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41 Fabulous Photos of Dubrovnik, Croatia in the 1970s

Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city on the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Situated in an exclave, it is connected to the rest of the country by the Pelješac Bridge. Its totalContinue reading “41 Fabulous Photos of Dubrovnik, Croatia in the 1970s”

Jack London’s Amazing Photos of London’s East End in 1902

In a book that became to be known as ‘The People of the Abyss’ London described the time when he lived in the Whitechapel district sleeping in workhouses, so-called doss-houses and even on the streets. In 1902 the American author Jack London visited his namesake city – at the time when it was still theContinue reading “Jack London’s Amazing Photos of London’s East End in 1902”

22 Amazing Photos of Life at Coney Island, New York City in the 1970s

Coney Island is a peninsular neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Brighton Beach to its east, Lower New York Bay to the south and west, and Gravesend to the north, and includes the subsections of Sea Gate to its westContinue reading “22 Amazing Photos of Life at Coney Island, New York City in the 1970s”

35 Incredible Photos Showing Life of Cuba during the 1920s

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located at the east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both theContinue reading “35 Incredible Photos Showing Life of Cuba during the 1920s”

55 Fascinating Photographs Showing Life in East Germany in the Mid-1970s

During the Cold War and following the construction of the Berlin Wall, many parts of the world had few ways of fully ascertaining what life was like in East Germany. Indeed, the Eastern Bloc state was isolated from the West in both physical and ideological senses for decades. Aided substantially by the Internet, years afterContinue reading “55 Fascinating Photographs Showing Life in East Germany in the Mid-1970s”

52 Fantastic Photos Showing What Life Was Like during 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 “52 Fantastic Photos Showing What Life Was Like during the Edwardian Era”

35 Ellis Island Immigration Photos That Capture American Diversity from Between 1905-1914

Ellis Island is a federally-owned island in New York Harbor that was the busiest immigrant inspection station in the United States. From 1892 to 1954, nearly 12 million immigrants arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey were processed there under federal law. Today, it is part of the Statue of Liberty NationalContinue reading “35 Ellis Island Immigration Photos That Capture American Diversity from Between 1905-1914”