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Amelia Earhart (1897-1939) People, Portrait, Supernatural, Amelia Earhart, Famous People, Photographer, Famous, Amelie, Historical Photos
Indigo Dreams
Amelia Earhart (1897-1939)
Two women with wizened faces pose in the 1840s. The subject would be sat down on a posing chair placed on a raised platform which could be rotated to face the light Vintage, Portraits, Art, Vintage Photos, Historical Pictures, Old Photos, Portrait Photo
Earliest portrait photos ever taken show Americans from the 1840s
Two women with wizened faces pose in the 1840s. The subject would be sat down on a posing chair placed on a raised platform which could be rotated to face the light
This woman dressed in a bonnet doesn't not appear to be too impressed by posing for what was then the new art of photography. The finished daguerreotype would often be handed to the customer for closer inspection 19th Century Clothing, Antique Photos, Vintage Photographs
Earliest portrait photos ever taken show Americans from the 1840s
This woman dressed in a bonnet doesn't not appear to be too impressed by posing for what was then the new art of photography. The finished daguerreotype would often be handed to the customer for closer inspection
Alphonse Mucha, ca.1890s, by Edward Steichen (American, 1879–1973). ~via Belle Époque Europe, FB Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Alphonse Mucha, Edward, Artist
Alphonse Mucha, ca.1890s, by Edward Steichen (American, 1879–1973). ~via Belle Époque Europe, FB
Harry Houdini standing next to the grave of Robert Heller (William Henry Palmer) the great Victorian Age Magician. Monuments, Haunting, Harry Houdini, Famous Graves, Tombstone, The Magicians, Old Cemeteries
The Dead Conjurers
Harry Houdini standing next to the grave of Robert Heller (William Henry Palmer) the great Victorian Age Magician.
Ragazza siciliana con cesto d’uva 1914 Gloeden, Wilhelm Von Raccolte Museali Fratelli Alinari (RMFA), Firenze Italian Women, Vintage Italian, Sicilian Women, Vintage Photography
L’Italia dell’800 dell’Archivio Alinari entra nel Google Cultural Institute
Ragazza siciliana con cesto d’uva 1914 Gloeden, Wilhelm Von Raccolte Museali Fratelli Alinari (RMFA), Firenze
Roger Fenton The Water Carrier 1858 Oriental, Croquis, Photo Art, Photography, Boy Photography Poses, Black And White People, Photography Sketchbook, Poses
Painting with Light | Tate Britain
Roger Fenton The Water Carrier 1858
When looking at old photographs, it always seems that people of older times used to be so much more solemn and serious. That must come from the poor cameras, that had to have people stand very still, in order to come out just right in the picture. Seeing this strip illuminates how human, fun and not-always solemn were our grandparents Robert Frank, Old Pictures, Victorian Photos, Victorian
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When looking at old photographs, it always seems that people of older times used to be so much more solemn and serious. That must come from the poor cameras, that had to have people stand very still, in order to come out just right in the picture. Seeing this strip illuminates how human, fun and not-always solemn were our grandparents
James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickock Persona, Fotos, Historia, Real Cowboys, Western Hero, Wild, Westerns, Cowboys
James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickock
Billy the Kid, c.1880 - Retronaut Indiana, India, American West, Wild West, Old West Photos, History Photos, Old West
Billy the Kid, c.1880 - Retronaut
a girl and her dolls Dolls, Pop, Girl Dolls, Vintage Children Photos, Old Dolls, Vintage Dolls, Vintage Children
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a girl and her dolls
Best of the Best: Henri Cartier-Bresson · Lomography Photo, Fotografie, Simone De Beauvoir, Kunst
Lomography - Best of the Best: Henri Cartier-Bresson
Best of the Best: Henri Cartier-Bresson · Lomography
Henri Matisse par Robert Capa, 1949, Nice. Henri Matisse, Robert Capa, French Artists, Matisse Drawing, Matisse, Great Artists, Artist At Work
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Henri Matisse par Robert Capa, 1949, Nice.
Robert Capa, Ernest Hemingway Henri Cartier Bresson, Ernest Hemingway, Budapest, Robert Cappa, Robert, Liberation Of Paris, Hemingway, Epitaph
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Robert Capa, Ernest Hemingway