Sep
11
French Fashion Through Old Street Style Photographs From 1910-1920
France became dominant in the high fashion (couture or haute couture) industry b…
Author: RHP
Sep
9
Sexist and Offensive Vintage Ads From the Past That Would Never Fly Today
Advertising has become an integral part of our socio-economic lives and it’s car…
Sep
4
The Diverse People of the Russian Empire Through the Lens of George Kennan, 1870-1890
In the 1860s, the Russian-American Telegraph Company set out to telegraphically …
Sep
3
Old Color Images of Petra and Southern Jordan, 1900-1940
Tucked away among the canyons and mountainous terrain in southern Jordan, the ci…
Sep
2
The Models for ‘American Gothic’ Pose in Front of the Iconic Painting, 1942
Grant Wood‘s “American Gothic” shows the images of a man and a woman standing in…
Sep
1
The 19th-Century Postcards of Jean-Marc Côté that Predicted the World in the Year 2000
In 1899, a group of French illustrators led by Jean-Marc Côté was tasked with im…
Aug
26
The Amazing Traditional Rwandan Hairstyle of Amasunzu: Photos from 1920-1930
Amasunzu is a traditionally Rwandan hairstyle that was once worn by men, as well as …
Aug
22
Creative Soviet Anti-Alcohol Posters from 1930-1988
In May 1985, as one of the first measures under the new general secretary of the…
Aug
22
Rare Color Photos Capture England at Work and Play, 1928
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, photographer Clifton R. Adams was commissione…
Aug
16
Newsies: Portraits of the Working Children who Spread the News, 1908-1924
With the rise of the daily newspapers in the 1880s, more than half of all newspa…
Aug
16
When the Elephants were Used to Aid the War Effort: Photos from 1914-1945
During World War I, the majority of horses and mules in Britain were used to aid…
Aug
10
The Story of New York City’s Swimming Pools Through Photographs, 1930-1960
New Yorkers have been taking the plunge in the Big Apple since the late 1800s, w…
Aug
8
Spacelander: Rare Photos of the Bicycle of the Future, 1946-1960
The Spacelander bicycle was designed by Benjamin Bowden for the 1946 exhibition …
Jul
28
Color Photos of the French Army during the Great War, 1914-1918
These color photos document life in the French army during World War One, and th…
Jul
27
The Only Black Soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1915
According to news reports of the time, Simon Perris (also known as Ali Mahmud) w…
Jul
25
The Waldseemüller’s Map that Introduced the Word America to the World, 1509
In 1507, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller published the first known …
Jul
14
Striking Pictures Capture the Glory Days and the Street Scenes of Las Vegas, 1960s-1970s
The image of Las Vegas that emerged in the 1970s was one that would take decades to …
Jul
13
Pissoirs: The Vintage Public Urinals of Paris, 1865-1875
Paris in the 19th century was as notorious for its noxious odors as it was for r…
Jul
7
British Soldiers Manning Anti-Aircraft Guns in Women’s Clothes, 1940
These photographs were taken in 1940 by John Topham while he was visiting the base o…
Jul
6
When a German U-Boat Submarine and Tanks Ended up in New York’s Central Park, 1917-1918
The so-called “Liberty Day” was a holiday invented by the federal government to …