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Life before the digital age has become a distant memory for many who lived it. Thankfully, we have photographs to remind us about those simpler times.
Today, we’re not just doing any other throwback. We’re winding back the clock to the 1890s to give us a glimpse of how massively different things were. These antique snapshots are from a Facebook group aptly named “Photographic Traces from 1890 until 1950.”
If the group name isn’t enough of a giveaway, expect to see historic pictures of a tattoo parlor in the 1930s, a dance class in the 1900s, and a rare image of the ever-stunning Marilyn Monroe in a potato sack dress from the early ‘50s.
Enjoy scrolling, as these vintage photos may also enthrall you.
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#1
Angela Lansbury ('princess Gwendolyn' And Her Hamburger....) Eating With Basil Rathbone ('sir Ravenhurst')
Raymond Core 9 months ago
From The Court Jester (1955) starring Danny Kaye. A hilarious movie.
B 9 months ago
Yeah, I once lived in the same town as her. It was horrible. A murder every week, like clockwork.
KazzaHazza 9 months ago
Try living in Midsomer in the UK, higher death rate than anywhere else 😂
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Apatheist Account2 9 months ago
This is from the Danny Kaye film, The Court Jester (1955). One can surmise it's American because "Sir" should be followed by a first name, eg Sir John of Ravenhurst (although a similar error is made in For Your Eyes Only where they refer to Sir Havelock rather than Sir Timothy)..
Tiny Dancer 9 months ago
Just following the cast names (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049096/). A whole bunch of Sirs with no first names.
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Toni Lopopolo 9 months ago
Look how proper Rathbone handles his silverware. Lansbury a gorgeous actress for years. Came to Hollywood at age 19.
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#2
1942 - Navajo Mother, Rose, And Her Son Ben Chee Henry, Canyon De Chelly, Arizona
Crystal Spencer 9 months ago
I love learning about and watching other cultures. Native Americans from the time America was colonized through the 1950's is my favorite subject and era. I wish they were treated more kindly so that so many groups weren't wiped off the map and we could learn from them instead of speculating what they must have been like based on so few facts.
TribbleThinking 9 months ago (edited)
It looks like what would function as a sun hat with adjustable shading screen/windbreak.
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#3
A Young Berber Girl With Her Traditional Regalia, From The Ouled Nail Tribe, Algeria, North Africa. Photography By Lehnert-Landrock, 1905
Nostalgia is a powerful emotion. Everyone enjoys a trip down memory lane, even if that journey goes back to a century ago. It’s also why the vintage aesthetic is a popular photography trend, so much so that digital cameras have retro filters.
According to wedding photographer Lena Christine, the use of vintage and film “taps into our yearning for the good old times.”
“The grainy texture, muted tones, and soft focus of images invite us into the past the way we experience an old family album,” she wrote in an article for her website.
#4
On Easter Morning In 1941, A Group Of African American Boys Dressed In Their Finest Clothes Gathered On The South Side Of Chicago, Posing Atop A Parked Car
Tiny Dancer 9 months ago
So tired of seeing this gorgeous picture butchered on social media I now keep my own copy to share. The full picture and name: Negro boys on Easter morning. Southside, Chicago, Illinois, by Russell Lee, 1941. You're welcome! Negro-boys...3-jpeg.jpg 
Kabuki Kitsune 9 months ago
LOL, thank you! I actually guessed that they were either going to, or coming back from church. As at that time, you wouldn't "wear your best" unless it was for church, a funeral, or wedding.
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Ashtophet’sRevenge 9 months ago
Yup, guessing they’re not allowed to have fun in their suits…
Load More Replies... Kabuki Kitsune 9 months ago
I'd be willing to bet that they're going to, or coming back from church.
Cathy Carey 9 months ago (edited)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ-r0bilzhU Elvis' best, omg who can imagine being a black child in the ghetto. Travesty
#5
Marilyn Monroe In A Potato Sack Dress (1951)
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 9 months ago
I read somewhere that Marilyn posed for this picture after a critic said she only looked good because of her dresses.
Renée Parry 9 months ago
I love the photo with no makeup on. She is a natural beauty.
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Peter Bear 9 months ago
All the proof you need that the fashion industry is a waste of time and money. She looks this good in a literal potato sack.
G A 9 months ago
Like she hasn't been made up and primped just to be photographed like that?
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Magenta Blu 9 months ago
As any random women. Men only bring pain and suffering to women's lifes
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Alex Ruddies 9 months ago
Like, I get the reason behind the photo and the fact that her life was really hard, but the first thing that came to my mind was just how uncomfortable burlap feels on skin...
BeesEelsAndPups 9 months ago
Okay, I'm guessing BP is going to change the title, because so far none of these pictures is from before 1925.
Peter Bear 9 months ago
You're gonna do this on every post? Go touch grass.
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Sven Horlemann 9 months ago
With Marilyn, it does not matter what she wears. She is simply stunning.
#6
A Reflection Of Notre Dame Cathedral And A Sitting Dog Photographed In 1958 By Inge Morath In Paris, France
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 9 months ago
Gorgeous, but I don't that's Notre Dame. Or is it an odd angle?
Donnie Mc00 9 months ago
Its not a reflection either. its a model in the window.
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So much wonderful texture-the peeling paint, the stone, the fabric, the fur. Black and white brings it out better than colour could.
Catlady6000 9 months ago
For some reason, details seem to blend in color. Or maybe it's just me
Load More Replies... Tiny Dancer 9 months ago
Checking out the photographer, Inge Morath, one thing led to another, and I ended up on a road trip from New York to Reno (she was on assignment to photograph Marilyn Monroe's last movie, The Misfits, filming in Reno). No Marilyn pics, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, maybe you will too: https://www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture/society-arts-culture/inge-morath-road-reno/
Vintage photography can also be an excellent storytelling tool, which is why Lena uses it for engagement photo shoots. As she explains, the intention is to “create a timeless narrative” and transport the couple back into the moment for each photograph.
“Film aesthetic invites us to slow down, to appreciate simplicity, and to connect with the human experiences that lie within each frame,” she wrote.
#7
Portrait Of A Oilof Family ('oilof' Is An Old Spelling For Wolof), Captured By French Photographer Emile Noal (1868-1903) Between 1890-1900 In St-Louis, Senegal (West Africa)
#8
Martin Imboden. The Dancer Manon Chaufour 1930
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
Elegance, grace - and strength too, don't forget.
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Charlotte Sandoval 9 months ago
I wonder how long she had to hold the pose for the photo! Skills!!
Jennifer Johnson 9 months ago
was this before actual point shoes? is she really on her toes and not a block?
Cathy Carey 9 months ago
True beauty is motion. Guys; you don't have to be almost naked to be beautiful - you Girls take note.
#9
1890s - Tibetan Lady Ani Chokyi By Photographer Thomas Parr, Darjeeling, India (Albumen Print)
Mike F 9 months ago
Well, if folks had to pay $$ to have actual film processed and printed like we did in "the olden days" there would be far, far fewer of them around.
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According to photographer Jennifer Froula Weber, one way to do so is by using point-and-shoot cameras that predate the 1950s. Expired film from decades ago is another great option.
#10
Unknown Photographer. School Teacher At Her Desk 1899. Cyanotype
Karl der Große 9 months ago
Imagine what it would take for a cheeky kid to take a candid of the teacher in those days!
Jennifer Drake 9 months ago
I absolutely HAD TO zoom in on that chalkboard. What an incredible photo. 💙
Cydney Golden 9 months ago (edited)
At some point my classroom slate boards were replaced with white boards. I missed the chalk board so much.
Kabuki Kitsune 9 months ago
This really demonstrates the old photo exposure times. Old photos took several minutes to capture a scene, sometimes as much as a half hour, though as short as fifteen minutes if you were lucky. Since you can see that the teacher's head is blurry, you can tell that she kept moving during the shot.
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
Thing is, by 1899, photography was highly developed from the first long exposure technologies (1820s-1830s). In 1878, Muybridge had captured the motion of a horse using photography - exposure times of well under a second. People were paying to see "movies" in 1895. 1899 exposure times could be very short if the light was good enough. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film#Before_celluloid. The Cyanotype process is explained here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanotype. It seems likely to me that the picture in question is a print made using the Cyanotype process from a "conventional" negative.
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"The Forbidden City." San Francisco's Chinatown's World Famous Nightclub, Mai Tai Sing And Her Chorus-Line Dancers In A Publicity Shot For “Holiday Magazine” In 1948
SaraCapybara 9 months ago
I have a photograph of my parents enjoying a date night at The Forbidden Garden.
Carla Phillips 9 months ago
The title only said the images were from 1890 to 1950. I didn't see anything that said they were all supposed to be over 100 years old..
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But of course, we now have technology at our disposal to manipulate images and make them look a certain way. However, overdoing it may ruin the aesthetic you’re looking for.
Photographer Paige Mercer advises sticking to minor adjustments, such as adding a hint of warmth or lowering the dark spots. You can also increase exposure by a small notch to achieve a rustic look with lens flares and light leaks.
#13
Arnold Genthe- Edna St. Vincent Millay ( 1914)
Jennifer Drake 9 months ago
This is my favorite so far. She looks like an ethereal librarian fairy. 🧚♀️ I love this so much. 💙
Hiram's Friend 9 months ago
My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends— It gives a lovely light!
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#14
Paul Almasy. Young Reader In The Park Of The Champs Elysées. 1947
#15
The 20's Fabulous Rózsika And Janka Deutsch Aka "The Dolly Sisters" Were Hungarian-American Identical Twin Dancers, Singers And Actresses, Famous Stars Of The World Famous "Ziegfeld Follies" And The "Folies Bergere" In Paris
Auntriarch 9 months ago
Were they the ones who had pet tortoises with diamonds on their shells?
Stephanie Did It 9 months ago
The movie, The Dolly Sisters, portrayed them as platinum blondes. That's Hollywood 🙄
We’d also like to hear from you, our readers. What about vintage photographs draws you in? Is it about the nostalgia or the different feel that they bring? Let us know in the comments below.
#16
A View Of The Acropolis Of Athens, Greece In 1860
Kabuki Kitsune 9 months ago
The British Museum would like to note that isn't the first time they've heard that joke. In fact, if you check their records, you'll find that they archived the first use of that joke some twenty years ago. Meaning they beat you to it.
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Apatheist Account2 9 months ago
Again, 1890 to 1950. How hard is it to match the title to the contents?
#17
Harriet Hoctor (1905-1977) ♥️ American Ballerina, Choreographer, Actress And Dance Instructor In A Back Bending Pose As A Question Mark For A 1925 Photograph By Bloom Studio Of Chicago
#18
Paris Opera, 1949
StrangeOne 9 months ago (edited)
It always amazes me how pointe shoes have evolved over time. Notice how tiny that platform (the part of the box the dancer's toes stand on) is and how narrow the box (the part of the shoe that holds the toes and metatarsals) is. The vamp (top part of the box) is very low. Interestingly, the ribbons are tied up just like how they are supposed be today.
HardBoiledBlonde 9 months ago
The Paris Opera House is amazing. In 1964 Marc Chagall painted the ceiling. A must see if visiting Paris.
Ana'sPets 9 months ago
The Paris Opera owns a ballet company and a ballet school
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1933, Paris - Dutch-Javanese Model Catharina 'Toto' Koopman
#20
Dorothea Lange - Young Family Hitchhiking On U.S. Highway 99 In California
Glen Ellyn 9 months ago
Yes, it is. Just yesterday I rewatched "The Grapes of Wrath" with Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell. I haven't watched it in years, but it's a moving reminder of how tough things were during the depression, especially for the Dust Bowl families.
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Sally Moen 9 months ago
Back when hitchhiking and riding the rails were common ways to get around when you were broke
#21
Korean War Kiss-Goodbye, Los Angeles, September 06, 1950
nm (he/him) 9 months ago
Mates will care for you and you for them in the front.
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Charles Green 9 months ago
I hope she was still waiting for him hopefully when he returned!
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Lewis W. Hine - Albanian Woman, Ellis Island (1905)
Kabuki Kitsune 9 months ago
The photographer, Lewis Hine, notes this as being "Italian immigrant from Albania". Which unfortunately, if that's accurate... would not bode well for her entry into the US. The issue at hand, is one of the factors which could get someone turned back, was if the person in question were deemed "to have a likelihood to become a public charge." Basically, unaccompanied women or minors. Keep in mind, things like "Social security", "medicaid", and "Medicare" didn't exist in this time; and "poor houses" were still a common thing. So, if she's there by herself, there is a strong chance that her look is a resigned reservation accepting that she's being sent back to port of origin, and being denied entry.
#23
Actress - Model Helen Bennett In A "Spider" Dress, 1939
Chewie Baron 9 months ago
If she was with MGM, then that dress was probably made by Adrian. Who invented shoulder pads for Joan Crawford.
#24
J. Lacroix. Good Night 1901
#25
The Actress Myrna Loy In The Barbarian Directed By Sam Wood In 1933
Raymond Core 9 months ago
Myrna Loy wrote in her autobiography that she was wearing a flesh-tinted body suit in the supposed nude scene.
#26
Bassano Ltd. The Model Andrea Mijinska 1930
Auntriarch 9 months ago
The strict symmetry of hair and face, then the Klimt hands, for some reason it's enchanting me
#27
Albert Einstein Joue Avec Son Violon Adoré, 1941
#28
Robert Doisneau. The Lovers, Opera, Paris 1950
Huddo's sister 9 months ago
I love Robert Doisneau's photography, I have a whole pinterest board devoted to them.
#29
Alfred Stieglitz. The Cards's Players 1894
Bartlet for world domination 9 months ago
That guy is the photographer himself. Men playing cards in historical costumes, taken in Munich, Germany in 1886.
Load More Replies... Apatheist Account2 9 months ago
It's just "card players", unless the game is Cards, then it's the Cards players. It definitely isn't Cards' or Cards's !!
#30
Actress Myrna Loy In "The Mask Of Fu Manchu." 1932
#31
Adolf Miethe. Woman By The Sea 1903. Autochrome
G A 9 months ago
Beautiful colouring. The red contrasting with the whites and browns, and the pale sea and sky makes a mundane portrait really stand out.
nm (he/him) 9 months ago
It's a known secret to any amateur. Warm colors front (red-yellow-orange), cold colors back (blue-green),
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bart simpson 9 months ago
If they had this beautiful color rendition for pictures back in 1903, why did they only have black and white photography during WWII?
PFD 9 months ago
Autochromes weren't like regular photos. They were printed on glass, couldn't be reproduced and had to be viewed using a special viewer.
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Mrs Marlene Dietrich, Photography By Wolff Von Gudenberg In Berlin, 1929
BeesEelsAndPups 9 months ago
She was a wonderful woman, who did a lot of good work leading up to and during the war.
Chewie Baron 9 months ago
Well she did namecheck Dietrich in the Vogue rap.
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Der Kommissar 9 months ago
Left Germany under the advice of Joe Kennedy, with which she was having an affair. Later, she also bedded JFK. She had a bit part of Touch of Evil that I consider one of her finest roles.
Karl der Große 9 months ago
In her interview with the New Yorker, she admitted a fling with JFK, but denied having one with Joe.
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Lee Miller. Self-Portrait, 1932
Shelley Dawson 9 months ago
Just saw that film. What an incredible woman. A true trailblazer. Makes me feel ashamed of my meagre achievements.
Cathy Jo Baker 9 months ago
Really good historical fiction about Lee Miller called The Beautiful American by Jeanne Mackin. Highly recommend!
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
Lee Miller had talents other than just looking good. https://pictolic.com/en/article/the-incredible-lee-miller-how-a-famous-model-became-a-war-photographer
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
"War correspondent and photojournalist Lee Miller and American soldiers, by David E. Scherman, 1944 [1214 x 1280]" https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/comments/xcduo/war_correspondent_and_photojournalist_lee_miller/?rdt=57478
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Edmund Kesting. Portrait With Shadow 1930
#35
Amy Peterson's Portrait Of A Champagne Inspector, Wearing A Special Mask To Protect Against Accidental Discharges
Michael Largey 9 months ago
They'd make me wear that mask to keep me from drinking up the stuff.
Strahd Ivarius 9 months ago
It must be for Californian "champagne", no need for such when speaking of real Champagne!
#36
Bassano Ltd. Gabrielle Ray 1910
#37
Isidora Duncan's Dance Students, Early 1900s
Tiny Dancer 9 months ago
Actually, it's Isadora Duncan (A not I): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdHiFMYUzkw
#38
Cette Italienne Inspecte Curieusement Le Kilt D'un Soldat Écossais. Colisée, Rome En 1944
pelemele 9 months ago (edited)
"This Italian Woman Curiously Inspects A Scottish Soldier's Kilt"
Cerridwn d'Wyse 9 months ago
How does that song go at least the end of it," I don't know where you've been but I'm sure you won first prize"
#39
Jacob Merkelbach. Portrait Of A Woman In Red Dress 1920s
Heras buddy 9 months ago
Because most ww2 photos were for news services . They would be printed in black and white. B&W photos were sharper images.
bart simpson 9 months ago
Again, why is this in breathtaking color when WWII pictures are in b/w?
#40
Chorus Girl, 1933 By James Jarché
Carla Phillips 9 months ago
It always amazes me when I see old photographs that are so crystal clear and crisp.
#41
Beatriz Michelena, Mignon, 1914
#42
Charles Gates Sheldon. The Boots 1920
#43
Johannes Fischer. Double Portrait Of Egon Schiele With Cigarette 1915
Tóth Bernadett 9 months ago
Amikor valaki véletlen exponált így mondtuk neki,hogy ez egy különlegesség! Hátha egyszer értékeli.
#44
Dora Kallmus - Arthur Benda Modèles Nus Aux Accessoires (Margot Di Tisoni, Lotte Heurs, Toni Rippel), C. 1925-1935
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
Not sure, but if I had to guess, I'd say it was a chameleon. Very odd.
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Jacob Merkelbach. The Dancer Angele Sydow 1917-1919
BeesEelsAndPups 9 months ago
It's interesting how the bodies of dancers have changed. When I go the ballet, the women are often tall and rail thin, with super long limbs. When you see pictures of ballerinas from this era though, they look super athletic, strong calf muscles, and tend to be shorter.
Carla Phillips 9 months ago
I definitely noticed her calves! It goes to show you how society's beauty standards have changed.
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Guido Rey (Italian Pictorialism). Classical Costume Scene 1905
#47
Unknown Photographer. Hilde Hager's School Of Dance 1930
#48
Claude Cahun. Autoportrait 1929
Carla Phillips 9 months ago
The longer I look at this, the creepier it gets. His arms are off putting and his bright face against the dark background. It's giving vampire.
Margaret H 9 months ago
The difference in skin tone between her arms and face makes it look like a photo of two different people.
#49
Subway Entrance, New York By Homer Page 1949
Ashtophet’sRevenge 9 months ago
I feel like I make that same RBF when I’m walking around in the city…
Chris Sullivan 9 months ago
My Greek grandfather has a deli/market on this corner on or about that time.
Chris Sullivan 9 months ago
My Greek grandfather had a deli/market on this corner on or about that time.
#50
Man Ray. Lee Miller And An Unidentified Woman 1930
Cathy Jo Baker 9 months ago
I reiterate, a really good historical fiction novel about Lee Miller called The Beautiful American by Jeanne Mackin.
#52
Kent Walmer. Summer School Students Of Miss Margaret Morris Rehearse On The Beach 1934
#53
Boris Karloff And Zita Johann In Karl Freund's"The Mummy" 1932
#55
Jacques Biederer. Untitled 1920s
#56
Céline Laguarde. Girl On Beach With Crabs 1909
#58
Edward Steichen. Late Afternoon, Venice 1913
G A 9 months ago
Reminds me of Phantom of the Opera and the underground sequence through the tunnels-wonder if this inspired that?
Chewie Baron 9 months ago
It was the journeys taken by the author on the Manchester Ship Canal.
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Peggy Shannon ♥️ (1907-1941) American Film Star Of The Pre-Code Hollywood Era Posing For A 1931 Photograph By Margaret Chute
Tiny Dancer 9 months ago
She was all set to be the new IT Girl when Clara Bow had a bit of a breakdown. Alas, the lovely Peggy liked her booze. It led to her early death from a heart attack at 34. Her husband took himself out a month later. All very sad. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Shannon
#60
1949 - Chorus Girl Linda Lombard, Resting Her Legs After A Tough Night On Stage
#61
Ann Pennington ♥️ (1893-1971) American Dancer, Singer And Actress Posing For A 1929 Photograph By Irving Chidnoff
#62
Charles Gates Sheldon. The Actress Bette Davis 1934
#65
Portrait Of Actress Jeanette Macdonald Holding A Cat Named "Pozzums" In 1932
Carla Phillips 9 months ago
More like a cat named Pozzums, in his fanciest attire, and the gentlewoman he is allowing to to hold him.
G A 9 months ago (edited)
Pozzums looks as happy as any modern cat to be dressed up and have his indignity preserved.
Tiny Dancer 9 months ago
The cat was apparently pretty famous at the time earning $250 a week in Hollywood working with Will Rogers, Maurice Chevalier, and Carole Lombard, among others.
#67
Tatoo Parlor, Late 30's Archives. Winston, Salem, North Carolina
#68
Crowd Meets The "Graf Zeppelin" At The Airport Chemnitz/Germany On November 30, 1930
#69
Allan Grant. Edith Piaf, New-York 1952
#71
Hannah Höch And Her Puppets 1920
Tiny Dancer 9 months ago
Dada Dolls. Hannah's a pretty big deal: https://dollsmagazine.com/whos-your-dada-two-women-might-actually-be-the-founding-fathers-of-this-art-movement/
#72
Helena Pickard (1900-1959) ♥️ British Stage, Film And Television Actress Posing For A 1922 Photograph By Butler Of Chicago
#74
Pierre Bonnard In His Paris Studio 1946
#75
Eckersberg, Else, Actrice Allemagne Dans Le Rôle De « Christiane » Dans La Pièce « Das Schwache Geschlecht », 1931
#76
"Gold Diggers" 1933
#77
The Sisters Lois Waddell ❤️ And Ruth Waddell ❤️ Who At A Single Sitting Consumed 204 Oysters Between Themselves At The January 1925 Great Oyster Eating Contest
#79
George Dambier, 1950
Panda'sMom 9 months ago
Back when Designers designed clothes, not the Garbage on current runways.
#81
Edward Steichen. Mary Steichen Wearing Middy Blouse, Chin Resting In Hand 1920. Autochrome
#82
Georges Dambier,1950
#83
Mrs Amália Helena Mária Róza Putti Aka "Lya De Putti". Silent Movies Era Austro-Hungarian Star
Lowrider 56 9 months ago
Wow! Look at those cupid lips. I heard about them but never actually saw any. Am I being rude? Don't mean to be.
Catlady6000 9 months ago (edited)
Cupids Bow. Because they have the shape of a cupids Bow we see in paintings
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Arnold Genthe. The Dancer Constance Stewart-Richardson 1913
#85
Paul Bergon. Portrait Of A Woman 1904
#86
Un Vol De Porto Rico À New York. 1946
#87
Edward S. Curtis. The German Actress And Suffragette Hedwiga Reicher 1920-1925. Gelatin Silver, Toned
#88
Claude Cahun. Don't Kiss Me I'm In Training 1927
Tiny Dancer 9 months ago
Not sure how much of their work would be considered comedy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Cahun
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Rudolf Koppitz. The Dancers Manon Chaufour And Otto Werberg As Cactuses 1929
#92
Actress Katharine Cornell ❤️ Posing In A Period Costume As “Mary Fitton” In Clemence Dane’s Stage Production Of Will Shakespeare
#94
Unknown Photographer. Chorus Girls Of The Revue Theater "Femina", Vienna 1920s
#95
Unknown Photographer. Hilde Hager's School Of Dance 1930
#96
July 9, 1926. Washington, D.c. "Girls In Bathing Suits With Ukuleles"
Carla Phillips 9 months ago
You know when you see a black bird with orange wings and you're like "oh, I wonder what kind of bird that is?" Then you google it and it's an orange wing black bird. That's how they named this photograph.
General Anaesthesia 9 months ago
Same for "Girl with a Pearl Earring", but that's a painting.
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#98
Edwina Booth (1904-1991) Ca 1930
#101
Loving Couple In A Small Cafe, 1932
#104
Mary E. Watts. The Water Spirit 1937
#105
Miss Dubois Ferguson ♥️ Posing For Mccullagh Of Berkeley Circa 1918 Which Was Originally Published With The Caption "Who Has Been Judged Physically Perfect!"
#106
Anton Giulio Bragaglia. Sunbather 1920-1939
#107
Karl Grill. Dancer In A Triadic Ballet Costume 1926-1927
#110
Seatbelt Adjustment, In A De Soto,1948
bart simpson 9 months ago
Wikipedia states that Nash was the first American car manufacturer to offer seat belts as a factory option in 1949. So this may mean DeSoto was the first American car manufacturer to offer seat belts as standard.
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bart simpson 9 months ago
In your survey, about what aspect of looking at historic photos, you skipped over the most important answer. The history. This is an era when we can have a pictorially accurate vision of the past hundred plus years. We should do the most we can to keep this heritage alive.
Marnie 9 months ago
The title is "111 Photographs From 1890 To 1950 That Witnessed History Unfold". How can photographs witness anything? They aren't alive.
Norm Gilmore 9 months ago
Did it start with a different title? Mine reads Before Filters And Photoshop: The Raw Beauty Of Photography From 1890-1950
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In your survey, about what aspect of looking at historic photos, you skipped over the most important answer. The history. This is an era when we can have a pictorially accurate vision of the past hundred plus years. We should do the most we can to keep this heritage alive.
Marnie 9 months ago
The title is "111 Photographs From 1890 To 1950 That Witnessed History Unfold". How can photographs witness anything? They aren't alive.
Norm Gilmore 9 months ago
Did it start with a different title? Mine reads Before Filters And Photoshop: The Raw Beauty Of Photography From 1890-1950
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