Historical photography

Construction Workers Lunchtime 1931 St Johns Bridge N. Portland Oregon historic bw photo by Ray Atkeson

These iconic photos show a fraction of a second in our world's history. They portray relationships, situations, and the passing of time.

Victory parade, BC Canada.

Unknown Victorian girl. She's very, very pretty.

London 1898.

Market, Italian Quarter, New York, 1900's

There's an iconic photograph of physicist extraordinaire Albert Einstein sitting on a rock dressed in shorts and open toed sandals, looking a bit like the original hipster.This image has sparked the imagination of science nerds and Einstein fans for decades, and is often used in a "scientists have fun too" kinda way, but what's the real story behind this photo?Turns out this is a snapshot of Albert at the beach wouldn't have happened without this guy:His name is David Rothman, and he owned…

9th Armored Division technician with a little French girl on Valentine’s Day, 14 Feb 1945 - Imgur

Musical movement 1945

@stemolteni on Instagram: “Shirley Slade,Women’s Airforce Service Pilots 2 World War”

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Margaret Bourke-White. (American Woolen / 1935).

Bookstore Revival [No Logo] | The Wighte Collection by FreshThreadShop

A collection of pictures saved from disappearing to time.

These colorized versions of black and white photographs allow you to look at a piece of history with a different eye.

Minnie Ashley (1883-1946) actress, sculptor and philanthropist was born as Beatrice Minerva Ashley in Charlottesville, Virginia. She married William Astor Chanler (1867-1934) in 1903. Their two sons were William Astor Chanler Jr (1904-2002) and Sidney Ashley Chanler (1907-1994). She died aboard a train enroute from New York to Portland, Maine aged 62. Photography Studio - Falk Image Enhancement - Vizmage Studio

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When looking at the majority of historical photos, it might seem that the world was black-and-white and all we had were wars and disease.