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Imagine a world without photographs. There's so much we might never have "seen". Thanks to the invention and evolution of the camera, we have pieces of the past frozen in time. We are able to "experience" places we've never been. And we can share parts of our lives with strangers, in an instant.

Nowadays, almost anyone can be a photographer. An amateur one anyway. And you don't even need to carry a camera or professional equipment. A mobile phone with photographic capabilities will do just fine. But it wasn't always that way.

A group of highly talented photographers came before us, paving the way as they played with light around them. Facebook page History Photos Sealed In Time is a gorgeous gallery of "historical and vintage photos from around the world". Bored Panda has put together a list of our favorites. Keep scrolling for a captivating journey through the days of darkrooms and daylight color film. And learn a bit more about the days before digital photography.

#1

Tricycle Gang In Brooklyn. New York City (1930s)

Tricycle Gang In Brooklyn. New York City (1930s)

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A Danish Zookeeper Waters The Emperor Penguins On A Hot Summer Day In 1957

A Danish Zookeeper Waters The Emperor Penguins On A Hot Summer Day In 1957

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TribbleThinking
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mind keeps telling me that they're about to burst into song. I can actually feel the rumble preceding the first note!

UncleJohn3000
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I kept a small flock of ducks and can attest that there is a strange joy in watering happy birds.

Pencil McGovern
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here's a link to the live penguin cam at the Edinburgh zoo for anyone who wants to enjoy a little time out: https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/animals/webcams/penguin-cam

okpkpkp
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Union Shop was going to send me on a job at San Francisco Zoo feeding the lions. I said, don't you need wildlife biology degree?

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Man In Fog, London - 1935 Photo By Arthur Tanner

Man In Fog, London - 1935 Photo By Arthur Tanner

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can hear the zither from The Third Man (yes I know it was Vienna but the atmosphere is the same).

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The first ever photograph is known as “​Window at Le Gras”. It came to life in 1826, when a French inventor set up a camera obscura to capture the view outside his window. "Camera obscura" is a Latin phrase, which literally means dark room. The National Gallery Of Art defines camera obscura as "an optical device that creates an image by focusing rays of light onto a screen or sheet of paper".

In essence, Nicéphore Niépce created the first camera that could properly capture an image and seal it in time. He had been playing around for a while. But at first, his images didn't "stick". In the early phases, he experimented with how a negative image could be created on paper coated with silver chloride. But those would always end up fading.

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#4

Girls Playing Jump Rope, Chicago, 1950 - By Marvin E. Newman

Girls Playing Jump Rope, Chicago, 1950 - By Marvin E. Newman

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A Heavy Load - Sioux. Edward S. Curtis, 1908

A Heavy Load - Sioux. Edward S. Curtis, 1908

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Annik Perrot
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That picture could have been taken in any country of the world. The clothes would have been different, but a woman, often an old woman, stumbling under a heavy load of firewood, used to be a universal sight on all continents. Tending the hearthfire was a woman's job.

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Farm Life Of Western Norway - 1890s

Farm Life Of Western Norway - 1890s

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After much trial and error, and several later chemical explorations, he finally got it right. He discovered that a certain film mixed with pewter could produce permanent photographic images when exposed inside a camera obscura. Niépce called this process ‘heliography’.

His first photo was a view from the window of his estate in Burgundy, France. It required an exposure time of around 8 hours. And while Niépce's images were blurry, they paved the way for the sharper, more professional photographs we can enjoy in this compilation.

#7

Christmas In London - 1948

Christmas In London - 1948

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Silly-Rabbit
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🎶 Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree. How lovely are thy branches 🎵

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Racecourse On Norderney Island Four Ladies In White Dresses On The Turf, Germany, 1908 - By Otto Haeckel

Racecourse On Norderney Island Four Ladies In White Dresses On The Turf, Germany, 1908 - By Otto Haeckel

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#9

The Face Of The Custom House Clock In Boston Was Repainted By A Worker In 1976

The Face Of The Custom House Clock In Boston Was Repainted By A Worker In 1976

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It would be a few more years before photography could become accessible to the public. A big room wasn’t exactly the most practical tool for most people. When Niépce died in 1833, his protege Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre took over. Thanks to him, the world was introduced the first ever portable camera in 1839.

#10

In Amsterdam, Holland, In 1953, A Milkman Was Seen Peddling His Dairy Products, Providing Fresh Milk And Other Essentials To The Community

In Amsterdam, Holland, In 1953, A Milkman Was Seen Peddling His Dairy Products, Providing Fresh Milk And Other Essentials To The Community

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G A
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most kids now wouldn't remember the milkman coming round every day. Wasn't that long since they stopped.

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Man With Bird, Tyneside, England, Ca. 1937 - By Edith Tudor Hart

Man With Bird, Tyneside, England, Ca. 1937 - By Edith Tudor Hart

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Photo By Russell Lee - New Madrid County, Missouri. Child Of Sharecropper Cultivating A Field - 1938

Photo By Russell Lee - New Madrid County, Missouri. Child Of Sharecropper Cultivating A Field - 1938

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"A forerunner of the modern camera, the camera obscura consisted first of a room, then later of a portable box with a small opening in one side," reads the National Gallery of Art site. "Light reflected by objects in the natural world enters the box through a lens set into the opening and projects an image onto the opposite surface. The image, like one formed on the retina of the eye, is upside down and reversed.

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In Whitechapel, London, A Young Person's Eyes Wander Longingly Over The Freshly Baked Goods In A Bakery Window During The Financial Hardships Of The 1930s

In Whitechapel, London, A Young Person's Eyes Wander Longingly Over The Freshly Baked Goods In A Bakery Window During The Financial Hardships Of The 1930s

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Ladies Sharing An Umbrella, London, 1959

Ladies Sharing An Umbrella, London, 1959

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L'uomo Che Corre. Paris, Photo By Sabine Weiss, 1953

L'uomo Che Corre. Paris, Photo By Sabine Weiss, 1953

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Daguerre called his box camera the "Daguerreotype". It had plate inside, coated with a thin film of silver iodide. The plate had to be exposed to a few minutes or hours of light to produce an image. It was then treated with mercury vapor and hot saltwater to remove the silver iodide.

And voila! A permanent image, or daguerreotype, was left behind. But the images were still all mirror images, or in reverse. After trial and error, Daguerre managed to reduce the exposure time to just a few seconds. It was a turning point in the history of photography, and catapulted cameras into the commercial arena.

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Passengers In Railway Station, Germany, 1940’s - By Paul Wolff

Passengers In Railway Station, Germany, 1940’s - By Paul Wolff

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#17

A Bench From Out Of Youth, 1970 - By Andrei Knyazev

A Bench From Out Of Youth, 1970 - By Andrei Knyazev

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Laugharne, Wales, Photo By Philip Jones Griffiths, 1959

Laugharne, Wales, Photo By Philip Jones Griffiths, 1959

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Sian E
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Laugharne is relatively local to me and I have ancestors from the town. This was taken in an area known as The Grist. Just out of shot is a Celtic cross. The buildings are all still there today. The one on the left is a cafe/gift shop, the one in the middle is a fish and chip shop/pub and the one on the right is a convenience store.

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Back then, photographers could work on one print at a time. But William Henry Fox Talbot soon changed the game. He came up with what's known as the calotype process. It allowed photographers to create a negative, and use it to produce multiple prints at a time.

Following that was George Eastman’s creation of the first roll of Kodak film in 1889. Suddenly people could take multiple photos one after the other. And photographs didn’t have to be individually processed. It was the beginning of snapshots, as we know them now. When Thomas Edison later added perforated edges, we were gifted with the 35mm format that dominated the industry for years to come.

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Experienced Ticker Tape Operators Diligently Working On The New York Stock Exchange In 1915, Ensuring Precise Monitoring Of Market Activity

Experienced Ticker Tape Operators Diligently Working On The New York Stock Exchange In 1915, Ensuring Precise Monitoring Of Market Activity

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Chorus Girls Reading On The Set Of You Can’t Have Everything, 1937

Chorus Girls Reading On The Set Of You Can’t Have Everything, 1937

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"The Camera Is An Instrument That Teaches People How To See Without A Camera" - Dorothea Lange

"The Camera Is An Instrument That Teaches People How To See Without A Camera" - Dorothea Lange

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The first 35mm camera was introduced in 1925. The compact Leica was a far cry from the big, bulky box cameras that photographers had to lug around before. And as more people experimented over the years, we finally saw color film enter the fray.

Kodak was once again on the frontlines of film advancement. And released Kodachrome in 1936. Unlike monochrome, or black and white, the film had multiple layers and allowed photographers to bring their work to life with a range of vibrant colors.

#23

Women Factory Workers In A Cotton Mill In Lancashire, England, Circa 1908

Women Factory Workers In A Cotton Mill In Lancashire, England, Circa 1908

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Rhine River Boat Transporting Whisky, Düsseldorf, Ca. 1957 - By Leonard Freed

Rhine River Boat Transporting Whisky, Düsseldorf, Ca. 1957 - By Leonard Freed

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Polaroid pictures added a whole fun, new element to photography. In a world where instant gratification reigns supreme, people were now able to snap and see their pics instantly. The invention of the first instant camera by Edwin H. Land in 1848 was met with much excitement. Many decades later, Instagram launched with a logo of a Polaroid camera.

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#25

Farmer Walking In Dust Storm. Cimarron County, Oklahoma Circa 1936

Farmer Walking In Dust Storm. Cimarron County, Oklahoma Circa 1936

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#26

Little Sarakatsana Spins Wool, 1940's - By Takis Tloupas

Little Sarakatsana Spins Wool, 1940's - By Takis Tloupas

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#27

The Great Flood Of 1910 In Paris, France

The Great Flood Of 1910 In Paris, France

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Photo By Leonard Freed - Farm Women, Bay Of Naples, Italy 1958

Photo By Leonard Freed - Farm Women, Bay Of Naples, Italy 1958

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Mailbox Attached To A German Tram, Postman Empties The Mailbox. Berlin, 1920

Mailbox Attached To A German Tram, Postman Empties The Mailbox. Berlin, 1920

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Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jeez, the way those men are glaring at the camera! Either they are ticked about war reparations or the photographer owes all of them money!

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Carrer De Les Basses De Sant Pere, Barcelona, 1946 - By Otho Lloyd

Carrer De Les Basses De Sant Pere, Barcelona, 1946 - By Otho Lloyd

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Unemployed Miner Returning Home From Jarrow, England, 1937 - By Bill Brandt

Unemployed Miner Returning Home From Jarrow, England, 1937 - By Bill Brandt

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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Jarrow March was a protest against unemployment by around 200 men from Jarrow, Northumberland, who walked to London to deliver a petition to the House of Commons. Mostly they weren't miners, but shipyard workers, following the closure of the shipyard which was the main source of employment in the town.

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Rue Mouffetard, Paris, Ca. 1945 - By Brassaï

Rue Mouffetard, Paris, Ca. 1945 - By Brassaï

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#34

Teachers Training Students Of The Royal Dance Academy At Fairfield Lodge In 1949

Teachers Training Students Of The Royal Dance Academy At Fairfield Lodge In 1949

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A Sears Roebuck Catalogue Assembly Line In 1942

A Sears Roebuck Catalogue Assembly Line In 1942

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Quai Du Louvre, Paris, Photo By Marcel Bovis, 1946

Quai Du Louvre, Paris, Photo By Marcel Bovis, 1946

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#38

A Lady Sold Hot Chestnuts In Soho, In The West End Of London, England, In 1935

A Lady Sold Hot Chestnuts In Soho, In The West End Of London, England, In 1935

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The Sonter Family Packing Fruit, Ray Road, Epping, Sydney - 1911 By Rex Hazlewood

The Sonter Family Packing Fruit, Ray Road, Epping, Sydney - 1911 By Rex Hazlewood

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JoNo
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There'd be no more farms in Epping in current times in suburban Sydney.

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Photo By Gianni Berengo Gardin, 1953

Photo By Gianni Berengo Gardin, 1953

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#42

Alla Nazimova And Rudolph Valentino In Camille - 1921

Alla Nazimova And Rudolph Valentino In Camille - 1921

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#44

In 1940, Factory Workers In London, England, Produced Spectacles Compatible With Gas Masks

In 1940, Factory Workers In London, England, Produced Spectacles Compatible With Gas Masks

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Yellow dot
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My partner and I are both near legal-blindness and would have suffered terribly from our lack of vision without these special spectacles. We make jokes about how we would not be survivors before spectacles were invented

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New Year's Eve In The Vondelpark, Opposite The Entrance To Van Eeghenstraat, Amsterdam, 1951 - By Ben Van Meerendonk

New Year's Eve In The Vondelpark, Opposite The Entrance To Van Eeghenstraat, Amsterdam, 1951 - By Ben Van Meerendonk

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Standing In Line. Photo By Robert Doisneau, France, 1940s

Standing In Line. Photo By Robert Doisneau, France, 1940s

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UKGrandad
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think that the photo is more about the little man holding the bag rather than the queue itself. Quite a few people in the queue seem to be looking at him with some degree of amusement or fascination..

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Curling In Central Park, New York City - 1906

Curling In Central Park, New York City - 1906

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Robin DJW
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The stones are very heavy, too. We had one. It was pretty useless in Texas, although it was a great conversation starter.

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#51

In Pennsylvania During The 1940s, Charles Teenie Harris's Photo Captured A Server Behind The Counter Of A Soda Fountain

In Pennsylvania During The 1940s, Charles Teenie Harris's Photo Captured A Server Behind The Counter Of A Soda Fountain

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Venice, Photo By Siegfried Lauterwasser, 1960s

Venice, Photo By Siegfried Lauterwasser, 1960s

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The Sandman, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1890s

The Sandman, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1890s

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The Village Of Moussages, Photo By Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1968

The Village Of Moussages, Photo By Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1968

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Ace
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love the girls' fashion - just epitomises the 60s, particularly the boots and the flared jeans.

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Olga Schubert, A Little 5-Year-Old After A Days Work That Began About 5 Am Helping Her Mother In The Biloxi Canning Factory, 1911

Olga Schubert, A Little 5-Year-Old After A Days Work That Began About 5 Am Helping Her Mother In The Biloxi Canning Factory, 1911

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Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, 1930's - By Friedrich Seidenstücker

Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, 1930's - By Friedrich Seidenstücker

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Karina
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The poster over the dog looks exactly like the woman, but in a very different style

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A Group Of Boys Assembled In Front Of A Chicago Building (1951)

A Group Of Boys Assembled In Front Of A Chicago Building (1951)

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Pencil McGovern
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When did it become taboo for young men to have casual, physical contact with each other? I hope male friends hanging out with each other like this becomes normalized again soon.

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#59

Just Two Guys Shooting The Breeze In New York, 1950s

Just Two Guys Shooting The Breeze In New York, 1950s

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#60

Lime Street Railway Station, Liverpool, 1954, Photographed By Bert Hardy

Lime Street Railway Station, Liverpool, 1954, Photographed By Bert Hardy

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#61

New York's Spanish Harlem (1950s)

New York's Spanish Harlem (1950s)

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

♫ There is a rose in Spanish Harlem. A red rose up in Spanish Harlem ♫

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#62

An Attendant At Los Angeles' Gilmore 'Self-Service' Gas Station Took Up Knitting During Slow Periods In 1948

An Attendant At Los Angeles' Gilmore 'Self-Service' Gas Station Took Up Knitting During Slow Periods In 1948

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#63

New York City's Summer Street Life In 1954

New York City's Summer Street Life In 1954

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Richard Graham
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the right - 1953 or 1954 Ford. On the left (facing us) is a 1948 Dodge. Behind it a 1950 Plymouth.

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A Rare Look Inside The Original Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Factory - 1924

A Rare Look Inside The Original Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Factory - 1924

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Stanley Kubrick's 1947 Photograph Of A New York Taxi Driver Changing A Tire

Stanley Kubrick's 1947 Photograph Of A New York Taxi Driver Changing A Tire

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#66

New York City's Early Adoption Of Electric Buses (1908)

New York City's Early Adoption Of Electric Buses (1908)

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#67

Overview Of The City, San Francisco, 1935 - By Peter Stackpole

Overview Of The City, San Francisco, 1935 - By Peter Stackpole

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Front Porch Of Tenant Farmers House Near Warner, Oklahoma - 1939

Front Porch Of Tenant Farmers House Near Warner, Oklahoma - 1939

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The Summer Girl And Her Sweetheart, 1897

The Summer Girl And Her Sweetheart, 1897

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Girl On A Stoop, New York City, Ca. 1946 - By Sonia Handelman Meyer

Girl On A Stoop, New York City, Ca. 1946 - By Sonia Handelman Meyer

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A Boot Black, 1912 New York City

A Boot Black, 1912 New York City

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Italian Immigrant Man In His Makeshift Home Under The Rivington Street Dump, New York City - 1890

Italian Immigrant Man In His Makeshift Home Under The Rivington Street Dump, New York City - 1890

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Three Children Stand Outside Mrs. Herbst's Bakery In New York City In 1960, Gazing Through The Window

Three Children Stand Outside Mrs. Herbst's Bakery In New York City In 1960, Gazing Through The Window

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Vienna, Austria, Photo By Elfriede Mejchar, - 1960

Vienna, Austria, Photo By Elfriede Mejchar, - 1960

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A Group Of Workers Gathered At A Portable Snack Stand Beneath Brooklyn Bridge, Refreshments In Hand, In The 1950s

A Group Of Workers Gathered At A Portable Snack Stand Beneath Brooklyn Bridge, Refreshments In Hand, In The 1950s

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Pencil McGovern
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Vendors like this now need a permit to reserve specific locations in NYC. Some prime spots can cost hundreds of thousands per year. No joke - $200,000K to park a hot dog cart. https://shorturl.at/QOtA7

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Photo By Willy Ronis - Le Café De France, L'isle-Sur-La-Sorgue (Vaucluse), 1979

Photo By Willy Ronis - Le Café De France, L'isle-Sur-La-Sorgue (Vaucluse), 1979

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Pernille
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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is still there today. l'Isle sur la Sorgue is famous for all it's antique shops, and I went there last year to shop. I had lunch in this café.