the first American marques of automobiles, and was the company that established General Motors in 1908. Before the establishment of General Motors, GM founder William C. Durant had served as Buick’s general managerContinue reading “50 Vintage Photos Showing Buick Automobiles From the 1940s and 1950s”
20 Interesting Photos That Show Britain Transformed Into a Winter Wonderland
There’s something about a blanket of snow that just makes winter feel extra special. In December, workers rushed to their office windows to document the first snowfall of the season. So how did the country cope with it before the days of snow ploughs? Read on for a selection of the some of the mostContinue reading “20 Interesting Photos That Show Britain Transformed Into a Winter Wonderland”
