A two-wheeler that ceased to be developed in the future
1. Crow Native Americans watching the rodeo at Crow fair in Montana, 1941 Colorisation by Sanna Dullaway. 2. The first kiss captured on camera was between two women in 1887 (contrary to Edison’s “The Kiss” film, widely accredited to being the first, 9 years later) “The First Naked Kiss On Camera: Eadweard Muybridge, Sex And…
On this day in 1945, Americans drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. It was the second such bombing in a matter of days, following an August 6 bombing of the city of Hiroshima. Japan had been given a chance to surrender, but it had refused. Presumably, no one in Japan really knew what was coming. But you have to wonder whether anyone in America truly understood what was coming, either? Captain William Parsons of the Manhattan Project briefed the crew of the Enola Gay (and others)
Gen. Buhari pictured left standing akimbo and Can you spot Obasanjo behind them.
This series of photographs was commissioned by the Department of Public Works. As a group they document the construction of the Sydney City Underground Railway and the Sydney Harbour Bridge between 1922 and 1932. Building a bridge to link the city of Sydney with the North Shore was first suggested by Francis Greenway in 1825, however it would be nearly 100 years before the first competitive designs and tenders were finally accepted. In 1921 tenders were finally called and Chief Engineer John J Bradfield oversaw this massive project through to its opening in 1932. The Powerhouse Museum’s collections of photographs provides a good overview of the significant phases of this massive infrastructure project. The photographs are thought to have been printed under the supervision of A. J. Kent, New South Wales Government Printer, between 1923 and 1943. All the original negatives were taken between 1922 and 1932 and while they were taken by different photographers, they were all done under the supervision of Robert Bowden, at the Public Works Department.
Six photos of Albert Einstein in honor of the 61st anniversary of his death.
Images of life in inner city Manchester and Salford from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Many of the photos featured with history stories online and in the newspaper in 2015 made unshakable impressions.
In Place Vendôme, a woman’s legs, blurred by movement, scissor across a puddle, with the obelisk reflected upside down in the water. In another image, a little boy in shorts with a radiant smile runs home, a baguette under his arm. In a photo from the late 1970s, people are lost in conversation on public phones in the then-new Châtelet-Les Halles metro station, their faces hidden by the curvy cabins—a wry comment, even more so today, on the isolation and anonymity of contemporary life. “I had the vague sensation that I was witnessing the savage meal of a group of carnivorous plants disguised as phones to better deceive human beings,” Ronis commented.
This week I have a guest episode from James Boulton of the Queens of England Podcast (http://www.queensofenglandpodcast.com) on Bessie Blount, Henry VIII’s most famous mistress. James’s podcast is my new favorite, and I suggest that you all go over and subscribe to him asap. But listen to this episode first.… Continue reading
The singer's huge body of work will form the soundtrack to Rocketman the musical, with writers behind Billy Elliot billed to produce the show.
A note to Hollywood: turn this into a movie, please!
The future wartime prime minister was a 22-year-old junior officer when he met Pamela Bulwer-Lytton (nee Plowden), Countess of Lytton, in India in 1896.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has died at age 95 of complications from a recurring lung infection. The anti-apartheid leader and...
Format: Glass plate negative. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Tyrrell Photographic Collection, Powerhouse Museum www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/collection=The_Tyrrell_Photographic Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection General information about the Powerhouse Museum Collection is available at www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database Persistent URL: www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=28750 Acquisition credit line: Gift of Australian Consolidated Press under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1985
