An exhibit at the Smithsonian's Museum of African Art reveals the enlightening yet troubling stories behind these turn-of-the-century souvenirs.
There are stories from history that everyone thinks they know inside and out, but as these photos show there’s always more than one way to look at something or someone. Just because the Queen of England looks stodgy right now doesn’t mean that she wasn’t playful in the 1950s, and even though we think of the Great Depression as being a real drag, there were people who knew how to pass the time in interesting ways.
Vintage photographs of gay and lesbian couples and their stories.
How a modest undergarment became the most elegant, versatile and fundamental of men’s wardrobe staples – and an ensemble’s focal point in its own right.
he artist Vsevolod Ivanov presents us the Ancient Rus’ as he imagined it. He is deeply convinced that the history of ancient Russia is distorted or fabricated.
Kate Perugini, by John Everett Millais, 1880. Richard Humphreys the Boxer, by John Hoppner, 1788. Unknown. La Femme voilée, by Jean-Baptiste Santerre, circa 1699. A Study for the Two Central Figures of "Derby Day", by William Powell Frith, circa 1856. Unknown. Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph of Austria (later Emperor Maximilian of Mexico) on the Tegernsee (detail), by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1838. Full view of above. Philippe de Courcillon, Marquis de Dangeau, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1702. Manetta Eriksson, Thorleif Allum, and Lisa Holm, from the first Swedish cast of the operetta Die keusche Susanne, 1911. Portrait of a Lady, by Anton Ebert, 1877. Alexander Lanskoy, favourite of Catherine the Great; he poses with her bust, by Dmitry Levitsky, 1782. Princess Eitel Friedrich of Prussia née Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg, circa 1912. Family portrait, by Fyodor Slavyansky, 1852. Water Parterre, Versailles, by Alexandre Benois, 1905. La duquesa de Arión, marquesa de Bay, by Ignacio de Zuloaga y Zabaleta, 1918. Time, by Pieter Christoffel Wonder, 1810. Henriette von Carlowitz née von Rechenberg, by Anton Graff, 1772. L'Assiette au Beurre (cropped at bottom), by Demetrios Galanis, 1904. Academic nude study, by Michel Martin Drolling, 1807. Lorenzo Cybo-Malaspina, by Parmigianino, 1524. Departing for the Promenade (Veux-tu sortir avec moi, Fido?), by Alfred-Émile-Leopold Stevens, 1859. Bob Saputo and Wayne Hunt, by the Athletic Model Guild, nd. Baroness Conrad de Meyendorff née Nadine Vladimirovna Lougounine, by Philip de László, 1914. Man on Horseback, by Gerard ter Borch, 1634.
Delve into the vast and mesmerizing past.
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Sada Yacco, 1902. Courtesy of the Futaba Museum. At the height of japonisme, Sada Yacco appeared like a comet, touring America and Europe with the first kabuki theatre company ever seen in the West. She was the undisputed star of the 1900 Paris Exposition, drawing bigger crowds and garnering mor
The wasp-waisted lady in the above picture is Polaire, a French actress. She was famous for being quite ugly, but with her waist corseted down to a microscopic 14 inches, she was the belle of the b…
Every so often you catch a glimpse of a once in a lifetime photo that makes you think differently about a specific moment in history. From bygone structures to vintage ads, and stars in the prime of their lives, the photos collected here provide new insight into the 19th and 20th centuries.
Odd historical photos that will surprise you!
Gaze at one hundred years of people knitting.
Vintage French Postcard
Everything is so terrible now.
Magnum photographer Thomas Höpker has been photographing the city for decades... we've chosen some of his finest pictures
The Ainu, also known as Aynu, are an indigenous people of Japan and Eastern Russia. According to recent research, the Ainu people originated from a merger
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As they had during World War I, people on the home front during World War II picked up their knitting needles almost as soon as the war began in September 1939. Only two months later, these girls a…
Admit it: Most of your perception of history comes mostly from Hollywood blockbusters and skewed textbooks.
These vintage photos warm my heart! Follow "F Yeah, Gay Vintage" on Tumblr for more gay everyday.
At the height of the Second World War, in April 1943, LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt came to Penn Station, NYC and captured the sorrowful farewell scenes
If you have been to Whitby you will recognise Frank Meadow Sutcliffe's photography. Here we discover just who was Frank Meadow Sutcliffe?
Wie eine kleine Reise durch die Zeit.
Imagine the impossible. Via r/imaginarymaps.
Arnold Awoonor-Gordon, 85, discovered the truth about his great-great-grandmother Sarah Forbes Bonetta after moving to Chatham, Kent from Sierra Leone around 25 years ago.
The dark history of Western Australia’s idyllic holiday playground
Classical art and art history might sound a tad complex to some of you Pandas, but we assure you, they’re both a lot of fun. And someone who makes it far more approachable for all of us, near and far, is the founder of the ‘Classical Damn’ project on Instagram.
Aloha Wanderwell was the Amelia Earhart of the automobile.
As the curator of the Found Tumblr, I often find myself lost in the pages of history when searching through the National Geographic archives. You might not know this, but National Geographic was one of the first publications to have photographs on its pages. Our first photograph was an engraving of a topographic map in 1889, […]
The Edwardian era was once elegantly described as, a "leisurely time when women wore picture hats and did not vote, when the rich were not ashamed to live
Quote of the Day: " There is only one Christ, Jesus, one faith. All else is a dispute over trifles." " He that will forget God, will also forget his benefactors." VoCaBulary: monarch, alliance, monopoly, bloody, expansion, unrest, defeat, reign, marriage, political, po
If you're looking for a day trip from Berlin, Germany that is charming and filled with history and beautiful palace grounds, plan a trip to Potsdam, Germany. Just 20-30 minutes from Berlin, you can spend an entire day (or more!) exploring vast gardens and royal palaces.
In the Spring of 1908, three women walked onto the Longchamp racecourse in Paris and jaws dropped. The elite society event was known for debuting the latest couture creations to the public, but no one had seen fashion quite like this before. Dressed in blue, white and havane brown creations, according to newspapers, spectators called the three…
How long has lace been in fashion? Why is it still so popular? And what is it about lace and the royal family? Our gallery guides you through the story of this much-adored fabric.
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Some of the earliest photos of Victorian women have come to light in a revealing album of prints from the pioneering days of photography. The set of pictures taken by Lady Clementina Hawarden, one of Britain's first female photographers, is set to fetch £150,000 at auction.
Photos from National Geographic's archives show people with exotic pets and working animals.
