Monday, March 31, 2014

Sinking ship Vasco da Gama (L'Africaine, Meyerbeer opera), 1865

Sinking ship Vasco da Gama (L'Africaine, Meyerbeer opera), 1865 
Photographer: Louis Habert, Paris 

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Sam Haskins in his photo studio (1960s)

Sam Haskins in his photo studio (1960s) 
Self portrait 

Friday, March 28, 2014

Dancers from Gorontalo, North Celebes, Dutch Indies (1910s)

Dancers from Gorontalo, North Celebes, Dutch Indies (1910s)
(now: Sulawesi, Indonesia)
Photographer: Hendrik Veen 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Veil with jewels (1950s)

Veil with jewels (1950s) 
Photographer: Horst P. Horst 

Monday, March 24, 2014

Hairdresser, Japan 1880s

Hairdresser, Japan 1880s
Photographer unknown 

Friday, March 21, 2014

Charles Baudelaire, French writer, 1865

Charles Baudelaire, French writer, 1865
Photographer: Charles Neyt, Brussels

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Portrait of a German girl, 1935

Portrait of a German girl, 1935
Photographer: Hugo Erfurth, Köln/Cologne 

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

"Beim Sekt". Photographer YVA (Else Simon-Neuländer), Berlin - 1936

"Beim Sekt", 1936 
Photographer: YVA (Else Simon-Neuländer), Berlin
(killed by the Nazi's in Majdanek 1942)

Monday, March 17, 2014

Exploring the road (1930s)

Exploring the road (1930s) 
Photographer: E. Zuydam, Netherlands 

Saturday, March 15, 2014

The Portfolio, Clarence H White

The Portfolio
(photogravure, ca 1900)
Photographer: Clarence H. White, USA

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Zebra striped nude , USA 1950s

Zebra striped nude , USA 1950s 
Photographer: Peter Basch, USA 

Sunday, March 09, 2014

Woman with flowers in her hair (1938, Germany)

Woman with flowers in her hair (1938, Germany)
Photographer: Renata Riederer, Munich / München 

Saturday, March 08, 2014

The beauty of technology (2), 1960s

The beauty of technology (2), 1960s 
Photographer: Bruno Gerlt, Germany 

Wednesday, March 05, 2014

Caucasian (Circassian) beauty Zalumma Agra, 1860s

Caucasian (Circassian) beauty Zalumma Agra, 1860s
Photographer: Matthew Brady, New York

Sunday, March 02, 2014

Portrait study (1920s Berlin)

Portrait study (1920s Berlin)
- photogravure -
Photographer: Mrs Minya Diez-Dührkoop, Germany